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Ziggurat Written by Steven Hill and Michele Valiquette in collaboration with members of the cast. Directed by Steven Hill. Original Music by They Shoot Horses Don't They? A Leaky Heaven production. Premiered July 2-11, 2004 Under the Big Top Off Commerical Drive. Also performed at the Vancouver International Folk Festival July 17-18, 2004. Featuring performances by Peter Anderson, Manon Beaudoin, Lesley Ewen, Colin Heath, James Long, Tanya Marquardt, Nial McNiel and Ruby Rowat; the Youth ensemble performers - Shannon Grass, Jimmy King, Sylvie LeScieller, Paul Morris, Bob Rousseau and Jil Ruble; and the even younger youth ensemble - Liam Hill Allen, Anouska Anderson-Kirby, Elena Anderson-Kirby, Camille Beaudoin, Lili Beaudoin, Morgan Greenwell, Maxwell Neck, Aiden Richmond-Rehnby, Ben Sullivan and Zak Youssef. Musicians - Chris Alscher, Robb Breckenridge, Ryan McCormick, Eli Bornowsky, Julia Feyrer, Josh Neelands, Pietro Sammarco. Design Team - Melody Anderson, Stephan Bircher, Molly March and Taryn O’Gorman. Management and Production: Melanie Preston (Producer) and Spencer Herbert (Event Development Assistant): Jonathan Ryder (Technical Director); Deborah Lount (Stage Management) and Ona Kendrick-Lount (ASM); Kitty Hoffman (Production Manager); Loree Lawrence (Youth Ensemble Coordinator) and Sara Kendall (Youth Ensemble Acrobatic Choreographer); Tallis Kirby (Rigging) and Stanley Ma (Lighting Operator). "Joyous atmosphere in the little big-top is intoxicating." "...may be the best thing to have happened to Commercial Drive since the invention of espresso." "...sparkling moments of true grotesque beauty" "For a moment under a big white tent off Commercial Drive it felt like absurdity had been reclaimed from the front page of the evening newscast, and hammered with giddy joy into crazy-ass art." |
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