Stage Door News
Stage Door News
Axis Theatre’s The Number 14 bus stops at the Great Canadian Theatre Company from November 27th to December 16th and everyone is invited to hop aboard.
“A winningly wild, slap-happy ride.” The New York Times
The Number 14 turns an ordinary bus route into a crazy, wild and hilarious adventure! Watch six performers transform into dozens of larger-than-life characters strutting, swinging and singing their way in and out of escapades aboard Vancouver’s funniest bus. Pulling into Ottawa on their 20th anniversary tour, this Canadian success story is a fun ride for the whole family, friends and neighbours.
"The Number 14 is a busload of laughs." Winnipeg Free Press
“We set out to capture the absurdity, diversity and eccentricities encounter as we go about our daily business,” says Director Wayne Specht. The inspiration for the sketches came from a variety of sources; commedia dell'arte , Monty Python, silent movies, Mr. Bean, and vaudeville. Public transit is one of the few places where diverse elements of the population cross paths.”
“If you’ve never seen it, make sure you do--and if you have, go see it again.
And bring the kids. I guarantee that everyone will laugh until they’re sore.” Vancouver Plays
Family Friendly Fares:
GCTC is offering a special Family Package for this show. For families of all sizes one kid 14 & under gets in free. Tickets for additional kids 14 & under are $14.00 (+$3 facility fee). GCTC subscribers are able to purchase additional single adult tickets at a reduced price.
Tickets are on sale now - GCTC Box Office - 613-236-5196 - 1233 Wellington St. West, at Holland Ave. www.gctc.ca/plays/number-14
Here’s a sneak peek for friends and family - The Number 14
The Number 14 Creative Team
Conceived and Written by: Melody Anderson, Peter Anderson, Gina Bastone, Colin Heath, David Mackay, Wayne Specht, Roy Surette, Beatrice Zeilinger
Additional Material Developed by: Darlene Brookes, Tom Jones, Allen Zinyk
Director: Wayne Specht
Assistant Director: Tracey Power
Additional Choreography: Marlise McCormick, Additional Choreography: Tracey Power
Performers: Chris Adams, Morgan Brayton, Stefano Giulianetti, Neil Minor, Tracey Power, Scott Walters
Performances Times:
Performances begin at 8:00pm Tuesday – Friday. Saturday performances at 4:00 pm & 8:30 pm. Sunday matinee performances begin at 2:00 pm.
Student Rush tickets: $13. Valid student ID required. Tickets can be picked up after noon on the day of performance in person from GCTC Box Office.
Special Performances:
Sunday, December 2 – Pay-What-You Can - 2:00 pm Matinee.
Friday, December 7 – Talkback - Following the 8:00 pm performance, members of The Number 14 team will be participating in a talkback with audience members that would like to find out more about what it's like keeping this outrageous physical comedy going strong for 20 years.
Sunday, December 9- The Playtime Program is a fun and enriching opportunity for children to exercise their creativity, while theatre-going parents get to enjoy a great GCTC matinee.
Stages and Pages is program created by the Ottawa Public Library and the Great Canadian Theatre Company. The library creates a recommended reading list to accompany each play.
The Fritzi Gallery :
Located on the second floor of the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre (GCTC) offers the public a unique dialogue between two artistic disciplines – theatre and fine art. The work you see on the gallery walls reflects the artist’s impressions and emotional response to a script or show.
[IN]TRANSIT
Producing artworks to accompany The Number 14 was a natural for videographer Chris Brown and visual artist Stuart Kinmond. Brown has shot hours of video from Ottawa buses, documenting the hypnotic movement of transitioning Cityscapes. Kinmond’s digital images - faces, bus parts, graphics, fashion, bodies, signage, and store fronts - are a work in motion like the daily journey of a bus.
Chris Brown's videos have supported community building from Ottawa to Attawapiskat and overseas. His photos transform everyday locations into idealized space. Now, on bus routes and transit ways, he explores and celebrates the traveling shot.
Stuart Kinmond is a visual artist, working currently in photo-based images and digital drawing. He has had more than a dozen exhibitions in Ottawa-Gatineau as well as Montreal and most recently in San Francisco. This is his second exhibit at the Fritzi Gallery.
Photo: Courtenay J. Stevens, Allan Zinyk, Darlene Brookes. ©2004 David Cooper.
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Ottawa: GCTC presents family fun with family fares for “The Number 14”