Meta.for Theatre Company - Vancouver, British Columbia

First produced in 1993, this full length drama deals with themes of identity, loss and survival. Kindertransport tells the story of a tri-generational family of women. In the months before the outbreak of World War Two, close to 10,000 Jewish children were sent to Great Britain by their parents in order to protect them from the Third Reich. While the intention was to reunite with their children in the future, many of these parents died in the concentration camps. >> more

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Featuring Nancy Bell, Anastasia Capt, Tanja Dixon-Warren, Miranda Duffy, Raphael Kepinski and Fiona Martinelli.

Set Design by Mimi Abrams, Lighting Design by Mélissa C Powell, Sound Design by Seán Cummings, Costumes by Misha Martinot,Props by Todd Parker, Assistant Stage Manager - Marie Rondot, Production: Sean Allan and Seán Cummings

2007

BENT by Martin Sherman

Directed by Amanda Lockitch

October 31 to November 17 2007 at Performance Works, Vancouver

Essentially a love story, Bent follows Max on his journey from the hedonistic Berlin of the early 1930’s to his death in Dachau concentration camp. It depicts the two great loves of his life: Rudy, a somewhat hapless dancer who is murdered on a Nazi transport train for being “intelligentsia” (he wore glasses) and Horst, a fellow prisoner at the camp. Max contrives to become a “yellow star” in Dachau rather than wearing the pink triangle that demarcates him as being homosexual. The covert romance that develops between Max and Horst defies the dehumanizing reality of the concentration camp and proves that survival is more than simply keeping oneself alive. >> more

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Featuring Sean Allan, Seán Cummings, Ryan Hesp, Sebastian Kroon, Joshua Lewis, Billy Marchenski and Thrasso Petras

Set Design by Niki Boyd, Lighting Design by Mélissa C Powell, Costume Design by Krista Sung, Musical Direction Carolyn Orazietti, Fight Choreographer Jeff Fisher, Production: Jennifer Smith and Mélissa C Powell,

2006

BROKEN by C.E. Gatchalian

Directed by Seán Cummings

World Premiere - 2005/06 Jessie Nominee

March 2 - 11, 2006 at the Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver

Broken is a suite of five one-act plays linked by common themes. It is marked by the intensity, starkness, bleak humour and lyricism that have made C. E. Gatchalian one of Canada’s most acclaimed and controversial young playwrights. >> more

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Featuring Tanja Dixon-Warren, Michael Fera, Ntsikie Kheswa, Thrasso Petras and Nelson Wong
Stage Manger: Niki Boyd, Lighting Design: Mélissa C. Powell
Set Design: Yvan Morrisette, Costume Design: Moira Fentum
Assistant Director: Jeffrey Fisher, Sound Design: Seán Cummings
Dramaturge: Amanda Lockitch, Publicity: Chris MacDonald
Technical Director:Mélissa C. Powell
Production: Seán Cummings and Jeffrey Fisher

Produced in association with Broken Whisper and the Firehall Arts Centre

2005

NEVER SWIM ALONE by Daniel MacIvor

WARRIORS by Michel Garneau

Directed by Amanda Lockitch

June 24-July 09, 2005 at the Pacific Theatre, Vancouver

Daniel MacIvor’s Never Swim Alone pits two childhood blood-brothers in a deadly competition controlled by the mysterious referee who they left behind to drown years ago. As she opens the windows to the mistakes of their past and present, the men compete over fathers, jobs, wives, lives. This personal aggression, the need to be the first man, fuels their rivalry but blinds them to the struggle of self-awareness . Ultimately our referee leaves them in endgame, the uncertain final moments before the game is over for good. Stylized and bordering on the absurd in its use of repetition and simultaneity, this script is everything one expects from a MacIvor play. >> more

In Michel Garneau's Warriors, two advertising executives race against the clock in an attempt to come up with a new campaign for the Canadian Armed Forces. The slogan is due in ten days. Ironically, although they will ultimately influence international politics by reaching out to future recruits, they hermetically seal themselves away in an apartment. Isolated, fuelled by cocaine and the quest, the men wrestle with their integrity and ingenuity as they search not only for a new slogan, but also for a new level of understanding between themselves. >> more

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Featuring Ruth Brown, Seán Cummings, Jeffrey Fisher, Daniel Martin and Thrasso Petras

Stage Manager: Niki Boyd, Lighting Design: Erin Harris, Set Design: Al Frisk, Media Design: Alec MacNeill-Richardson and Amanda Lockitch, Costume Design: Ariel Buchan

Production: Jeffrey Fisher and Seán Cummings

Produced in association with Street Rep. A portion of the proceeds from this production was donated to Covenant House Vancouver and Amnesty International.

2004

CROSSING by C.E. Gatchalian

Directed by Seán Cummings

World Premiere

June 16-26, 2004 at the Playwrights Theatre Centre, Vancouver

Playwright C.E. Gatchalian started writing Crossing while at UBC. Many years later it finally hit the stage with full force. Known for his plays Clare and Motifs and Repititions, Gatchalian shows why he is a Lambda nominee. He strips his characters down to the bone and isn't timid when it comes to taking on sexuality, violence and familial relationships. >> more

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The "Meta-Making project", Crossing marked the first time Meta founders Seán Cummings, Amanda Lockitch and Mélissa Powell worked together.

The play, written by C.E. Gatchalian, tells the story of Lucy and her son Keiran. As Keiran's birthday approaches, Lucy must help her son deal with a tragic past and build hope for the future.

Featuring Ryan Beil and Amanda Lockitch

Stage Manager: Mélissa C. Powell, Lighting Designer: Erin Harris, Set & Costume Design: Marcus Wu

Production: Jennifer Smith, Seán Cummings and Amanda Lockitch

Produced in association with Random Productions and Esdecy Arts