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Video: Two plays, one show, to be held in mysterious Kelowna locations this fall

New Vintage Theatre害羞草研究所檚 fall Starry Nights theatre has begun

The Russian Play and Essay kick off New Vintage Theatre害羞草研究所檚 fall Starry Nights theatre season from Sept.13-15 in a mysterious downtown Kelowna location.

Both one act plays are by Canadian indie sensation Hannah Moscovitch, dubbed the 害羞草研究所渄ark angel of Toronto theatre.害羞草研究所 Moscovitch has been nominated for the Governor General害羞草研究所檚 award for theatre excellence and won numerous awards for her compelling and controversial work.

The Russian Play is the story of a young woman who falls in love with a gravedigger in the shadow of the Stalinist regime and Essay centres around a heated debate between a teaching assistant and a professor about a young woman害羞草研究所檚 paper.

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Directed by Elana Bizovie, in collaboration with producer Angela Lavender, the cast features local favourites Laura Benty, Adam Weaver and Andrew Knudsen, with costumes by Perch Travelling Boutique害羞草研究所檚 Robyn Flinn.

害羞草研究所淚 find we look at people and we judge them for their lifestyle, their life choices, but we don害羞草研究所檛 know what brought them to make those choices,害羞草研究所 said Benty about her character in the Russian Play. 害羞草研究所淭his girl wants to tell her story so that people know why she made the choices she made.害羞草研究所

害羞草研究所淚n both roles I am playing something that is completely the opposite of who I am,害羞草研究所 added Knudsen. 害羞草研究所淚 am playing a misogynist and a KGB operative, some of the scenes get very intense. I am a high school teacher and the characters go against everything that I teach my kids so it is really interesting to play something so intense and so different.害羞草研究所

Research for The Russian Play required the creative team to research accent, dance, food and then explore the modern politics of persuasion and gender dynamics in the academic world for Essay.

害羞草研究所淭he two shows are so separate from each other, but they have their similarities,害羞草研究所 explained Weaver. 害羞草研究所淚t has been a really interesting experience doing two types of shows. So, when you come in to see it hopefully you get something different out of both of them, but then hopefully the two of them have a theme overall that you can leave thinking about.害羞草研究所

With the world at odds over Russian involvement in our political systems and the #MeToo movement, both plays are timely and gripping.

Just like the character Pixie in Essay, New Vintage director Elana Bizovie is very passionate about her 害羞草研究所減assion害羞草研究所 project.

害羞草研究所淪upporting work by Canadian playwrights is important, especially women playwrights. The entire production team is made up of women, and we害羞草研究所檙e telling women害羞草研究所檚 stories,害羞草研究所 said Bizovie.

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The 害羞草研究所渕ystery害羞草研究所 element of the Mystery Theatre project is a result of necessity. Faced with a shortage of venues for Sept., New Vintage sought out proposals back in March from company members who had an idea for a self-produced show that would allow them to challenge themselves artistically in a non-traditional venue. The details of the venue are kept secret and fully revealed once tickets are purchased.

Tickets for New Vintage Theatre害羞草研究所檚 plays The Russian Play and Essay running Sept.13 to 15 at 7:30 p.m. are $20 and available at or Prospera Place Ticket Office.

害羞草研究所淎dam and Andrew give me so much to work with, they are wonderful to act with, excellent performers,害羞草研究所 said Benty. 害羞草研究所淚f you want to see good acting, come and see those guys because they害羞草研究所檙e excellent.害羞草研究所

害羞草研究所淚 find that in the Okanagan especially we do a lot of light comedy-type shows so this is something different. It is intense, it has meaning behind it,害羞草研究所 added Knudsen. 害羞草研究所淭his show will have you talking when you leave the theatre.害羞草研究所

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