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SEASON 2009  
Theatre Inconnu’s Exciting Line-Up for 2009
SCORCHED
by Wajdi Mouwawd
“This haunting work may be the best piece of theatre this country has produced this millennium.” ~ The Globe and Mail

November 4th - 21st, 2009

 

The critics agree: SCORCHED is a hit!
“well worth staying up on a school night… beautiful and horrifying…. a challenging and significant work… expertly interpreted by a theatre company who doesn't shy away from accepting said challenges.”
~ Monday Magazine
Read full review online:Monday Magazine
“dramatically feels deeply right and true… This is one of the finest new plays I have seen… a remarkable achievement… anyone who cares about good theatre should not miss it.”
~ CBC Radio
Read full review online:CBC Radio
This 2007 Dora Award winning play explores themes growing out of the immigrant/refugee experience. It has proven itself one of the most powerfully engaging dramatic works to be produced in this country during the past three years. Civil war in the Middle East forms the backdrop for much of the play’s action as Mouwawd explores with profound insight the concepts of love, loyalty, and betrayal. The plot revolves around a brother and sister’s quest to unearth the history – and mystery - of their deceased immigrant mother. As their journey takes them to the Middle East, they enter into a process of coming to terms with their own sense of loss and emptiness, while learning to understand the legacy of suffering left in the wake of conflict.
Scorched is directed by Clayton Jevne and features Casey Austin, Michael Shewchuk, Naomi Simpson, Sara Asyyed, Jason Stevens, Evan Roberts, and Paddy Crawford.
Scorched runs from November 4th through November 21st Wednesday through Saturday evenings at 8 pm with a 2pm Matinee on Saturday, November 21st Wednesday, November 4th is half price preview ($7)
Wednesday, November 11th is pay-what-you can
Admission cost: $14 regular, $12 seniors, students and unemployed
Please note that the $2 increase to our admission price is temporary for this play which is performed at the Intrepid Theatre Club while our home venue on Fernwood Road is undergoing renovations.
Because it is necessary for audience members to become members of Intrepid Theatre Club to attend events at The Theatre Club, we must add on $2 to our regular fee to cover your Intrepid Theatre Club membership. If you are already a card carrying member of Intrepid Theatre Club then this $2 fee will be deducted from your admission fee (on presentation of your member ship card). For those Theatre Inconnu patrons with punch cards, you will need to pay this $2 fee to enter.
For reservations:
(250) 360-0234
tinconnu@islandnet.com
PLEASE NOTE THE TEMPORARY CHANGE OF VENUE FOR THIS PRODUCTION, AS OUR HOME VENUE UNDERGOES RENNOVATIONS
Venue: Intrepid Theatre Club, #2-1609 Blanshard
(corner of Fisgard and Blanshard)
A SHORT HISTORY OF NIGHT
by John Mighton
As part of the activities of the International Year of Astronomy 2009!

June 4th - 20th, 2009


 
Winner of the 1992 Governor General’s Award for Drama, the Chalmers Award and the Dora Mavor Moore Award, A Short History of Night theatrically charts the beginnings of modern science through the dramatization of two of the Renaissance’s most colourful figures: Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe and geometrician/mystic Johannes Kepler. Set against the backdrop of witch-hunts and religious conflict, the plot focuses upon an eccentric collection of alchemists and astrologers competing to discover the hidden meaning of the cosmos. Mighton’s genius at creating mood and 'bigger than life' characters, make A Short History of Night both a powerful and highly entertaining theatrical experience. A Short History of Night is directed by Graham McDonald (The Pillowman, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Caretaker).
The run begins with a Tuesday, June 2nd half-price ($6) preview, followed by performances Thursday through Saturday evenings at 8pm with a Saturday matinee at 2pm on June 13th. There will also be an added pay-what-you-can admission performance at 8pm on Wednesday June 10th.
Please note that following the 8 o'clock show on SATURDAY JUNE 13th, the Royal Astronomical Society will set up will be a telescope outside to view the planets and stars.
Tuesday, June 2nd is half price preview ($6)
NO performances on Wednesday, June 3rd & 17th
Wednesday, June 10th is pay-what-you can
Ticket prices are: $12 regular and $10 for seniors/students/unwaged
For reservations:
(250) 360-0234
tinconnu@islandnet.com
Events take place in our home venue:
1923 Fernwood Rd
(across from The Belfry Theatre)
WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
by Edward Albee

