haven
assistant director | curator of pre/ post show short film series
Elsie and Matt meet when a hole opens up in her road. She’s just lost her mother; he is tracing his ancestry in Sarajevo. Both are adults feeling voids concerning their parents, and they find what they need in their memories and each other.
‘Haven’ (Havre) won the 2019 Governor-General’s award for French drama, and is here produced for the first time in English.
UNITED PLAYERS OF VANCOUVER
January 28 — February 13 2022 @ Jericho Arts Centre
Written by Mishka Lavigne
Translated by Neil Blackadder
Directed by Jack Paterson
FEATURING
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM
Directed by Jack Paterson | Assistant Directed by Hannah Siden | Stage Managed by Glee Devereaux | Technical Direction by Karen Chiang | Associate Technical Director Kaeden Atkinson Hill | Set & Projections Design by Joel Grinke | Lighting Design by Vanka Chaitra Salim | Associate Lighting Designer Kai Wong | Set Decoration & Props by Alis B | Sound Design & Composition by Georgia Zell Couver | Costume Design by Shasta Lily Barkman | Head Carpentry by Bruce Suttie | Produced by Fran Burnside
PRE/ POST SHOW SHORT FILM CREDITS
Sunset in Spring, Wuhan | A film by: Haylin Cai. Shot when lockdown was lifted after the first wave in Wuhan, China.
Vancouver April 2020 18:59:30 PT | A film by: Ann Marie Fleming. Commissioned by “Greetings From Isolation”.
Óljós | Director/ Cinematographer: Ash Tailor-Jones. Shot in self-isolation in Toronto, Canada.
Plastic Wings | Music: David Beckingham. Choreographer: Emily Chessa. Director: Hannah Siden. In collaboration with Ballet BC.
Isolations | Director: Talia Shea Levin. Choreographer: MUDA/Maritza Navarro. Music: Amanda Leigh Jerry. In loving memory of Kat Devoe-Peterson.
East Vancouver April 7 2021 | A film by: Ann Marie Fleming. Commissioned by “Greetings From Isolation”.
We Rise Again – Cross Canada Virtual Choir Tour | Featuring: The Elmer Iseler Singers joined by Agincourt Madrigal Singers, Cape Breton Chorale, Thunder Bay Symphony Chorus, Whitehorse Community Choir, Wiarton Concert Choir.
REVIEWS
“…convincing, nuanced performances… a fine example of the resilience of the human spirit.” — reviewvancouver.com
I gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.