PEEk-SHOW #2
CAITLIN HOLM - Nemo
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Nemo is a semi-expressionist play about a child who goes missing on a ski hill in the Canadian Rockies. Both Mother and Coach blame each other for the incident. Two Clowns create the rest of the chaos around them. It comes from a place of truth and fear. ARTIST PROFILE: Caitlin Holm is a young actor/playwright currently studying at Uvic. Her past writing credits include; Dog Shit and Radius (Driftwood), which was performed at the last Peek Show. She is delighted to be working with Lucy Sharples, a very talented artist and a fourth year acting student at UVic. Lucy has performed on several shows over the past year and is really excited to direct such a great group of actors. ARTISTS: Written by Caitlin Holm Directed by Lucy Sharples Performed by Kassiani Austin, Rachel Myers, Arielle Parsons, and Ricki Healey |
EMMA LECK - The Speed of light
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Two strangers are linked through a single moment. One bikes. One rollerblades. Both haunt each other’s memories and dreams. The story of how a single second can alter everything. ARTIST PROFILE: Emma Leck is a writer and performer. Writing credits include Just Like That (SATCo), Drops in a Broken Fountain (Intrepid Theatre YOUshow) and How To Want (Vino Buono and an Intrepid Theatre YOUshow). Acting credits include The Inspector, Wild Honey, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Phoenix Theatre), Hidden People (SATCo), and How to Want (Vino Buono). She currently studies at the University of Victoria. ARTISTS: Written by Emma Leck Performed by Shea O'Connor and Stephen Dopp |
Human Voltage Theatre Project and Vino Buono - Daddy issues
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Daddy Issues is a devised collage of vintage denim, classic rock, and stories that explore the father-daughter dynamic. This is for the dads that were always there and never there; the dads we chose and those we didn't; the dads we wanted gone, and the dads who left us too soon. COMPANY PROFILE: Specializing in devised and interdisciplinary performance, Human Voltage Theatre Project was founded by local theatre creature Colette Habel and has been quietly creating and developing new work since 2015. They join forces this Fringe Fest with Vino Buono, founded by Kat Taddei, and made up of a collaborative team of local up-and-coming artists that produce exclusively contemporary works with a focus on emerging and underrepresented creators. ARTISTS: Co-created and directed by Colette Habel Co-created and performed by Grace Le |
IMPULSE THEATRE - THE SOFT spaces
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A new and in-development solo work from Artistic Director, Andrew Barrett. the soft spaces is an exploration into cultivating vulnerability through patience and self-care. Melding his artistic lineage, queerness, and aesthetic taste, Andrew pushes himself to try a little tenderness. ARTIST PROFILE: Andrew Barrett is a creator, performer, administrator, and the artistic director of Impulse Theatre. He is a queer artist who grew up on Salt Spring Island, and, since moving to Victoria, has created over fifteen new multidisciplinary works through Impulse Theatre. He also currently works for Atomic Vaudeville and Theatre SKAM. ARTISTS: Created and performed by Andrew Barrett Special thanks to Tony Adams. |
PAUL SHORTT - The Social monster
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Set in the near(ish) future, iO tells the story of becoming the world's first truly sentient Artificial Intelligence. From an accidental creation, to it's struggle for acceptance among the biologicals and even it's search for a body of it's own.
ARTIST PROFILE: Paul Shortt has been a regular writer and performer with Atomic Vaudeville for 4 years, and an event host around town for 5, but secretly, he began toying around with simple cardboard puppet shows about 7 years ago. It was a request for shadow puppets in an AV Cabaret that really helped change his focus in the world of cardboard puppetry. It can be weird. Paul likes it that way. ARTIST: Created and performed by Paul Shortt. Featuring the voices of Paul Shortt and Lisette Shortt Music by Felix Laband, Amon Tobin, and the Hilltoppers |
