The Hangar, Centre for Digital Media – Vancouver, BC
No Exit
Kim Collier's new vision of Jean-Paul Sartre's classic
Produced by Electric Company Theatre and The Virtual Stage
World Premiere: May 1-10, 2008 - The Hangar, Centre for Digital Media, MST Territories/Vancouver
Surveillance is other people
A mysterious valet ushers three people into a shabby hotel room. As the door locks behind them, an eternity of damnation lies ahead. What they soon discover is that hell isn’t fire and brimstone at all – it’s other people. Jean Paul Sartre’s 1944 existential classic, adapted from French by Paul Bowles, is skillfully re-imagined as a series of hidden cameras turn the stage into a cinema, and the audience into voyeurs as a meticulously staged live film takes place before your eyes. The result is a highly entertaining, live-mixed thriller that amplifies the psychology of three slightly-offstage performances by leveraging the techniques of cinema to deliver a high-impact stage experience.
Credits
Directed by
Kim CollierSet Design by
Jay Gower TaylorLighting Design by
John WebberCostume Design by
Kirsten McGhieSound Design by
Brian LindsVideo Design by
Andy ThompsonStage Management by
Jan HodgsonCast
Laara SadiqCast
Lucia FrangioneCast
Andy ThompsonCast
Jonathon YoungPast Performances
American Conservatory Theater – San Francisco
2011Theatre Calgary and One Yellow Rabbit – Calgary, AB
2010Nightwood Theatre – Toronto, ON
2009Western Canada Theatre – Kamloops, BC
2009The Hangar, Centre for Digital Media – Vancouver, BC (Premiere)
May 1-10, 2008Media
“No future discussion of this play will be possible now without taking Collier’s invigorating re-imagining of it into account.”
“Theatrical perfection…spectacularly brilliant…one of the finest theatrical achievements in recent memory.”
“A vibrant, very modern theatrical experience . . . the acting is uniformly powerful and committed, the stagecraft extremely skillful and focused.”
“Brilliant…the bravest theatrical ride I’ve been on this year.”
“Filled with innovation … A jaw-dropping reminder that Vancouver’s site specific theatre scene remains a world leader.”
“Director Kim Collier is a visionary … A riveting theatrical event.”
