Fresh from receiving a slate of nine Betty Mitchell Award nominations for its 2009-2010 season, Ghost River Theatre is pleased to announce a season of new stories designed to amaze, delight and challenge for 2010-2011.  Ancient and new mix in an innovative line up of programming that includes a stunningly visual retelling of a Greek myth, a workshop of an amazing and mysterious dark adventure story and the world premiere of our bold new musical creation, Reverie.

Production #1:  ONE by Jason Carnew

Produced in association with RedtoBlue Performance

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An innovative, highly theatrical free-association on the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, directed by Ghost River co-Artistic Director Eric Rose. ONE follows Philistine, a bibliophile librarian, as she journeys through the underworld in search of her lover George, a budding astronomer who dreams of one day joining the constellations.

As Philistine journeys further and further away from her life the world as she knows it begins to distill into a series of images and visual experiences. A ballet of design, movement, and performance, ONE is visually and acoustically stunning in both its conception and delivery. 

ONE played to rave reviews and full houses at Edmonton’s Canoe Festival and Albuquerque’s Revolutions International Theatre Festival.  Featuring Amber Borotsik, Mark Jenkins and Keith Wyatt.

“Probably my favourite of all the plays I saw this year...squarely on the side of ingenious”  --VUE Magazine

Performances December 9-18, 2010 at the Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatres

Preview December 8, 2010

Creation Workshop:  The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (working title)

Ghost River Theatre teams up with Vancouver’s Rumble Productions to bring you a work-in-progress presentation of a dazzling and unusual new work.  In 1969 British entrepreneur and sailor Donald Crowhurst appeared poised to win the prestigious Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop round the world sailing competition.  On the final leg, however, organizers suddenly lost all contact with him.  His boat was found adrift in the mid-Atlantic two weeks later in perfect condition, but with no sign of Crowhurst.  Then they read his unsettling logs and an entirely new story emerged...

A multimedia meditation on ambition and the artistry of deception, brought to you by the creators of The Highest Step in the World.

Public presentations March 18-19, 2011.  Venue TBA

Production #2:  Reverie

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Half music video, half theatrical event, Reverie focuses on a society lost in its own concerns while a revolution happens outside of its doors.  Last year’s packed-house preview gave just a taste of what’s to come—a strange, highly visual musical examination of the choices we make (both political and personal) and their consequences.  Reverie is being created by a dynamic team of artists led by Ghost River Theatre artistic directors Eric Rose and David van Belle, featuring music composed and performed by Calgary indie music institution Kris Demeanor, with dazzling visual and sound designs by Kerem Cetinel and Matthew Waddell.

Featuring Philip Warren Sarsons, Jamie Konchak, Ava Jane Markus, Christopher Duthie and Emily Promise Allison

Performances May 19-28, 2011 at the Joyce Doolittle Theatre, Pumphouse Theatres

Previews May 13-18, 2011

Devised Theatre Intensive led by Ghost River Co-Artistic Directors David van Belle and Eric Rose

Want to get into creating your own work, but aren’t sure how it’s done?  Ghost River Co-Artistic Directors David van Belle and Eric Rose lead a four-day intensive designed to lead emerging and established artists through an introduction to devised theatre methodologies.  Topics include collaborative creation dynamics, non-traditional text generation, visual approaches to storytelling and the key principles of healthy creation practices.

November 11-14, 2010

Earlybird/Equity rate:  $250

After October 1, 2011:  $285

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For more information, please contact
David van Belle, Co-Artistic Director

Ghost River Theatre Office: (403) 240-SHOW (7469)

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Tickets will be available soon via www.ghostrivertheatre.com or through the Pumphouse Theatres.

Ghost River Theatre operates with the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Calgary Arts Development Authority.  We are generously supported by project funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Lottery Board, and the Alberta Playwrights Network.