Famous Employees
Don't be surprised if you see our employees on stage or screen. Nearly all of the of the employees at Heights Residential are actors or musicians. Window Cleaning is the new waitering (Check out the Edmonton
Journal article.) Why? Well . . .
Co-owner, Clinton
Carew -- currently getting his Masters in Directing at the U of A
-- knows
a lot of student actors. And actors really know
how to work hard. They are personable and know how to make a good
impression. And they are good at improvizing. And just as things tend to slow
down
for Heights in
August, Fringe
swings
into full gear!
We've got some of the best
employees around. And we
are committed
to helping them achieve thier goals, at work and in thier artistic
endeavors.
Our Employees at Fringe 2010 |
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Jesse Gervais in:FAIRY TALES SCRATCHEDThe Twisted minds behind the international improv hit Scratch have finally put pen to paper and are proud to present thier first written show. Prepare yourselves for the most messed up, hilarious fairy tales you've ever witnessed. Playwright: Kevin Gillese & Arlene Konopaki 4 Stars - Edmonton Sun Rapid Fire Theater |
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Darren Paul in:DEATH: LIVE!Company: Surreal SoReal Theatre From beyond time and space, Death brings you his top ten favourite deaths. In musical form! Aided by his troupe of incredibly attractive, talented, and agile minions, journey from prehistoric warfare to present day AND BEYOND. Laughter! Sadness! Soul rending regret! Learn how to die. Learn how to live. Playwright: Joel Crichton and Jon Lauchlas Stewart 4 Stars - Edmonton Journal Surreal So Real Theatre |
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Elena Porter in:GAME FACE"High school sucks. Just look at Wallace. Yesterday he was the biggest loser in school. Now he's Wally the Woodchuck! All of a sudden he has friends. A perfect little cheerleader girlfriend. You think being the mascot changes things? Think a costume will protect you? Watch your ...back, Woodchuck..." From the people who brought you Fringe favourite "Cheerleader", and the Sterling-nominated "Breaking Face", Human Loser Theatre and Allspice Theatre present Morgan Smith and Scott C. Bourgeois' brutal, strange and hilarious new comedy "Game Face" at the 2010 Edmonton Fringe Festival. High school drama has never been so...odd. Come get your Game Face on!
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Perry Gratton in:DRUNK ENOUGH TO SAY I LOVE YOU?Company: Happy Bunny Productions Guy would do anything for Sam. Sam would do anything. Sex, election rigging, bombing, capitalism, space domination, 9/11, torture and global warming, just another work day for Sam and Guy. The hottest politics of this year's Fringe by one of the English speaking world's hottest playwrights.
Playwright: Caryl Churchill |
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Adam Cope AND Elliott James in:THE END OF CIVILIZATIONHenry loses his job. Lily is afraid they'll lose the house. Two homicide detectives and the hooker next door get involved. Two bomb threats and multiple murders later, everyone is in a mess. How far will they go to survive?
Playwright: George F. Walker |
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Patrick Howarth in:THE CRIMSON YAKA musical comedy fable with a cola chaser. An isolated nation in the Himalayas has lived peacefully for centuries, but when a representative of the Coca-Cola company arrives can millennia odf tradition and culture survive the lure of tasteful refreshment? Furry, fizzy and very funny . . . Globe and Mail.
Playwright: David Belke |
Our Employees at Fringe 2009 |
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Clinton Carew in:LOVE HATE KILLA New Play by Shannon Blanchet, Clinton Carew, Clarice Eckford, Ryan
Parker, and Tessa Stamp
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Written & Directed by: Ryland AlexanderJACK & JILL: DECONSTRUCTA new creation at the 2009 Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival Venue #10: Fission Media Stage (Planet Ze
Design Centre), 10055 80
Avenue
Twice now Alberta collective The System Theatre has wowed audiences at the Edmonton Fringe with its fearless and high octane approach to theatre production. Recall 2007’s risqué, controversial and double Sterling-nominated The Creation of the World and Other Business and 2008’s sophisticated ‘Art’. This August, The System Theatre, once again aided by some of Alberta’s hottest young talent, plans to break down and reinvent the process of storytelling and paint for you the blackest of comedy. Jack & Jill: Deconstruct marks the culmination of The System Theatre’s “Creation Series” and the company’s boldest work to date. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water… The System Theatre will hold up the mirror to show you the carefree child you were – then smash identity and myth into pieces: fragmented and breathtaking. Jack & Jill: Deconstruct will reveal the sordid elements and darker tones flowing through the most innocent rhymes. This is the part your imagination can’t remember – a world of play, of farce, of magic – and of danger. There will be laughter, but gasps may follow. Jack & Jill: Deconstruct will show you the reality you cannot hide from – and reality has a giant puppet monster. Child’s play this is not. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after…
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Elena Porter in:THE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSESWorld Premiere. Promise Productions steps up and gets down
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Patrick Howarth in:MOLLYStage 8 (Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre) Company: Covenant Theatre "Molly" is a story of love's response to the darkness. On a lonely mountain, Kate & her husband Michael confront the dissolution of their dreams. Will they survive? Covenant Theatre was
nominated for 4 Sterling Awards for "Kingfisher Days".
