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Catalyst Theatre
Canada
Registrace 14. 05. 2009
Canada’s Catalyst Theatre creates bold, distinctive and highly theatrical productions - ‘Made-In-Edmonton’ work that is presented across Canada and around the world. The company’s core creative team strives for the unexpected, seeking out innovative ways to tell powerful stories through the inventive and playful use of evocative music, haunting sound, poetic text, dynamic choreography and stunning & surreal design.
The company is the recipient of more than sixty local, national and international awards & nominations including, most recently, three Lortel Award nominations (Outstanding Musical, Choreography and Costume Design) for the Off- Broadway production of Catalyst’s Nevermore - The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe.
The company is the recipient of more than sixty local, national and international awards & nominations including, most recently, three Lortel Award nominations (Outstanding Musical, Choreography and Costume Design) for the Off- Broadway production of Catalyst’s Nevermore - The Imaginary Life & Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe.
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THE INVISIBLE Screening May 25!
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Catalyst Theatre’s musical tour-de-force THE INVISIBLE - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare is now on screen! For ONE NIGHT ONLY you can see Catalyst's critically-acclaimed spy musical cinema-sized! Join us on Saturday, May 25 in the Citadel Theatre's Zeidler Hall to enjoy the full movie-going experience of this stylish and powerful production that's been hailed as a "fast-paced, high stakes music...
Vigilante - Original Cast Recording Trailer
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Gripping and powerful, Vigilante tells the shocking story of Johannah Donnelly and her six dangerous yet devoted sons. A riveting rock musical about family, forgiveness and frontier justice. Video: Mallory Brown
THE INVISIBLE Teaser Trailer Grand Theatre
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From the creative team behind the smash hit production VIGILANTE comes an explosive new musical about seven exceptional female secret agents who sacrificed it all to fight during WWII. Learn more about Catalyst Theatre’s THE INVISIBLE - AGENTS OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE: www.grandtheatre.com/uncover-... Playing at the Grand Theatre from January 16 - February 3, 2024. Get your tickets now: www.gra...
The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare Hits The Road!
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Our team of Agents is traveling to BC! Playing at VANCOUVER - THE CULTCH - April 29 to May 7 - thecultch.com/ - VERNON - May 11 - VDPAC - www.ticketseller.ca/tickets/event/the-invisible-agents-of-ungentlemanly-warfare For more info: catalysttheatre.ca/productions/the-invisible/
Meet a BIPOC Creator - Anthony Santiago
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Hosted by 21/22 Confluence Fellow, Berend McKenzie, this series examines the culture among BIPOC artists in Edmonton and beyond. catalysttheatre.ca/confluence/ Anthony Santiago grew up in Sherwood Park, and trained as an actor through The Citadel Theatre School and then Grant MacEwan College (University). He has appeared in numerous productions across Western Canada, with various companies such...
Meet A BIPOC Creator - Rhonda Simmons
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Hosted by 21/22 Confluence Fellow, Berend McKenzie, this series examines the culture among BIPOC artists in Edmonton and beyond. catalysttheatre.ca/confluence/ Rhonda Simmons is a descendent of Black Loyalists who came to New Brunswick in 1783 following the American Revolution. She is well known for her thought-provoking assemblage art which often addresses issues of women, race, and power. Rho...
Meet a BIPOC Creator: Sokhana Mfenyana
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Hosted by 21/22 Confluence Fellow, Berend McKenzie, this series examines the culture among BIPOC artists in Edmonton and beyond. catalysttheatre.ca/confluence/ Sokhana Mfenyana is a South African singer, actor, mover and performance educator. Born and raised in South Africa she has always had a passion and knack for the performing arts. Starting off in the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy and is cur...
Meet A BIPOC Creator - Minister Faust
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Hosted by 21/22 Confluence Fellow, Berend McKenzie, this series examines the culture among BIPOC artists in Edmonton and beyond. catalysttheatre.ca/confluence/ "In Celebration of the start of Black History Month, I have the pleasure of interviewing novelist, playwright, activist, Edmonton’s own, Minister Faust. Please keep your eye out this month for more interviews that celebrate black excelle...
