Halifax, NS –
DaPoPo Theatre and
Metamorphic Theatre are remounting their original cabaret
So… What About Love? after a successful run at the Atlantic Fringe Festival in September 2009. The cabaret has been newly revamped and will run February 11-14 at The Sound Market Café, with the February 14 show benefiting Until the Violence Stops as part of the V-Day campaign. Tickets are $10, $20 for February 14, and are available by emailing
reservations@dapopo.org, calling 209-3473 or 420-1395, or in person at Outside the Lines Bookstore, 6265 Quinpool Road.
“We’re so happy to be able to present the ‘new and improved’
So… What About Love?” said Amy Reitsma, co-writer and performer. “The original production was rushed as it was a last-minute replacement for a musical we were about to present but had run into rights issues. Although rushed, it was so rewarding in the end and it was extremely well received.”
This heartbreaking song-cycle musical features original material about people in modern relationships and what/how those situations make you do/feel. It maps a journey from first love, breakup, adult romantic life and loss – connections shared with parents, partners, one-night stands and also audience members.
Showtimes for
So… What About Love? at The Sound Market Studio Café, 6208 Quinpool Road:
Thursday, February 11 – 7:30 pm, $10
Friday, February 12 – 7:30 pm, $10
Saturday, February 13 – 3:00 pm, $10
Sunday, February 14 – 7:30 pm, $20. Proceeds from this show will go to Until the Violence Stops, which raises money and awareness to end violence against women and girls both locally and globally.
So… What About Love? is written, performed and directed by Andrew Chandler, Garry Williams and Amy Reitsma, with production and creative assistance by Kim Parkhill and arranger and accompanist Holly Arsenault.
About DaPoPo Theatre:
DaPoPo was founded in 2004. The group is now run by its core members Eric Benson, Kim Parkhill and Garry Williams. Since its inception, DaPoPo has produced several artistically daring shows including:
Four Actors in Search of a Nation (2004);
The Modern World (2005) by Stephen Cloutier;
R.U.R. (2005);
Der Reigen [The Sex Play] (2006);
13 Ways of Looking at a Madman (2006);
Apocalypse 2006; Café DaPoPo; and
Sunday in the Park with George in co-production with Saint Mary's Art Gallery (2007). They have retained an "open door policy" for emerging and pre-professional artists, while working with professional directors, designers and performers. They are committed to making theatre accessible to the wider Halifax audience, as well as nationally and internationally. For more information on DaPoPo Theatre, visit
www.dapopo.org.
About Metamorphic Theatre:
Metamorphic Theatre was founded in 2005 as a labour of love among fellow Neptune Theatre School graduates. Their goal: to put their training to good use. As a result, the artistic mandate of Metamorphic Theatre is to translate the human experience onto the stage while promoting local works and talent. Currently led by co-founder and performer Samantha Madore and performer Amy Reitsma, a Queen’s University music graduate, Metamorphic Theatre continues to look for projects that audiences can relate to. Since the beginning, Metamorphic Theatre has produced four plays, including a successful Nova Scotian tour of Daniel MacIvor’s influential play
Marion Bridge. Based on the Halifax performances, Metamorphic Theatre won “Best Play” in
The Coast’s 2006 Best of Halifax readers’ survey.
About Until the Violence Stops:
March 23 & 24 V-Day Halifax Community Campaign will present a Benefit Performance of the
Vagina Monologues at Neptune's Studio Theatre. Proceeds will go to organizations in Halifax helping to end violence against women and girls. For more information on V-Day's Community Campaign, go to
www.vday.org or
www.halifaxvday.ca.
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