The Aliens

We got the chance to work with What It Is Productions again on their latest theatrical outing. In the past we've done work for such projects as Ligature Marks and Nighthawk Rules which both premiered at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. The Aliens, is their first foray into a main season production as part of Theatre Network's Roxy Performance Series, and we couldn't be happier to be a part of it. 

The main poster design was a fun one to shoot. As the show takes place behind a cafe, we wanted to capture several of the moments of the show in an overlapping composite image. 

They open tonight! Got check them out. Details below. 

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What It Is Productions presents

THE ALIENS
by Annie Baker
Original Music & Lyrics by Michael Chernus, Patch Darragh and Eric Gann

October 10 - 22, 2017
Previews: Oct 10 & 11
Opening Night: Oct. 12

The Roxy on Gateway - 8529 Gateway Blvd.
Presented as part of Theatre Network's Roxy Performance Series

Featuring: Chris W. Cook, Evan Hall & Michael Vetsch

Two best friends in their early 30s hang out behind a Vermont coffee house to play music and discuss Bukowski when an impressionable young employee of the shop stumbles upon them. The shy young man becomes enamored with the pair, and the two 30-somethings set out to teach him “everything they know.” The Aliens is a story about the humour and heartbreak of growing up.

Director: Taylor Chadwick
Production Designer: Liza Xenzova
Musical Director/Sound Design: Brian Bergum
Stage Manager: Andrea Murphy

Photography & Design: Dave DeGagné & Brad Gibbons - dbphotographics.ca

Tickets & Info: https://theatrenetwork.ca/shows/season/season-43/the-aliens/

Pompeii, L.A.

In addition to design work during the Edmonton Fringe Festival, we also found time to shoot some production photos. We wanted to show you some images from Pompeii, L.A. a production by Edmonton's Cardiac Theatre. So far, we've heard nothing but great things about this show. Swing on by the Walterdale if you're interested in checking it out.

Cardiac Theatre presents:

POMPEII, L.A. by Declan Greene
 

A darkly funny fever dream that follows a burnt-out child star in the wake of an accident. Inspired by the suicide of ‘90s child star/heartthrob Jonathan Brandis, POMPEII, L.A. leads audiences through a gallery of bright young stars who were broken by the Hollywood machine: Johnathan Brandis auditions for the role of his life. Judy Garland is backstage at the Johnny Carson show. Meanwhile, a volcano bubbles up beneath the streets of Los Angeles.


"Look behind you. America is burning."
 

 

Venue #3 - Walterdale Theatre (10322 83 Ave)
Running Time: 80 minutes

- Thursday, Aug 17 @ 11:59pm
- Sunday, Aug 20 @ 2:30pm
- Monday, Aug 21 @ 12:30pm
- Wednesday, Aug 23 @ 6:45pm
- Thursday, Aug 24 @ 4:15pm
- Saturday, Aug 26 @ 9:00pm

Featuring: Morgan Grau, James Hamilton, Nikki Hulowski, Cody Porter, Elena Porter, and Sam Stralak

Directed by Harley Morison
Production Design by Brianna Kolybaba
Stage Management by Jessica Glover
Graphic Design by Giselle Boehm of Foolish, Art & Design Work

Tickets available through the Fringe Theatre box office ($13+fees).

Ciara

Our last Fringe production we had the pleasure of working is Ciara. We had a great time meeting with Amy and discussing the overall concept of this show. Pretty happy with how it came out.

Trunk Theatre presents:
Ciara by David Harrower

Featuring: Linda Grass
Directed by: Amy DeFelice
Stage Managed by: Candice Stollery

Art Gallery owner, Ciara, is pulled back into her beloved father's criminal world by a debt of honour. She tells a darkly comic tale of love, power and betrayal that moves between the high and the low of Glasgow.From the author of 'Blackbird' and Fringe 2016's 'Good With People.'

Venue 28: The Playhouse Theatre
10038 80 Avenue

Showtimes:

Fri. August 18th 9:15pm
Sat. August 19th 2:00pm
Sun. August 20th 4:15pm
Tue. August 22nd 4:15pm
Wed.August 23rd 9:15pm
Thu. August 24th 6:30pm
Fri.August 25th 7:00pm
Sat. August 26th 7:00pm

Tickets available here:

https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/performances.php?eventId=601:1300

Princess Confidential: Fortress Falls

Our third production is the third in a series. 

