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North Shore Zone Festival 2002

MONDAY, MAY 6th to SATURDAY, MAY 11th
PLACE: Presentation House Theatre
North Vancouver, B.C.
HOSTED BY: North Shore Zone

Generously sponsored by

www.nsnews.com

line-up of plays // results

Each evening’s performance included a brief public adjudication.
Adjudicator  for the week was Raimund Stamm

Line-up of Plays

Monday, May 6th

Rescuing Robyn by Darien R. Edgler

presented by The Half-Stratford Players, North Vancouver

Award-winning local actors Damon Calderwood and Darien Edgeler are joined by Tierney Edgeler, Whitney Fyfe, Scott Ophrate, Robert Lemain and Ben "Wild Thing" Maifredi in Rescuing Robyn, an original one-act play brought to you by the newly-formed The Half-Stratford Players. Penned by first-time playwright Darien Edgeler, Rescuing Robyn features quirky characters, meaty monologues, luscious language and scintillating swordsmanship. Directed by Darien Edgeler.

and

Skits   (non-competitive entry)

presented by The Skittles
Original comedic skits

Tuesday, May 7th

Breaking The Code by Hugh Whitemore

presented by The North Vancouver Community Players

A biographical play based on the life of Alan Turing, so-called father of the computer - a brilliant young man who, during the war, helped to break the German submarine Enigma code. The play deals with his personality, his love of mathematics and his homosexuality. The power of the play lies in its ability to compare the beauty and perfection of mathematics, which Turing so admires, with his own human imperfections. Breaking the Code is set in June 7, 1954 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England and visits years prior. Directed by Dave McIntosh

Wednesday, May 8th

Talking With by Jane Martin

presented by Theatre West Van

Jane Martin has assembled in Talking With eleven widely varied characters who express their innermost thoughts, eccentricities, fantasies, beliefs and dreams with humour and perception. The themes, which include religion, life and death, reveal the reality that there is more than one form of reference in comprehending our ever-changing world. Jane Martin, a pseudonym, has received great acclaim for her writing. Her identity has been kept a closely guarded secret. Some would have us believe that there is more than one author. The intrigue is fascinating. This "theatre work" was first produced for the Louisville New Play Festival in 1982 and later played in New York, where it was named "an outstanding play" by the American Theater Critics Association. Directed by Christine Gardner

Thursday, May 9th

Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn

presented by Deep Cove Stage

A delicious rendering of family dynamics set in a local eatery where anything goes! The story revolves around the Stratton family, Laura and Gerry Stratton and their two sons, Adam and Glyn. Adam, the youngest of the two sons, is the apple of his mother's eye, while Glyn, Adams' older brother, is the apple of every woman's eye. While Adam's story is told from past to present, Glyn's story goes forward in time. Gerry and Laura Stratton's story is a cleverly scripted exposé on their marriage, past and present. All of the scenes are played out in the restaurant, Essi de Calvi, where waiters who sing, interrupt, eavesdrop, spill and at times hurl insults at each other, serve up this slice-of-life play. Ayckbourn's script is witty, funny and poignant. He serves up all the ingredients of a wonderful, unique play that will have you screaming with laughter! Directed by Dale Kelly .

Friday, May 10th

Tell Me Why by Tim Cadeny

presented by Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference)

A touching play about loving someone, losing them and how do you cope. Kaycee Chambers discusses and reminisces the relationship between her and her best friend Emma and the issue of suicide. This show isn't blunt about why suicide happens; it just takes a look at the relationship between two girls, best friends, and the way life can get bad and how suicide was a way out. It is a very subtle approach to the issue, full of realism, compassion and understanding. Directed by Tim Cadeny.

Saturday, May 11th

Entertainment presented by Rock-Paper-Scissors, Vancouver

followed by presentation of Awards

and Closing Night Party

Results:

Main Awards presented by Adjudicator Raimund Stamm:

Best Overall Production (and Zone Festival Winner): Sponsored by Bank of Montreal

Breaking the Code (North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Achievement by a Director: Sponsored by TD Canada Trust

Tim Cadeny, Tell Me Why (Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference))

Best Overall Achievement in Design: Breaking the Code (NVCP)

Best Performance by an Actor - Female: Sponsored by Cheers Restaurant

Louise Porter Moran, Time of My Life (Deep Cove Stage)

Best Performance by an Actor - Male: Sponsored by Tip Top Collision

Mark Gash, Breaking the Code (North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Female: Sponsored by Pasparos Taverna

Pamela McMorran, Talking With … (Theatre West Van)

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Male: Sponsored by Albo Balbo Restaurant

Michael Foster, Breaking the Code (North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Achievement in Set Design: Alun Macanulty, Breaking the Code

(North Vancouver Community Players)

Best Achievement in Costumes: Sponsored by Well Planned Theatre Company

Toni Hadgraft, Judy Thompson, Darlene Rentz, Time of My Life
         (Deep Cove Stage)

Best Achievement in Lighting: Michael Schaldemose, Talking With …
                                                                                    (Theatre West Van)

Special Adjudicator’s Certificates of Achievement:

Darien Edgeler for writing, directing and acting in Rescuing Robyn (The Half-Stratford                             Players)

Damon Calderwood for playing six characters in two plays Rescuing Robyn

(The Half-Stratford Players) and Time of My Life (Deep Cove Stage)

Cast and crew of Tell Me Why (Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference))

Lori Kokotailo in Talking With … (Theatre West Van)

Christine Gardner in Talking With … (Theatre West Van)

Nancy Ebert in Time of My Life (Deep Cove Stage)

Robin Ruel in Time of My Life (Deep Cove Stage)

Vikki Krinsky in Tell Me Why (Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference))

Joel Knight in Tell Me Why (Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference))

Dale Wentland in Tell Me Why (Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference))

Backstage Cooperation Award

presented by Festival Technician Michael Schaldemose:

Breaking the Code (North Vancouver Community Players)

North Shore Zone Awards:

Don Marsh Award (for creating a spirit of harmony amongst groups on the North Shore):

Bill Elliott, North Vancouver Community Players and Theatre West Van

Florence Goodwin Theatre Award for the Most Promising Newcomer

(with a monetary value of $200 to be applied to theatre development):

Vikki Krinsky, Tell Me Why (Teens M.A.D. (Making a Difference))

Unsung Hero Award in Memory of Jim Brick

Kelly Avery (Deep Cove Stage)

People’s Choice Awards:

Outstanding Production: Breaking the Code (North Vancouver Community Players)

Outstanding Performance:  Mark Gash, Breaking the Code

(North Vancouver Community Players)

Outstanding Achievement in Design: Alun Macanulty, Breaking the Code

(North Vancouver Community Players)

Zone Festivals are held in each of Theatre BC’s Zones throughout the spring, leading to the annual provincial MAINSTAGE theatre festival. Productions from each Zone Festival will participate as a "Best Production", "Workshop Play" or "Scene Development" at Theatre BC's Mainstage 2002 in Nanaimo, B.C., July 5-13th/02.

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