Frankenstein presents the tragedy of an outcast creature brought into existence by the young scientist Victor Frankenstein. In this adaptation of Mary Shelley's spine-chilling Gothic classic, Victor is obsessed with discovering the secrets of science and nature, but nothing can prepare him for what he brings to life one dark night in the heart of winter. So begins a life-or-death adventure as the creature struggles to find his place in the world while battling the demons inside himself.
" a chilling look at the dark downsides of science. The production will leave you questioning who is the true monster?”
- Cailyn Mocci, The Omega
The Cast
Udi Sapre
Austin Halarewich
Grace Fedorchuk
Liam Whitley
Jerod Blake
Ella Wilson
Kathy Austin
Rebbekah Ogden
Carolina Contreras Issa
Production History
August 2017: Workshop and Reading, Kamloops, BC
February 2018: Workshop Production, Kamloops, BC
June 2019: Workshop and Reading, Red Deer, AB
October 2021: Workshop, Calgary, AB
2022 (upcoming): Premiere Production, Calgary, AB
Future Development
We’re currently seeking partners and residencies for Frankenstein. If you feel an artistic calling to this show and are interested in the project, please get in touch with us.
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Imperfect Symmetry
By Constantine X. Anastasakis
Imperfect Symmetry is a full-length play set in mankind’s technologically cutting-edge future, where clones—matured in growth tanks and birthed to serve as public body doubles for their socially elite originals—are at the forefront of a new kind of slavery. The originals and their respective clones seem to coexist amicably: the clones serve their functions—attending galas, film premiers, maintaining appearances on social media, posing for the paparazzi, etc.,—while the originals provide the clones with all the comforts, vices, and distractions of modern living. But everything changes when the originals ask one clone to be a surrogate and carry a child for them. With the help of DOULA, a humanoid A.I. that serves as the clones’ caretaker and handler, the clones uncover a series of disturbing truths about the originals, the clones that preceded them, and the nature of their own existence, and will have to decide between a life of complacent privilege and the hard road to liberation.
Imperfect Symmetry is foremost an exploration of identity and autonomy through the mechanism of human cloning, while also investigating themes of exploitation, corruption, the implications of technological progress, and the media as an engine for misinformation. Inspired by such classic dystopian works as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Phillip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, this play is a transgressive high-concept sci-fi thriller complete with clones, A.I., hover-vehicles, super-computers, and at its core, a child-like humanity whose 1% still use their resources for exploitative personal gain.
Artistic Personnel
The Cast
Constantine X. Anastasakis
Tim Nguyen
Skylar Desjardins
Brayden Haidenger
Tauran Wood
Virginia Maxfield
Andrew G. Cooper
Director/Playwright
Videographer
Projection/Lighting Designer
Set Designer
Composer/Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Producer
John Tasker
Zoë Arthur
Connor Fedoroshyn
Lauren Brady
Jesselle Laurén
O1
O2
C1
C2
Doula
Production History
January 2020: Workshop and Reading, Calgary, AB
November 2021: Production Workshop, Calgary, AB
Future Development
We’re currently seeking partners and residencies for Imperfect Symmetry. If you feel an artistic calling to this show and are interested in the project, please get in touch with us.
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Thank You
We'd like to thank the following for their generous support of our November 2021 workshop of Imperfect Symmetry.