Exit, Pursued by a Bear (2011)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Playwright: Bekky O’Neil
Director: Bekky O’Neil
Venue
Theatre Passe Muraille Mainspace
Run
August 6th, 2011 – August 13th, 2011
Synopsis
On the streets of Vancouver a young girl befriends a prophetic beggar who never tells the same story twice. Her dreams are being haunted by a mysterious Grizzly. Could this curbside encounter reveal the troubling truth that connects these star-cross’d strangers?
A multidisciplinary puppet play exploring the relationship between humans and bears. (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| Adriana Disman | Girl |
| David Schaap | Vagrant |
| Anders Yates | Bear |
| Leah Fay Goldstein | Bear |
| Aly Livingston | Ensemble |
| Lauren Spring | Ensemble |
| Andrew Young | Shadow Puppeteer |
| Handel Callender | Shadow Puppeteer |
Creative Team
| Bekky O’Neil | Playwright |
| Bekky O’Neil | Director |
| Keith Del Principe | Developed |
| Keith Del Principe | Designer |
| Keith Del Principe | Bear Puppet Designer |
| Bekky O’Neil | Bear Puppet Designer |
| Andrew Young | Shadow Puppet Designer |
| Melissa Grandovec | Shadow Puppet Designer |
| Aly Livingston | Salmon Puppets Designer |
| Rebecca Vandevelde | Prop Designer |
Music
| Ronley Teper | Guitar / Vocals |
| Caleb Hamilton | Trumpet / Accordian |
| K. Scott Maynard | Guitar |
| Nick Taylor | Guitar |
| Beth Washburn | Alto Tuba |
Production
| Emma Alter | Stage Manager |
| Emily Macnaughton | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Bekky O’Neil | Bear Puppet Builder |
| Keith Del Principe | Bear Puppet Builder |
| Andrew Young | Shadow Puppet Builder |
| Melissa Grandovec | Shadow Puppet Builder |
| Aly Livingston | Salmon Puppets Builder |
