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THE 33RD RHUBARB FESTIVAL February 8 – 19, 2012 Festival Director Laura Nanni Young Creators’ Unit Director Evalyn Parry Advisory Committee Emelie Chhangur, Shannon Cochrane, Kim Crosby, Brendan Healy, Ravi Jain Head of Production Charissa Wilcox Technical Director Adrien Whan Festival Assistant Morgan Norwich Festival Interns Grey Muldoon, Kari Pederson, Rachel Steinberg Mobile Works Assistants Dan Daley, Sarah Miller-Garvin One-to-One Performance Series Assistants Lisa Aikman, Samantha Aylsworth, Kat Biondi, Spencer Smith Outside Eyes Jacob Zimmer, Peter Reitzel Head Production Assistant Lindsay Anne Black Production Assistants Rebecca Vandevelde, Lindy Zucker Interim Technical Director Nick Rose Graphic Design Jonathan Kitchen, jakcreative.com Promotional Photography by Tanja-Tiziana, doublecrossed.ca Chamber Crew Lighting Designer Michelle Ramsay Stage Manager Shauna Japp* House Technician Katherine Smith Production Assistant Erin Birkenbergs
Cabaret Crew Lighting Designer Rebecca Picherack Stage Manager Amber Archbell* House Technician Jazz Kamal Production Assistant Suzie Balogh
Special Thanks: Brad Rice; Susie Burpee; Roxanne Duncan; Sandra Lefrancois; Megan Louise Watson; Wade Bogert-O’Brien; Franco Boni; Danny Jellis; Sebastian Koever; Josh Standing; Guillermo Escalante; Claro Cosco; Piffin Duvekot; Maciej Lebioda; Tim Shore; Jeanne Holmes; Chris Fowler; Danny Glenwright; Daniel Jardine; Kai Wa Yapp; Nina Aquino; David Yee; Donna-Michelle St. Bernard; Patrick Bogdanowicz; Randy King; Rene Rail-ip; Jakub Wasikiewicz; Jess Dobkin; Catherine Clarke; Kaleb Robertson; ahdri mandiela; Jocelyn Tremblay; Natalyn Tremblay; Helen Rykens, Matthew Cutler, Karin Lundberg, and staff of the 519 and Fabarnak; Meagan O’Shea and Hub 14; Tina Rasmussen, Tanya Carinci, and the PFA Team at Harbourfront Centre; Workman Arts; Young People’s Theatre; and all our superb volunteers! *with permission from Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. This project has been supported by the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program, Department of Canadian Heritage. BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE 5
“The body is the physical agent of the structures of everyday experience. It is the producer of dreams, the transmitter and receiver of cultural messages, a creature of habits, a desiring machine, a repository of memories, an actor in the theater of power, a tissue of affects and feelings. Because the body is at the boundary between biology and society, between drives and discourse, between the sexual and its categorization in terms of power, biography and history, it is the site par excellence for transgressing the constraints of meaning or what social discourse prescribes as normal.” – Nelly Richard, Cultural Theorist
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WELCOME TO THE 33RD RHUBARB FESTIVAL Emerging from the work this year are bold and thoughtful considerations of the body: the queer body, the vulnerable body, the resilient body, the body re-politicized, chronicled, and mapped out. Bodies get cold, hot, sweaty, smelly, they feel, they orgasm, they regenerate, they transform, they contract disease, they rebel and surprise, and are not understood by one narrow definition of strength and beauty. They are complex. This year’s Rhubarb investigates the complexities of the body in history and contemporary life, in both intimate and public settings. It gives an opportunity to experience your body in one-to-one exchange, in collective participation, and to witness raw, radical moments with others. Thank you for being here with us.
Laura Nanni, Rhubarb Festival Director
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WEEK ONE FEBRUARY 8 – 12 WEDNESDAY
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THE CABARET The Little G8 That Could… Wed-Sun | 8:00pm | The Cabaret A live action documentary exploring the legacy of the G8 summit in Hunstville. Edge of the Woods Theatre | created and performed by Dan Watson | video and projections by Kathryn Heming & Andrew Sheppard | with video footage by Brenda Darling | makeup by Lisa Quail THANKS: the Town of Huntsville, Mayor Claude Doughty, Muskoka Brewery, FixtPoint Theatre, and Adam Paolozza.
