This is Nowhere by Zuppa Theatre Co
Ambient street performance about searching for a secret blueprint of Halifax, exploring the city's past and present, and imagining its future.
Principal Writer: Kate Cayley
Conceived and Directed by: Alex McLean with Stewart Legere, Kathryn McCormack, Liliona Quarmyne, Ben Stone
Additional concept work by: Kate Cayley and Susan Leblanc
‘Justice’ scene written and conceived by: Sobaz Benjamin
‘Perspective’ scenes written and conceived by: Rebecca Thomas
App Development: Andrew Burke
Choreography by: Liliona Quarmyne
Choirs: Xara Choral Theatre, The Nova Scotia Mass Choir
Composer: Jason MacIsaac
Musical Arrangement and Transcription: David Christensen
Cast:
Love: Rebecca McCauley, Mary Fay Coady, Colleen MacIsaac, Sophie Schade, Lindsay Ross
Art: Matt Lumley, Briony Merritt
Memory: James MacLean, Gil Anderson
Belief: Tara Taylor, Stephanie MacDonald, Thomas Niles
Authority: Ailsa Galbreath, Kelin Boyd, Sheila McLean
Age: Jilly Richard, Zya Langdon, Ed Thomason, Steve Baker
Justice: Sobaz Benjamin, Lance Perry, Tim Dunn, Cst. Amit Parasram
Perspective: Sebastian Labelle, Lara Lewis, Kayla Gunn, Michelle Pillar, Rebecca Thomas, Aaron Prosper
Play: Deirdre Lee, Stepheny Hunter, Gina Thornhill, Jeff Schwager
Inclusion: Jennifer Powley
Commerce: Anthony Black
Disagreement: Peter Sarty
Wanderers: Rena Kossatz, Eunice Abaga, Allison Basha, Katie Dorion, Genevieve Steele, Madeline Tench, Roland Au, Lesley Smith, Kyle Gillis, Ivy Charles, Ryan Gallant, Sam Vigneult
Dancers: Jacinte Armstrong, Kendra Armstrong, Molly Johnson
Production Manager: Jessica Lewis
Crew: Emily Robinson, Georgia DuVall, Simon Ross-Siegel, Dan Bray, Simon Rainville, Lee-Anne Poole, Vern Endicott, Ben Hammer, Carmen Lee, Andrea Dymond, Benoit Gravel, Jocelyn Pringle, Alison Crosby, Anna Shephard
Video Designers: Nick Bottemley, Anna Shepard
Accessibility Coordinator: Steve Estey
Marketing: 3 o’clock Communications
Assistant Producers: Sophie Schade, Ariel Bates and Rooks Field-Green
Producers: Alex McLean and Anika Riopel
This is Nowhere was funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter program.
Downtown Halifax was the stage. Guided by a phone app, 850 participants searched the city of the present, considering its past and witnessing a series of encounters that evoke the city of tomorrow. In the process, they contributed to a New Blueprint for the city’s future, unveiled at the culmination of the search.
Conceived and Directed by: Alex McLean with Stewart Legere, Kathryn McCormack, Liliona Quarmyne, Ben Stone
Additional concept work by: Kate Cayley and Susan Leblanc
‘Justice’ scene written and conceived by: Sobaz Benjamin
‘Perspective’ scenes written and conceived by: Rebecca Thomas
App Development: Andrew Burke
Choreography by: Liliona Quarmyne
Choirs: Xara Choral Theatre, The Nova Scotia Mass Choir
Composer: Jason MacIsaac
Musical Arrangement and Transcription: David Christensen
Cast:
Love: Rebecca McCauley, Mary Fay Coady, Colleen MacIsaac, Sophie Schade, Lindsay Ross
Art: Matt Lumley, Briony Merritt
Memory: James MacLean, Gil Anderson
Belief: Tara Taylor, Stephanie MacDonald, Thomas Niles
Authority: Ailsa Galbreath, Kelin Boyd, Sheila McLean
Age: Jilly Richard, Zya Langdon, Ed Thomason, Steve Baker
Justice: Sobaz Benjamin, Lance Perry, Tim Dunn, Cst. Amit Parasram
Perspective: Sebastian Labelle, Lara Lewis, Kayla Gunn, Michelle Pillar, Rebecca Thomas, Aaron Prosper
Play: Deirdre Lee, Stepheny Hunter, Gina Thornhill, Jeff Schwager
Inclusion: Jennifer Powley
Commerce: Anthony Black
Disagreement: Peter Sarty
Wanderers: Rena Kossatz, Eunice Abaga, Allison Basha, Katie Dorion, Genevieve Steele, Madeline Tench, Roland Au, Lesley Smith, Kyle Gillis, Ivy Charles, Ryan Gallant, Sam Vigneult
Dancers: Jacinte Armstrong, Kendra Armstrong, Molly Johnson
Production Manager: Jessica Lewis
Crew: Emily Robinson, Georgia DuVall, Simon Ross-Siegel, Dan Bray, Simon Rainville, Lee-Anne Poole, Vern Endicott, Ben Hammer, Carmen Lee, Andrea Dymond, Benoit Gravel, Jocelyn Pringle, Alison Crosby, Anna Shephard
Video Designers: Nick Bottemley, Anna Shepard
Accessibility Coordinator: Steve Estey
Marketing: 3 o’clock Communications
Assistant Producers: Sophie Schade, Ariel Bates and Rooks Field-Green
Producers: Alex McLean and Anika Riopel
This is Nowhere was funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter program.
Downtown Halifax was the stage. Guided by a phone app, 850 participants searched the city of the present, considering its past and witnessing a series of encounters that evoke the city of tomorrow. In the process, they contributed to a New Blueprint for the city’s future, unveiled at the culmination of the search.
This Is Nowhere Trailer from Zuppa Theatre on Vimeo.
Awards & Press
“Zuppa’s biggest show ever offers a different experience for every audience member” -The Coast
Presentations
- Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, 26-30 September 2018
