Presented by Theatre Direct A 4th Line Theatre Special Event Created by Prairie Fire, Please Co-Produced by Theatre Direct and Prairie Fire, Please in association with Peterborough Museum and Archives September 2023 School & Public Performances
Venue: Peterborough Alternative and Continuing Education (PACE) 201 McDonnel Street, Peterborough, Ontario
Inspired by real-life student activism, Give ‘em Hell is a new play that retells the final school year leading up to the 2012 closure of Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS).
Written by Peterborough-born, award-winning playwright Madeleine Brown and featuring a cast of eight local teenagers, Give ‘em Hell explores the power of youth activism, the perils of self-discovery and what it costs to stand up for a cause.
The play was staged in the former PCVS building, now PACE, and accompanied by an exhibition of archival materials from this monumental turning point in the school’s history.
Written by Madeleine Brown Directed and Dramaturged by Aaron Jan
Featuring: Lion Addison Jalen Brink Edith Burton Ziqin Chen Ella Cunningham Jeff Dingle* Eloise Harvey M. John Kennedy* Isabelle Siena Sarah Lynn Strange* Jessie Williams
Stage Manager: Annasofie 诗慧 Jakobsen Assistant Stage Manager: Cathy Ho-Nguyen Production Manager: Autumn Coppaway Set/Costume Designer: Melanie McNeill Associate Set/Costumer Designer: JB Nelles Lighting Designer: Logan Raju Cracknell Sound Designer: Uri Livne-Bar Production and Mentorship Partner: The Miikana Project Production Mentorship Program Participants: Eve Knowles, Tashvi Menghi, Aanya Sharma, Elisa Torres Protest Sign Designers and Builders: Downtown Youth Space (DYS) Poster Design: John Wamsley Graphic Design: Khira Wieting
*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT).
“Madeleine Brown and Aaron Jan are masters of tone and concept, injecting sincerity and emotional resonance into their slightly absurdist, stylized productions.” –Istvan Reviews
Give ’em Hell
Image Credit: Khira Wieting
Give ’em Hell
by Madeleine Brown
Presented by Theatre Direct
A 4th Line Theatre Special Event
Created by Prairie Fire, Please
Co-Produced by Theatre Direct and Prairie Fire, Please
in association with Peterborough Museum and Archives
September 2023
School & Public Performances
Venue:
Peterborough Alternative and Continuing Education (PACE)
201 McDonnel Street, Peterborough, Ontario
Inspired by real-life student activism, Give ‘em Hell is a new play that retells the final school year leading up to the 2012 closure of Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School (PCVS).
Written by Peterborough-born, award-winning playwright Madeleine Brown and featuring a cast of eight local teenagers, Give ‘em Hell explores the power of youth activism, the perils of self-discovery and what it costs to stand up for a cause.
The play was staged in the former PCVS building, now PACE, and accompanied by an exhibition of archival materials from this monumental turning point in the school’s history.
Written by Madeleine Brown
Directed and Dramaturged by Aaron Jan
Featuring:
Lion Addison
Jalen Brink
Edith Burton
Ziqin Chen
Ella Cunningham
Jeff Dingle*
Eloise Harvey
M. John Kennedy*
Isabelle Siena
Sarah Lynn Strange*
Jessie Williams
Stage Manager: Annasofie 诗慧 Jakobsen
Assistant Stage Manager: Cathy Ho-Nguyen
Production Manager: Autumn Coppaway
Set/Costume Designer: Melanie McNeill
Associate Set/Costumer Designer: JB Nelles
Lighting Designer: Logan Raju Cracknell
Sound Designer: Uri Livne-Bar
Production and Mentorship Partner: The Miikana Project
Production Mentorship Program Participants: Eve Knowles, Tashvi Menghi, Aanya Sharma, Elisa Torres
Protest Sign Designers and Builders: Downtown Youth Space (DYS)
Poster Design: John Wamsley
Graphic Design: Khira Wieting
*The participation of these Artists is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT).
“Madeleine Brown and Aaron Jan are masters of tone and concept, injecting sincerity and emotional resonance into their slightly absurdist, stylized productions.”
–Istvan Reviews
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Prairie Fire, Please acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.