The Failure Show or: A Thirteen-Point Manifesto for the Consideration of Failure Wed-Sun | 8:30pm | The Cabaret “This is about failure. This about me and you. Let’s fall in love.” written and performed by Sarah Garton Stanley* | directed by Michael Rubenfeld* | video design David FM Hanes THANKS: Zeesy Powers, Claire L. Sykes, Natalie Rewa, Naomi Campbell, Franco Boni, Parker Coutts, Judith Snow, and Detroit, Michigan.
Night and Day Wed-Sun | 9:00pm | The Cabaret A response to Susan Sontag’s AIDS and its Metaphors from sex educator and AIDS activist Mikiki. created and performed by Mikiki | sound design Chris Regnier-Davies THANKS: Alex Borovoy, Cara Tierney, Leanne L’Hirondelle, Tom Diamond, Chris Regnier-Davies, Administrative and Technical staff at Buddies, Bronwyn Davies Glover, Hank Whan, Ahmed Muslimani, Ange Loft, Toyin Coker, Kalmplex, Rafaela and Nedal from Trigger 2011, Pablo Navarro, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, D. A. Miller, Paul Sutton, Stpf Msvf and Sontag’s best intentions.
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THE CHAMBER Bleed Wed-Sun | 8:00pm | The Chamber Today, something about Norman is off. Today, he didn’t go to work. Today he stayed at home. Now he is beginning to bleed. directed by Adam Lazarus* | created by Adam Lazarus* and Phil Luzi* | performed by Phil Luzi* | lighting design by Michelle Ramsay | design and blood consultant Gillian Gallow
Sea Foam Blue Wed-Sun | 8:30pm | The Chamber Through live animation and dance, three artists bring you the fantasy world of a sexually confused mermaid. Wives | created and performed by Leah Fay Goldstein, Emma-Kate Guimond & Julia Thomas | rehearsal mistress Norah Sadava | composer and musician Brooke Manning THANKS: Fiona Reid, Mac Thomas, Sasha Kleinplatz, mother earth, and all our wives and mermaids.
PLEASE FOREVER PLEASE Wed-Sun | 9:00pm | The Chamber A rebellious musical exploration of identity, through the lens of Ovid’s myth of Iphis. written and directed by Alex Napier | music and lyrics by Emma McKenna | visual artist Sojourner Truth Parsons | performances by Emma McKenna, Amy Lam, Liz Peterson and Meghan Swaby | assistant director Naomi Skwarna THANKS: Kyle Lasky, Aimee Dawn Robinson, Will Greenblatt, Evan Webber, Philip McKee, Becca Albee, MAKE, The MacDowell Colony, and everyone at Buddies. PLEASE FOREVER PLEASE is supported by
33 Wed-Sun | 9:30pm | The Chamber A black and white Noh-wave rock opera from up and coming music sensations Yamantaka//Sonic Titan. Yamantaka//Sonic Titan | written by Angela Loft, Alaska B & Ruby Kato | directed and choreographed by Angela Loft | performances by Angela Loft, Alaska B, Ruby Kato, Brendan Swanson & Daniel Ellis | composed by Alaska B & Ruby Kato | projections by Aylwin Lo
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS Trust My Gut Wed | 9:30pm | Cabaret Mezzanine A high-camp, soap-operatic surgery performed to your favourite song. created and performed by Johnny Forever and Marisa Hoicka THANKS: Gale Allen, Shannon Cochrane, Allyson Mitchell, Deirdre Logue, Dan Epstein, Henry Chan, John and Kathleen Hoicka, Elizabeth Chrupczalska-Nawracaj, Laurence Laurence, and our supportive families and friends.
Rhubarb Festival Kick Off Bash Wed | 10:00pm | The Cabaret | until late Come tear the roof off Buddies and party all night with DJ Phil V. Performances by MC Jazz and Messapotamia LeFae.
