NotaBle Acts

Taking it to the Streets and Street Scenes

Performed outdoors, beginning at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Courtyard

Taking it to the Streets: Four Ten-Minute Plays:

Like Talking to a Very Thin Wall by Brandon McDougall

Barry and Rosalind have been woken up at 3 AM by their next-door neighbours. Again. As they argue over what to do about the dysfunctional couple on the other side of the wall, their own walls drop and the tables, unexpectedly and hilariously, turn.

Directed by Sophie Brander and featuring Emily Darling and Tristan Walhain.

Camp Fire by Drew Hudson

Your favourite cinephile is back and kookier than ever. This time Doris is testing her horror movie knowledge as a summer camp counselor. Will she be able to stop The Woodsman Killer? Can she get Tommy and Marcy to sort out their teenage drama? Find out by the Camp Fire.

Directed by Grace Finlay and featuring Finn Boehm, Brenna Gauthier, Rachel Rowan, and Grace Cunningham.

Soda Noir by Jason McIntyre

Jean and Lucy, former detective partners, meet in a diner to discuss the betrayal that ended their friendship. Amidst a forbidden romance, a heist gone wrong, and accents that don’t quite make sense… you might lose track of who’s backstabbing who. 

Directed by Rhett Ellis and featuring Maddux Hughson, Cassandra Bullett, Mimi Martin, and Ella Coulombe.

Portrait of a Woman by Muriel Falkenstein

At a support group for women who have been the subject of art history’s most famous paintings, Judith (from Judith Beheading Holofernes), Venus (from The Birth of Venus), the Girl with a Pearl Earring, and Mona Lisa come together to smash their painters, the patriarchy, and a particularly disgusting loaf of Mona Lisa’s famous zucchini bread.

Directed by Kaylee MacNeil and featuring Dani Brun, Naomi McGowan, Kat Hall, and Gabrielle Campbell.

The four ten-minute plays in Taking It to the Streets will begin at 7:30 PM at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Courtyard, and will be followed immediately (approximately 8:30 PM) by the two plays in

Street Scenes: Two Site Specific Plays

Careless Walking by Brent White

Upper Canadian tourist and tech exec Evans Brockhurst, a man determined to disrupt all the paradigms with his new, cutting-edge technology, runs afoul of the local constabulary in the tech-averse Luddite haven of Fredericton, NB. His crime: walking while using his cellphone. Will his fancy devices and team of lawyers get him out of this jam, or will analogue rule (and digital rue) the day?

Directed by Len Falkenstein and featuring Isaac Gilbert, Kaylee MacNeil, Esther Soucoup, and Kat Hall.

Location: the SE corner of Church and King streets.

Gargoyles by Alex McAllister

Tom and Harold have guarded the Christ Church Cathedral from evil spirits for a hundred and fifty years. But today, Harold has made a decision that will change their lives forever. He is going to jump and see if his stone wings can fly.

Directed by Scott Harris and featuring Karlie Curtis and Simon Peterson.

Location: front entrance, Christ Church Cathedral.

Performances of Taking it to the Streets and Street Scenes will take place nightly from Sunday, July 28 through Wednesday, July 31, beginning at 7:30 PM in the Beaverbrook Art Gallery Courtyard. Performances are outdoors and weather-permitting. Dress for the weather. Patrons may wish to bring a seat cushion for Taking it to the Streets (seating is in the concrete amphitheatre of the BAG courtyard) and a cushion, blanket, or lawn chair for Street Scenes.

Run time: Taking it to the Streets: approximately 60 minutes; Street Scenes: approximately 35 minutes.

Admission: by donation.