CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Daughter of the Dust - musical
“Daughter of the Dust” is an original country musical about a emerging star, Trixie Dixon, who is about to make her big break at the Shindiggler…as long as her mother doesn’t show up and ruin everything! With eight original songs inspired by the classic country tunes of Tammy Wynette, Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, “Daughter of the Dust” shook the house with numbers like “Just the Tip” and “Man’s World“. It had it’s first workshop production on August 25 – 28 2011 at the Bread & Circus theatre, where it performed to full houses and received praises from Mooney on Theatre, who hailed it as a “country musical masterpiece”. With a raunchy sense of humour, “Daughter of the Dust” is a heartfelt, at times outrageous, take on country music and the people who make it.
Written & Starring Robin Sharp
Directed by Helen Kotsonis
Musical Director Katie Avery
Workshopped @ the Bread & Circus Theatre August 25 – 28, 2011
Read our Review: http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2011/08/27/review-daughter-of-the-dust-robin-sharp-and-helen-kotsonis/#more-8575
Website: trixiedixon.wordpress.com
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That Thing You Watch – film
“That Thing You Watch” is an experimental project that combines a series of comedy sketches into a short film format. Influenced by “Kids in the Hall”, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, “Mr. Show”, and “Jam”, it’s an exciting journey that exploits the ridiculous and bizarre elements of every day life. A strange narrative of lecherous documentary filmmakers, insane cabinet ministers, hockey players in existential crisis and a girl who compulsively chases a tennis ball, “That Thing You Watch” is a cross section of a world that went over the edge a while ago.
Written and directed by Patrick Whistler and Paul Kehs
Produced by Helen Kotsonis
Edited by Lukasz Kurek
D.O.P. Bruce Harper
PAST PRODUCTIONS
The Worst People
A 12 minute short film, shot on Canon 7D in Kingston ON.
Official Selection of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival 2011.
Synopsis:
After receiving a promotion, over-educated and under employed office drone Adam Vernon decides to take revenge on his lecherous boss Mr. Weiss. He picks their company’s annual general meeting as the setting for his vengeance and tries to think of the perfect way to ruin Weiss in front of Tom Clarkson, the company’s VP. He soon hits upon the only rational answer: he’s going to hire an army of hookers to exact his revenge.
A satirical look at the modern man and the politics of the corporate world, The Worst People in the World also functions as warped re-imagining of the story of Job. Except with more hookers.
Directed by Paul Kehs
Written by Patrick Whistler
Produced by Rachael Glassman & Helen Kotsonis
D.O.P. Bruce Harper
Production Design by Helen Kotsonis
Editor Jonas Crawley
Sound Design by Lukasz Kurek
Composer Eric Schwindt
Trash Talk
- A Multimedia Installation
Trash Talk explores connections and patterns of being that exist between individuals living in Toronto, using found objects as our primary material.
After hunting through the streets of Toronto we chose three objects to put on display – a wedding invitation from 2003, a rough draft of a last will in testament from 2009, and a luggage full of fake money advertising a launch party for a Jelly Stone album in 2001. These were accompanied by interviews in which strangers, friends and family describe the objects and shared stories, memories and ideas that they inspired.
The variety of perspectives and responses illuminate the diverse psychologies, attitudes and identities that are at work in the city, while also evoking a powerful underlying sense of community.
Check out the Gallery to see pictures from the event!
Created by: Helen Kotsonis, Patrick Whistler, Robin Sharp and Rachael Glassman
Exhibited at Labspace Studios Nov. 21 – Dec. 21 2009
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IN DEVELOPMENT…
Carol & Blake
This piece tells the story of a bi-polar woman who has gone off her medication, exploring her experience through a combination of film and theatre.