Meet A BIPOC Creator - Tia Kushniruk
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Hosted by 21/22 Confluence Fellow, Berend McKenzie, this series examines the culture among BIPOC artists in Edmonton and beyond. catalysttheatre.ca/confluence/ www.tiaakushnir.uk/
UnCovered - The Music of Dolly Parton
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A MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY PRODUCTION Music Supervision by Reza Jacobs STREAMS JANUARY 29 | 8PM MST $30/per household Catalyst is thrilled to present Musical Stage Company's hit concert featuring the music of the incomparable Dolly Parton. Your favourite, iconic Dolly songs will be performed by a roster of top-tier Canadian artists in this beautifully captured concert. This is a truly unique, inti...
A Recap of our 20/21 season for the Sterling Awards
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A look back at our 20/21 season as part of the Sterling Awards.
Regrowth by Chris Dodd
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Regrowth by Chris Dodd Regrowth is a spoken word poem performed in ASL which explores the dreams burnt by this shared pandemic and looks ahead to our rise from the ashes. Presented by Catalyst Theatre. With support from the EPCOR Heart & Soul Fund. This fund was designed to help the arts community and charitable organizations build resilience and deliver programming that uplifts Edmontonians.
Are You Inspired? By Kristi Hansen
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Are You Inspired? by Kristi Hansen What if disability were a part of humanity and neither an inspiration nor a repulsive thought? What if disabled people were allowed to live, love, fail, and exist without the pressures of being an inspiration? Presented by Catalyst Theatre With support from EPCOR's Heart and Soul Fund. This fund was designed to help the arts community and charitable organizati...
Breaking Baptist by Rebecca Sadowski
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Breaking Baptist by Rebecca Sadowski Breaking Baptist depicts a continuous attempt of consecration and transformation through religious ceremony. It symbolizes an inner deconstruction of faith, and the pursuit of true autonomy. Presented by Catalyst Theatre With support from EPCOR's Heart & Soul Fund. This fund was designed to help the arts community and charitable organizations build resilienc...
The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare clip of Dreaming.
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The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare clip of Dreaming.
The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Rehearsal April 16
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The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Rehearsal April 16
The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Rehearsal.
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The Invisible - Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Rehearsal.
Today is The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!
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Today is The First Day of the Rest of Your Life!
I left this comment on a Star Trek Paramount FB post about this musical episode. And in a comment on their You Tube trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds No idea if there are any Trekkies among you, yet I truly thought of you as having capability. A video of their finale on the episode Subspace Rhapsody. Season 2, Episode 9. To view one must have an extra Paramount subscription on Prime. czcams.com/video/2Ox5ZmAHaHc/video.htmlsi=JnUCll3CA4d_rGOb MY COMMENT: I adore the Subspace Rhapsody episode. S2:E9 Brilliant! I have viewed the episode many times (the entire SNW twice through). I even enjoy listening to the whole soundtrack on Spotify. It always lifts my mood. I have an idea: Remember Rocky Horror Picture Show?? I wonder if an uplifting version of of this could be done with this Subspace Rhapsody Epidode? People dress up. Actions and props develop for audience participation. AND/OR Live Stage Productions of the episode. I would love to see how a talented live theater creative group (or groups) might handle this. I know of a talented world class group that may be able to do it (no idea if they would desire to). An example of one of their plays, “The Invisible” that was made into a film during c0vid strangeness: catalysttheatre.ca/product/the-invisible-on-film/ A little clip: czcams.com/video/kninliJ9v2Y/video.htmlsi=F-0fVDCuEp9JCJJN
After having listened to Nevermore again, now that the album is out, I didn't hear the first part of this song in there. "And its one more regret in a life full of loss one more death in a life full of woe one more reason for him to return to the grave Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe" Was this part of the song scrapped for something better during development? Or is it still in the show nowadays??
So damn exciting! Congratulations! 👏
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I saw this last night and it was incredible! I heard there’s a video recording of the entire thing, and I would without a doubt buy a copy to watch and rewatch!
