Here Lies Henry (2006)
Produced by
Presented by
Playwright: Daniel MacIvor
Director: Daniel Brooks
Venue
The Alexander Street Chamber Theatre
Run
September 19th, 2006 – October 15th, 2006
Synopsis
An idyllic SORT OF miserable SORT OF nightmarish SORT OF story book SORT OF remarkable SORT OF regular SORT OF story. A man alone in a room with a mission to tell you something you don’t already know.
With Here Lies Henry, MacIvor gives voice to the character of Henry, a self-confessed liar. Henry rambles with a mixture of energy and fun. He’s a thirty-something optimist who ponders the meaning and pointlessness of life. He begins slowly by revealing things about himself, such as his childhood, his homosexuality, and his lies. He claims his assignment is to tell the audience something they don’t already know. Since Henry is a professional liar, it’s difficult to distinguish between his lies and the truth. Presented in a minimalist style familiar to da da kamera audiences, one actor, light and sound combine to give an atmosphere of intimacy breaking down the fourth wall and making the audience feel like they are part of the drama. That is to say, making them feel like they are part of Henry’s world which of course, they are. MacIvor cannily distills the human condition and seesaws hilariously between truth and lies, and more lies. (buddiesinbadtimestheatre.com, 2006).
Cast
| Daniel MacIvor | Performer |
Creative Team
| Daniel MacIvor | Playwright |
| Daniel Brooks | Director |
| Daniel Brooks | Dramaturge |
| Richard Feren | Sound Composer |
| Andy Moro | Lighting |
Production
| Andy Moro | Technical Director |
| Sherrie Johnson | Producer |
| Richard Feren | Sound Operator |
| Michael Laird | Sound Operator |
| Lucinda Wallace | Graphic Designer |
| Guntar Kravis | Photography |
| Lindsay Ellis | Assistant to the Producer |
Staff
| Charissa Wilcox | Head of Production |
| Adrien Whan | Technical Director |
| Aiden Nagle | Chamber Technician |
