Electric Company Theatre is a professional theatre company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
History
The Electric Company Theatre was originally formed as a collective in 1996 by Kim Collier, David Hudgins,
Kevin Kerr and current Artistic Director
Jonathon Young
Jonathon Young (born May 8, 1973) is a Canadian actor known for his role of Nikola Tesla on the SyFy show ''Sanctuary''. Appearances include ''The Fog'', ''Eureka'', and ''Stargate Atlantis''. Young is a well-respected stage actor. He is the ...
, who met while training at Vancouver's
Studio 58
Studio 58 is the professional theatre training school at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. The school offers a three-year diploma program for acting students and a three-year diploma program for production students. A Bachelor o ...
. The team has created nearly 20 original works of theatre and performed 13 tours in Canada, USA, and the United Kingdom. The company has won the first Alcan Award for Theatre in 2001 in addition to numerous industry awards around Canada.
The Electric Company Theatre group has written and directed a feature film for the CBC called ''The Score'' in 2005.
Electric Company has performed in industrial warehouses, a science centre, the Pacific Ocean, and two swimming pools. Electric Company is a resident company at Progress Lab 1422, a 6,000+ sq ft theatre creation space in the Commercial Drive neighbourhood co-founded with Rumble Theatre, Neworld Theatre, and Boca del Lupo.
Productions
* ''Betroffenheit'' - produced in association with
Kidd Pivot (2015)
* ''FLEE'' - (2015)
* ''OBSTRUCTIONS: There is No Way To Fix What Is Going Wrong'' (2014)
* ''You Are Very Star'' (2011, 2013)
* ''Initiation Trilogy'' (2012)
* ''All The Way Home'' (2012)
* ''Tear The Curtain!'', produced in association with the Arts Club Theatre Company (2010, 2012)
* ''Everyone'', produced in association with Caravan Farm Theatre, November Theatre, Pound of Flesh, Neworld Theatre, Theatre Melee, and Theatre Replacement (2010)
* ''The Flannigan Affair'' (2008)
* ''No Exit'', produced in association with Virtual Stage (2006, 2009, 2010, 2011)
* ''Studies In Motion: The Hauntings Of Eadweard Muybridge'' (2006, 2009, 2010)
* ''At Home With Dick And Jane'' (2006, 2010)
* ''Palace Grand'' (2004, 2008)
* ''The Fall'' (2003)
* ''The One That Got Away'' (2002, 2007)
* ''Flop'' (2002)
* ''Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands'' (2001)
* ''The Score'' (2000)
* ''The Wake'' (1999)
* ''Brilliant! The Blinding Enlightenment Of Nikola Tesla'' (1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Awards
Kim Collier was awarded the 201
Elinore and Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre a $100,000 prize which stipulates that the winner must give $25,000 of the award to a protege, which went to director Anita Rochon.
Kevin Kerr was awarded the 2002
Governor General's Award
The Governor General's Awards are a collection of annual List of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, recognizing distinction in numerous academic, artistic, and social fields.
Th ...
for Drama.
Electric Company Theatre was awarded the 200
Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award
References
External links
Official website
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Theatre companies in British Columbia
Theatre in Vancouver