I saw the show once before covid and then saw it as a concert sometime after that, man I hope we get the soundtrack one day or that it comes back to Edmonton
The soundtracks will be released very soon! In fact, we may or may not have some CD's in our hands already - and are just organizing the digital set up! :)
@catalystart Oh that's exciting, I can't wait! I'll make sure to keep my eyes peeled for when it releases!
What a great job😊
This looks amazing.,.
Saw this in Vancouver last year (2022) in Vancouver, on Mother's Day weekend. My son and daughter-in-law treated me and I was not disappointed!! This play will stay with you for the rest of your life. Also, please go see the movie WomenTalking, which will also stay with you. Cannot wait for the soundtrack of The Invisible to be released!
I’d still kill for a soundtrack or recording.
We're in the process of making one! You can help: catalysttheatre.ca/event/vigilante-invisible-soundtracks/
By now most of us have heard of Giles Milton’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Ben Macintyre’s SAS Rogue Heroes. However, there existed a less well known clique of maverick and patriotic British reprobates in British Intelligence called Pemberton’s People who worked for Colonel Alan Brooke Pemberton CVO MBE. Alan Pemberton was a legend and seemingly a rule unto himself in MI5 and MI6. During the Malayan Emergency (really a war) British Intelligence and covert units such as the Special Air Service worked closely together. In 1952 in Malaya 22 SAS Regiment was established and since then its home has been in Hereford in England. Malaya proved to be an exquisite training ground for all involved in the dark arts of warfare. Even the notorious spy Philby tried to get in on the act to support the communist backed insurgents. If you are interested in this and more besides which includes a non-fiction spy thriller (Beyond Enkription) by Bill Fairclough (MI6 codename JJ aka Edward Burlington) who was one of Pemberton’s People, do check it out at TheBurlingtonFiles website and see the News Article dated 31 October 2022. See theburlingtonfiles.org/news_2022.10.31.php
My sister & I took a couple of friends to see it last night at the York theatre in Vancouver. I stumbled across it looking at upcoming plays and bought tickets on a whim. I have to say it was a fantastic. The casting was absolutely brilliant and highly recommend it.
Thank you!
Funny to see my teacher do an interview
I would basically sell my soul for a recording. Even just a straight recording of the score and the sung music from a performance of the show. I was fortunate enough to watch the streamed concert this weekend and have been humming the same few bars to myself since. (I would sell *many* souls to see it myself, with choreography, costume and sets. I can't imagine how much more moving it might be completely immersed in the show.)
Well you're in luck. Just yesterday we announced a fundraiser as we've gotten a little bit of funding and have started recording, but we need help to reach our goal and finish the album. You can donate here :) catalysttheatre.ca/event/vigilante-invisible-soundtracks/
@@catalystart done and thank you! I really enjoyed the performance and only wish I lived closer so I could come see it live! Thank you again ❤️
I've seen it here in Edmonton twice now, back in 2020 by recommendation from my teacher and now this year, and I loved it! As someone who did musical theatre back in highschool I wish I could look at the sheet music man, or just rewatch the choreography. The performance in 2020 was the full production but we only got it as a concert this year and I so miss the choreography.. The music on it's own is great at getting the emotions to come out, but I do remember thinking "Oh this is where they had the red lights! I remember how much that added to the atmosphere and feel of the scene.". I just really liked the show, I couldn't memorize the whole musical obviously but I made sure to remember the chorus of my favourite songs so I can sing it. The program was digital this year but I still have the physical one from 2020. It just do be sparking joy man.
Great talk! Thx for the upload.
Beautiful and important conversation! Thank you both for your powerful talent and heart. ❤
Thank you for sharing this incredibly important conversation. So much love and respect for you both!
Awesome Rhonda!
Great Interview with a Great Human Being. I love you, Rhonda! 💚⭕💐⭐
I don’t want to brag, but I have known Rhonda for 34 years! And she is Absolutely Fabulous! I love her to the moon and back! Fi xox
Well Done Sokhana, too Proud of U, may God continue to carry and Prosper u.
Sokhi is making us proud.
