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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.

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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).

 

See the 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

Playbill

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

Dig Deeper

*The participation of this Artist is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance-Opera-Theatre Policy

Dig
Deeper

"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.

Interviews

Interviews
Gallery

Gallery

Content compiled by T. Erin Gruber and Kirsten Fernandes

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