FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 22, 2008
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Solo Collective presents the World Premiere of True Believers

October 29 to November 9 at Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island
Opening Night October 30, 8pm

IN SHORT…Solo Collective presents the World Premiere of True Believers, three monologues on Faith by Dennis Foon, Lorena Gale and Ian Weir directed by Camyar Chai, John Cooper and Rachel Ditor featuring Mercedes Baines, Jennifer Clement and Todd Thomson.  October 30 to November 9 (October 29 preview) at the Waterfront Theatre, 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island.  Tickets available at Tickets Tonight 604-684-2787. www.solocollective.ca.

IN FULL…Solo Collective presents the world premiere of True Believers, three unique tales of finding, losing, and having faith.  A Jewish man struggles to find his own place within faith. A family secret leaves a middle-aged woman on the brink of losing it. An aging soap star reaches out to her fans in her final and greatest performance.
Well-known Vancouver film, theatre, and television veterans return to the stage with three monologues produced by Solo Collective.  Camyar Chai (Tideline, Mother Courage And Her Children) directs Todd Thomson (School for Scandal, Macbeth) in Gemini Award-winner Dennis Foon’s My Acid Trip.  With the historical icons of his family around him, one Jewish man finds his place within his family and his faith through the unlikeliest of sources in this compelling father and son story about the myths that we keep alive and the truths we must face when alone.   In Governor General Award-nominee Lorena Gale’s The Voice, John Cooper (All My Sons, Up Island) directs Mercedes Baines (da big womb, Lagoon of Lost Tales).  A voice reaches out to a middle-aged woman in the night to awaken her to the truth of her life and brings her to a place where faith and fate meet. Rachel Ditor (Doubt, Rabbit Hole) directs Jennifer Clement (School For Scandal, Equus)in Leo Award-winner Ian Weir’s Hope and Caritas.  After her character is killed off, an aging soap star struggles with the change in daytime television and her faith in it during one final performance for her fans. 
True Believers features set and lighting design by Yvan Morissette; sound design by Alexander Brendan Ferguson; and stage manager, Noa Anatot. True Believers is at the Waterfront Theatre, 1412 Cartwright Street, Granville Island from October 29 to November 9.  Tickets available through Tickets Tonight at 604-684-2787.  Solo Collective has been producing exciting, award-winning work by Western Canadian playwrights since 1999 and is overseen by Aaron Bushkowsky(Co-Founder and Artistic Director) and Rachel Peake(Artistic Associate).  www.solocollective.ca

True Believers Show Dates and Times

Pay-What-You-Can Preview: Oct. 29, 8 pm
OPENING: Thurs. Oct. 30, 8 pm
Tuesday - Sunday, 8 pm
Sat. Matinees, Nov. 1 & 8, 2 pm
2-for-1 shows Sat. Nov. 1, 2 pm & Tues. Nov. 4, 8 pm
Tickets: $22/$15, Single Tickets and See Seven Pass Holders reserve thru Tickets Tonight: 604-684-2787

Left to right: Ian Weir, Lorena Gale, Dennis Foon. PHOTO: Aaron Bushkowsky