LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Electric Company Theatre is a resident company at Progress Lab, a creation studio in East Vancouver on the west coast of Canada. These lands we inhabit were appropriated by European Settlers, and are the ancestral and unsurrendered territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, who have inhabited these lands for thousands of years. We honour the ancestry of these lands, understand it’s our responsibility to learn about Indigenous cultures here and across Canada, and pay our respect to the original peoples and stories of this territory we call home. We’re grateful to be here.
Musqueam Nation – musqueam.bc.ca/
Squamish Nation – squamish.net/
Tsleil-Waututh Nation –twnation.ca/
Electric Company Theatre Society is a registered Canadian charity (CRA BN 872054168 RR0001)
MISSION
Electric Company inspires audiences with a renewed sense of possibility: our performances consistently defy and expand the definition of what live theatre can be. We provide a highly collaborative environment for artists, creating the right conditions for experimentation, risk, and the pursuit of excellence. We traverse artistic disciplines, challenge theatrical conventions and explore universal themes.
MANDATE
In our annual programming we strive to find a balance between Electric Company’s primary objective: creating new work for our local audience, and our secondary goal: touring our repertoire. Through a cycle of creation, local production and touring, Electric Company has built a sustainable organizational model that maximizes the return on creative investment. Multiple presentations of a work allow us to refine the artistry, reach new audiences, and engage with diverse artistic communities. Our projects are the result of innovative partnerships with community organizations, arts groups, businesses, schools and individuals. We work to reach across cultures, backgrounds, economics, and ideology to find the universal elements that connect all members of our community. We are also committed to providing opportunities for emerging artists to work on large scale projects with established artists.
HISTORY
Electric Company Theatre is one of Canada’s leading creators of live theatre, rich in spectacle and adventurous in form, challenging theatrical conventions while preserving a strong sense of story.
Electric Company Theatre was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Siminovitch Prize-winning director Kim Collier, David Hudgins, Jonathon Young and Governor General’s Award-winning writer Kevin Kerr, who met while training at Studio 58. The company has created 22 original productions including Betroffenheit, Tear the Curtain!, No Exit (co-produced with The Virtual Stage), Studies in Motion, Brilliant!, and the feature film The Score.
Electric Company Theatre has toured throughout Canada, to the US and the UK and co-founded Progress Lab 1422, a 6,000 square ft theatre creation space in Vancouver BC, with Rumble Theatre, Neworld Theatre and Boca del Lupo.
ELECTRIC COMPANY THEATRE TIMELINE
Anywhere But Here
February 4, 2020
Premiere of The Anywhere But Here at the Vancouver Playhouse: February 4-15, 2020.
Read moreThe Full Light of Day
January 7, 2019
Premiere of The Full Light of Day at the Vancouver Playhouse: January 7-12, 2019.
Read more40 Days and 40 Nights
April 25, 2018
Premiere of 40 Days and 40 Nights, April 25 – May 6, 2018
Read moreGreat Day for Up
September 9, 2016
Premiere of Great Day for Up, September 9-12, 2016 as part of Vancouver Fringe Festival
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Obstructions: There is No Way to Fix What is Going Wrong
April 26, 2014
Premiere of Obstructions, April 26 & 27, 2014
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All The Way Home
January 10, 2012
Premiere of Tad Mosel’s All the Way Home, January 10-14, 2012
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Tear the Curtain!
September 9, 2010
Premiere of Tear the Curtain!, September 9 – October 10, 2010
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The Flannigan Affair, HIVE2
June 5, 2008
Premiere of The Flannigan Affair, June 5 – 14, 2008 as part of HIVE2
Read moreNo Exit
May 1, 2008
Premiere of No Exit, May 1-10, 2008. Co-produced with The Virtual Stage.
Read moreAt Home With Dick and Jane, HIVE
November 9, 2006
Premiere of At Home with Dick and Jane, November 9-11, 2006 as part of HIVE
Read moreStudies in Motion
January 17, 2006
Premiere of Studies in Motion: The Hauntings of Eadweard Muybridge, January 17 – 29, 2006
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The One That Got Away
February 28, 2002
Premiere of The One That Got Away, February 28 – March 17, 2002
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Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands
March 1, 2001
Premiere of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, March 1 – 10, 2001
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Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla
September 6, 1996
Premiere of Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment of Nikola Tesla at the 1996 Vancouver Fringe Festival, September 6-14, 1996.
Read moreCompany founded
September 1, 1996
The company was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Siminovitch Prize-winning director Kim Collier, David Hudgins, Jonathon Young and Governor General’s Award-winning writer Kevin Kerr, who met while training at Vancouver’s Studio 58.
Read moreELECTROSCOPE – Electric Company Theatre’s zine
1998 – Vol 1
1998 – Vol 2
1999 – Vol 3
2000 – Vol 4
2001 – Vol 5
2002 – Vol 6
2003 – Vol 7
2004 – Vol 8
2006 – Vol 9
2006 – Vol 9, Issue 2
2008 – Vol 11