Electric Company Theatre

left to right: video editor Bojan Bodruzic, front of house manager Una Memisevic, actor Laara Sadiq, managing producer Nathan Medd, set designer Jay Gower Taylor, lighting designer John Webber, actor Jonathon Young, director Kim Collier, actor/co-producer Andy Thompson.  photo by Heather Johnston

Electric Company's season was capped with three Jessie awards on June 16, including two for a bold re-imagining of the masterpiece play by Jean-Paul Sartre, No Exit (produced with The Virtual Stage).  The "live movie" production received Outstanding Production award in the small theatre category, and the Critics Choice Innovation award for achieving a "seamless fusion of cinema and theatre that sets a new standard for productions of Sartre's existential stage classic" (Van Sun).

The Jessies were handed out during the splashy annual award ceremony at the Commodore Ballroom.  Drinks were drunk, rugs were cut, and more than one man was caught smoking in the boy's room ("No in-and-outs!" warned the bouncers on dusty Granville Street).

The next day, we announced details of a tour for No Exit in 2009-10: in Kamloops BC, Western Canada Theatre will produce the opening end of our journey,  October 22-31.  What a perfect event for Halloween! Then we travel east for our Toronto debut, November 11-21, presented by Nightwood Theatre at the Buddies in Bad Times studio.  Director Kim Collier will introduce the show and participate in a landmark showcase and symposium centred around Canadian female theatre directors, hosted by Nightwood.

Next, we return to Calgary and the High Performance Rodeo, where No Exit will play at our largest venue in company history: the 750-seat Max Bell Theatre, presented by Theatre Calgary and the legendary One Yellow Rabbit.  January 27-31 2010.  The Rodeo has featured many of our favourite North American artists over 23 years: last year's line-up included Philip Glass and the Kronos Quartet.  Tickets in Kamloops, Toronto, and Calgary are available from the host venues.