Justin Vivian Bond Thurs-Fri | 10:00pm | The Cabaret New York cabaret sensation Justin Vivian Bond performs a selection of songs from Dendrophile and readings from Justin’s book Tango. created and performed by Justin Vivian Bond | accompanist Nath Ann Carrera
Light Fires Friday | 10:30pm | The Cabaret A live set by electro-dance duo Light Fires.
The Big Thaw Friday | 11:00pm | The Cabaret | until late A dance party to warm up your winter, with late night tunes supplied by Regina the Gentlelady
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Made to Order Sat | 10:00pm | The Chamber Throughout the festival, visit the Made to Order CafÊ in Buddies’ Ante Chamber between 7-8pm to place an order for your fantasy dance performance, then see it performed live on stage Saturday night. by Lady Janitor (aka Eroca Nicols) | hostess with the mostess Messapotamia LeFae | performances by Krista Posyniak, Madeleine Shen, Sky Fairchild-Waller, Cara Spooner, Rob Kingsbury, Eroca Nicols & Karen Fennell | DJ Peter Mitton
Stepping Between Projections Sun | 4:00pm | The Chamber | 60 minutes, followed by talk-back A retrospective of work by celebrated video artist James Diamond, addressing issues of the body and multi-racial, queer, and mixed-sex identities. film and video works by James Diamond | discussion moderated by Ananya Ohri a co-presentation with
K-Town Sun | 9:30pm | The Cabaret | until late Sing along to karaoke videos created by local artists at this raucous late night party. curated and hosted by Meera Margaret Singh & Luke Painter
MOBILE WORKS
artists infiltrate the city with performances designed for public spaces
Department of Public Memory Sat | 2:00pm | Yonge/Bloor Station (turnstiles at Bloor St E. entrance) A public intervention about the things we risk losing to municipal budget cuts. Meet the Department of Public Memory at Bloor St E. entrance to the Yonge/Bloor subway station and travel to Scarborough to visit the site of a bus route threatened by service reduction. created by Maggie Hutcheson & Elinor Whidden | performances by Maggie Hutcheson, Elinor Whidden, Heather McLean, Zita Nyarady & Loree Lawrence | dramaturge Zita Nyarady THANKS: Kris Erickson, Zita Nyarady, Nick Hutcheson, Loree Lawrence, and Toronto Free Gallery.
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YOUNG CREATORS’ UNIT new solo performances from emerging voices in queer performance
speaking of sneaking Sat-Sun | 6:00pm | The Chamber A young, black, queer, Jamaican man negotiates when to silence and when to give voice to his intersecting identities. created and performed by Daniel Jelani Ellis | directed by Evalyn Parry
satan in me Sat-Sun | 6:30pm | The Chamber A piece about negotiating a desire for self harm, and embracing parts of yourself that are considered evil. created and performed by cassy walker | directed by Audrey Dwyer
ONE-TO-ONE PERFORMANCE SERIES intimate experiences designed for a single performer and one audience member at a time. One-to-One Performance Series Partner Fri & Sat 6-10pm, Sun 2-5pm | The 519 Church Street Community Centre (unless otherwise indicated)
Psychic Cooking Show Taste your future and have your fortune told from a tarot deck of canned food. created and performed by David Frankovich 14 THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
all the things we should have said that we never said A chance to have that conversation you’ve been longing for. created and performed by Melissa D’Agostino* | dramaturge Diana Bentley THANKS: Laura, Rachel and everyone at Buddies, Diana Bentley, Alison Broverman, Johnson Ngo, and all the volunteers who participated in the creation and rehearsal process.
Gender Me Come play dress up with a gender deviant. Deviant Productions | created and performed by Evan Vipond THANKS: Laura Nanni, the Rhubarb Festival, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, the 519 Church Street Community Centre, Michael Lyons, and Kate Welsh.
Betterave Rouge / Red Beet Feed, be fed, change clothes, and do it all over again. concept and performance by Claude Wittmann THANKS: Paul Couillard, and Leena Raudvee.
