EAS 2010, June 17 - July 3
Putting on a great theatre production takes creativity, artistic talent and hard work. While there are lots of up-and-coming artists in our city who have a passion for the stage, there are many things which need to happen behind the scenes to get a production off the ground.
Each year, Black Box Fire selects a set of promising directors and plays from applications submitted by members of the community. It provides a venue, insurance, promotions and box office support so that each of the directors and their teams can concentrate on developing their shows and presenting them to the city. Black Box Fire subsidizes a small part of the teams' start-up budgets and shares a percentage of box office revenue with them.
Black Box Fire is excited to announce that in our 4th Emerging Artists Series we have a line-up of all original scripts. Each of the five shows in this summers showcase have been written by local Hamilton playwrights and will be performed in their entirety on stage for the first time.
These five shows will run over the course of three weeks. The shows this season are a mix of dramas and comedies and include many elements of Hamilton itself. Synopses of each are included below. Shows will run Thursday to Saturday from June 17 to July 3 at one of our favourite local studio theatres: Hamilton Theatre Inc.
Location
Hamilton Theatre Inc. 140 MacNab St. N. Hamilton, ON click here for map
Municipal parking is available in the area.
Ticket Info
$12 General Admission
$10 Students and Seniors
$25 Series Pass
Available for sale at the door when you come to your first performance. (Cash only please.) Passes are personalized and allow the buyer to attend three (3) performances of any show during the series.
Tickets can be reserved by sending an email to contact@blackboxfire.com
Tickets will be available at the door while supplies last. Please note we accept CASH ONLY.
Show Times (each week)
- Thursday
- 8:00PM
- Friday
- 8:00PM
- Saturday
- 2:00PM and 8:00PM
Week One (Thursday, June 17 Saturday, June 19)
Sons of Sisyphus
Written by Angelo Costanzo
Directed by Julian Nicholson
The play is set in a maximum security prison, and focuses on eight main characters. The prison is a microcosm of the jungle where these individuals are trapped and live their lives. It is a mythological landscape where the social contract does not apply. Some inmates are arrogant, some are cunning, many are violent, and some are just plain unlucky.
Cast & Crew
Stage Manager Danielle Dean-Alton
Steve Alex Schneider
Gaetan Michael Herman
Roy John Bond
Kirk Ian Dunlop
Gordon Marcus Goencz
Henry Luis Arrojo
Bunny/Boris Wyll McDermott
Gerald Ryan Trepanier
Gaetan's Mother Kimberly Jonasson
Roy's Visitor Jennifer Blom
Kirk's Visitor Mike Goencz
Gordon's Girlfriend Diana Danyal
Henry's Brother Dan Sanderson
Bunny's Father Steve O'Brien
Allison Mary Prum
Week Two Double Bill (Thursday, June 24 Saturday, June 26)
Waiting for the GO
Written and directed by Rick Rivait
A modern comedy with tragic elements inspired by Beckett's well know work Waiting for Godot. In this tale, two men in a remote part of Hamilton near Burlington Bay are waiting for a GO bus to arrive when they realize it's late. They pass the time by making small talk, contemplating suicide, latent arousal, and satisfying hunger or other needs. Tensions mount as the GO bus becomes increasingly late and unreliable. The characters ultimately choose what to make of their dire situation.
Cast & Crew
Stage Manager Aaron Middlemiss
Victor Mike Patricelli
Eddie Carson Gale
Lucy Steff Lampman
Bruno Andrew Noble
Amanda Brenna MacNaughton
City Street Stories
Written by James Thomas & Laine Wong
Directed by James Thomas
Walk through a downtown core; sit, listen, and watch and you'll notice as stories begin unfold. Whether it's the businessperson sitting next to you on a bus, or the junkie woman standing on the street corner waiting to be picked up to earn a little cash, everyone has got a story to tell... all it takes is the faithful listener. So bring change, both social and literal, and open your eyes, ears, and hearts to those whose stories are left unheard.
Cast & Crew
Stage Manager Riane Leonard
ASM Lindsay Thomas
ASM Gavin Bailey
Andrew Hadden
Carrie Rudolph
Sidartha Murjani
Samira Abdulla
Charlie Cowan
James Skembaris
Kate Tydd
Week Three Double Bill (Thursday, July 1 Saturday, July 3)
Confidence Tricks
Written by Asher Hunter
Directed by Craig Rintoul
"Confidence Tricks" takes audiences into a team meeting at a large, unnamed and uncaring corporation. If these five don't hang together they will all certainly be hung out to dry by management. But are they too far gone to save themselves and each other? When all else fails, how about trying 'honesty'?
Cast & Crew
Stage Manager David Rundle
Craig Michael Chwastiak
Eric Tom Rivet
Marcus Gary Reid
Monica Erin Pratt
Tabitha Melanie Staley
Man-Beast Tango
Written & Directed by
Parker David Martin
Jim Molloy
Justin Nusca
As an aging lion seeks to reunite his pride, and a disillusioned young man tries to drop out of society, we see that there isn't all that much of a difference between humans and animals. For one thing, we're often stuck in cages.
Cast & Crew
Jake, Ensemble Ryan Moran
Joe the Lion, Ensemble Rory Rudd
Tiffany, Ensemble Samantha Curtin
Brett, Ensemble Farhang Ghajar
Lauren, Ensemble Tracy Hamilton
Activist Leader, Ensemble Matt Bandura
Ensemble Kristi Boulton
Ensemble Damion LeClair