An
allegory for the early Chinese immigrants to Canada,
this myth tells the story of the Monkey King's journey
west. Looking for food for his people, this classic
Chinese Opera character faces discrimination in a prosperous
land run by a lonely ruler who only wants to bring the
Iron Dragon to his kingdom. This play is a hybrid of
Chinese Opera and North American Theatre, using martial
arts, music, costumes, and magic to convey a mythical
story with historical relevance.
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Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours
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music/vocals: Robert Walsh
lyrics: Marty Chan
Mom,
Dad, I'm Living with
a White Girl
Mark
Gee moves in with his Caucasian girlfriend Sally, but
is too afraid of telling his traditional Chinese parents
about his new living arrangements. Instead, he hides
the truth as he introduces Sally to Mom and Dad in the
hopes that they will like her. Fears turn into fantasies
as the real time scenes are interwoven with scenes from
the Yellow Claw, a satire on the racist movie series
about a Chinese overlord trying to invade the west.
The play skewers Asian stereotypes and examines the
trials and tribulations of inter-racial romances. In
the end, Mark must choose between his family and Sally.
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Sterling Award for Best New Play
- A.C.T. Award, Harvard University
- Sterling Award for Sound Design
A
high school reunion brings together old friends and
nemeses to relive the past. Old crushes are revisited
along with regrets and hopes. The play jumps between
the present-day reunion when people are wiser and more
experienced, and the high school hey days when youthful
exuberance and naivete ruled.
An
aspiring male romance novelist convinces a female friend
to pose as his living pseudonym to get published. Sparks
fly when their manuscript is accepted by a female publisher
who hates men. As the charade continues, the lying couple
start to fall in love, but the changes in the manuscript
drive them apart. Their rollercoaster romance is echoed
by overheated scenes from the romance novel.
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Sterling Nomination - Best Fringe Play
Cast
Requirements: 3 female, 2 male
Running Time: 90 minutes
The
Bone House
An
audience comes to hear a lecture about serial killers.
Self-proclaimed mind hunter, Eugene Crowley, recreates
gruesome murders to convince the audience that a serial
killer is on the loose. As the lecture progresses, the
audiences suspects Crowley might actually be the killer
himself. But before they can act, members of the audience
are shuffled throughout the lecture hall so that they
sit beside strangers. Crowley presents his final proof,
an inkblot that the audience must scrutinize for a full
minute. The lights are turned off and the negative image
of the inkblot forms the face of the killer. However,
in the blackout, the true killer makes his presence
known and proceeds to eviscerate Crowley, leaving the
audience's imaginations to create the picture to go
along with the sounds and sensations in the dark. This
play is a psychological experiment about the nature
of fear, imagination, and deification of serial killers.
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Sterling Nom for Best New Fringe Play
- Sterling Nom for Best Actor in Fringe Play
- Sterling Nom for Best Fringe Play
- Sterling Nom for Best Fringe Director
Kenny
goes back to school after a successful round of chemotherapy
treatments, but he's afraid of telling his friends what
he's been through. He explains the change in his appearance
by lying; he claims he has received super hero powers
and that he is now Captain Blasto. The play bounces
between Kenny's real life school problems and his super
hero fantasies, until he is forced to confront his disease.
The real hero that emerges is Kenny, the brave leukemia
patient.
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Sterling Award- TYA Production
- Jessie Nom. - TYA Production
The
Sword in the Stone
(Theatre for Young Audience Play)
Two
young friends, Fisher and Falon, meet up with the grumpy
and bungling wizard Merlyn and hound him until he tells
them the secret of the sword in the stone. Whoever draws
the blade from the rock will become the ruler of all
the realms. The two pals embark on a quest to vanquish
Morgala, the creature of the dark woods and prove themselves
worthy of the Sword in the Stone. However, Fisher discovers
that Morgala is no monster and must prevent his friend
from destroying the creature of the dark woods.