Part One of the project, which featured plays by Catherine Banks, Meghan Coles, Rick Chafe, Ryan Griffiths, Greg MacArthur, Kenneth T. Williams and Vancouver’s own Kendra Fanconi, was produced in elevators around Edmonton from October 16 – 27, 2013.

Part Two of the project, which included #abandonhope, was performed in Edmonton from January 23 – February 2, 2014 during Workshop West’s Canoe Festival.

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The 2014 Directors’ Lab was geared specifically towards Vancouver-based emerging directors who want to get rigorous with the foundations of their craft, unhindered by production and scenographic considerations. Using an established text as a working model, the Lab focused on the director’s preparation process, early stages of rehearsal and assessment and critique of the work. Over five days, participants discussed principles of directing, examined and analyzed a text, rehearsed scenes with an ensemble of actors and reflected on the processes.

This new iteration of Directors’ Lab is an exciting component of Rumble’s Mentorship Program, designed to catalyze relationships between emerging and established artists and facilitate young artists’ transition to a professional career.

Lab facilitator Ron Jenkins is an Edmonton-based director and two-time Siminovitch Prize nominee. Ron has been the Artistic Director of Shadow Theatre, Fringe Theatre Adventures, and Workshop West, and is a founding member of Skid Theatre and November Theatre. He has directed at the Citadel, ATP, Vertigo, Tarragon, Factory, Passe Muraille, LKTYP, MTYP, GCTC, Concrete, Ghost River, the Cultch, Theatre Calgary, Belfry, Vancouver Playhouse, and Off-Broadway in NYC. Ron has won ten Sterling Awards as a director and playwright and the Betty Mitchell Award for Direction. He is also the winner of the 2004 Syncrude Award for Artistic Innovation.

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“We are a new beginning. We cope with our inheritance.
We are a burden and a commodity. We are but young in deed.”

This four-day theatre party featured a talented young company of emerging theatre artists who will direct, design, manage and perform three edgy, contemporary plays. After the curtain calls, the audience and artists could mingle in the lounge, grab a snack at a food truck and take in performances by some of Vancouver’s hottest burlesque, spoken word artists and musical acts.

This is War
By Hannah Moscovitch

Directed by Katrina Darychuk
Featuring Kate Dion-Richard, Matt Reznek,
Zac Scott and Munish Sharma
Production Design by Rae Takei
Lighting Design by Jill White
Sound Design by James Coomber
Stage Management by Aidan Hammond
Assistant Stage Management by Noelle Sediego

Trainspotting
By Harry Gibson
Adapted from the novel by Irvine Welsh

Directed by Ulla Laidlaw
Featuring Brett Harris, Pippa Johnstone,
Kenton Klassen and Joel D. Montgrand
Production Design by Jessie van Rijn
Lighting Design by Jay Clift
Sound Design by Andrew Cohen
Stage Management by Chantele Fry
Sound Operation by Koroush Pazandeh

The 4th Graders Present an Unnamed Love-Suicide
By Sean Graney

Directed by Marie Farsi
Featuring Aaron Holt, Emilie Leclerc, Julie Leung,
Samantha Rose Richard, Sarah Roa, Naomi Vogt and Conor Wylie
Production Design by Jessica Oostergo
Lighting Design by Brett Willis
Sound Design by Julie Casselman
Stage Management by Kate Prefontaine
Assistant Stage Management by Monica Emme

Set and Props Builder for all three shows: Triane Tambay
Apprentice Technical Director for all three shows: Corwin Ferguson

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