Festival Info

Walking Fish Festival- Sixth Annual
May 28- June 1, 2008 – Waterfront Theatre

Produced by Upintheair Theatre Society

The Walking Fish Festival is Vancouver’s leading emerging theatre artists festival; bringing together playwrights,actors and directors to create original theatre. Since 2002 the Walking Fish Festival has established itself as a part of the career evolution process for young theatre artists in this city.

The festival operates on a repertory system here are the show titles and festival schedule.

Wed May 28 – AB
A- 8:00 pm
B- 9:15 pm

Thurs May 29- CA
C- 8:00 pm
A- 9:15 pm

Fri May 30 – BC
B- 8:00 pm
C- 9:15 pm

Sat May 31- ABC
A- 7:00 pm
B- 8:15 pm
C- 9:30 pm

Sun June 1- CBA
C- 2:00 pm
B- 3:15 pm
A- 4:30 pm

Program A : Billy Joel Took Me To The Prom.com, Thistle Project- Peer Gynt, Poor Donna, And This is This One.

Program B : Spunk’d, Letter From A Soldier, The Lost Sole.

Program C : Peaches, Losing Ground, Ladies Night, emergence sea (dot) calm

Ticket Information:

Tickets are $12 and $15
Tickets are available through ticketstonight.ca Phone: 604-684-2787 or at the door the day of the show.

Show Information:

BillyJoelTookMeToTheProm.com

Ashley and Lindsay, 15 years old, have a brilliant scheme to move up in the social hierarchy of their high school. All they need is one famous man to escort them to prom; the only thing they may have forgotten to Google is his birthdate…

Gyntish

The Thistle Project (Toronto) brings the to the West Coast an excerpt from their new creation project based on Peer Gynt. An experimental work-in-progress, join Walking Fish is welcoming this fascinating company to Vancouver for the first time.

Poor Donna

It’s hard to sleep when someone’s having loud sex in the next room. Poor Donna meets her new roommate under – strained – circumstances, and the night only gets stranger as her roommate’s new partner makes himself a little too welcome in their apartment.

And This Is This One

Elise hit the big time right out of school, rocketing to stardom at a terrifying speed. The parties were good, the drugs were great, and life was wild. However, an equally sudden descent has ruined it all when her girlfriend Abby shows up at the apartment. Can Elise open up and accept the comfort of a trustworthy old friend? Or should she?

Spunk’d

A hilarious one woman show about life on the prairies, revenge and bull semen.

Letter from a Soldier: My Name is Aslam

Being an American Soldier in Iraq has its ups and downs. In a letter home to his girlfriend, one young man gives us a little insight on the experience.

Lost Sole

What happens to those missing socks in the dryer? Lost and Found Puppet Co. expains this mystery in this journey of self-discovery, match making and lint.

Peaches

Two couples share Christmas dinner at a Chinese Restaraunt. Katherine has brought her new boyfriend along to meet her brother and his wife, and they all have their fingers crossed the introductions go well. The boyfriend Eddie, however, perhaps doesn’t make the impression one might hope for…

Losing Ground

A long-term couple struggles with illness and questions of choice in this serious and moving new drama.

Ladies Night

In the bizarre and hilarious romp, four women meet up for a stagette on Ladies Night in the local strip club. The men are hot, the drinks are strong, and something strange is going on…

emergence sea (dot) calm

Shadow puppetry duo from the sunshine coast collaborate with two physical theatre performers. Live music, masked characters, and eclectic experimentations in lighting and timing. “…whhhhhhhhsssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh…”