SOOTHFEST
2011

Korah Collegiate
Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Tuesday, May 17

The Dollar
Written by David Pinski
Directed by Gavin Orchard
Stage 1

Time Flies
Written by David Ives
Directed by Dan O'Brien
Red Sparrow Theatre

My Life:
The Journey of a Woman With Cerebral Palsy
Written by Kelly McGillivray
Rhonda McCaig, Bill Slingsby and Cast
Directed by Kelly McGillivray & Bill Slingsby
Creative Spirits Theatre Ensemble

Wednesday, May 18

Empty Frames
Written by Omar Aga, Nicole Everett
Liisa Steinwedel, Marina Taptich, Elisabeth Teft
Directed by Liisa Steinwedel
Theatre Gallery

The Spotted Man
Written by Walter Wykes
Directed by Mike Russon
Korah Theatre

The Zoo Story
Written by Edward Albee
Directed by Jesse Evans
Stage 1

The plays were adjudicated by
Joseph Lauzon
Awards were presented as follows:

Outstanding Actress In a Leading Role
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Rachiel Hartmann
Red Sparrow Theatre
Time Flies

OTHER NOMINEES
Kassandra Bailey (Korah Theatre - The Spotted Man)

Outstanding Actor In a Leading Role
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Jesse Evans
Red Sparrow Theatre
Time Flies

OTHER NOMINEES
Dan O'Brien (Red Sparrow Theatre - The Zoo Story)

Outstanding Actress In a Supporting Role
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Emma Vary
Theatre Gallery
Empty Frames

OTHER NOMINEES
Randa Tessier (Stage 1 Theatre - A Dollar)

Outstanding Actor In a Supporting Role
Sponsored by
Sault Theatre Workshop
Jeff Slingsby
Creative Spirits Theatre
My Life

OTHER NOMINEES
Joe Tassone (Red Sparrow Theatre - The Zoo Story)

Outstanding Acting Ensemble
Sponsored by
QUONTA Festival
My Life
Creative Spirits Theatre

Outstanding Director
Sponsored by
Family Life Theatre
Dan O'Brien
Red Sparrow Theatre
Time Flies

OTHER NOMINEES
Jesse Evans (Red Sparrow Theatre - The Zoo Story)

Outstanding Production
Sponsored by
Anonymous
Time Flies
Red Sparrow Theatre

OTHER NOMINEES
My Life (Creative Spirits Theatre)
The Zoo Story (Red Sparrow Theatre)

Megan's Award
For Most Promising Talent
Sponsored by
Kiwanis Community Theatre Centre
Autumn Ouimette
Creative Spirits Theatre

Outstanding Promotional Package
Sponsored by
Red Sparrow Theatre
Jesse Evans
Time Flies
Red Sparrow Theatre

ADJUDICATOR'S AWARDS

Kassandra Bailey
Sponsored by
June and Friends
The Spotted Man
Korah Theatre

Gavin Orchard
Sponsored by
Lee Ann Pearson
The Dollar
Stage 1 Theatre

Joe Tassone
Sponsored by
William Slingsby
The Zoo Story
Red Sparrow Theatre

The Nightmare Sequence
Sponsored by
Rosanne Stewart
My Life
Creative Spirits Theatre

PEER RECOGNITION AWARD
Chosen by the Adjudicator's Assistant
Sponsored by
Theatre S.M.C.
Jesse Evans
Red Sparrow

SPECIAL THANKS

The Soothfest Committee for 2011

Adjudicator
Joseph Lauzon

Stage Manager
Penny Martin

Adjudicator's Assistant
Michael Chalut

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOP #1:
STAGE COMBAT TECHNIQUES

Workshop Leader: Dan Choszczyk (Bio below)

Class time: Monday May 16th -- 9:30 a.m. sharp - 11:45 p.m.
(latecomers will observe only)

Requirements: Wear loose fitting clothing, NO JEANS, or JEWELLERY.
Sweats, or shorts are fine.

This workshop is designed to give a general understanding of the safety and techniques of Stage Combat. Through terminology and hands on activity the student will learn the ILLUSION of violence. Safety is priority one.

Unarmed combat includes:
Strikes - slaps and punches to face, punch to stomach
Knaps - sound effects for slaps and punches
Chokes - front and back
Blocks and Breakaways
Falling - front, side and backwards.

Armed Combat:
Techniques using prop knives, clubs, or sticks for armed combat will be explored time permitting. Sword demo may be presented time permitting.

WORKSHOP #2:
Le Jeu: Pleasure to Play with Complicite

Workshop Leader: Anna Gartshore (Bio below)

Class time: Monday May 16th -- noon - 2 p.m.

Requirements: Wear comfortable clothing for movement -- sweats are great.

This workshop will help to develop a more precise creative process through improvisation and encourage ensemble building. Using the principles of Le Jeu (playfulness) we will explore how the game can open the gates to performance with pleasure and complicite (togetherness) - two of the elements most needed for theatre that resists the cliché.

Introducing our instructors!!

Dan Choszczyk resides in Champion, MI. USA with his wife Deborah.
He has been teaching the martial arts for over 30 years. He has been trained in the Japanese katana, Okinawan weaponry, nunchuka, Tonfa, bo-staff, western fencing and all sword forms.

Dan taught a self defense system that he designed for law enforcement at LSSU that included weapon disarming and control techniques based on five styles of Martial Arts. He also taught martial arts classes for 6 years at Shattuck-St. Marys, a private boarding school in Faribault, MN. Being an accomplished blade-smith, Dan also is able to create fully functional modern and period weapons.

His most recent theatre credits for staging and choreographing fight scenes include:

Man of La Mancha
Romeo and Juliet - the original and modern version
Macbeth
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Moon Over Buffalo
West Side Story

Anna Gartshore is a graduate of the full-time program at Ecole Philippe Gaulier International School of Theatre in London UK and Paris France. She has performed as an actress, cellist, singer and physical theatre artist in Canada, France and Great Britain. Anna owes her entry into the world of professional theatre to her first mentor, Steve Ballantine, founder of the Sault Youth Theatre. She has also trained with gradutes of the Gaulier and Lecoq schools including: Dean Gilmour (Theatre Smith/Gilmour, Toronto), Lana Morden (Femme Factor Theatre, Vancouver), John Wright (Trestle Theatre, UK) and several members of Theatre Complicite (UK) including Linda Kerr-Scott. Anna has taught, directed and choreographed for the theatre over the last twenty years.