Never Swim Alone By Daniel MacIvor Directed by Amanda Lockitch June 24-July 09, 2005 at the Pacific Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone pits two childhood blood-brothers in a deadly competition controlled by the mysterious referee who they left behind to drown years ago. As she opens the windows to the mistakes of their past and present, the men compete over fathers, jobs, wives, lives. This personal aggression, the need to be the first man, fuels their rivalry but blinds them to the struggle of self-awareness . Ultimately our referee leaves them in endgame, the uncertain final moments before the game is over for good. Stylized and bordering on the absurd in its use of repetition and simultaneity, this script is everything one expects from a MacIvor play. Featuring Ruth Brown, Daniel Martin and Thrasso Petras Stage Manager: Niki Boyd, Lighting Design: Erin Harris, Set Design: Al Frisk, Media Design: Alec MacNeill-Richardson and Amanda Lockitch, Costume Design: Ariel Buchan, Produced by Jeffrey Fisher and Seán Cummings
Produced in association with Street Rep. A portion of the proceeds from this production was donated to Covenant House Vancouver and Amnesty International.