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The Archive of Missing Things


A digital scavenger hunt where the covert audience seeks the heart of a maze-like archive. Set in a public library, audience-seekers are given headphones, a notebook and an iPad. Live actors and audio narration provide navigational clues that guide our virtual explorations.
​​Production Credits

Written and Created by: Zuppa Theatre Co. with Kate Cayley 
Cast: Miranda Jones, Ursula Calder and Stewart Legere
Narrated by: Gabriel Leblanc 
Directed (production and creation process) by: Alex McLean 
Web design and development by: Ned Zimmerman 
Sound Design by: Brian Riley 
Original Music by: Stewart Legere and Brian Riley 
Technical Direction and Production Managed by: Jessica Lewis
Costumes by: Andrea Ritchie 
Chief Archivist: Alex McLean 
Original production produced by: Ben Stone 
Featuring in the original production: Kathryn McCormack 
Interns: Tom Niles (Phase 3 Development); Brody Wilkinson-Martin (Phase 2 Development) 
Photos (Halifax) by: Zach Faye 
Photos (Toronto) by: Henry Chan 
​Created in Partnership with: Dalhousie Libraries
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Photo credit: Henry Chan. Photo source: facebook.com/SummerWorksTO
PLAY ARCHIVE OF MISSING THINGS: THE GAME
Production History
Derelict and Lancaster Arts: Lancaster, U.K. 24 September 2019
Derelict: Preston, U.K. 21 September 2019
Derelict: Manchester, U.K. 17-18 September 2019
International Agatha Christie Festival: Torquay, U.K. 11-15 September 2019 
SummerWorks Festival - The Presentations Series: Toronto, ON 13-17 August 2019
​The Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Legacy Space: Halifax, NS 7-8 August 2019
​Stages Theatre Festival: Halifax, NS 15-27 May 2017​​
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Read more in PLAY: Dramaturgies of Participation: SEEKING, CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE, GUIDES, PLAYGROUNDS, SECRET WEIRDOS
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Photo source: summerworks.ca
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Photo credit: Henry Chan Photo source: facebook.com/SummerWorksTO

The Archive Of Missing Things - Trailer from Zuppa Theatre on Vimeo.

Press
​“a hypnotic experience that takes on more layers of mystery and intrigue as it goes on.” – Now Magazine
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“… one of the most incredible experiences with performance art that I’ve had in recent memory.” – Mooney on Theatre

Articles
Alex MacLean, Kate Cayley, and Stewart Legere, “Approaching Ambient Drama: Reflections on Two Immersive Experiments,” Canadian Theatre Review 173 (Winter 2018): 21. 

Dawn Tracey Brandes, “Navigating the Digital and the Real in Zuppa Theatre’s The Archive of Missing Things,” Canadian Theatre Review 174 (Spring 2018): 79-82.
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