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Rhinoceros
Eugène Ionesco’s parabolic drama
Rhinoceros (1959) follows everyman Bérenger as his community is overrun with “rhinoceritis.” As he watches the world change around him, Bérenger must find inspiration and take control of his life. Ionesco’s breakneck masterpiece is an indictment of complacency, extremism, and mob mentality, as well as an invitation to individual action in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
Rhinoceros
by Eugène Ionesco
Translated by Martin Crimp
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Timms Centre for the Arts
February 9-18, 2023
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Preview: February 9, 2023
Matinee: February 16, 2023
Evening performances: 7:30pm
Matinee performance: 12:30pm
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No performance on Sunday February 12.
To see the 2022-2023 Studio Theatre Season line up click here.
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Leave a message with the Timms Centre Box Office any time by email at (uastudio@ualberta.ca)
or phone at (780-492-2495).
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In Person Box Office Hours:
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am - 2pm AND one hour before performances.
Ticket Prices:
Preview: Adult/Senior $10, Student $5
*Opening Night: Adult $28, Senior $25, Student $15
*Enjoy a post show reception with your Opening Night ticket
Evenings: Adult $27, Senior $24, Student $14
Thursday Matinee: Adult $23, Senior $20, Student $14
1/2 Price Mondays: Adult $13.50, Senior $12, Student $7
This production contains subject matter and depictions that may be offensive to some audience members. This content is explored in the excellent video interviews created by our dramaturgy team, which can be found here on the Dramaturgy: Dig Deeper site. While anti-fascist and anti-racist sentiments were crucial to the inception of Rhinoceros, it is important to acknowledge the way in which the play articulates those themes for a presumed white European audience.
For additional information about Rhinoceros, please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_(play).
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CREATIVE TEAM
Director — Jake Planinc
Playwright — Eugène Ionesco
Translator — Martin Crimp
Set and Costume Designer — Ankita Yadav
Lighting Designer — Robert Shannon
Lighting Design Assistant — Lieke Den Bakker
Sound Designer — Jack Thompson
Stage Manager — Curtis Gauthier
Assistant Stage Manager — Andraya Diogo
Assistant Stage Manager (Running) — Madison Hucal
Movement Coach — Stacey Murchison
Vocal Coach — Alison Matthews
Dramaturgs — Kian Moradi, Lucy Honcharova
THE CAST
Daisy — Amy Bazin
Logician, Botard — Rogan Coffey
Old Gentleman, Dudard— Yassine El Fihri
Bérenger — Will Gosse
Housewife, Mrs. Boeuf — Larissah Lashley
Jean — Patrick Lynn
Waitress, Papillon— MacKenzie Sutton
Grocer Woman, A Fireman, Monsieur Jean’s Wife — Alex Dawkins*
Boss of Cafe — Brett Dahl*
Grocer Man, Monsieur Jean — David Woroner
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*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance-Opera-Theatre Policy.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Technical Director — Larry Clark
Assistant Technical Director — Emma Nokes
​Head of Wardrobe — Joanna Johnston
Cutter — Julie Davie
Head of Carpentry — Darrell Cooksey
Assistant Scenic Carpenters — Emma Nokes, Shane Marsh
Properties Master — Jane Kline
Properties Assistant — Tiffany Martineau, Dree Beaudry, Shane Marsh, Emma Nokes
Head of Sound — Garret DeRede
Lighting Supervisors — Jeff Osterlin, Laura Koyata
Sound Supervisor — Matt Skopyk
FACULTY and ADVISORS
Studio Theatre Artistic Coordinator — David Kennedy
Interim Drama Department Chair — Natalie Loveless
Stage Management Advisors — John Raymond
Directing Advisor— David Kennedy
Design Advisor— Robert Shannon
Paint Advisor — Cindi Zuby​
THE CREW
Lighting Operator — Faith Conner
Sound Operator — Garret DeRede
Lighting Crew — Bradley Lanceleve, Vale de la Torre, Liam Weeks, Robbie Hemsworth, Harjot Bassi, Jessica Haight, Elaine Qin
Paint Crew — Brock Keeler, Kristen Fernandes, Payal Jotania, Isabelle Martinez, Lieke den Bakker, Skylar Veldhuis, Amy Dass
SPECIAL THANKS
Zuma and David Ley
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ADMINISTRATION
Production and Operations Manager — Joshua C. McIntosh
Box Office Coordinator — Candice Stollery
Executive/Administrative Assistant — Helen Baggaley
Production and Operations Assistant — Emily Pole
Operations Assistant — Andraya Diogo
Fine Arts Information and Outreach Coordinator — Trish Agrell-Smith
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Featuring...
Featuring
Amy Bazin
Cast, Daisy
Alexandra Dawkins*
Cast, Characters: Grocer Woman, Fireman
Yassine El Fassi El Fihri
Cast, Dudard/Old Gent
Madison Hucal
Creative Team, Assistant Stage Manager
Alison Matthews
Creative Team, Voice Coach
Emma Nokes
Crew, Assistant Technical Director
Mackenzie Sutton
Cast, Waitress and Papillion
Ankita Yadav
Creative Team, Set and Costume Designer
Rogan Coffey
Cast, The Logician, Botard
Lieke den Bakker
Creative Team, Assistant Lighting Designer
Curtis Gauthier
Creative Team, Stage Manager
Larissah Lashley
Cast, Housewife, Madame Boeuf
Kian Moradi
Creative Team, Dramaturg
Jake Planinc
Creative Team, Director
Jack Thompson
Creative Team, Sound Designer
Brett Dahl*
Cast, Boss of Cafe
Andraya Diogo
Creative Team, Assistant Stage Manager
Lyudmyla Honcharova
Creative Team, Dramaturg
Patrick Lynn
Cast, Jean
Stacey Murchison
Creative Team, Movement Coach
Robert Shannon
Lighting Designer
David Woroner
Cast, Grocer Man and Monsieur Jean
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*The participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance-Opera-Theatre Policy
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"A dramaturg is a member of the artistic team of a theatre production who is a specialist in the transformation of a dramatic script into a meaningful living performance."
(5) Michael Mark Chemers, Ghost Light: An Introductory Handbook for Dramaturgy, Southern Illinois University Press, 2010.