The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Dave DeGagné August 21, 2017

Our fourth project this year is a family affair. The return of a production originally cast with one generation, is now being presented by the next generation.

An event to see for sure!

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds
by Paul Zindel.

Winner of the 1971 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as Best American Play of the season, this powerful and moving study of a widow and her two teenage daughters has been hailed as one of the most significant and affecting plays of our time.

Starring:
Kate Ryan
Sadie Bowling
Helen Klemm
Emma Wilmott
And Emma Walker as Janice Vickery

Direction by Amy DeFelice
Stage Managed by Maura Penn

Venue #3: Walterdale Theatre
Friday, Aug. 18 8:45 pm
Saturday, Aug. 19 2:30 pm
Monday, Aug. 21 7:15 pm
Wednesday, Aug. 23 12:00 pm
Saturday, Aug. 26 4:30 pm

https://www.fringetheatre.ca/festival/

Working

Dave DeGagné August 13, 2016

Day 6

Plain Jane Theatre is back! Hot off their production of Wish You Were Here and last year's Fringe hit, A New Brain, we are so happy to be working with them on... Working.

Talking about the show, we landed on the idea that the marketing material for this show should really focus on the jobs, less the people doing them. With that, shot all the performers with the intent of producing 7 different posters each showing a moment in time of each of the jobs.

It was a lot of fun to put together.

If you want to check out the show, details are below.

Working

Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, PIPPIN and GODSPELL), James Taylor, Lin-Manuel Miranda (HAMILTON) and other all-star composers honor the heart and soul of the workingman in this musical celebration adapted from Studs Terkel’s 1974 journalistic bestseller- WORKING: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do.

Starring:

Christine Bandelow, Aidan Burke, Althea Cunningham, Kevin Dabbs, Madelaine Knight and Paul Morgan Donald.

Direction by Kate Ryan
Music Direction by David Fraser
Choreography by Christine Bandelow

Venue 12: Varscona Theatre

Thurs, Aug. 11 9:00pm
Sat, Aug. 13 7:00 pm
Mon, Aug. 15 7:00pm
Tues, Aug. 16 1:00pm
Wed, Aug. 17 1:00 pm
Thurs, Aug. 18 10:30 pm
Fri, Aug. 19 1:00 pm
Sun, Aug. 21 1:00pm

www.plainjanetheatre.com

Wish You Were Here

Dave DeGagné March 4, 2016

I can't see the title of this show without getting Pink Floyd stuck in my head.

This was a really fun session. We got to work with one of our favourite theatre companies in town, Plain Jane Theatre. Every time we collaborate with Kate Ryan and crew, we know we are in for a great time and creative project. Their new show, Wish You Were Here: The Ultimate Traveller's Guide to the World, is a musical voyage of the work of Noel Coward across the globe. It instantly hit us that a retro looking postcard would help sell the idea.

We're pretty happy with how it turned out. If you are interested in checking out the show, it opens today! Details below:

Wish You Were Here-The Ultimate Traveller's Guide to the World

March 4-12, 2016 at the Varscona Backstage Theatre

“Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun!”The Janes have created a new revue inspired by one of theatre's most witty and provocative writers-Noel Coward, who's wanderlust inspired many of his greatest songs and plays.

Varscona Backstage Theatre 10330-84 ave.
Tickets available at Tix on the Square

A New Brain at the Edmonton Fringe

Dave DeGagné August 13, 2015

We love Plain Jane Theatre. They always come to us with fantastic design requests, and this Fringe is no different.

This show looks incredible. You should check it out.

Here are the show details:

Plain Jane Theatre presents 'A New Brain' by William Finn and James Lapine at this year's Edmonton Fringe Festival.
It's our 6th year at the Fringe and we are thrilled to have this amazing company of artists bringing Mr. Finn's powerful and witty autobiographical musical to life.
Gordon, a composer, falls into his ziti and finds his life suddenly interrupted by a life-threatening brain illness. His best friend, lover, mother, doctor and Mr. Bungee, a frog kiddie show host, guide Gordon through a psychological fantasia where he finds the healing power of art.
Starring Garett Ross, Jocelyn Ahlf, Jenna Dykes-Busby, Orville Charles Cameron, Cathy Derkach, Paul Morgan-Donald, Jason Hardwick, Andrew MacDonald-Smith and Jenny McKillop.
Directed by Kate Ryan, Music Direction by Shannon Hiebert, Choreography by Jason Hardwick and Stage Managed by Elizabeth Allison.

Tickets go on sale Aug. 4! Please check out the Fringe website for more info. https://www.fringetheatre.ca/tickets.php

Drat the Cat

Dave DeGagné February 4, 2015

Two summers ago, we had the pleasure of working with Kate Ryan and Plain Jane Theatre for their production of Little Fish at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival. It was a great shoot with a fun group of people.

Because of that great experience, I was excited when a message from Kate arrived in my inbox asking for some photos and design work for their new show Drat the Cat. She explained that she wanted to capture the feel of the original poster, while still giving it a fresh take.

We shot several different looks and then landed on the final poster image you see below. We encourage you to check out their production at the end of the month. Looks like it's going to be a great time. Details below.