Opposite of Innocence

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For Immediate Release:

Roger Blenman, Writer/Director

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Bev Cheung, Production Manager

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The Opposite of Innocence:

Writer/Director Roger Blenman (rogerblenman.com) steps away from his own Spoken

Word performances to present an engaging, intense work on youth, sexuality, and

violence.

Set in a suburban basement in 1993, this play looks at a group of teens and their

fascination with historical violence and non-conformity. Their vicious toying with a nave

classmate unbalances their own relationship. The results are disastrous.

This production features some of Vancouvers best, up-and-coming young actors:

newcomers Aly-Khan Jamal from Alberta; and Sinad OFlynn an excitingnew to

Vancouvertalent from New Zealand; Nick Rose, fresh from Bunked! and Theatre

Under the Stars; and veteran actor Nelson Wong, (TV: Fringe, V, The L Word and others,

Film: Alvin and Chipmunks, Third Man Out, and others.)
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Roger Blenman (Director/Playwright) is a spoken word artist, actor,author and educator. His work attacks concepts of culture, sexuality, race,spirituality, social issues and place. In his free time he teaches mathematics andscience. He is Barbadian born but Vancouver living.

Beverly Cheung (Production Manager) is a 3rd year TheatrePerformance Major at SFU School for Contemporary Arts. She had a role in theSFU spring Mainstage production of Picnic, directed by Bill Dow. This is her firstattempt at the production side of theatre. She is a dance teacher at the Langleybranch of Stage Coach Theatre Arts and a professional roving performer.

Aly-Khan Jamal (Michael)is currently a student at the University ofAlberta, studying Computing Science and Drama. An upcoming actor, he has

appeared in a number of stage productions, recent credits include; Fame,Heads and Tails of the Arabian Nights, and Mad Forest. He has also writtenand acted in a short film The Following, which screened at The PacificCinematheque Theatre in Vancouver.

Sinad O'Flynn (Katherine) is a bright new talent from New Zealand.

She moved to Canada in 2012 to pursue a career in acting and to study atVancouver Film School in the Intensive Acting Program. Sinad is a driven andpassionate performer. She has acted in various short films and other indyprojects, most recently taking the starring role of Persephone in Compendiun X:Hades.


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Nick Rose (Randy) is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School and

classically trained singer, Nick most recently starred in the Canadian premier ofBUNKED!: A Camp Musical with Awkward Stage. He is planning to attend themusical theatre program at Grant MacEwan University and thrilled to include thisplay into his last Vancouver summer.

Nelson Wong (Garret) was a regular on The Donald StracheyMysteries as Kenny Kwon and has appeared in over 50 stage and screen

productions. Recent credit include American Mary (feature film), Falling In Time(stage: Screaming Weenie), and Once Upon A Time (TV). See him at VancouverFringe 2013 in Assaulted Fish: Sacred & Profane.

Interviews and production/cast photos available!

The Opposite of Innocence: A Dramatized Reading.

Synopsis:

Teenaged Garret, Michael, and Katherine have created a space for themselves in a

world they nearly despise. The balance of their love and friendship is upset when they

lure lonely, nave Randy into their circle. Repressed sexuality emerges and violence

surfaces.

Not recommended for unaccompanied minors.

The Opposite of Innocence will be presented Saturday July 27 at 8 pm

PAL Studio Theatre.

581 Cadero Street8th floor

Vancouver, BC

V6G 3L3

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