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Update #14: Greenland at FringeNYC
Dearest donors,
A year and a half ago, you helped us workshop two Canadian plays in New York. One of those plays, Kate Hewlett's The Swearing Jar, premiered at the 2010 New York International Fringe Festival (FringeNYC) to rave reviews and sold-out houses. This year, we will premiere Nicolas Billon's Greenland (the other half of our 2010 Winter Workshop Series) at the 2011 New York Fringe. To do so, we've launched a new Kickstarter campaign to help offset the considerable cost of importing a show from The Great White North to The Big Apple.
We have just over 11 days to reach our goal, having raised almost $2,000 already. With your help, we can meet our objective with time to spare. Our rewards for this project include some of the wonderful artwork that our new artist-in-residence Jonathan Bartlett has provided for our seventh season, in addition to tickets to the show and exclusive invitations to our FringeNYC opening party.
The Bridge continues to operate without government funding on either side of the border, relying on donors like you to provide a home for Canadian playwrights and artistic opportunities for local actors and directors in New York City. Greenland wouldn't have made it this far without you. We humbly ask that you consider supporting its next great step.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thebridge/greenland-hits-new-york
All the best,
The Bridge
Update #13: Calling On You Once Again
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Posted on July 27, 2010
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Update #12: What does The Bridge have in common with Wilco?
Why, Derrick Belcham, of course!
As many of you know, Derrick shot the profile that's featured on our project page. At around the same time our piece was produced, Derrick was putting the finishing touches on a video he shot for Vancouver singer-songwriter Emily Brown. That piece had been shot, in part, as an homage to the famed French music blog La Blogotheque, whose music video series, Les Concerts A Emporter (The Takeaway Shows) gained worldwide notoriety for having beautifully documented intimate performances by some of the globe's biggest bands and musicians. It didn't take long for the Parisians to recognize Mr. Belcham's talents and, when Wilco was scheduled for recent a swing through Canada, they commissioned him to shoot a performance of "Country Disappeared".
The video is now live and looks, unsurprisingly, fantastic.
Congrats Derrick.
Watch it at http://www.blogotheque.net/Wilco,5369
Update #11: Kate Hewlett talks about "The Swearing Jar"
Derrick Belcham (or Master Videographer as we've come to know him), caught up with playwright Kate Hewlett in Toronto to discuss her critically acclaimed play The Swearing Jar and her relationship with The Bridge.
Watch it at http://www.vimeo.com/9386842 -- maximize for full HD goodness.
Our workshop of The Swearing Jar goes up this Friday and Saturday thanks to your support.
Update #10: Rewards!
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Posted on March 3, 2010
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Update #9: SOLD OUT!!!
Our workshop of "Greenland", is sold out for all three performances this week. This would not have been possible had we not reached our goal so early. On behalf of the cast and crew, as we approach our deadline at 8pm this evening, we'd like to extend our most heartfelt appreciation to everyone who has supported us through Kickstarter.
More updates to come...
Dustin Olson & Esther Barlow
Artistic Producers
The Bridge Theatre Company
Update #8: The inspiration for "Greenland"
The New York Times article that started it all:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/16/science/earth/16gree.html...
Update #7: (sounds of fireworks and people cheering)
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Posted on January 28, 2010
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Update #6: The cast of Greenland: Eryn Murman
Eryn is a musical theater performance graduate of Sheridan College in Toronto where she was able to perform her own cabaret, write music, choreograph dance/ theater pieces and perform a variety of roles, including, Anita in West Side Story and Celia in As You Like It. Upon graduation, she was the recipient of its prestigious "Triple Threat Award". Following graduation, Eryn moved to NYC and began auditioning. Within a month, she landed the part of Anna in the Tony award winning musical Spring Awakening on Broadway. During her 18 month stay, she performed every female part in the show numerous times, including the lead, Wendla, and became the show's Dance Captain. Her most recent New York production was Caught in the Threshold at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater on theater row. The production was conceived, directed and choreographed by Eryn, with proceeds benefiting Invisible Children, Inc. This summer, Eryn completed a New Orleans run of White Noise, a powerful piece of theater with a powerful message.
A selection of Eryn's work can be seen here. Catch her and the rest of our wonderful cast in Greenland, made possible with your support, February 4-6 at The Bridge.
Update #5: The cast of Greenland: Susan Louise O'Connor
Blithe Spirit on Broadway (Theatre World Award winner, Dorothy Loudon Broadway Debut Fellowship winner, Outer Critics Circle Nomination). Off Broadway credits include: Children at Play, Apostasy & Marion Bridge, What to Do When You Hate All Your Friends, Walk Two Moons, Never Swim Alone, See Bob Run, St. Scarlet, Susan Gets Some Play, Mail Order Bride and Nerve. Regional credits include: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Huntington Theatre, Barrington Stage & Portland Stage. Winner of the NYC Fringe Festival's best actor award for the one-woman show, Take. Two-time Innovative Award nominee and winner for lead actress in Packawallop's the silent concerto. Films include: Flying Scissors, Acts of Worship, The Day My Towers Fell & Parallel Passage. Television: Law & Order: Criminal Intent & Nate the Great.
Catch Susan and the rest of our wonderful cast in Greenland, made possible with your support, February 4-6 at The Bridge.
Update #4: The cast of Greenland: Peter Lettre
Peter Lettre is an actor and a musician. In New York, he has worked with Young Jean Lee, Yehuda Duenyas, The Flying Machine, LAByrinth Theater Co., Synapse, Sabooge, International WOW Company, Knife Inc., and at such venues as The Public/NYSF, Joe’s Pub, NYTW, BAM Café, LaMama and PS122. He is a co-creator and writer of Conni’s Avant Garde Restaurant, the popular character-driven dinner party/performance event. He works frequently as a freelance musician, touring nationally with numerous rock and folk groups, including Shearwater (Matador Records) and Barbez (Tzadik Records). TV: Law & Order: Criminal Intent, numerous national commercials.
A selection of Peter's work can be seen here. Catch him and the rest of our wonderful cast in Greenland, made possible with your support, February 4-6 at The Bridge.
Update #3: The minds behind Greenland
Playwright Nicolas Billon and director Ravi Jain discuss Greenland, their working dynamic, and Kevin Costner's "Waterworld" in a new Vimeo clip put together by A Story Told Well.
Watch it here.
Update #2: Susan Louise O'Connor in: The Flying Scissors
Hello everyone!
Just wanted to share a link with you. Susan Louise O'Connor, who will be performing the role of Judith in our workshop of "Greenland" can also currently be seen performing the role of Leslie Hanrahan (The Feminist) in the new feature film "The Flying Scissors".
Catch Susan in the trailer at http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/theflyingscissors/
Update #1: Toronto Star: Ravi Jain one of 2010's people to watch
A great mention for Ravi Jain, the director of our first workshop in February, in the Toronto Star. We can't wait to work with him.
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Founded in 2004, The Bridge Theatre Company is a New York City-based organization that produces, workshops and champions new Canadian work. Dedicated to cross-border development between Canada and the US, the company examines the relationship between these two contemporary theatrical cultures through the work of emerging playwrights, actors and directors. As founding members and co-Artistic Producers of the Bridge, Esther Barlow and Dustin Olson have produced and developed 10 productions, 15 workshops and countless readings of new work by both emerging and established Canadian playwrights, including Ken Cameron, David Carley, Trevor Ferguson, Kate Hewlett, Marcia Johnson, T.J Dawe, Oonagh Duncan, Michael Rubenfeld, David West Read, Nicolas Billon, Matthew MacKenzie, and Daniel Karasik.
