November Theatre, Co-presented with the Arts Club Theatre Company“so bloody intense that I could barely take notes… among the most memorable shows I’ve ever seen. …a punishing, exhilarating bang.”
—Georgia Straight
January 16–February 9, 2008, 8pm (Tuesday performances 7:30pm)Arts Club Theatre Company - Granville Island StageMatinee Performances
Saturdays at 2pm; no show SundaysPost-show Talkback
Tuesday, January 29, 2008Running Time 1h40m
By Tom Waits, Robert Wilson and William S. Burroughs Director Ron Jenkins
Musical Director Corinne Kessel
Choreographer/Assistant Director Marie Nychka
Set/Costume/Properties Designer Marissa Kochanski
Lighting Designer Michael Kruse
Movement Coach Amy Schindel
Technical Director/Audio Scott Peters
Stage Manager Joanne PB Smith
The Cast Jon Baggaley, Kevin Corey, Mackenzie Gray, Rachael Johnston, Colleen Winton and Michael Scholar, Jr.
The Devil’s Rubato Band Corinne Kessel, Dale Ladouceur, Jeff Unger
November TheatreArtistic Producer Michael Scholar, Jr.
Managing Producer Corinne Kessel
The Black Rider is a dark fable of doom and bliss—a Faustian tale of addiction, loss and how love at any cost can be fatal. Rock icon Tom Waits, beat poet William S. Burroughs and theatrical maverick Robert Wilson came together in 1990 to create this expressionist operetta for a German audience. In 1998, November Theatre staged the English-language world premiere at the Edmonton Fringe Festival, and it has since jumped out of the Fringe circuit and toured across North America, receiving rave reviews, sellout houses and numerous awards. Since its sold-out run at the PuSh Festival in 2005, the show has won six Sterling Awards (Edmonton) and six Betty Mitchell Awards (Calgary), including Best Production and Best Direction, and has made dozens of year-end Top 10 lists across the country.
“I have seen November Theatre’s production of
The Black Rider and was very impressed with their ability to capture the spirit and dark irony of the piece with minimal resources. So many with so much have done so much less. I wish them the best.”—Tom Waits
November Theatre is committed to producing and creating works with a heightened performance style incorporating text, movement and music. They also wish to share this vision of theatre through international and regional touring, strengthening Canada’s cultural exchange. After almost 10 years of producing The Black Rider, November Theatre has chosen to plant its roots in Vancouver and will begin developing other works here with a similar aesthetic.
www.novembertheatre.com.
TicketsPreviews, Matinees & Mondays
$ 33.00 $ 31.00 $ 30.00Tuesdays–Fridays
$ 38.00 $ 34.00 $ 31.00Saturday
$ 41.00 $ 39.50 $ 37.00Arts Club Box Office604.687.1644 or www.artsclub.comThis show is eligible for PuSh Pass access with a $7.50 surcharge per pass, payable at the door on the night of the show.
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