Inventory of Canadian Community Plays and ... - Jumblies Theatre

INVENTORY OF CANADIAN COMMUNITY PLAYS AND PERMUTATIONS
A work-­‐in-­‐progress compiled by Ruth Howard and colleagues as of January 2013
1990
The Spirit of Shivaree, Rockwood/Eramosa, Ontaria, produced by Dale Hamilton & Colway Theatre Trust;
1992
Pa’Ko’Pi’Ci’Wak/The Gathering, Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan, produced by Rachael Van Fossen and the Calling
Lakes Community Play steering team, remounted 1993 as Ka’Ma’Mo’Pi’Cik/The Gathering;
If Stones Could Speak: A Theatrical Hike, Rockwood, Ontario, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company;
1993
Many Hands, Blyth, Ontario, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company & Blyth Festival;
1994
Travois, Winnipeg, Manitoba, produced by St. Norbert Arts and Cultural Centre;
Dene Suline Ho Ni Yeh, Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, produced by Common Weal;
1995
A North Side Story (Or Two), Regina, Saskatchewan, produced by Common Weal;
1996
Sisters/Strangers, Victoria, B.C., produced by Puente Theatre;
City Flats, B.C. and Saskatchewan touring production, produced by Common Weal (continued into 1997);
1997
Pilgrim in Time, Toronto, produced by St. James Cathedral & Flying Blind Theatre Events;
A Meisheh for the New World, Camp Naivelt, Brampton, Ontario, produced by Ruth Howard, Chris Bryden & Allan
Merovitz;
1998
Arum Dem Fayer, Camp Naivelt, Brampton, Ontario, produced by Ruth Howard, Chris Bryden
& Allan Merovitz;
All Over the Map, Guelph/Eramosa Township, Ontario, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company;
1999
Not the Way I Heard It, Enderby, B.C., produced by Enderby & District Community Play Project;
Crossroads Community Play, Nova Scotia, produced by Annapolis Regional Arts Council;
2000
Twisted Metal and Mermaid’s Tears, South Riverdale/Toronto, produced by Ruth Howard;
Out of the Ordinary, Enderby, B.C., produced by Enderby & District Community Play Project;
A Small Miracle, Enderby, B.C., produced by Runaway Moon Theatre, remounted 2010, Stratford, Ontario, with pak
siew b’y;
Inside Out, Kitchener, Ontario, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company;
2001
Swimming for Shore, Etobicoke, Ontario, produced by Mixed Company & Lakeshore Arts;
I’m Tapingi Too!, Lawrence/Toronto, produced by Jumblies Theatre;
Take Me To The River, Eden Mills, Ontario, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company;
2002
Wasted, Dovercourt/Toronto, produced by Mixed Company;
More or the Magic Fish, Davenport Perth/Toronto, produced by Jumblies Theatre & Arts For All;
2003
In the Heart of a City: The Downtown Eastside Community Play, Vancouver, produced by Carnegie Community
Centre & Vancouver Moving Theatre, with the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall;
Storytelling Our Lives, Victoria, B.C., revised and remounted in 2006, produced by Puente Theatre;
2004

Once a Shoreline, Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre, Toronto, produced by Jumblies Theatre;
The Gifts of Time, Guelph, Ontario, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company;
Enough Is Enough, shadow play, Enderby, B.C., produced by Runaway Moon Theatre & Splatsin First Nation;
Untold Stories, Montreal, Quebec, produced by Teesri Duniya Theatre & Concordia University;
2005
By the River, Enderby, B.C., produced by Runaway Moon Theatre;
2006
Open Air, Enderby, B.C., produced by Runaway Moon Theatre;
Shifting Ground, Montreal, produced by the Black Theatre Workshop;
Condemned: The Carnegie Opera, Downtown Eastside/Vancouver, produced by Carnegie Community Centre;
2007
Bridge of One Hair, Etobicoke/Toronto, produced by Jumblies Theatre;
We’re All In This Together, community shadow play, Downtown Eastside/Vancouver, produced by Vancouver
Moving Theatre with associate partners;
Rights Here!/Droits Devant!, Montreal, co-­‐produced by Concordia’s Theatre and Development Program and Teesri
Duniya Theatre;
Village de bonne espérance, Montreal, co-­‐produced by Collectif MOYO & Montreal Arts Interculturels (MAI);
Food for Thought Cycle, Enderby and Grindrod, B.C., produced by Runaway Moon Theatre;
2008
A Downtown Eastside Romeo and Juliet, Vancouver, produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre;
Oy di velt vet vern yinger/Oh the world will grow younger, Camp Naivelt, Brampton, Ontario, remounted 2009 at
the Mayworks Festival, Toronto, Ontario, produced by Jumblies Theatre;
2009
We Live Here, Pelham Park Gardens, Toronto, produced by Arts4All;
A Whole New Picture, Mount Dennis/Toronto, produced by Everybody’s Theatre Company;
Saltspring Labyrinth, Saltspring Island, BC, produced by Graffiti Theatre & Runaway Moon Theatre;
Pi en Ngima, Kenya, produced by Runaway Moon Theatre & Akonjo Community Enhancement Society;
2010
Minotaur Dreams: Downtown Eastside Labyrinth Project, Vancouver, produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre &
Runaway Moon Theatre;
Sawllkwa, Kingfisher, B.C., produced by Runaway Moon Theatre;
Who/Nani/Qui, Montreal, co-­‐produced by Collectif MOYO and Concordia University Theatre Department;
2011
Like An Old Tale, Toronto, an East Scarborough telling of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, produced by Jumblies
Theatre;
We Are the People, Vancouver, community storytelling concert produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre &
Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival;
2012
Storyweaving: Weaving First Nation Memories from the Past into the Future
by Vancouver Moving Theatre & Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival with Vancouver Aboriginal
Friendship Centre;
COMING UP (2013 – 2014)
I Was Brave Child, a community radio drama, Davenport West/Toronto, produced by Arts4All;
Lost & Found Triptych, Scarborough/Toronto, produced by the Community Arts Guild;
Dances of Resistance, Nipissing First Nation, Ontario, produced by Aanmitaagzi Storymakers;
In Another’s Shoes, Rivertowne/Toronto, produced by Everbody’s Theatre Company;
The Big House: A Performative Feast, Downtown Eastside/Vancouver, produced by Vancouver Moving Theatre;
Grand Prairie Century Play, Grand Prairie, Alberta;

Train of Thought: A Creative and Discursive Journey, produced by Jumblies Theatre and cross-­‐country partners
including Vancouver Moving Theatre.