Jan 7, 2019 - Jan 12, 2019

The Vancouver Playhouse – Vancouver, BC

The Full Light of Day

 A film/theatre hybrid written by Daniel Brooks and directed by Kim Collier

Produced by Electric Company Theatre

World Premiere: Jan 7-12, 2019 - The Playhouse Theatre, MST Territories/Vancouver


The largest and most ambitious project in Electric Company Theatre history

Mary is the ageing matriarch of a wealthy family. She loves her husband, has enjoyed her life, and has lived well. However, something is wrong with the family she so loves, and when one of her children disappears, a series of events is unleashed that forever changes her family and her life.  

Examining the rotten core of Canada's economy, The Full Light of Day is about cities, power, land, the things we do to flourish, and the drastic steps we must take in order to survive.

Electric Company's reputation for groundbreaking, ambitious productions is holding steady as The Full Light of Day continues pushing the boundaries of media in the theatre. Live cameras, projected imagery and video create an integrated scenography and rich visual world where themes of perception and truth are heightened through a unique blending of live and cinematic content.

Governor Award-Winning writer Kevin Kerr has also created The Virtual Light of Day, a collection of short films shot in 360° cutting edge Virtual Reality. These films, designed to enhance the stage production, also stand alone, and are told from the individual perspectives of the principal players, placing the viewer inside the action, perceptions, and experiences of the characters.


With support from Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada Council for the Arts (New Chapter: 2017 and Beyond), Vancouver Civic Theatres, City of Vancouver Cultural Services, National Arts Centre

Credits

Writer

Daniel Brooks

Director/Dramaturg

Kim Collier

Dramaturg

Kevin Kerr

VR Film Writer/Editor

Kevin Kerr

Lighting Design

Michael Walton

Set Design

Julie Fox

Original Compositions

Peter Allen

Director of Photography and Projection Design

Brian Johnson

Projection Design

Jamie Nesbitt

Costume Design

Nancy Bryant

Sound Design

Brian Linds

Stage Manager

Louise Currie

Production Manager

Nicole Lamb

Technical Director

Craig Alfredson

Assistant Stage Manager

Peter Jotkus

Apprentice Stage Manager

Melanie Thompson

Assistant to the Director

Ariel Martz-Oberlander

Artistic Producer

Clayton Baraniuk

Associate Producer

Shantini Klaassen

Cast

Jim Mezon

Cast

Gabrielle Rose

Cast

Dean Paul Gibson

Cast

John Ng

Cast

Jonathon Young

Cast

Jenny Young

Cast

Jillian Fargey

Cast

Henry Bolan

Cast

Nita Bowerman

Cast

William Ford Hopkins

Cast

Carlen Escarraga

Cast

Stephanie Wong

Past Performances

Vancouver Playhouse – Vancouver, BC

January 7-12, 2019

Bluma Appel Theatre – Toronto, Ontario

June 7-13, 2019

Media

"It is a tour de force of multimedia inventiveness."

"Daniel Brooks’ newest and, arguably, most ambitious work to date."

"Deeply moving"