New Societies

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In teams of four to six people, audience-players are tasked with creating a utopia while overcoming various evolving catastrophes in this theatrical table-top game. As the evening unfolds, there are opportunities for improvisation and for collaboration among the divisions. 

Production History

Created by: Re:Current Theatre
Directed by: Brian Postalian
Cast: Sena Cagla, Howard Dai, Alexa Fraser, Evan Medd, Hannah Meyers, Brian Postalian, Pascal Reiners, Amanda Sum, Meagan Woods, Montserrat Videla, Patrick Dodd, Maria Escolan
Dramaturgy by: Evan Medd
Scenography by: Christian Ching
Sound Design by: Stefan Nazarevich
Digital Programming by: Howard Dai
Digital Platform Design by: Sam Mackinnon 
Stage Manager: Laura Coons

Photo from Re:Current Theatre

Production History

Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, 11-14 September 2019
rEvolver Festival, Upintheair Theatre, Zoom, 25 June 2020
Kick & Push Festival, Zoom, 13-21 August 2020
Crow's Theatre, Zoom, 18-31 March 2021
Rumble Theatre, Vancouver, BC, 1-5 June 2022 

more on new societies

Read more in PLAY: Dramaturgies of Participation: DISSENSUS, KILLJOY 

Articles

Jenn Stephenson and Mariah Horner, “Decolonial Improvisations in Hybrid Theatre-Game Play in Re:Current Theatre’s New Societies,” conference paper presented at Canadian Game Studies Association, May 2022. Listen to audio of that presentation via the downloadable link here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xRL705OzQTNMMAQd87Q8BhlZ1bz3-3oA/view.

Sam MacKinnon, “Digital Design for Participatory Online Performance,” Canadian Theatre Review 197 (Winter 2024): 108-113​. 

Photo source: recurrenttheatre.com

Photo source: recurrenttheatre.com