Downstage
and the Magnetic North Theatre Festival are proud to present "Uprising".
Featuring the return of three Calgary favourites along with two new
community-based free performances, "Uprising" is a collection
of provocative plays by acclaimed local artists that's sure to entertain and
engage audiences. Single tickets are just $20, or see all three ticketed shows
by purchasing a Festival Pass for only $45. Call 403-294-9494 or visit http://www.downstage.ca
for more information and to purchase tickets (festival passes only available
via phone). Tickets are extremely limited and are going fast, so don't miss out
on these exciting performances.
IN THE WAKE by the Downstage Creation Ensemble
Produced by Downstage
June 15 @ 9pm, June 16 @ 9pm, June 17 @ 3pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
A darkly comic tale of a fisherman who sees his livelihood disappearing because of an oceanic dead zone off Canada‘s west coast, and a scientist who might just have the solution. Last seen in Calgary at the 2011 High Performance Rodeo and winner of the 2010 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play, the entire show is played out atop a 3 foot X 6 foot platform that lights up from inside and is accompanied by a live musical score.
MARG SZKALUBA (PISSY'S WIFE) by Ron Chambers
Produced by Verb Theatre
June 19 @ 1pm, June 20 @ 7pm, June 21 @ 7pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
Sharon Pollock returns in her Betty Mitchell Award nominated performance. Marg Szkaluba (Pissy’s Wife) is a country musical about a self-proclaimed 'hard woman‘ who tells of her abusive marriage and her escape to a surprising new life as a country blues singer.
RAUNCH by Alice Nelson and Jacqueline Russell
June 14 @ 10pm, June 18 @ 4pm, June 22 @ 2pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
Inspired by renowned feminist author Ariel Levy‘s book Female Chauvinist Pigs, Raunch is a hilarious and provocative dissection of so-called Raunch Culture, the hyper-sexualization that society and media have inflicted on women‘s progress.
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CONVEYORS conceived & facilitated by Eric Moschopedis, Mia Rushton and Sharon Stevens
June 16 @ 3:30pm, June 17 @ 11am, June 21 @ 5pm
Meet Outside EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
FREE EVENT - Email ellen@downstage.ca to reserve a spot.
In this playful but politically-engaged project, the facilitators will train audience members to be community conveyors, at which point they will travel to one of Calgary‘s communities and register what one neighbour has to say to the next, passing along messages and helping to establish dialogue within a community.
THE MAGPIE TREASURE TALKS conceived & facilitated by Col Cseke and Ellen Close
June 16 @ 5:30pm, June 20 @ 11:30am, June 21 @ 12pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
FREE EVENT - Email ellen@downstage.ca to reserve a spot.
An ensemble of Calgarians who have experienced homelessness will speak about unexpected areas of expertise before entering into dialogue with the hosts and the audience in an event that reveals the depth and intelligence of some of those marginalized most in our city.
Visit www.downstage.ca/uprising.shtml for more information. To purchase single tickets or a Festival Pass, call the EPCOR CENTRE Box Office at 403-294-9494. We hope to see you at the festival!
IN THE WAKE by the Downstage Creation Ensemble
Produced by Downstage
June 15 @ 9pm, June 16 @ 9pm, June 17 @ 3pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
A darkly comic tale of a fisherman who sees his livelihood disappearing because of an oceanic dead zone off Canada‘s west coast, and a scientist who might just have the solution. Last seen in Calgary at the 2011 High Performance Rodeo and winner of the 2010 Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play, the entire show is played out atop a 3 foot X 6 foot platform that lights up from inside and is accompanied by a live musical score.
MARG SZKALUBA (PISSY'S WIFE) by Ron Chambers
Produced by Verb Theatre
June 19 @ 1pm, June 20 @ 7pm, June 21 @ 7pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
Sharon Pollock returns in her Betty Mitchell Award nominated performance. Marg Szkaluba (Pissy’s Wife) is a country musical about a self-proclaimed 'hard woman‘ who tells of her abusive marriage and her escape to a surprising new life as a country blues singer.
RAUNCH by Alice Nelson and Jacqueline Russell
June 14 @ 10pm, June 18 @ 4pm, June 22 @ 2pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
Inspired by renowned feminist author Ariel Levy‘s book Female Chauvinist Pigs, Raunch is a hilarious and provocative dissection of so-called Raunch Culture, the hyper-sexualization that society and media have inflicted on women‘s progress.
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY CONVEYORS conceived & facilitated by Eric Moschopedis, Mia Rushton and Sharon Stevens
June 16 @ 3:30pm, June 17 @ 11am, June 21 @ 5pm
Meet Outside EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
FREE EVENT - Email ellen@downstage.ca to reserve a spot.
In this playful but politically-engaged project, the facilitators will train audience members to be community conveyors, at which point they will travel to one of Calgary‘s communities and register what one neighbour has to say to the next, passing along messages and helping to establish dialogue within a community.
THE MAGPIE TREASURE TALKS conceived & facilitated by Col Cseke and Ellen Close
June 16 @ 5:30pm, June 20 @ 11:30am, June 21 @ 12pm
EPCOR CENTRE's Motel
FREE EVENT - Email ellen@downstage.ca to reserve a spot.
An ensemble of Calgarians who have experienced homelessness will speak about unexpected areas of expertise before entering into dialogue with the hosts and the audience in an event that reveals the depth and intelligence of some of those marginalized most in our city.
Visit www.downstage.ca/uprising.shtml for more information. To purchase single tickets or a Festival Pass, call the EPCOR CENTRE Box Office at 403-294-9494. We hope to see you at the festival!
