UVIC 07-08 Phoenix Theatres Season Announcement

2007 – 2008
PHOENIX THEATRE SEASON ANNOUNCED



Warwick Dobson, Acting Chair of the Department of Theatre
at the University of Victoria, announced the 2007 – 2008 Phoenix
Theatre season, featuring four main-stage plays plus the department’s
annual studio series of new one-act plays.


Says Dobson, “This year’s season has a completely new
look to it. We begin with our Spotlight on Alumni and follow it with
a real family show (an audience that we have perhaps neglected over
the years). The Spring offerings follow our usual pattern of new and
innovative theatre. This season closes with a show that promises to be
a little different from our standard fare. We are confident that this
new season will provide the customary challenges for our students and
will give a diverse and stimulating theatre experience to our patrons.”


The 2007 – 2008 season features:


1. SPOTLIGHT ON ALUMNI: The Ugly Duchess by Janet
MunsilOctober 11 – 20, 2007


The department’s annual Spotlight on Alumni is always a highlight of
the season. This Fall, the Phoenix Theatre is pleased to welcome back
not just one, but two talented alumni: playwright and producer for
Intrepid Theatre, Janet Munsil and acclaimed local actor,
Paul Terry, who performs as the ill-fated gothic heroine.
Janet Munsil also penned That Elusive
Spark, which premiered at the Phoenix in 2005, and
Circus Fire which was part of the first
Festival of Innovative and New Drama in 2003.


Margaret Maultasch, medieval monarch of Tyrol, was the ugliest
woman in history. A perfect scapegoat for the Black Death,
pocket-mouthed Margaret was also a monstrously desirable political
bride. Ugly but pious, Margaret believes her unfortunate looks are a
divine test until she is demonized by her panic-stricken subjects when
the Black Death sweeps through Europe.


2. Wind in the Willows by Alan Bennettadapted from the book by Kenneth Grahame

November 8 – 24, 2007

Directed by Brian Richmond (Chair of the Department of
Theatre)


This adaptation of the classic children’s tale follows the
escapades of four animal friends who live along the English
countryside. Join Toad, Mole, Rat and Badger in this whimsical
production that will delight audiences of all ages. Recommended for
children six and older.



FIND 2008 (Festival of Innovative and New Drama)


3. Title TBA

February 14 – 23, 2008

Directed by Ewan McLaren

An MFA Thesis Production


This selection will be directed by Ewan McLaren
as part of his Master of Fine Arts academic requirements. His play
selection is not available at this time, however, he is seriously
considering a contemporary Canadian play. This past season,
McLaren directed The Street of Crocodiles
based on stories by Bruno Schulz.



4. The Incredible Case of Señor Morton by Martín
Zapata(El Insólito Caso del Señor Morton)

Martín Zapata guest directs as part of the cultural exchange between
UVic’s Faculty of Fine Arts and the Universidad Veracruzana in Xalapa,
Mexico.

March 13 – 22, 2007


This sexually explicit comic intrigue involves a detective
hired to follow a case and the numerous characters he meets: the
nurse, the lover, the doctor, the clown, the nymphomaniac, the
doorman, the dog and the sleepwalker.


Performed in English

Advisory: Coarse language and sexually suggestive scenes.




PLUS Studio SeriesFebruary 28 – March 1, 2008


Once again, the Department of Theatre will join forces with the
Writing Department to produce staged readings of new one-act plays
written by Writing students and directed and performed by Theatre
students. Audiences can enjoy one, two or all of the plays and in
between experience a Phoenix style coffee house.


Subscriptions to the 2007 – 2008 season are on sale now. Three and
four play packages are available for $30 and $40. To order season
tickets, call (250) 721-8000.



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