Hamilton
iPhoto caption: Rick Miller in 'Boom X.' Photo by Craig Francis.
In Boom X, Rick Miller uses theatre to trace how Generation X came of age amid major shifts in media, politics, and daily life from the 1970s through the mid-1990s.
iPhoto caption: Michael Rubinoff and Mary Francis Moore. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Theatre Aquarius’ National Summit for New Musicals showcases original works from across Canada
“I want us, as a community, to be confident in our own work,” says Theatre Aquarius artistic director Mary Francis Moore. “I want us to get to a place where we don’t need the validation of outside communities to tell us that we’re good. I want us to be in a place where we have the resources to take chances, so our projects don’t have to leave the country to find success.”
iPhoto caption: Richard Alan Campbell and Mary Long in 'The Time Capsule.' Photo by Dahlia Katz.
REVIEW: Theatre Aquarius’ The Time Capsule pays lighthearted tribute to Hamilton, Ontario
As the evening progresses and the characters begin open up and butt heads, the play becomes a comedic yet heartfelt reflection on memory. We learn that the past is never as far away as we might think, that a moment forgettable for one person could be life-changing for another, and that it takes more than just a Hamilton Ticats pin or a Tim Hortons cup to memorialize a city and its people.
iPhoto caption: (L to R) Stephanie Sy, Richard Alan Campbell, Deborah Drakeford, Richard Young, and Lorna Wilson in The Time Capsule. Photo by Dahlia Katz.
Playwright Matt Murray hopes audiences who see The Time Capsule will think, “‘this is like a weird little slice of my life. I’m not in this church basement, at this meeting, but there’s so much of me represented [in] all these characters.’”