The "Molly" company is made up of multiple Sterling
winners & nominees.
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Jesse Gervais in:THE MALTESE BODKINRunning Time: 2 hours & 10 minutes Company: Acme Theatre Enterprises David Belke's Fringe legend returns. Film noir and Shakespeare collide in this spectacular comedy/mystery. Detective Birnam Wood never wanted to be in London. Especially not in 1605. But the solution to his partner s murder lies in a suspicious cast of Shakespeare s deadliest characters. And the secret of The Maltese Bodkin!
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Adam Cope in:EDMUNDLocation: Stage
8 Coca Cola Stage - OSPAC ( 8426 Gateway Boulevard Edmonton Alberta ) Mer-Man Productions
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Darren Paul in:COMEDY OF ERRORS and
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Directed by: Perry GrattonOPEN TRACKS
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Directed by: Clinton CarewASSASSINSMay 14-23, 2009, 7:30 p.m. “Aim for what you want…Everybody gets a shot” ASSASSINS Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by JOHN WEIDMANThe University of Alberta Studio Theatre closes out the 2008/2009 season with a bang! Assassins – a bold musical from Stephen Sondheim about the people who killed or attempted to kill the President of the United States, blasts onto the mainstage May 14 - 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm in the University of Alberta’s Timms Centre for the Arts (87 Avenue & 112 Street). From the opening number set in a shooting gallery to the provocative tune of “C’mere and Kill the President,” Sondheim delivers a captivating portrait of nine notorious killers in our culture; historical figures that are as much a product of the American Dream as the famous leaders they aim to kill. Musicals are a rare occurrence for the UofA Studio Theatre and this production, directed by MFA Directing candidate Clinton Carew (BFA Acting ‘95) as his thesis project, promises to be a dazzling spectacle, with Carew also playing the Proprietor. Musical Direction is by Ryan Sigurdson. Assassins premiered off-Broadway in 1990 and was met with a lukewarm reception from American audiences then steeped in a pre-Gulf war patriotic climate. A later production in London was far more acclaimed. A Broadway production planned for 2001 was deemed too controversial in the 9/11 aftermath and postponed until 2004, eventually earning Michael Cerveris a Tony Award for his performance as John Wilkes Booth. Assassins was recently revived in London’s West End in 2008. The Studio Theatre cast features: Paul Bellows (Hinckley), Tara Brodin B Ed ’97 (Moore), Paul Morgan Donald (Byke), Andrew Mecready (Guiteau), Laura Raboud (Chorus, Herold), Garrett Spelliscy BFA Acting ’08 (Czolgosz), Jon Lachlan Stewart (Booth), Farren Timoteo (Zangara), Paul Welch BFA Acting ’07 (Chorus), current BA Drama students Holly Cinnamon (Chorus), current BFA Acting students Adam Cope (Chorus), Elliott James (Chorus, Ford), Robert Markus (Chorus, Billy), Karyn Mott (Fromme), recent BFA Acting graduates Joel Crichton (Balladeer), Joshua Dalledonne (Oswald), Joëlle Préfontaine (Goldman), and current UofA Art & Design student Allison Leggatt (Chorus). Sets, lights and projected media are designed by Professor Lee Livingstone (MFA Theatre Design ‘73), costumes are designed by Professor Robert Shannon (MFA Theatre Design ‘85) and the soundscape is designed by Matthew Skopyk (BFA Technical Theatre Production ‘06). The production is stage managed by recent BFA Technical Theatre Stage Management graduate Dawn Friesen, assisted by current BFA Technical Theatre Stage Management student Emma Deobald. Assassins Musical Director Co-Sponsors: Yellow Pencil
Inc. and Heights Residential
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Elena Porter in:THE WIZARD OF OZ
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