UW Drama’s Mimetic Flesh was the University of Waterloo’s first site-specific theatre project; this form of performance changes people’s perspectives about what theatre really is…
The University of Waterloo Drama Department was excited to present UWaterloo’s first ever site specific theatre presentation that took place in the building that formerly housed the Lang Tannery in historic downtown Kitchener. Mimetic Flesh was an experimental theatre piece that explored the building’s unique past and history through the actors’ personal associations and interpretations of the building that lie in ‘heritage limbo’.
Mimetic Flesh ran Wednesday, March 24th to Saturday, March 27th, 2004 and was a collaborative, multi-disciplinary work featuring UWaterloo students, directed by Andy Houston. The actors created characters that existed in the Tannery site who go through a process of self-discovery, addressing how the truth of the individual is reflected in consideration of their personal body as well as in the physical space of the building.
The audience experienced the performance as a tour of the site; there were two tours per evening, one beginning at 7:00 p.m. and another at 9:00 p.m. Tickets were limited to 50 people per tour.
Winter 2004 Production
Directed by: Andy Houston
Performances: March 24-27, 2004
Venue: The Lang Building
CAST
Julie Atchison
Casee Ahrens
Melanie Bennett
Narsimham Chelluri
Nicholas Cumming
Jeff DeSchiffest
Nathaniel Gibbs
Robyn Gmeindl
Simon Grant
Kara Harun
Jacqui Kaiser
Michael Kolodziej
Natalie Mathieson
Greg More
Jonathan Orton
Liz Pokol
Ivona Radon
Laura Thomas
Tara Velanoff
Kristin Wallace
Phil Wang
Steve Watts
Lindsay Weber
CREATIVE TEAM
Director - Andy Houston
Co-director - Diana Denton
Producer - Bill Chesney
Set/Costume Design - Brett Haynes
Sound Design - Diana Knoll
Lighting Design - Jennifer Cook, Darryl Gardner, Travis Hatt, Scott Banks
Website Design - Dave Zoltok
Audio Visual - Mike Burkholder, Sujoy Baudgopadhyay
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Stage Manager - Katie Pierroz
Assistant to the Producer - Christina Romaz
Assistant Stage Manager (Brain) - Leigh McClymont
Assistant Stage Manager (Mouth) - Miranda Warner
Assistant Stage Manager (Groin) - Samantha Leask
Assistant Stage Manager (Heart) - Alysha Johnson
Publicity - Arial Bourbonnais
House Manager/F.O.H - Jennifer Cook
244 Crew - Elizabeth Barry, Nathan Bender, Aaron Cowan, Meg DeForest, Jeff deSchiffert, Andrea Ferguson, Robyn Gmeindl, Elizabeth Goldsworthy, Julia Harries, Kara Harun, Tony Huynh, Jessica Isard, Alysha Johnson, Jacqui Kaiser, Natalia Mathieson, Jon Orton, James Peltzer, Liz Pokol, Ivona Radon, Monica Sallan, Steven Schaming, Jennifer Scullion, Alison Sochasky, Laura Thomas, Lesley Tumber, Kristin Wallace, Phil Wang, Miranda Warner
Special thanks
Ball Brothers, LTD: Jim Ball, Tom Ball; Lang Building: Walter Englert, Mike Hocalum, Kevin Stewart, UW Safety Office; Al Anderson and Matt, Showtech; Nancy Richards, CKCO; Robert Reid, K-W Record; Roger’s Daytime; Waterloo Chronicle; Brent Hagerman, The Echo; Coral, Leslie-Andrews, Coral FM, CKMS; Barbara Else, Gazette; The Imprint; Iron Warrier; Sci Notes; Faculty of Math Orientation Committee; Faculty of Engineering Orientation Committee; Theodore Dragontieri; Tara Parachuk; Charles Belair, Belair Studios; Michael English; Wendy Philpott; Robin Atchison; Jocelyne Sobeski; Martin de Grott, K-W Record.