This Play Wins (2015)
Produced by
Presented by
The SummerWorks Performance Festival
Creators: Brittany Cope and Roberto Ercoli and Sarah Harwood and Mallory Morgan
Director: JP Faienza
Created by The Shaker Secessionists
Venue
The Theatre Centre – BMO Incubator
Run
August 7th, 2015 – August 15th, 2015
Synopsis
Four performers! A director! The Audience! Devised theatre! Improvisation! Aristophanes! Aristophanes’ CLOUDS! Greek Comedy! Irreverence! Theatre! Self-reflexive Theatre! Art asking things of people! People asking things of art! Entertaining Theatre! Toronto-Based! Good for the Ecology! Good for your mental health! Catharsis! Social exercise! Voting! Audience feedback! Live audience feedback! Vote on scenes! Veto scenes! Hate scenes! Love scenes! Your opinions! Conversations! Democracy! Live Conversations! Explosions! Sound effects of Explosions! Live feed! Microphones! Actors talking into Microphones! Really good actors! Actors from Toronto! Actors dancing! Actors singing! Actors making up their lines! Actors talking to you! Personal attention! Write things on paper! The room falls apart! Endless spontaneity! Capitalism! Jazz! Joy! Sit in chairs! Stand! Move chairs! Do what you want! Leave! Stay! Win! Juice! Choose your own! Funny skits! Get a green card! Win SummerWorks! Sit! Stand! Move! Eat! Go! Come! Leave! Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! Win! (summerworks.ca)
Cast
| William Christopher Ellis | Performer |
| Roberto Ercoli | Performer |
| JP Faienza | Performer |
| Sarah Harwood | Performer |
| Mallory Morgan | Performer |
Creative Team
| Brittany Cope | Creator |
| Roberto Ercoli | Creator |
| Sarah Harwood | Creator |
| Mallory Morgan | Creator |
| JP Faienza | Director |
| Laura Delchiaro | Costume Designer |
| Roberto Ercoli | Sound Designer |
| JP Faienza | Video Designer |
Production
| Kenett Ng | Stage Manager |
| Adam Pellerine | Producer |
| Johnathon Lovett | Poster Design |
Staff
| Sarah “Pip” Bradford | Venue Technician |
| J.P. Robichaud | Venue Technician |
