Brendan McLeodFebruary 2010 Happenings!
Hey everyone!!
January ruled; February promises to rock even harder. Here’s the what what on some upcoming gigs:
February 13 – Awesome Face Actually Gets a Date
An Awesome Face Valentines Day show, featuring the dating game, speed dating, and awkward dating stories. At Cafe Deux Soleils, with special guests Raise your Kids Well. Show at 9pm – tickets are a miniscule 5 bucks if you show up dressed up for a date. Which you should!
February 14 – Fugitives at Surrey Celebration site; 2pm
Fugitives rock out in Surrey at Holland Park on a Sunday afternoon
February 19 – Fugitives at Robson Square; 12pm
Fugitives rock out downtown in the middle of Olympic mayhem/madness. Noon!
February 28 – The workshop premiere of ‘Sam and Ben and the Big Oops’
Holy crap I wrote a play!
It’s a one woman/one act play affair taking place at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre. Sunday, February 28 at 8pm. There will be a talkback following the play with the writer, director, and actor.
Tickets can be purchased online here: www.thecultch.com
More details below:
Sam and Ben and the Big Oops
An original one woman/ one act play centred on upcoming children’s entertainer Sammi Sam, who lives to please and inspire everyone around her: the children she entertains, her long-term boyfriend Ben, and his affluent parents. When she accidentally becomes pregnant, she and Ben must choose whether or not to have a child during a financially and socially unstable time of their lives. The decision forces them to re-evaluate their life goals and their relationship to both their families and each other. Part naive children’s show, part interpersonal drama, Sam and Ben and the Big Oops takes on contemporary social mores with abnormal humour and pathos. The play will premiere on Sunday, February 28 at the Vancouver east cultural centre. It will be followed by performances at various summer festivals, including the Edmonton and Winnipeg fringe festivals.
Participant Bios:
The collaborative team for this project was born shortly after actress Cara Yeates (Some Reckless Abandon, Bye Bye Bombay) won the inaugural Joanna Maratta Award for outstanding contribution to the Vancouver theatre community. The prize was a mentorship with local writer/performer/director TJ Dawe (The Slipknot, Totem Figures) – an award currently being fulfilled as TJ directs Cara in the role of Samantha.
Brendan McLeod (writer, music):
Brendan is a former Canadian Slam poetry champion. He is a member of the acclaimed music group, The Fugitives. His first novel, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley, was nominated for the 2008 Re:Lit Award.
www,brendanmcleod.ca
Cara Yeates (performer):
The recent winner of the Joanna Maratta Award for contribution to the Vancouver theatre community, Cara has toured internationally with two previous one woman shows, “Some Reckless Abandon” and “Bye Bye Bombay”, which she wrote.
www.carayeates.com
TJ Dawe (director):
A Jessie and Just for Laughs Comedy Award winner, TJ has performed, written, and directed dozens of Canadian theatre productions over the past ten years, including “Maxim & Cosmo” , “Labrador”, and “The One Man Star Wars Trilogy” (director).
www.totemfigures.com
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