2009

Kicked

Company:

Project X Theatre

Duration:

55 minutes

Venue:

Pacific Theatre

Photograph:

A cop investigates the case of a missing girl, which leads him to her bodacious bus-driver desperate to protect his kids, a stuttering, childlike shoe salesman, and an egotistical ER doctor.

Adrian Mancini gives a visceral performance as all four characters in this haunting, moving play about childhood, living up to your potential, and listening to that voice in your head.

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 10:30 PM

Sep 12 - 3:30 PM

Sep 14 - 10:30 PM

Sep 15 - 7:00 PM

Sep 17 - 5:00 PM

Sep 18 - 8:00 PM

Sep 19 - 4:30 PM

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Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

The Peter n’ Chris Show!: mastery of the meta comedy improv

Victoria: 8 1/2 sketches. Begin with written cards that render a good laugh. Chris then launches into a monologue, script in hand, a good old southern boy saying goodbye to his grandpa Peter rocking on the front porch. There's a disagreement on the location of the fourth wall. Segue to a job interview, and it's established we're in the throes of two young performers who have nailed the manic, precision mastery of meta comedy improv.

A photo with Chris! And Peter!

August 28th, 2009 · By Charles Tidler

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Jem Rolls leastest flops

Company:

Big Word Performance Poetry

Duration:

60 minutes

Venue:

Waterfront Theatre

Photograph:

Dynamic, hilarious, riveting" - Winnipeg Free Press, ***** 2003, ***** 2004, ***** 2005, ***** 2006, ***** 2007

"Jem Roles leaves audiences shaken... beautiful, inspiring" - Montreal Gazette, ***** 2005/6. "Genius," 2007

After six fringe tours Jem reprises some of his most unhated material. Supposedly.

Featuring WeWonWeWon, GoodSex, Spoonerisms, ClangerMan, Tourism, and many more untotalfailures. Purportedly.

"Absolute master... sharp stand-up, hilarious" - Vancouver Sun

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 10:45 PM

Sep 12 - 4:50 PM

Sep 13 - 1:00 PM

Sep 16 - 6:45 PM

Sep 18 - 5:00 PM

Sep 19 - 7:30 PM

For the PLANK Review.

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Jason T. Broadfoot ~ a Stand-Up Guy

Company:

tReAd ThE eDgE PrOdUcTiOnS

Duration:

50 minutes

Venue:

Playwrights Theatre Centre

Photograph:

Fresh from touring the Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringes with his unique & hilarious views on home repair, husbanding, TV, extreme sports, GenX & more... Fringe veteran Jason T. Broadfoot returns home to Vancouver - giving you many reasons to LAUGH - after all he is "A Stand-Up Guy."

Second Place Winner in the "2008 Funniest Stand-Up Comic in Vancouver with a Day-Job" Contest

"Stand-Up Comedy is not a real job" - Hugh & Judy Broadfoot (Parents)

"For the love of God - shut your mouth" - Maryth Gilroy (Spouse)

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 10:45 PM

Sep 12 - 5:20 PM

Sep 13 - 1:00 PM

Sep 16 - 6:45 PM

Sep 18 - 5:00 PM

Sep 19 - 7:45 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Inside I/The Butterfly Effect

Company:

Brianna Stark

Duration:

75 minutes

Venue:

Playwrights Theatre Centre

Photograph:

A solo dance show featuring Choreography by Brianna Stark (Vancouver) and Treasure Waddell (Winnipeg); one of the pieces mentored by Life/Art Process Master teacher, G. Hoffman Soto (California).

The three works on the program are performed by Brianna Stark and incorporate aspects of Contemporary Dance, Life/Art Process, Set Choreography and Structured Improvisation.

Emotionally cathartic and intensely personal, Inside I/The Butterfly Effect highlights the significance of the individual in relation to specific universal human themes.

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 8:45 PM

Sep 12 - 10:30 PM

Sep 13 - 2:35 PM

Sep 15 - 9:35 PM

Sep 17 - 8:50 PM

Sep 19 - 3:50 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

I Herd a Sheep

Company:

Pylon Productions

Duration:

30 minutes

Venue:

Studio 16

Photograph:

A Pythonesque farce about sheep being trained for the 2010 Games. The 4 member cast brings the sheep to life, love, and possibly a place on the podium.

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 7:00 PM

Sep 12 - 3:00 PM

Sep 13 - 5:10 PM

Sep 14 - 9:45 PM

Sep 17 - 5:00 PM

Sep 18 - 8:45 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

HIVE: The New Bees

Company:

The New Bees

Duration:

120 minutes

Venue:

The Russians Hall

Photograph:

Get your buzz on! Mentored by some of the innovative professional companies behind the original HIVE shows, senior and graduating students from SFU, UBC, and Studio 58 create and perform six short theatre pieces for small audiences in continuous rotation. It's a sweet and sticky collaborative honeycomb! Grab a drink from the bar and see what these new bees have in store for you...

Showtimes

Sep 17 - 8:00 PM

Sep 18 - 8:00 PM

Sep 19 - 8:00 PM

Sep 20 - 8:00 PM

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Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Grandpa Sol and Grandma Rosie

Company:

That Girl

Duration:

60 minutes

Venue:

Waterfront Theatre

Photograph:

To confront her titanic and paralyzing fear of aging, Nurse Jackie takes a job with Jewish Aged Care. At 31, she feels she must come to terms with her own mortality lest she faint on the day she looks in the mirror to find wrinkles and gray hair. But she soon learns that age brings experience, wisdom, and humour to a life - it's not just about bodies getting old and wearing out. The show mixes verbatim theatre with puppetry and character comedy.

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 6:45 PM

Sep 12 - 8:40 PM

Sep 15 - 5:15 PM

Sep 17 - 10:45 PM

Sep 18 - 6:45 PM

Sep 20 - 1:30 PM

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Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Grade 8

Company:

Up From the Roots

Duration:

60 minutes

Venue:

Origins Organic Coffee Co

Photograph:

Grade 8 is the story of a father's journey through love, pain, and redemption, told through monologues and spoken word. Written and performed by multi-award winning spoken word artist, Dwayne Morgan

Showtimes

Sep 11 - 7:00 PM

Sep 12 - 3:30 PM

Sep 13 - 7:15 PM

Sep 15 - 9:00 PM

Sep 17 - 7:15 PM

Sep 18 - 9:00 PM

Sep 19 - 3:30 PM

Sep 20 - 7:15 PM

Read the PLANK Review.

Location:

Vancouver

Year:

2009

Fish Face

Company:

The Quickening Theatre

Duration:

60 minutes

Venue:

Playwrights Theatre Centre

Photograph:

The Coral Palace suffers in darkness under the tyranny of an insatiable sea monster. Far above, a young woman slips beneath the waves and into her destiny.

"Ginette Mohr's formidible energy, imagination and brains make her performance engrossing." - Eye Weekly

"Statuesque with a highly expressive and mobile face, Ginette Mohr has great comic timing." - the Chronicle Herald

Showtimes

Sep 10 - 10:30 PM

Sep 12 - 6:55 PM

Sep 14 - 7:40 PM

Sep 16 - 8:20 PM

Sep 18 - 10:30 PM

Sep 20 - 8:50 PM

Location:

Vancouver

Year: