Aug 3, 2021 - Sep 4, 2021

Presentation House Theatre

The Magic Hour

Created and conceived by Kim Collier

Written by Kendra Fanconi

Produced by Electric Company Theatre
Co-presented with Presentation House Theatre

World Premiere: Aug 3-Sep 4, 2021, Presentation House Theatre, MST Territories/ North Vancouver

"A lovesong for the possibility of change in even the most static of situations". -Kim Collier

The Magic Hour is an immersive, walk-through, theatrical experience; a light-charged story of finding beauty in small moments and possibility within domestic isolation.

Created and conceived by award-winning theatre director Kim Collier with playwright Kendra Fanconi, the individual experience invites you to embark on a solo room-by-room exploration of familiar, yet-transformed spaces at Presentation House Theatre. The destination of this curious and magical journey is a reflection on an unprecedented year – and a step forward into a brave new world.

Guided through scenes by rich audio, video, lighting and stagecraft, The Magic Hour explores the routes of the imagination; the physical world meets the digital world, blending art, design, music and text in a multi-layer mixed-media feast for the senses.

Created in early 2021, and originally intended to premiere in late April, The Magic Hour was developed with the global pandemic in mind, both creatively and practically. After a year of cultural sacrifices, return to the theatre safely, and be enveloped by this electrical storm of a show. Timed individual entry slots and isolated rooms support public health measures, while also creating a personalized experience, unique for each person that walks-through. The Magic Hour is a show for you and made with you – just you, and only you. 


With support from Innovation Lighting

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Credits

Creator

Kim Collier

Writer

Kendra Fanconi

Scenic Designer

LJ Chinfen

Scenic Designer

Jonathan Wells

Sound Designer & Composer

Alessandro Juliani

Assistant Sound Designer

Matt Grinke

Show Control & Automation Designer

Joel Grinke

Lighting Director

Bryan Kenney

Multimedia Designer

Mark Eugster

Lighting Designer

Brad Trenaman

Voice Cast

Maiko Yamamoto

Featuring

Alessandro Juliani – Composer & Sound Designer

Brad Trenaman – Lighting Designer

Bryan Kenney – Lighting Director

Joel Grinke – Show Control & Automation Designer

Jonathan Wells – Scenic Designer

Kendra Fanconi – Writer

Kim Collier – Creator & Director

Maiko Yamamoto – Voice of the Narrator

Mark Eugster – Multimedia Designer

Matt Grinke – Assistant Sound Designer

Alessandro Juliani – Composer & Sound Designer

Brad Trenaman – Lighting Designer

Bryan Kenney – Lighting Director

Joel Grinke – Show Control & Automation Designer

Jonathan Wells – Scenic Designer

Kendra Fanconi – Writer

Kim Collier – Creator & Director

Maiko Yamamoto – Voice of the Narrator

Mark Eugster – Multimedia Designer

Matt Grinke – Assistant Sound Designer

Media

“When I am overwhelmed with feeling, my body sort of convulses — like I’m getting kicked in the heart. It’s a form of release, an opening. That happened again and again while I was experiencing The Magic Hour and I’m grateful for it.”

"By the end of the show, I felt alert to surprise and possibility. I was enchanted and delighted. Which, I suppose, is what magic is."

"The Magic Hour is a time for thinking big."

Jerry Wasserman | The Vancouver Sun

“No matter how big your problems may seem, The Magic Hour takes the wide view, reminding just how marvellously puny we all are within the universe and how, just as a weed pushes through the cracks of a sidewalk, life always finds a way.”

Gail Johnson | Stir Vancouver