Einstein

Written by
Gabriel Emanuel

Production originally directed by Roy Higgins.
Additional direction by Craig Hall.

Starring
Chris Britton
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Not seen by Vancouver audiences since 1987

The critically acclaimed Einstein premiered in Toronto 20 years ago and has since been performed in five different languages and had over 700 performances across Canada, the USA and Mexico as well as the Habima National Theatre of Israel.

From the opening moments — set in his Princeton study on the eve of his 70th birthday — Albert Einstein captures the audience’s hearts, engaging them in humorous and simple experiments to explain his theory of relativity. From there, the great scientist takes a witty and often sardonic account of his life, examining the many conflicting aspects of his personality as a physicist, pacifist, Jew and Zionist. Through Gabriel Emanuel’s script, the man of the century is revealed in all his humanity, morality and simplicity as the play slowly reveals his most painful dilemma.

Toronto-born Chris Britton has performed Einstein more than 200 times on stages throughout Canada and the US. He is an accomplished actor who has performed at Stratford, Shaw, the Astor Place Theatre in NYC and the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario. His television and film credits include a recurring role on DaVinci’s Inquest/City Hall. Chris Britton is based in Vancouver.

"Highly Recommended. Just as newsreel audiences once took Einstein to heart, so will viewers of this program."
The Globe and Mail Review

“Thanks to Britton’s tour de force performance, Einstein proves itself a spirited yet thoughtful tribute to a seminal mind”
The Newton Graphic, Boston

Andrea Gunnlaugson


Conrad Alexandrowicz

Dance, Little Lady!
A Wild Excursions/Chutzpah! co-presentation

Choreographed and Directed by
Conrad Alexandrowicz
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Featuring Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Ainsley Cyopik, Natalie Lefebvre-Gnam, Andreal Gunnlaugson.

Choreographer/Director Conrad Alexandrowicz has incorporated the true essence of “chutzpah” into this re-mount of the satirical theatre/dance cabaret Dance Little Lady, a comical and frank exploration of the female dancer/actor experience in Western patriarchal culture. The text, mostly spoken at microphones and in stand up comedy-style, is drawn from the all-female cast’s experiences and connects the courage and nerve of women in North American society with that of the female performer.

Originally from Toronto, Vancouver-based Alexandrowicz is a director, writer and choreographer, and the artistic director of Wild Excursions Performance. To date, he has created over 45 dance and physical-theatre works, some of which have been presented across Canada, in New York City, France and the U.K. His play, The Wines of Tuscany, was produced three times in Vancouver, in Calgary, Victoria and Edmonton, and at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto and won Jessie, Dora and Sterling Awards.