in association with
presents...
THE PROCRASTIN8R
Tomorrow may never come...
Montreal, May 14, 2007
Black Theatre Workshop’s YouthWorks Training Program goes to the edge.
YouthWorks joins forces with members of the Montreal theatre community in the 2007 edition of the Montreal Fringe Festival with The Procrastin8r, by Lateef Martin.
Martin, YouthWorks alum, takes us into a world known to only a few, the world of the “Afropunk”. Seen as a subculture, this ignored segment of the Black community struggles to survive and express itself in a world that would rather see them disappear.
Meet Theo Wailey, an afropunk living in the midst of privileged society. Accused of being “whitewashed”, Theo straddles two worlds - accepted in neither, living a half existence in both - until one day he discovers that he has developed a strange gift. Meanwhile, an unseen element concealed in white begins to secretly "exterminate" the homeless and squeegee-punks, and the girl who has captured Theo’s heart could be next! Will Theo discover the power of his gift in time to save her? Will he use his powers to strike back at those who reject him? Or will he simply use them to buy a new bass guitar and make lots of money? Tune in in June to find out!
The Fringe Festival provides the perfect forum to initiate the next step of the professional development phase for our successful YouthWorks participants. Creating a professional environment and working with other emerging and established artists, YouthWorks participants can move closer to the dream of becoming professional theatre practitioners.
The Procrastin8r is directed by Mike Payette, Artistic Director of Tableau D’Hôte Theatre (I Am Yours and Amigo’s Blue Guitar) as well as Maybe That’s Where She Belongs (Saidye Bronfman). Assistant Director: Tamara Brown who starred in BTW’s hits Blacks Don’t Bowl, Mella Mella and Afrika Solo. The cast also includes YouthWorks alumni Dominique Bourassa-Brownes and Bruno Ly, along with Krystina Bisante, Christopher Hicks, Joanne Sarazen and Carolyn-Fe Trinidad.
For more information about The Procrastin8r, please contact:
Quincy Armorer
Administrative Coordinator
(514) 932-1104 ext. 224
fax: (514) 932-6311
youthworks@blacktheatreworkshop.ca
Venue #3
The Geordie Space
4001 rue Berri
Fri. 8 7:30pm
Sat. 9 2:45pm
Mon. 11 10:15pm
Wed. 13 9:30pm
Fri. 15 4:45pm
Sat. 16 9:30pm
Sun. 17 1:45pm
Reg. price: $9.00
Students/seniors: $7.00
THE PROCRASTIN8R
Tomorrow may never come...
Montreal, May 14, 2007
Black Theatre Workshop’s YouthWorks Training Program goes to the edge.
YouthWorks joins forces with members of the Montreal theatre community in the 2007 edition of the Montreal Fringe Festival with The Procrastin8r, by Lateef Martin.
Martin, YouthWorks alum, takes us into a world known to only a few, the world of the “Afropunk”. Seen as a subculture, this ignored segment of the Black community struggles to survive and express itself in a world that would rather see them disappear.
Meet Theo Wailey, an afropunk living in the midst of privileged society. Accused of being “whitewashed”, Theo straddles two worlds - accepted in neither, living a half existence in both - until one day he discovers that he has developed a strange gift. Meanwhile, an unseen element concealed in white begins to secretly "exterminate" the homeless and squeegee-punks, and the girl who has captured Theo’s heart could be next! Will Theo discover the power of his gift in time to save her? Will he use his powers to strike back at those who reject him? Or will he simply use them to buy a new bass guitar and make lots of money? Tune in in June to find out!
The Fringe Festival provides the perfect forum to initiate the next step of the professional development phase for our successful YouthWorks participants. Creating a professional environment and working with other emerging and established artists, YouthWorks participants can move closer to the dream of becoming professional theatre practitioners.
The Procrastin8r is directed by Mike Payette, Artistic Director of Tableau D’Hôte Theatre (I Am Yours and Amigo’s Blue Guitar) as well as Maybe That’s Where She Belongs (Saidye Bronfman). Assistant Director: Tamara Brown who starred in BTW’s hits Blacks Don’t Bowl, Mella Mella and Afrika Solo. The cast also includes YouthWorks alumni Dominique Bourassa-Brownes and Bruno Ly, along with Krystina Bisante, Christopher Hicks, Joanne Sarazen and Carolyn-Fe Trinidad.
For more information about The Procrastin8r, please contact:
Quincy Armorer
Administrative Coordinator
(514) 932-1104 ext. 224
fax: (514) 932-6311
youthworks@blacktheatreworkshop.ca
Venue #3
The Geordie Space
4001 rue Berri
Fri. 8 7:30pm
Sat. 9 2:45pm
Mon. 11 10:15pm
Wed. 13 9:30pm
Fri. 15 4:45pm
Sat. 16 9:30pm
Sun. 17 1:45pm
Reg. price: $9.00
Students/seniors: $7.00
This is why I have no social life to speak of and sleep on the couch at the office. But in spite of it all, I know it's worth it. Please come out and support! The more people come out ot the show, the more we can give our cast and crew (and they deserve it).
And no, I'm not making a penny on this and neither is Quincy. We're waiting for our reward in heaven.
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Arg, I suck at formatting. Time to get back to work.
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