Bring your kids!!!!

 

PRINCESS CONFIDENTIAL: FORTRESS FALLS
Edmonton International Fringe Festival 2017
VENUE #11 Studio Theatre in ATB Financial Arts Barns

Saturday, August 19 at 12:45 pm
Sunday, August 20 at 4:30 pm
Monday, August 21 at 11:00 am
Tuesday, August 22 at 2:45 pm
Saturday, August 26 at 12:45 pm
Sunday, August 27 at 11:00 am

“Princess, just because we cracked a few cases with fairy tales before doesn’t mean it’s going to work again this time...”

After retrieving the memories of an amnesia-stuck royal and recovering the whereabouts of the mysterious Miss Melody Merchant, Princess Abigail and Detective Reid Simon have joined forces to take down the corrupt crime boss Fortress Jones in this thrilling fairy-tale film noir. Princess Confidential: Fortress Falls is the third part in Promise Productions’ Princess Confiential series with a new play ever two years since the 2013 Edmonton Fringe Festival. This latest instalment is sure to thrill ages 6 to 106, and audiences don’t need to have seen previous plays to catch this caper!

Written and Directed by Ellen Chorley
Featuring Merran Carr-Wiggin and Neil Kuefler

Special Appearance by Evan Edward Hall

For tickets and information on the Edmonton Fringe visitwww.fringetheatre.ca or call (780) 409-1910

The Apple Tree

dbphotographics is back at the Edmonton Fringe.

As in previous years, we have had the pleasure of working with multiple companies in developing unique promotional material to help sell their awesome productions.

First up, we worked with Plain Jane Theatre on a few shows this year. We start with The Apple Tree!

Details below:

PLAIN JANE THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS:

THE APPLE TREE
Music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
Book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith

Starring:
Madelaine Knight
Graham Mothersill
and Jocelyn Ahlf as the snake

Direction/ Production Design by Dave Horak
Music Direction by Ryan Sigurdson
Stage Managed by Rachel Rudd

TICKETS: https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/performances.php?eventId=601%3A1342

www.plainjanetheatre.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/1627458390631589/

BYOV #12: Varscona Theatre
Thursday, Aug. 17 9:00pm
Friday, Aug. 18 5:00pm
Saturday, Aug. 19 7:00 pm
Monday, Aug. 21 3:00pm
Tuesday, Aug. 22 1:00pm
Wednesday, Aug. 23 5:00 pm
Thursday, Aug. 24 1:00 pm
Friday, Aug. 25 9:00 pm
Saturday, Aug. 26 9:00pm

The Believers

dbphotographics here with yet another theatre poster. This time we had the pleasure of working with Nancy McAlear of the MadFandango Theatre Collective to help promote their latest production of The Believers.

When we met with Nancy to discuss the project, the discussion surrounded the idea of negative space. There's an element of something looming that the characters in the show are missing. We are pumped with how this session turned out and the feedback we've been getting. Can't wait to check out the show. If you are interested in seeing it, here are the details.

THE BELIEVERS

BY BRYONY LAVERY

MARCH 9–MARCH 19
PREVIEWS MARCH 7–8, 2017
OPENING MARCH 9

TUES-SAT @ 8PM | SUNDAYS @ 2PM

Theatre Network ~live at the Roxy
8529 Gateway Blvd.
Edmonton, AB
T6E 6P3

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Anxiety

Theatre Yes returns with an intense new project. Anxiety opens this week and promises to be a unique experience. Audiences are taken into 6 small intimate performances that will challenge the heights of joy and the depths of despair.

Once again, we are pleased to work with them to devise their promotional materiel. We focused what an audience member may be feeling the moment before they open the door and step into on the the performances. 

If you want to check out this one-of-a-kind performance, the details are below.