"A great cast... First rate... Continually fascinating... One of the theatre
highlights of the year so far." CBC radio
"The cast...is uniformly excellent... it's easy to forget you're watching
actors... Theatre Inconnu has once again staked out their corner of the
local dramatic map." Monday Magazine
"It's a strong cast all around... Very much worth seeking out" Four stars
out of five. Times Colonist
February 25 - March 14
This modern American classic presents a heightened take on marital relations that still takes the spectator by surprise. The unpredictable behaviour and dialogue of the four characters is both hilarious and biting, as middle-aged couple George and Martha play host to the much younger Honey and Nick. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is directed by Graham McDonald and features Catriona Black as Martha, Clayton Jevne as George, Michael Shewchuk as Nick, and April Mackey as Honey.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? runs from February 25th through March 14th, Wednesday through Saturday – with exceptions (see below) - evenings at 8 pm, with matinees on Saturday March 7th, and Saturday March 14th at 2pm.
Wednesday, Feb. 25th is half price preview ($6)
There will be no performance on Friday, Feb. 27th
There will be no performance on Wed, March 4th
Tuesday, October March 3rd is pay-what-you can
Ticket prices are: $12 regular and $10 for seniors/students/unwaged
For reservations:
(250) 360-0234
tinconnu@islandnet.com
Events take place in our home venue:
1923 Fernwood Rd
(across from The Belfry Theatre)
Available
for Touring!
A
CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Charles Dickens (adapted by Clayton Jevne)
Theatre Inconnu, is making its hit, "A Christmas Carol" available
for
touring, and we invite you to consider booking this tried-and-proven
perenial favorite. This production is suitable for a wide variety of
outlets, from an intimate space, to a larger auditorium.
A 20 minute pomotional video is available upon request.
Eight Christmases ago
Theatre Inconnu began what became an annual holiday tradition in Victoria.
This two person, 90 minute adaptation of Dickens' beloved story has
delighted thousands of audience
members of all ages.
Performed by Clayton Jevne and Sandra Ritter, this production succeeds
in capturing the intimacy and poignancy of a story written to inspire
universal humanity. Both actors share in assuming the various roles,
while Sandra also weaves musical magic throughout the show with her
Celtic harp. This is a fully acted play, and not simply a staged reading.
The actors manage to
shift seamlessly from one character to another, sparking the audiences'
imagination with Dickens' own words, and creating an unforgettable experience.
Critical ResponseIt just might be the best
version of this show I've ever seen...
Stripped bare of special effects, Clayton Jevne makes the most of what
presumably made this story great in the first place: Dickens language.
Freed from the anticipated confines of eerie sets and drifting fog,
Jevne restores a measure of dignity to Carol by including nary a lighting
change nor sound cure in the entire show; instead, he wisely puts our
imaginations back in the spooky seat by letting naught but the words
drive the production.
While there's no doubt that Carol is a theatrical presentation - with
Jevne shifting voices and postures between some 14 different characters
- what it boils down to is 90 minutes of great storytelling, with some
beautiful Celtic harp accompaniment by Sandra Ritter (who also fills
in on the female roles and, notably, Tiny Tim). Ritter's harp provides
more than just the soundtrack, however; it also does clever double-duty
as clock chimes, ghostly rapping and rattling chains... Jevne's Carol,
much like Scrooge himself, left us all with a stronger feeling of warmth
and fellowship than when we came in... you've got a seasonal show that
you just can't beat.John Threlfall
Monday Magazine, Victoria***
Suited for Any Venue!
A Christmas Carol can provide the ideal holiday offering for any size
space: theatres, hotels, churches, even private homes! The show adapts
easlily to large auditoriums or rooms as small as 40 square feetTechnical Requirements
Technical support can be as minimal or as elaborate as the presenter
wishes. Cost
The charge to the presenter is negotiable, and will vary depending upon
the distance travelled, and any accommodation that can be provided.
We encourage you to contact Theatre Inconnu either by mail, phone, or
e-mail, to discuss rates.Availability
A Christmas Carol is ready for touring as soon as you are ready to see it!
*** Clayton Jevne
is co-founder of Theatre Inconnu, Victoria's longest running alternative
theatre company,and was 12 years Artistic Director for the Victoria
Shakespeare Festival, where, as an actor,
he played such roles as King Lear,
Jaques (Twelfth NIght), and Trinculo (The Tempest).

His acclaimed One-Man Hamlet has played by invitation at the Festival
Sinaloa (Mexico), Aberdeen Alternative Festival (Scotland), and has
toured to the USA, and to every region in Canada.
Clayton holds a BFA in acting, an MFA in directing and a
PhD in acting research.***
Sandra Ritter has acted regularly with the Victoria Shakespeare
Festival since 1994, playing such roles as Goneril in King Lear, The
Mistress of the Garter in The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Peter Quince
in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Apart from her acting talents, Sandra is also an accomplished
Celtic harpist, dancer (having founded her own ballet school),
and acclaimed visual artist.
Contact Info
Theatre Inconnu
P.O. Box 8796
Victoria, B.C. V8W 3S3
Phone: (250) 360-0234
Fax: (250) 598-4211
e-mail: tinconnu@islandnet.com

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