The 2004-05 Season at Factory Theatre

Artistic director: Ken Gass
Managing director: Colleen A. Smith
Director of play development: Bill Lane
Artistic and dramaturgical intern: Jennifer H. Capraru
Playwrights-in-residence: Claudia Dey, Florence Gibson, Colleen Wagner
Factory Playwrights Lab: Marjorie Chan, Darrell Dennis, Sean Dixon, Celia McBride, Kate Miles, Michael O'Brien, Thelon Oeming, Jovanni Sy, David Yee

The Plays

  1. Cold Meat Party by Brad Fraser (opened in the Mainspace in September)
  2. Bigger Than Jesus by Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks (produced by Necessary Angel Theatre Company in association with Factory Theatre; opened in the Mainspace in November)
  3. Trout Stanley by Claudia Dey (opened in the Mainspace in January)
  4. The Leisure Society by François Archambault (opened in the Mainspace in March)
  5. Chekhov's Heartache by Dean Gilmour and Michele Smith with the company (opened in the Studio Theatre in May)
  6. Adult Entertainment by George F. Walker (opened in the Mainspace in May)
  7. End of Civilization by George F. Walker (opened in the Mainspace in May)
  8. Public workshops included:
    1. Reading Week (in the Studio Theatre)
      1. Kicking the Clouds by Sarah Sheard (February 15)
      2. Midlife by Eugene Stickland (February 16)
      3. The Art of Tears by Andrew Moodie (February 17)
      4. Gulag America by Ken Gass (February 18)
      5. Tideline by Wajdi Mouawad (February 19)
      6. Yahrzeit by Alex Poch-Goldin (February 19)
    2. CrossCurrents (in the Studio Theatre)
      1. Money Tree by Nalo Hopkinson (April 8)
      2. Tell by Soraya Mariam Peerbaye (April 10)
      3. A Box for Bones by Kenneth T. Williams (April 14)
      4. Singkil by Catherine Hernandez (April 15)
      5. The Real McCoy by Andrew Moodie (April 16)
      6. Camera Obscura (Love. Murder.) by Lesley Ewen (April 16)
  9. Co-productions that were not part of the season:
    1. Banana Boys by Leon Aureus (produced by fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company in association with Factory Theatre and Hastings Park Foundation; opened in the Studio Theatre in September)

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Notes on the Season

Reading Week

Six plays in development or under consideration by Factory were presented as public readings in the Studio Theatre from February 15 to 19.

CrossCurrents Festival

The fourth annual CrossCurrents ran from April 8 to 16. Described as "Factory Theatre's national new play develoment program dedicated to fostering innovative works by writers of colour," the festival featured six readings in the Studio Theatre. Other events included fu-GEN Asian-Canadian Theatre Company's second annual Potluck Festival of new works from their playwriting unit on April 9 and the launch of a revised edition of Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing by First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour, published by Playwrights Canada Press, on April 13. Jean Yoon was the festival producer, and Nina Lee Aquino was associate producer.

Dora Awards

  1. Outstanding Production of a Play, Bigger Than Jesus
  2. Outstanding Direction of a Play, Ken Gass, The Leisure Society
  3. Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role -- Play, Rick Miller, Bigger Than Jesus
  4. Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role -- Play, Irene Poole, The Leisure Society
  5. Outstanding Lighting Design, Beth Kates, Bigger Than Jesus

Other Dora Nominations

  1. Outstanding New Play, Claudia Dey, Trout Stanley
  2. Outstanding New Play, Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks, Bigger Than Jesus
  3. Outstanding Production of a Play, The Leisure Society
  4. Outstanding Direction of a Play, Daniel Brooks, Bigger Than Jesus
  5. Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Principal Role -- Play, Melody A. Johnson, Trout Stanley
  6. Outstanding Set Design, Beth Kates and Ben Chaisson, Bigger Than Jesus
  7. Outstanding Set Design, Marian Wihak, The Leisure Society
  8. Outstanding Lighting Design, Kimberly Purtell, The Leisure Society
  9. Outstanding Sound Design/Composition, Ben Chaisson, Bigger Than Jesus
  10. Outstanding Sound Design/Composition, Wayne Kelso, The Leisure Society
  11. Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Independent Theatre Division), Romeo Candido, Banana Boys

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