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Voices of Pomona [Aviva/Ollie]
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I said to my partner Arturo, “I wish we had another week of rehearsal before we open.” He reminded me I say that every time I’m on the precipice of opening a show. But this time I really mean it. Because there’s so. Much. To. Mine. Even mime. We still have to mine the mime. This play is circular and twists back on itself. It’s loopy. I like it and want to spend more time in it. Learn to mime the dark tunnels and stockinged faces. I want more time to fill in the rest of every cut off sentence, every moment of every back story, how did I get...
read moreReflections On Pomona
Living in the weird world of Alistair McDowall’s POMONA for some time now, it’s been easy to fall in love with the dark and fantastical elements of the show. The nods to Lovecraft and the Necronomicon. McDowall’s complex yet elegant structure that plays ingeniously with the timeline, twisting and folding our notions of what happens when. The fluid sense of identity. The sudden shifts in tone. The constant surprises. It’s scary. It’s strange. It’s hilarious. It’s absurd. But it’s also deadly...
read moreVoices of Pomona [Bahareh/Keaton]
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“Everything bad is real.” That line hits me hard every time. There’s no turning away from it. It’s as if the playwright is screaming: “Now that you know, what’s your next move???” I play Keaton. She’s been a wonderfully mysterious character to dig into. Without giving too much away, I can tell you that she holds secrets, she’s other-worldly, she’s a fighter, she’s instantly immersed in Dungeons & Dragons… but above all, she’s looking to fuck shit up. Now...
read moreVoices of Pomona [Deborah/Fay]
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We’re in the middle of week two. Our PM extraordinaire, JP, has now created some semblance of what our stage will be for us to play on, explore, negotiate, hide in… We’re getting a handle on our characters. We’re puzzling out this world. Remember from our Day One post where Chris said Nick hands out Rubik’s Cubes? Yah. I’m obsessed. I met with a 13 year old wizard who worked with me on it. I CANNOT walk past an unsolved one without solving it. I have a mission: solve it under two minutes. My best time so...
read moreVoices of Pomona [Liza/Gale]
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M.C.Escher’s “Relativity” This is what the dive into the script sometimes feels like. With snacks. And laughter. –Liza Alistair McDowall’s Pomona: It has me up at 3am thinking about moral codes. OK, living in 2016 has me up at 3am thinking about the same thing. But let’s focus on this incredibly addictive puzzle of a play. And moral codes. The Universal Moral Code, created by a Dr. Kent M. Keith in 2003: DO NO HARM. Do not do to others what you would not like them to do to you. Do not lie. Do not steal. Do not cheat....
read morePomona | And So It Begins…
My laptop is lying temporarily abandoned sixty-some KMs to the left of me. But there’s work to do. So. Day one. This is a record and a portrait and a bit of fiction and a rambling stream of consciousness typed via bluetooth onto the tiny screen of my phone. — Chris / DAY ONE We talked about the scaffolding. We talked about the blood. We talked about the moment when the world falls apart. We talked about the mulch, and the plastic. We talked about the garbage piles, and the truth, and the unsolvable mystery. We talked about...
read moreThere is a hole…
POMONA by Alistair McDowall A woman is missing. Her sister is searching. As she comes closer to revealing the dark truth, the fabric of her own life becomes twisted into a strange loop, until she can no longer be sure what is fantasy, what is myth, and what is the very real result of a society that looks the other way in the face of human evil. There is a hole. A hole in the middle of the city. 3-19 November 2016 (previews 1-2 November) at GEARY LANE | 360 Geary Ave, Toronto GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! | Read More...
read moreARC: REBIRTH
ARC has been making groundbreaking international theatre in Toronto since 1998. But you ain’t seen nothing yet. We’re unveiling our full programming slate for 2016/17. And it’s our biggest year ever. Come celebrate with us, and support the work of this incredible ensemble. There’s food. Drinks. Music. Shenanigans. A mystery celebrity host. And more. (Possibly.) It’s ARC 2.0, y’all. Come see. 7pm July 13, 2016 The Spoke Club 600 King Street West Toronto, Ontario Go to Eventbrite now to get your tickets! $25...
read moreARC partners with Theatre Smash and Canadian Stage for the North American premiere of Guillermo Calderón’s KISS.
It’s just too beautiful, right? So beautiful that you had to keep it a secret. Theatre Smash and ARC are proud to announce they are joining forces as part of Canadian Stage’s 2016/2017 season. Theatre Smash and ARC, in partnership with Canadian Stage, will present the North American premiere of KISS by Guillermo Calderón, directed by Ashlie Corcoran. KISS runs March 28 – April 16, 2017 at The Berkeley Street Upstairs Theatre. Previews March 28 and 29, 2017. Opening Night on Thursday, March 30, 2017. Two couples meet for dinner to take...
read moreJob Posting: General Manager – fu-GEN Theatre Company & ARC
A great opportunity with two great companies. ARC & fu-GEN – two of Toronto’s most exciting independent companies – are partnering to look for an energetic and innovative individual to play a role in shaping the future of theatre in this city. Click here to see the official posting and for information about how to apply. Note that the application deadline is Friday, January 27th at 5:00 pm EST. Thanks to all who apply, and good...
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