Anxiety

Nov 24th – Dec 4th

La Cite Francophone, Edmonton, AB, 8627 91 St

7:30pm nightly, 1:30pm Saturday Matinees

Tickets available through Tix on the Square (780.420.1757) or at the door

 

Bust 'Em Up Burlesque

Send in the Girls Burlesque has hit the big time! 

Their new show, Bust 'Em Up Burlesque is opening tonight at the Citadel Theatre. We were so happy to be working with them to build promotional images for the fourth time.

For this shoot, we broke away from tradition where we shoot against a black wall, and went out into the real world. We first went to a house with an awesome claw bathtub, then headed over to the Mercer Tavern for the remainder of the session.

The Mercer was such a great fit because it has an actual large safe built right into the wall which fit perfectly with the 1920s bank robber setting of the show.

We will be there tonight for their opening. Can't wait to see it. You should see it too.

WORLD PREMIER

Bust ‘Em Up Burlesque
As Part of the Citadel's Made In Edmonton Cabaret Series
March 16-19, 2016

Citadel Theatre

RUNNING MARCH 16 TO 19, 2016 IN THE CLUB

8:00 PM

RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 18+

Wish You Were Here

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

Bone Cage

Theatre Yes is back and we are happy to be working with them again.

This time they are producing Catherine Banks' Bone Cage. We love working with this group.  Every time they approach us, we know we are in for something cool, and that we will have the artistic license to help sell the emotion of their upcoming project.

In meeting for this show, we talked a lot about the rage and frustration that is an underlying current throughout the story. We made that a central theme of the images. There has been a lot of positive feedback on how these turned out. 

See for yourself, then follow the links to get all the info on the show.

BONE CAGE

CATHERINE BANKS’ 2008 GOVERNOR  GENERAL AWARD WINNING PLAY

Tickets 780.420.1757

September 24th – Oct 4th 2015

La Cite Francophone 8627 Marie-Anne Gaboury Street (91 Street)

BONE CAGE is a poetic masterwork set in a rural Nova Scotia town where logging is the way-of-life. The play follows the  unraveling of a group of tough-talking group of twenty-somethings who ache to take the world by storm but are hobbled by life in their industry town. The play is an urgently contemporary coming of age story that calls out poignantly to Alberta  where the backbone of the economy is built on volatile industries and jobs often come at a distinct personal price.

TICKETS

Tickets available in advance through TIX ON THE SQUARE and at the door.

It's Love and Other Reasons to Panic

This was such a fun session. We spent a lot of time with Elisa and Delia trying to nail the tone of their upcoming show, It's Love and Other Reasons to Panic premiering this week at the Edmonton Fringe festival. We love how this turned out and would also love if you went to see them in action.

Here are the show details:

Victoria and Rachel are an unlikely pair, and when they meet it's not exactly love at first sight. Victoria, not feeling completely fulfilled, leaves her relationship of 7 years to rediscover who she is and find her confidence. Rachel is a powerhouse with a bit of a clumsy side perfectly happy with being on her own and in control of her own life. But when Rachel meets the man of her dreams, these ladies lives will take a very different turn; especially since Rachel's new love interest, is Victoria's ex-fiancée. They say opposites attract, but will their new friendship survive being this opposite? Come and have a laugh while these two ladies try and figure out what love means.

Created by Delia Barnett (Send in the Girls) and Elisa Benzer (Letters To Laura)
Designed by Keyanu Greeves
Sound Design by Andrew Oberhoffer
Dramaturge Morgan Norwitch
Photos and Poster Design by Dave DeGagné 


Show Times:
Saturday August 15th 10:00pm
Sunday August 16th 8:15pm
Monday August 17th 2:15pm
Tuesday August 18th 4:00pm
Thursday August 20th 6:15pm
Saturday August 22nd 12:00pm

Tickets Available on August 4th at 12:00pm at www.fringetheatre.ca or call 780-448-9000

A New Brain at the Edmonton Fringe

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

Princess Confidential: A Familiar Melody

We are so excited to be working with Promise Productions again, this time on the sequel to a design we did a few years ago. If you have little ones, I highly encourage you to bring them to the Fringe and check out Princess Confidential: A Familiar Melody. 

