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Kristian Hallberg was born in 1982 in Malmö, Sweden.
There he founded Theatre Torstenson in 2001. He is now living in Stockholm
and has written over 20 plays.
His play, Variation, was commissioned by Theater Galeasen in Stockholm
where it had a successful world premiere in January 2014. It had its
Gothenburg premiere at the Folkteatern in March 2014. Variation has also been produced for the Swedish Radio, and is
currently being produced for the Finnish radio YLE 1 and being translated
into Polish.
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Kristian
Hallberg
THE
PLAYWRIGHT
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Camilla is a French-Swedish
actress, trained at a national drama school in Sweden and at Voice Studio
International in London, UK. For many years, she has worked in Paris, France, as an
actress in plays, films (Blanche-Nuit by Fabrice Sébille, Volver by Rachel Baloste) and as
assistant director at the Comédie Française.
She has worked with Kristian
Hallberg since 2011: in 2013, she translated The Canteen of Love into French and played in the staged
version. Her translation of True Love
Will Find You In The End was broadcast on the French radio in 2014.
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Camilla
Bouchet
DIRECTOR/JANNA
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Matt is an arts professional with
over ten years experience working as a director, actor, dramaturg, educator
and producer. Originally from Kitchener, Matt is proud to return to his
roots and shift his focus to building a great arts organization here in
Waterloo Region.
Directing credits for Green Light
Arts include: The Amish Project; Andy Warhol presents: Valerie; and Borderland (upcoming). Other recent
directing credits include: Adam Bailey
is on Fire (2015 Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringe Festivals); Twelfth Night and Hamlet (KW Youth Theatre); Andy Warhol presents: Valerie (2014
Toronto Fringe); Bone Cage
(Hart House Theatre), and Eirlys and
Eckhart (Cart/Horse Theatre).
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Matt White – ‘K’
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Gary Kirkham is a playwright and
actor. Gary has worked in collaboration with the MT Space on numerous shows
including Seasons of Immigration,
Body 13 and the critically
acclaimed The Last 15 Seconds.
He has authored several plays including Pearl
Gidley (Scirocco Drama), Queen
Milli of Galt (Samuel French), Pocket Rocket (with Lea Daniel) and Falling: A Wake which was recently
translated into Italian. He also collaborated with Lost & Found Theatre
on Radio Leacock. His
plays have had over 40 productions across Canada, the United States and the
Middle East.
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Gary
Kirkham – ‘H’
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Nada Humsi was born in Damascus, Syria. She came
to Canada in 1999 and in 2008 she joined the MT Space in Kitchener.
Nada is considered a pioneer in
avant-garde and experimental theatre in the Arab world. She wrote and
performed the first Verbal-Mime monodrama in Syria, The Option (1988) directed by Riad
Ismat, and continues to perform world-wide. Recent acting credits include
parts in: The Poster
(Teesri Duniya Theatre) in Montreal, Italian
Funeral & Other festive Occasions (Drayton entertainment), Women In War (a co-production
between The MT Space and Babel Theatre in Beirut) and The Last 15 Seconds (MT Space).
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Nada
Humsi
RASHID’S MUM
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Kathleen Sheehy is trained in her
native city of Philadelphia at the Arden Theatre Company and the Walnut
Street Theatre. Voice master classes with David Smukler. Mask and
Physicality with Dean Gilmour. Action Theatre training with the Theatre
& Company ensemble.
She is the founding member of Lost
& Found Theatre.
She has acted in Radio
Leacock; Vigil; Eleemosynary; A Lost & Found
Christmas; Falling: A Wake; Twelfth Night; Some Assembly
Required; The Lion, The Witch, and The Orchestra; The Tinker's
Wedding; Possible Worlds; Pearl Gidley; On The Inside; Naked;
Boiler Room Suite; Kimberly Akimbo; Charles Dickens Writes A Christmas
Carol.
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Kathleen
Sheehy – THE MUM
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Performing: Moth in Love’s Labour’s Lost (Stratford
Festival, 2015), KW Glee (2015), Sentinel in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Stratford Festival, 2014), Town Boy
in The Merchant of Venice (Stratford
Festival, 2013), DJ in Scout (Growing
in the Arts, 2014), Corvis in The
Bully Effect (Growing in the Arts, 2012), Fudge in Tales of a Fourth-Grade Superfudge-a-Mania (Growing in the
Arts, 2011). Awards: Royal Conservatory of Music Grade 6 Piano and Advanced
Rudiments.
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Gabriel Long as THE CHILD
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Return to
UnHinged
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THE PLAY
When his self-righteousness earns him
unexpected consequences. When his tendency to look outside
himself, rather than inside, becomes fatal. When all his good
intentions result in devastation. Then, he realizes that sometimes, it
is better to just shut up and listen, rather than speak.
Variation is about class, class travel
and multiculturalism. We all hate to admit that racism exists
everywhere. It's easier to look at other's with a critical eye and an
accusatory gesture, than it is to admit we all have dark hiding places of
judgment and criticism hovering inside ourselves.
Variation achieved second position in the Radio Fiction
Category of PRIX EUROPA 2015 in Berlin, Germany, and received a special
commendation.
Citation of the jury: A man explains the footballer’s
offside rule to his son – but it is he who is “offside”. This radio
drama is a sophisticated study of one man’s quest to eradicate unconscious
racism in his family, quest that is hindered by the blinding effects of
self-righteousness.
Concepts of “inclusion” and “reverse racism” collide in this
deft, stylish production, creating a unique audio-thought-experiment –
challenging us to confront bias and prejudice in ourselves.
It also won the Nordic Radio Theater Prize 2015:
Radio
drama has for many years and decades been a fundamental part of all the
nordic broadcasting corporations. It‘s in continuous development as an art
form and is constantly being renewed. It reflects the society at any given
time and is in constant state of flux. Good radio drama reflects stability as
well as movement, it raises questions and urges us to consider and
contemplate, it consoles and comforts and throws light on the society it
grows from.
The
piece we award tonight combines all those elements. It poses important
questions, it reflects the society in surprising and personal ways, it
searches for new ways of representation. Language is used in unexpected ways
where the form bows to the content and urgent questions and issues are
addressed in a quick and sharp tempo: “Are we better than them?“ “Are they
better then us?“ “Who am I?“ “Who are they?“ “Why isn‘t everybody like me?“.
The
writing, direction, sound design, music and acting together create a work of
art that captivates the listener and keeps him or her interested until the
end. Family life cleverly portrays the whole of society, where appearances
are deceptive when it comes to human relations and issues of hidden racism
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