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Choice Words - Stories of Transformation |
Big Shot
Fade in. Skytrain. Gunshot. "One of the most gut-wrenching and intellectually meaty shows in memory... The sold-out crowd of Jon Lachlan Stewart's opening night audience was so abuzz by this amazing show that they didn't want to leave the theatre." (CBC) Bombarded by shocking news footage and big-budget action flicks, have we become immune to the effects of tragedy? This is intense physical theatre Stewart's breakneck performance takes us inside the minds of five tainted city-dwellers: a young boy, accidentally shot on the train, a seventy-year-old Japanese racist, a male prostitute recovering from a heroin addiction, and the shmoozy filmmaker inspired by the boy's death. "The elbow-to-elbow cross-cultural friction of it all, the jostle of countless personal back-stories that rub each other the wrong way to produce every urban moment... ambitious and exciting, fast and furious." 4 STARS (Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal) 70 minutes |
I Ain't Dead Yet
"A fascinating and unique tribute to Guthrie that fans and those who've never heard of him will enjoy." (Times Colonist) Woven from the poetry, prose and songs of Woody Guthrie, I Ain't Dead Yet is an evocative portrait of a man who spent his life writing hard hitting songs for hard hit people. Using a unique blend of story telling, spoken word and live musical performance, actor and musician Tim Machin paints an intimate picture of a man whose life was riddled with personal tragedy, yet who brought hope to a nation in its darkest hours. "I Ain't Dead Yet should be mandatory viewing for anyone looking to brush up on their activist roots." (Monday Magazine) intrepidtheatre.com extra>> Tim performs Woody Guthrie's "Talking Dustbowl Blues." Woody Guthrie Music and Images - a 3 minute mini-doc 60 minutes |
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