Broken by C.E. Gatchalian Directed by Seán Cummings World Premiere - 2005/06 Jessie Nominee March 2 - 11, 2006 at the Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, BC Broken is a suite of five one-act plays linked by common themes. It is marked by the intensity, starkness, bleak humour and lyricism that have made C. E. Gatchalian one of Canada’s most acclaimed and controversial young playwrights.
Featuring Tanja Dixon-Warren, Michael Fera, Ntsikie Kheswa, Thrasso Petras and Nelson Wong Stage Manger: Niki Boyd, Lighting Design: Mélissa C. Powell Set Design: Yvan Morrisette, Costume Design: Moira Fentum Assistant Director: Jeffrey Fisher, Sound Design: Seán Cummings Dramaturge: Amanda Lockitch, Publicity: Chris MacDonald Technical Director:Mélissa C. Powell Production: Seán Cummings and Jeffrey Fisher
Produced in association with Broken Whisper and the Firehall Arts Centre
"Strong work from the entire cast...Director Seán Cummings skillfully weaves together these five short pieces...it’s gripping, almost hypnotic ... richly theatrical ... Ntsikie Kheswa and Nelson Wong join Petras ... all three offer technically precise and emotionally nuanced performances. Tanja Dixon-Warren is riveting ...This production’s admirable restraint is perfectly suited to the world Gatchalian has created." - Kathleen Oliver, The Georgia Straight
"...confident performances by Ntsikie Kheswa, Thrasso Petras and Nelson Wong ... Dixon-Warren gives a well-disciplined, restrained performance ... Director Seán Cummings does an admirable job " - Jo Ledingham, Vancouver Courier
"The evening is puncuated with standout performances ... most notably from the heartbreaking Tanja Dixon-Warren" - Michael Harris, The Globe and Mail
"strong ... hard hitting ... riveting ... to witness a Gatchalian play, is to be moved by the lyricism and the poetics of the language." - Todd Wong, Gung Haggis Fat Choy