Here are the show details:

Princess Confidential: Familiar Melody is much anticipated sequel to Promise Productions' 2013 Sterling nominated Fringe hit, Princess Confidential. This film noir fairy tale is sure to thrill ages 6 to 106, and audiences don’t need to have seen part one to catch this caper!

Written and Directed by Ellen Chorley
Featuring Merran Carr-Wiggin and Neil Kuefler
With special assistance from Mel Bye, Kieran Dunch, Clayton Plamondon, Sam Michaelchuk, Mathew Hulshof, Dave Krywolt, Patrick Chorley, Ivy Marie DeGagne and Jake Oleskiw
Photos and images by dbphotographics.ca

Edmonton International Fringe Festival 2015 VENUE #11 PCL Studio in the ATB Financial Arts Barns

Friday, August 14 at 4:30 pm
Saturday, August 15 at 11:00 am
Monday, August 17 at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, August 18 at 12:45 pm
Wednesday, August 19 at 1:00 pm
Thursday, August 20 at 3:00 pm
Saturday, August 22 at 11:00 am
Sunday, August 23 at 4:45 pm

TICKETS NOW ON SALE https://tickets.fringetheatre.ca/performances.php?eventId=601%3A391
or call (780) 409-1910 to purchase tickets.

Ludwig & Lohengrin

We love doing shoots for theatre companies. We get even more excited when they ask us to follow up with promotional design work.

That's exactly what Third Street Theatre did for their upcoming production of Ludwig & Lonhengrin, which is opening at the end of this month. Even though they are based out of Calgary, it worked out that the playwright and star was in Edmonton last week so we were able to arrange a session. 

We went to the river valley and set out to capture the feel of this production. The grey skies really lent to the ambience and I think that comes through in the shots.

Check out the details for their production below and if you like what you see, hit up their Facebook page to stay up to date with this and future productions.

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LUDWIG & LOHENGRIN a fairytale for adults
by Kyall Rakoz

February 24 – 28, 2015 at 8pm
Matinee on Saturday, February 28th at 2pm
**Closing night is already SOLD OUT!

Motel Theatre in Arts Commons
205 8 Ave SE. Calgary, AB

2015 Wedding Promotion

 

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Please visit dbphotographics.ca/wedding-package-details to see a detailed look at what we provide for our clients. We’re proud to offer our couples a very complete package that captures all of the moments from your big day, with no extra charges to worry about.

Contact us to book a time to discuss your big day.

We look forward to working with you!

- dave & brad

 

Ligature Marks_

The Edmonton International Fringe Festival is right around the corner. This is one of my favourite times of year because the theatre scene explodes with creativity and photography wise, it really allows us to flex our design muscles.

One such project is Ligature Marks by What It Is Productions. I have worked with this combination of artists a few times in the past so I had a sense of what they were wanting.

This show looks great. I had a chance to read the script and it seems like a very interesting project.

Make you you get your tickets soon!

See you at the Fringe!

The Hollywoodland Burlesques

SEND IN THE GIRLS!

Have you bought your tickets yet? 

Well, you can't because they aren't on sale yet, but when they are, SNAP THEM UP QUICKLY!

On the heels of two completely sold-out Fringe runs, these girls are back with their newest show, The Hollywoodland Burlesques.

We were honoured to once again be in charge of their photos and promotional material. 

We're pretty happy with how it turned out.

See the other work we have done for them in the Design section of our page.

See you at the Edmonton Fringe!

Make Out City

Make Out City!

A very cool band with a very cool look. We struggled when planning this session to find a place that would fit their 1960s mod look. We stumbled on the Cask & Barrel which couldn't have been a better, more accommodating place.

The feel we were going for was a sense of hanging out with these four, but 50 years ago. With a little scotch, a few cigarettes and a rad location I think we pulled it off. 

Check out these guys on Facebook.

The Dungarees are back!

We are so honoured to have The Dungarees ask us back to do their latest set of promotional photos. The last round we did was more of a night shoot where we got to use our lights. This one was right around sunset. These guys are just awesome and it is always fun to work with them. We even got to do some climbing.

If you are in Calgary for the Stampede this year, make sure to check them out opening for Reba McEntire  at the Saddledome on July 13th.