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Awake & Sing  

the CO

Founding Co-Artistic Director  2000 - 2003

Associate Artistic Director  2003 - 2005

 

“The Actors played your text with such passion and such a depth of feeling that Patricia and I were moved to tears. It was a truly memorable moment and great Theatre.“

- An open letter to Vaclav Havel from his Canadian translator, Paul Wilson.

AUDIENCE by Vaclav Havel

 

Conceived as a ‘theatrical laboratory’, Gabourie co-founded the performance ensemble, ‘the CO', in the Fall of 2000.  the CO's mandate was, 'to shift the responsibility for both the creation & production of Theatre into the hands of the ensemble'. As an ensemble, the CO explored the written word with a singular voice, while challenging traditional approaches to devised creation, text & staging. the CO productions were noted for their ‘fine ensemble work’, 'strong staging', and ‘political viewpoints'. The ensemble's adaptation of Vaclav Havel's Vanek Trilogy, Audience/Unveiling/Protest, was invited to the 2004 Pilsen International Theatre Festival, in the Czech Republic.

 

the CO: ENSEMBLE

Heidi Weeks Brown, Richard Alan Campbell, Adrian ChurchillAdrian Griffin, Renee Hackett, David Ferry, Jim Jones, Anthony Malarky, Michael Proudfoot, Sherry Roher, Julie Temperman, Dinah Watts, Aaron Willis, &  Our dearest departed Keith Knight & Bruce Vavrina.

the CO: Production History 2000 - 2005

Mistake by Vaclav Havel

​Audience by Vaclav Havel

Awake & Sing by Clifford Odets

Waiting for Lefty by Clifford Odets

Audience / Unveiling / Protest by Vaclav Havel, adapted by Michael Proudfoot & the CO

 

All productions created by the CO ensemble, with direction from Dean Gabourie

the CO: Press

AWAKE and SING by Clifford Odets

A superbly staged production! The nine-member cast does Odet's script justice, evoking his street slang, his layered characters, and their desire for hope, by delivering each line with passion. - Canadian Jewish News

AUDIENCE-UNVEILING-PROTEST by Vaclav Havel

An enlightened and intelligent production yet highly entertaining, a drama definitely worth seeing, seamless and clear. - NOW Magazine

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