Bears, Pyretic Productions & AAA

Pyretic Productions, in association with Alberta Aboriginal Arts and the Rubaboo Festival, presents Bears, Feb 5–15.

Written by Matthew MacKenzie; Starring Sheldon Elter; Featuring: Bryce Kulak; Alida Nyquist-Schultz; Krista Posyniak; Kate Stashko; Anastasia Maywood; Aimee Rushton; Lianna Makuch

A multi-disciplinary comedy about the Northern Gateway Pipeline, Bears asks what the hell we think we’re doing here in Wild Rose Country.

If there’s one thing Floyd loves, it’s bears. Maybe he’ll take in an orphaned cub, maybe he’ll hunt poachers, maybe he’ll make art installations out of their shellacked droppings — it doesn’t matter really, so long as it involves bears.

But as the prime suspect in a workplace accident, Floyd has to get out of town fast. Pursued relentlessly by the RCMP, he heads through the Rockies for Kitimat, B.C. By the time he reaches the Great Bear Rainforest, Floyd has experienced changes — his gait widening, his muscles bulging, his sense of smell heightening…

See here for times and tickets!

PCL STUDIO THEATRE | ATB Financial Arts Barns

Movement Designer Ainsley Hillyard
Environmental Designer T. Erin Gruber
Composer and Lyricist Bryce Kulak
Electronic Sound Designer Dean Musani AKA DJ Phatcat
Stage Manager Rachel Dawn-Woods
Consulting Director Patrick Lundeen
Costume Designer Sydney Gross