In Conversation Series Episode 1

12/11/23 • 37 min

Welcome to our In Conversation Series.
Today, we get to sit down with Director Soheil Parsa and Director Tawiah M’Carthy and talk about their process and approach to our productions of Daniel MacIvor in Monster and Here Lies Henry.
Monster and Here Lies Henry on stage at Factory Theatre until December 17, 2023.
Book Tickets to Monster by visiting www.factorytheatre.ca
Book Tickets to Here Lies Henry by visiting www.factorytheatre.ca

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You Can’t Get There From Here is returning by popular demand with its 3rd volume of audio dramas! This season will feature four commissioned audio experiences from award-winning Playwrights Monica Garrido, Catherine Hernandez, Elvira Kurt, and Aurora Stewart de Peña.
This season, audiences are in for a scary good time. The episodes will take listeners on a vivid, eerie journey through one of the five primary senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste). This season we had the pleasure to record with a live audience at Factory Theatre.
Episode 1
Haunted Hallways
by Catherine Hernandez
Directed by Aviva Armour-Ostroff
With artists Carolyn Fe and Merlin Simard
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Not for the faint of heart, Haunted Hallways, recounts Factory Theatre’s creepy and ghostly history. Take in this freaky episode if you dare, what terrifying things just might be lurking in Factory’s dark and hidden hallways.
Episode 2
Boxes of Smells
by Mónica Garrido
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Sofia Rodriguez and Margarita Valderrama
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Boxes of Smells tells a story of confusion. Sarah and her cat Michi, receive a box. Will Sarah’s nose try to lead her to the truth...or some version of it?
*Flashlights and comfort blankets are sold separately.
Episode 3
Touched
by Elvira Kurt
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Anna Chatterton and Vanessa Dunn
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Touched follows two ex-lovers, one is moving on and one believes time stands still. If only life were just a little bit easier, and things could be neatly sorted and boxed up.
Episode 4
The Automated System
by Aurora Stewart de Peña
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Philip Akin and Sochi Fried
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
In this imaginative and eerie tale, a man is a little bit lost. Can a call agent help him make some crucial decisions?
For more information, visit this link: https://www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/you-cant-get-there-from-here-vol-3/

Factory Theatre - In Conversation Series Episode 1

Transcript

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Hi. My name's Mel Hague. I'm the artistic director here at Factory Theater. Welcome to our In Conversation series. Today. I get to sit down with director Soheil Parsa and Director Tawiah McCarthy and talk about their process and approach to our productions of Daniel MacIvor is Monster. And here lies Henry. Yeah you know I when I was 18, so it might have been the first couple of weeks of theater school.

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