Christopher David Gauthier
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PictureJordan Jenkins in "You Are In A Play"
4PLAY: NEW WORK BY EXCITED WRITERS
At Studio 58 : Langara College
In Repertory March 21 to April 1, 2012






ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Kathryn Shaw
DRAMATURGY Aaron Bushkowsky
SET DESIGN Christopher David Gauthier
COSTUME DESIGN Connie Hosie
LIGHTING DESIGN Shannon Montgomery
PRODUCTION MANAGER Carol Chrisjohn
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Bruce Kennedy






PROGRAM A:
YOU ARE IN A PLAY 
by Cheyenne Mabberley
DIRECTOR Tamara McCarthy
Cast - Leslie Dos Remedios, Riun Garner, Jordan Jenkins, Mark Manning, and Lindsay Winchesterfield


A VIEW WITH A ROOM
by Carol Macdonald
DIRECTOR Richard Wolfe
Cast - Sara Brown, Andrea Houssin, Mark Manning, and Merren McMahon


PROGRAM B:
SACRED AND PROFANE
by Jason Clift
DIRECTOR Robin Richardson
Cast - Stephen Beaver, Stephanie Izsak, Patrick Mercado, Dallas Sauer and Agnes Tong


THE SURREALISTS:
STRAIGHTJACKETS by Daniel Doheny
THE PERSISTENCE OF EMILY by Katey Hoffman
ARCHIBALD AND RUPERT by Maxamillian Wallace
SO - REAL - ISTS by Jennica Grienke
THE DANCER by Tim Carlson

DIRECTOR Alex Lazaridis Ferguson
Cast - Stephen Beaver, Chris Cope, Masae Day, William Hopkins, Stephanie Izsak, Arthur MacKinnon, Sean McQuillon, Patrick Mercado, Stephanie Moroz, 
Dallas Sauer, and Agnes Tong

These are some of the challenges facing the designer in this installment of 4Play.
  • A surreal world of boxes, secrets, and paper. 
  • A home filled with memories and the terror of loosing them, rooms of isolation and perhaps connection.
  • A post-apocalyptic limbo.
  • An art gallery in which art doesn't just imitate life, sometimes it comes to life.
  • 4 different worlds, 4 directors, 8 playwrights.

On my side were some of the most talented students I have ever worked with, building two nightmare room dividers, hanging rotating frames, a "memory bookcase" as much art as prop, first timers painting wood grain floorboards peeking through "years" of old paint where no floorboards actually exist. 
With help like this a designer can go anywhere.
Kudos and sincere thanks to the set, paint, and props crews for tireless dedication and talent and to 4 generous directors whose ideas and suggestions aided not only "their" play but the whole.



Photography by Emily Cooper
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YOU ARE IN A PLAY - Leslie Dos Remedios and Lindsay Winchesterfield
YOU ARE IN A PLAY - Leslie Dos Remedios and Lindsay Winchesterfield
YOU ARE IN A PLAY -Lindsay Winchesterfield, Jordan Jenkins and Leslie Dos Remedios
YOU ARE IN A PLAY -Lindsay Winchesterfield, Jordan Jenkins and Leslie Dos Remedios
YOU ARE IN A PLAY - Jordan Jenkins
YOU ARE IN A PLAY
YOU ARE IN A PLAY - Jordan Jenkins
YOU ARE IN A PLAY - Riun Garner
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Sara Brown
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Sara Brown, Andrea Houssin and Mark Manning
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Sara Brown and Andrea Houssin
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Andrea Houssin and Merren McMahon
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Andrea Houssin and Sara Brown
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Mark Manning and Sara Brown
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Sara Brown and Merren McMahon
A VIEW WITH A ROOM - Andrea Houssin, Sara Brown and Merren McMahon
SACRED AND PROFANE - Stephen Beaver and Dallas Sauer
SACRED AND PROFANE - Stephanie Izsak, Agnes Tong, Dallas Sauer and Patrick Mercado
SACRED AND PROFANE - Stephanie Izsak, Agnes Tong, Dallas Sauer and Patrick Mercado
SACRED AND PROFANE - Agnes Tong and Dallas Sauer
SACRED AND PROFANE - Dallas Sauer, Agnes Tong and Stephen Beaver
SACRED AND PROFANE - Dallas Sauer and Stephanie Izsak
SACRED AND PROFANE - Agnes Tong, Stephanie Izsak, Dallas Sauer, Stephen Beaver and Patrick Mercado
SACRED AND PROFANE - Stephanie Izsak, Agnes Tong, Dallas Sauer, Stephen Beaver and Patrick Mercado
SACRED AND PROFANE (Designer's photo)
SACRED AND PROFANE (Designer's photo)
THE SURREALISTS - Stephen Beaver and Arthur MacKinnon
THE SURREALISTS - Stephanie Izsak, Patrick Mercado, Stephanie Moroz and Chris Cope
THE SURREALISTS - Chris Cope
THE SURREALISTS
THE SURREALISTS - Alex Strong and Kazz Leskard
THE SURREALISTS - Arthur MacKinnon, Stephen Beaver, Madhushani Ramaraju, Stephanie Moroz, Sean McQuillam, and Chris Cope
THE SURREALISTS - Madhushani Ramaraju, Sean McQuillam, Stephen Beaver, and Arthur MacKinnon
THE SURREALISTS - Sean McQuillam, Madhushani Ramaraju, Stephen Beaver, Arthur MacKinnon and Chris Cope
THE SURREALISTS - Dallas Sauer, (on shoulders of) William Hopkins, Arthur MacKinnon, Madhushani Ramaraju (hidden by), Patrick Mercado, Stephanie Izsak, Stephen Beaver, Sean McQuillam, and Chris Cope
THE SURREALISTS - Madhushani Ramaraju, Sean McQuillam, Stephen Beaver, Arthur MacKinnon and Chris Cope
THE SURREALISTS - William Hopkins and Stephanie Moroz
THE SURREALISTS - Stephanie Moroz and William Hopkins
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