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Return 0 'a, The BIg Plug

Zap! After the scintillating suc­

cess of last year's THE BIG PLUG,

we're thrilled to invite you and every­

body else to return to our second

annual fundraising event at 7:00 pm

Friday, November 6, 1998 at Heritage

Hall (Main & 15th). Last year's party

was graced with many a suave swing­

ster decked out in vintage-wear. This

last year1 s party was gr,aced wlth man~a suave sWlngster In vIntage-wear.

year's theme is "revolutionary", so

dress in your best proletarian garb

and get ready to "support the

party". THE BIG PLUG offers live

entertainment, feasting, quaffing,

mirth and merriment and features

the band "Flying Folk Army". All

proceeds from this year's fundraiser

electric company theatre society news

odober 98 > vol Z > issue 1

will help finance. the Electric Com­

pany's upcoming production, "The

Wake". Tickets $8 at the door.....,...

The Wake In June of 1999 Granville Island will

begin its celebrations of its 20th An­

niversary as Vancouver's favourtie mar­

ketplace. This vital and historic location

will now be the venue for the Electric

Company's next original production.

The Wake combines a fictitious

tale with real history to create a legend

unique to the City of Vancouver.

At the chosen site for The Wake,

a sign points out that there are often

hidden hazards in the water of False

Creek; jagged shards of metal resting

underwater. Like these artifiacts, The

Wake reminds us that our often forgot­

ten history is never far below the sur­

face.

This project represents further ex­

ploration of our style: a sensory ap­

proach to storytelling. Poetic natural­

ism is underscored with vibrant physi- .

cality and surreal imagery in the collec­

tive works of Kim Collier. David Hudgins,

Kevin Kerr, and Jonathon Young.

The Wake is a prominade play and

will run June 2-13, 1999 in an outdoor

setting on Granville Island's south

side.....,...

O. ,es, we dol We

eaeld a spedal

thank JOU to Conrad

A1exandrowiu,

Artistic Diredor of

Wild bc.nions Per­

formance, whose ex­

pertise in dlredlllg

the last produdion of

"Brilliant" was criti­

cal to our successes.

Conrad's flair for

text, movemeat,

choreography, and

IRONY made tile pro­

cess dellclolsl, fUD.

Muchas gracias,

senor!

Wish Ust

Here are a few materi­

als that would make

our admnistrative lives

so much easier!

The following items "

would be donations in

kind and therefore eli­

gible for a tax receipt:

II II FAX MACHINE

SCANNER

ALSO: We are looking

to borrow some sub­

stantial props for our

upcoming production

"The Wake" (May 15

to June 15 1999)

BOATS

We are looking for row

boats, a barge or raft.

BENCHES Ii ROPES Ii

It you have access to

any of these properties

and would be willing to

lend us them, call the

Electric Company im­

mediatelyl (See Page

4 for information)

Super 8. Theatre Under the Gun

In December the Vancouver East Cultural Centre sponsors a brand new festival of theatre - theatre that's raw, hip, inspired, and exhilarating. Theatre Under the Gun is the creation of eight eager up-and-coming companies who have only 24 hours to create a new piece of work, inspired by ideas drawn from a hat. Look for work from our company as well as En Avant Theatre Co., Neworld Theatre, Out West, Persimmons, Theatre Bagger, Theatre SKAM, and A Western Theatre Conspiracy. Performance times at the (ultch December 3-5.,

(((Progress*** It's safe to say, we're making some

headway. This season, the Eledric Company delves further into their

developing approach to theatre creation. Starting with rehearsals in November, the troupe will work with images for their June production of "The Wake". We will

experiment with theatrical form and new images in an intesive three-day lab. Our new material will begin to see the light of day at the end of November in a private rehearsal demonstration called "Progress". Our thanks to the Vancouver Playhouse for their gift of rehearsal space.,

ThankYoulI

As a young ompany we have bee truly enlightened to what a community effort theatre is, how many people have to come together and share re­sources in order for a theatricaf ~v.ent

to happen. We would Ii etooffeia biQ. thankyou to all the theatre folks out there and the surroun lrig mmunity which we have been so lucky to meet and work with. With this in mind we pledge our sup­port to fostering the growth of our community, and to sharing resources and ideas.,

We Rledge our support to fostenng the growth of our community.

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D Member of the Electric Company Enclosed is my $5 membership fee

D Donor of the Electric Company I am enclosing the following amount: $ _ (All Donations will receive an Official Receipt for Tax Purposes)

Name: Address:

Oty: Province: Postal Code:

Phone: Fax: e-mail:

ElECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE SOCIETY 2616 ST. CATHERINES STREET VANCOUVER, Be. Y5T 3Y4 TEL 875·6528 EMAIL dbudgins@smartt.com

Yes. VIrgInIa. from the Canada Council will cover

We Are a CharIty our travel expenses, however, funds are still needed to pay the artists we

Good news !!!! Our Society is now will employ in this tour. Can you help afully-fledged registered charity and us?,,¥

can issue tax receipts for your dona­tion, any donation, and no donation is too small!

There is a definke momentum within the Electric Company and your support wHi be invaluable to us as we tackle this years projects: The Big Plug, Progress, The "Brilliantl" Tour, Theatre Under the Gun, and The Wake.

. The Electric Company is very thankful for all the generous contribu­tions made to the company last year. They were pivotal in our ability to pro­duce Brilliant! last March and fueled our growth as a new company.

Our next challenge is touring Bril­liant! to Calgary in January. Support The Electric Co. on Grouse Mountain.

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7- Eledric Company is off to Victoria on the weekend of November 14th to do the 24­Hour Playwriting Festival sponsored by Theatre SKAM.

7- ElectroScope will provide details of upcoming workshops, productions, and charitable events. Or visit our web site at: http.//e/ectric­company.home.ml.org/

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photo: Last year's BIG PWG. I-r: (top) David Hudgins, Jonathon Young, (bottom) Kim Collier, Kevin KelT

Eledric Company Theatre Society is a not-far-profit, pro­ducing theatre company dedi­cated to the development of new Canadian theatre with an empha­sis on physical and visual im­agery.

We strive to create theatre that is life-affirming, inspiring and provocative, and to promote the­atre as an educative and cultural experience to the general public and the larger community through productions, workshops, tours and other related means.

We believe in theatre that is accessible: financially and the­matically. We wish to challenge the conventions of theatre while preserving a strong sense of story..#'

Well, we were going to be modest, but... aw, heck. We won those five Jessies we were going on about in the last issue of EledroScope.

1998 Jessie Richardson Awards for Brilliant!·· Small Theatre categorv:

Outstanding Production

Outstaading Play or Musical ($crlpt)

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Best Lighting Design Adrian Muir

Best Sound Design Atila Cleman

Best Set Design Craig Hall