This is such a powerful conversation! I commend you both for the authenticity and truth in this conversation!🤟🏾🔥
Thank you for watching!
I know her guys. Personally 🥰🥰🥰
❤️❤️❤️
I know her ❤️❤️❤️
What's wrong with referring to yourself as just a 'person'?
Something happened to the audio, I think it got copyright blocked 😭
Did this ever get put on DVD? I am desperate to watch this. :( I want to see the whole thing.
Hi Amber! Sadly, we haven't ever filmed the show in its entirety. But hopefully someday!
This is stunning!
Rebecca made a beautiful piece!
This is beautiful Chris! And inspiring... thank you!!
Ok please put this back on the stage. I am begging. This is one of my favorites and I want a chance to be able to see it. Also is there a pro-shot anywhere?
Thanks so much! We would love to film the show someday... and in this new world it's certainly not out of the question!
Damn I really wish you guys had a DVD recording of this. I've been obsessed with the soundtrack for years, but never got to actually see the musical.
We'd love to make a video someday!
@@catalystart I would also love for you to make a video someday :)
@@catalystart it would be so epic for a video of this to be released
@@catalystart I would (respectfully) never be the same if you made a video of this someday- this is my favorite musical ever :'')
@@catalystartI just got here, did that someday happened to of happened within the last 2 years?.. please?
Saw the show in New York and it was amazing!!
Thanks, Jenna!
Was there ever a soundtrack sold for this show? It was been almost 10 years since I've seen this show, and I am still hunting for anything I could find on it. It was one of THE most fantastic productions that I have ever seen! And I wish I could see it again!
Sadly, no. We would love to be able to do that someday.
@@catalystart Guess you guys will just have to bring the show back then! ;P Haha
This man is my teacher
Lucky. He's a very experienced theatre maker!
same
Just watching this clip mad me cry, but it was an amazing show and I absolutely loved it
Thank you, Bridgit. So glad you liked it!
G. I. M. M. I. E. S. O. U. N. D. T. R. A. C. K.
I too hope that they give us the soundtrack
Working on it! catalysttheatre.ca/event/vigilante-invisible-soundtracks/
catalysttheatre.ca/event/vigilante-invisible-soundtracks/
I just saw the show today and my God was it great, I really hope I can manage to go again!!! (I saw it at citadel theater)
Thanks so much! We certainly hope to remount it again someday!
That was very different from the recording
Yes - it's true. The show was first created in 2009, and has gone through several different versions.
I was just cast as Player 6/Elmira in a local production and I’m so excited to play her! I’d never heard of the show prior to auditions, but now I’m kind of in love!
I saw this today. It was really well done! Thank you!!
frogster eighteeng Was heyo
Thanks so much for coming!
I saw this today, I must say it was impressive. Great Job!
Thanks so much!
I just saw this show today with my school! AMazing
Lol hi
Heya
frogster eighteeng amazing show right?
@@valakobel For sure. The singing was on point :D
Thank you so much!!
I watched the play at Vertigo and was so moved. The best play I have ever seen. Thank you. 💛
Thank you so much. We are so happy you liked it!
We are so excited for this show!
Who's this who's been cast as Edgar? I'm kinda in love and need to buy tickets to every show.
We're actually fundraising to make a movie right now! We just remounted the show in Calgary , and filmed it while we were there. So we're hoping people will donate to help get it through post-production. Check out our FB or insta page for details: facebook.com/catalysttheatreyeg/
i got the amazing opportunity to star as player three in my towns highschool theatre club. This amazing musical was written and woven into such a beautiful and mesmerizing performance that’s absolutely to die for. it was a delight to be able to experience this truly unforgettable experience. especially since this was my first ever musical :)
So glad you had a great time!!
I hate that you posted this after the Ottawa dates already passed, I was really hoping to go 😩
So sorry, Brigitte! We had it everywhere on social media, but were having some technical issues with our youtube channel that were just sorted out today. If you want to know what's happening with us, make sure to follow us on Facebook/Twitter or sign up for our newsletter on our webpage. That way you won't miss us again!
Catalyst Theatre I followed your news letter so now I won't miss it :)