Make Your Own China Doll Workshop Learn how to make a doll using a variety of materials. created and performed by Johnson Ngo
Klangkörper 2.0 (“Resounding Body”) Transform your body into a musical instrument in a live, surround sound performance. concept and sound by Kenji Ouellet | performances by Kenji Ouellet & Katharina Weinhuber
“Aujourdhuy 15e septembre 1738...” Re-live the true story of 18th century gender-bending immigrant Esther Brandeau. Performance available in English and French. created and performed by Heather Hermant | script translation by Nadine Desrochers THANKS: Melina Young, Zainab Amadahy, Kaija Siirala, Danielle Smith, and Dominique Allard.
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Blue Light Tell a secret, then hear one in return. created and performed by Berenicci Hershorn
Crossways Hold hands, smile, and come for a walk through the village. created and performed by Jona Nah THANKS: Nikol Daniel, Erika Pulfer, Kate Fraser, Chris Bowen, Lichelle Mabelle, Michelle Mendelowitz, Claude Wittmann, Heather Keung, Kerri Segal, Felicity Williams, Lynn Symmons, Alejandra Higuerra, Rosie Thompson, Lorena Salome, Rehana Tejpar, Nisha Ahuja, Afi Brown, Milo De Milo, Juli Muttermund, Nadijah Robinson, Emerson, Janaya Khan, Luam Kidane, and Janna Gorham.
Walk With Me Plug in your i-pod and take an audio walking tour of the perception and memories of people suffering from dementia. The audio file is available for download at buddiesinbadtimes.com created and performed by Aynsley Moorhouse
Red Coat Romance February 14 | 4:00-11:00pm | Nathan Phillips Square Have a Valentines Day skating date in Nathan Phillips Square. Come to the 519 to get your invitation to this one-of-a-kind Valentine’s date. created and performed by Shannon Roszell
*with permission from Canadian Actors’ Equity Association
FABARNAK CELEBRATES THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL From February 8 – 11, Fabarnak will be licensed and serving Rhubarb-themed specials from 6-9pm. Fabarnak is located inside The 519 Church Street Community Centre 16 THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
RHUBARB COMMUNITY PARTNERS the519.org
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performanceart.ca
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ALUNA THEATRE alunatheatre.ca
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CALL THE BOX OFFICE AT 416-975-8555 OR CHECK US OUT ONLINE AT BUDDIESINBADTIMES.COM Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents
THE MAIDS
By Jean Genet Translated by Martin Crimp Directed by Brendan Healy September 17 – October 9, 2011 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Studio 180 Theatre production
THE NORMAL HEART By Larry Kramer Directed by Joel Greenberg
October 14 – November 6, 2011 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Modern Times Stage Company production
HALLAJ
By Peter Farbridge and Soheil Parsa November 18 – December 4, 2011 18 THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Nightwood Theatre production
THE PENELOPIAD By Margaret Atwood Directed by Kelly Thornton January 10 – 29, 2012
Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents
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Toronto’s 33rd annual convergence of contemporary performance Festival Director Laura Nanni February 8 – 19, 2012 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes a Native Earth Performing Arts production
FREE AS INJUNS
By Tara Beagan Directed by Ruth Madoc-Jones February 28 – March 18, 2012 Candles are for Burning in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents
BLISS
By Olivier Choiniere ´ Translated by Caryl Churchill Directed by Steven McCarthy March 27 – April 8, 2012 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre proudly welcomes A Cabaret Company production
DANCING QUEEN
Written and Directed by Sky Gilbert Choreographed by Keith Cole April 18 – 29, 2012 Buddies in Bad Times Theatre presents
LOST LOUNGE
By Split Britches (Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver, NYC) May 3 – 5, 2012 BUDDIES IN BAD TIMES THEATRE 19
