The Forest (2016)
Produced by
The Red One Theatre Collective
Director: Daniel Brière
“I Want My Pants Back” adapted from “I Want My Hat Back” by Jon Klassen
“Conrad the Thumbsuck” inspired by “The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb” by Heinrich Hermann
“Mathilda the Liar” adapted from “Mathilda, Who Told Lies and was Burned to Death” by Hilaire Belloc
Venue
Run
April 22nd, 2016 – May 8th, 2016
Synopsis
The Forest is about a boy trapped in a twisted contract with the Aufseher, forcing the boy to play through twelve cautionary tales, heeding their advice, or paying with his life. In stories where children wake up dead stuffed with the hair they so envied of their sister, or are scalded at the dinner table for gluttonous eating habits, these are not the Disneyfied heartwarming children’s stories of today. (thestorefronttheatre.com)
Cast
| Kaden Boland-Trowbridge | The Boy |
| John Fleming | Aufseher |
| Christopher Darroch | Ensemble |
| Gabriel Hamilton | Ensemble |
| Thalia Kane | Ensemble |
| Andrew Lawrie | Ensemble |
| Julia Nish-Lapidus | Ensemble |
| Lesley Robertson | Ensemble |
Creative Team
| Daniel Brière | Director |
| John Fleming | Playwright ("Henry's Habit" / "Conrad The Thumbsuck" / "Greedy Johnny" / "The Over-Emotional Politician) |
| Brenhan McKibben | Playwright ("The Leprechan's Gold" / "The Frog and the Scorpion") |
| Daniel Brière | Playwright ("I Want My Pants Back" / "The Beard" / "El Campion Contra El Cactus") |
| Stacey Turner | Playwright ("Jealous Josephine" / "Mathilda the Liar") |
| Gabriel Hamilton | Playwright ("Guardian Angel") |
| Imogen Wilson | Playwright ("The Boy Who Turned into a Toy") |
| Molison Farmer | Playwright (""Scalded at the Table" / "The Onion Wives") |
| Francis Melling | Original Music ("Scalded at the Table") |
| Ashleigh Powell | Choreographer ("Jealous Josephine") |
| Imogen Wilson | Designer ("The Boy Who Turned into a Toy") |
| Daniel Brière | Designer ("El Campion Contra El Cactus") |
| Stacey Turner | Designer ("Mathilda the Liar") |
| Melissa Joakim | Lighting Designer |
Production
| Heather Bellingham | Stage Manager |
| Bronwen Lily | Property Assist |
| Matt Ward | Original Artwork |
| Katie Methot | Artwork Curator |
| Keith McLean | Poster Illustration |
