Inspired by the life and work of 19th century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, whose instantaneous photography and exhaustive studies in animal and human locomotion foretold the invention of the modern-day cinema. In 1885 Eadweard Muybridge embarks on a mission of cataloging animal movement and human gestures, dissecting time and in so doing, revealed a world invisible to the naked eye. However, Muybridge is haunted by the ghosts of his past actions; the man he killed, the child he abandoned, and the woman he thought he knew. The play, a physically and visually explosive spectacle, explores themes of memory, identity, and the quest for meaning at the very beginning of our culture’s obsession with images.
By Kevin Kerr
Starring: Andrew Wheeler as Muybridge
With: Gaelan Beatty, Julien Galipeau, Allan Morgan, Dawn Petten, Kyle Rideout, Michael Rinaldi, Juno Ruddell, Celine Stubel, Erin Wells, Jonathon Young, & Frank Zotter
Director: Kim Collier
Choreographed by Crystal Pite
Costume Design: Mara Gottler
Composer: Patrick Pennefather
Stage Manager: Jan Hodgson
Original Scenography and Media by Robert Gardiner
Lighting adapted by Adrian Muir
Assistant Stage Manager: Jennifer Swan
Assistant Scenographer: Jamie Nesbitt
Rehearsal Director: Andrea Hodge
Assistant Director: Blake William Turner
“A lucid, visually compelling and forceful piece of theatre”
“A complex, thoughtfully layered script. What makes this production so strong, however, is the tight collaboration between script, choreography, lighting and sound . . . director Kim Collier deserves the highest praise for deftly weaving all these elements together.”
Originally produced with the PuSh Festival and Theatre at UBC – 2006. Toured Yukon Arts Centre, Vancouver Playhouse, Alberta Theatre Projects, and Festival TransAmérique – 2009
At the Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, and Canadian Stage, Toronto – November-December 2010.