ESTABLISHED 1979 THE COMPANY Artistic Director Brendan Healy General Manager Shawn Daudlin Head of Production Charissa Wilcox Producer Erika Hennebury (on maternity leave) Director of Development lisaj lander Manager of Marketing and Communications Mark Aikman Rhubarb Festival Director Laura Nanni Young Creators’ Unit Director Evalyn Parry Youth Programme Coordinator Chy Ryan Spain Apprentice to the Artistic Director Alistair Newton* Technical Director Adrien Whan Chamber Technician Katherine Smith Cabaret Technician Jazz Kamal Finance Manager Cynthia Murdy Box Office/FOH Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Chrystal Donbrath Asst. Box Office Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Jenna Harris Bar Manager Paul Hill Assistant Bar Manager Patricia Wilson Box Office Personnel Thom Bryce, Wilson Ho, Evelyn Shaller-Auslander, Katherine Belyea, Lindsay Bremner Bar Personnel Victoria Gargarella, Michael Mackid, Glenn Dwyer, Special Event Assistant Morgan Norwich Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT), the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), is a participating member of the Creative Trust, and engages under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA), professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA). BOARD OF DIRECTORS Derek Billsman (president), Russell Mathew (treasurer), Joe Siegfried (secretary), J. Paul Halferty (past president), Ellen Ray Hennessy, Mary Breen, Tatum Wilson, Diana Khong, David Salak THE ALEXANDER STREET THEATRE PROJECT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cathy Gordon (president) Russell Mathew (treasurer) J. Paul Halferty (secretary) Kristyn Wong-Tam *courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts 20 THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
MISSION STATEMENT – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre strives to fulfill the role of the leading alternative facility-based theatre in Toronto. We are committed to work that challenges the boundaries of theatrical and social convention. As a company we celebrate difference and question assumptions. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is committed to theatrical excellence which it strives for through its play development programs, strong volunteer base, youth-mentorship initiatives and ever increasing wealth of Canadian Queer Talent. MANDATE – Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a not-for-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to the promotion of Queer Canadian Culture. We are dedicated to producing, developing, and supporting queer theatrical works that speak to one, or both, of the following criteria: 1. QUEER, referring to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered identity, encapsulates the core of our organization. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is a queer-run organization committed to representing the LGBT community by supporting its artists, and by telling its stories. 2. QUEER, referring to anything different or outside of the norm, represents the nature of artistic work presented at 12 Alexander Street. Buddies in Bad Times Theatre is dedicated to work that is different, outside the mainstream, challenging in both content and form. (This second definition of Queer is not LGBT-specific)
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THANK YOU! THE DIRECTORS CIRCLE VISIONARIES Christine Armstrong & Irfhan Rawji Jim Lawrence & David Salak Paul Hains BENEFACTORS Brendan Healy Dean Odorico Derek Billsman Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester Gavin Crawford Lawrence Bennett Jim Tennyson CHAMPIONS Andrew Johnson Jason Churchill Joe Siegfried Mat & Mitz NigE Gough Shine On Foundation Richard Bingham FRIENDS & PARTNERS Adrien Ishak Alnoor Karmali & Doug Arcand Betty Carlyle Brian McBurney Chris Rowlilnson Daniel D. Moses Darren Gobert Diana Khong Doug Kerr & Michael Went Dr Thomas H Beechy Feaz Rahim Heather Ramsay Ian Waldron & Tim Redmann
Jonas Giesen Lionel Tona lisaj lander & Ruthann Tucker Mark A Geman Michael Boyuk Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson Safe Habour Metropolitan Church Willam Hodge & Robert Wylie LEGACY CIRCLE Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson
James J Roberston & James Scott Jeff Evans Jerry Doiron John Austin Jon Kaplan Jonathan Heppner Joseph Mulder Karen LeBlanc Katherine Smith Ken Aucoin & Gerald Crowell Mallory Gilbert Marc Michell Mary Breen Michel Beauvais Mitsuko Sada Naomi Campbell Paul Halferty Paul Hartwick Paul Klein Raymond Helkio Richard McLellan Steven Lico Val K Lem
Warren Sorensen William C. Weckesser MONTHLY Brendan Healy Chris Rowlilnson David Salak Derek Billsman Diana Khong Ed Cabell & Roy Forrester Jerry Doiron Joe Siegfried Ken Aucoin & Gerald Crowell lisaj lander & Ruthann Tucker Mary Breen Michel Beauvais Mitsuko Sada Paul Halferty Richard Bingham Richard McLellan Willam Hodge & Robert Wylie
Thank you to all the SUPPORTERS and VOLUNTEERS who give so generously to Buddies each season. We couldn’t do it without you. To find out about becoming a member of our family of donors, please go to: www.buddiesinbadtimes.com/donate. 22 THE RHUBARB FESTIVAL
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