The Trial Of Ken Gass
The critically acclaimed The Trial Of Ken Gass returns to the stage with a star studded cast!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
"The mishmash of Kafka’s bureaucratic frustration, Beckett’s oddness, and Del Rio’s sense of humour puts an entertaining spin on the Canadian theatre controversy." -Mooney on Theatre
"Del Rio’s dialogue is lively, and Salgueiro has fun being the aggressor, twisting Gass’s statements into politically correct pretzels of incoherence." -NOW Magazine
Monday February 24, 2014 (Toronto): By popular demand, HLIBKA ENTERTAINMENT INC. in association with BIG PICTURE CINEMA are bringing back the critically acclaimed comedy THE TRIAL OF KEN GASS from Friday March 21st to Thursday April 3rd.
The remount has a STAR-STUDDED cast including: Stratford veteran David Fox, actor/playwright Matthew Edison, Canadian comedy legend Kenny Robinson, movie reviewer Richard Crouse, Second City mainstage alum Anand Rajaram, Kids in the Hall alum Paul Bellini, performer and personality Ryan G. Hinds, Caitlin Driscoll, indie film darling Robert Nolan, Just for Laughs comedian Sandra Battaglini, and many more.
The Trial of Ken Gass is a play based on the famous dismissal of Canadian theatre legend Ken Gass. In a Kafkaesque series of interrogations, Ken Gass is continually put on trial for crimes he is not aware of. The absurdist comedy is a metaphor for the power institutions wield over artists and individuals.
The play is being put up by producer / conceptual artist Jonathan Hlibka and will again be directed by acclaimed playwright Bobby Del Rio. Every show, the spectacular Jess Salgueiro returns to play SARAH BRIGHT opposite DIFFERENT ACTORS PLAYING KEN GASS!! It is highly encouraged to see multiple performances as each performer will bring their own unique interpretation to the role of Ken Gass. Lighting and set design will be a collision of minimalistic expressionism and pop art design styled by Jonathan Hlibka.
Opening March 21st: Matthew Edison - 8:00pm
March 22: David Fox - 8:00pm
March 23: Amish Patel 2:30pm matinee, Kenny Robinson - 8:00pm
March 24: Richard Crouse - 8:00pm
March 25: Caitlin Driscoll - 8:00pm
March 26: Anand Rajaram - 8:00pm
March 27: Ryan G. Hinds - 8:00pm
March 29: Paul Bellini - 8:00pm
March 30: 2:30pm matinee TBA, Robert Nolan - 8:00pm
March 31: Sandra Battaglini - 8:00pm
April 1: Derrick Chua - 8:00pm
April 2: TBA
April 3: TBA
In 2013, at the Sterling Studio Theatre's first one-act playwriting competition, The Trial of Ken Gass ended up as a top-3 finalist. The original production was at Sterling Studio Theatre in July 2013. Highlight performances from the first run include: Peter Keleghan (The Newsroom), Diane Flacks, Huse Madhavji (Saving Hope), Pat Thornton and Julian DeZotti.
The play will open Friday, March 21st @ 8pm. It will close on Thursday, April 3rd @ 8pm. All shows will be @ 8pm. The show will run every night from March 21 - April 3 (except Friday March 28th). On Sundays, there will also be matinees @ 2:30pm. All tix are $15, with PWYC Sundays for both shows. Passes for all performances for the run of the show are available for $35. Big Picture Cinema is located at 1035 Gerrard St East. Tickets can be purchased at the door, or online at www.bigpicturecinema.com
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Website: bigpicturecinema.com
Email: info@bigpicturecinema.com
Box Office Phone: 416 466 3636
Tickets (direct): https://www.guestlistapp.com/events/233787
About Bobby Del Rio
Bobby Del Rio recently wrote/directed the feature film The Market (based on his hit play of the same name), and also wrote the plays: Porn Life, Child Hood, Professionally Ethnic, Christian Values and When Children Fall. www.bobbydelrio.com
About Jonathan Hlibka
Consummate artist, producer and cultural entrepreneur, Jonathan Hlibka has revived 2 cinemas in Toronto (Big Picture Cinema and Metro Cinema), spearheaded the release of close to 50 films and produced multiple live shows. He has written for TV and is now producing a number of feature films including NO BOYS ALLOWED (in post-production). His company, Hlibka Entertainment Inc packages, markets, produces and distributes film in Canada.
Jonathan Hlibka has been sporadically exhibiting his visual art publicly since he was 14. He was trained at Claude Watson School For the Arts. His last two public exhibitions were NEW WORK 2013 at SET on KING, a series of digital on canvas paintings exploring the themes of intimacy and celebrity, and “Cocoon Garden” which he produced and installed with a team for Nuit Blanche Toronto in 2008. Cocoon Garden received critical recognition from various blogs and was shown again at various events over winter 2008 and spring 2009. Part of New Work was produced for a private show for IIFA 2011 in Toronto. His work is in numerous private collections globally.
About Big Picture Cinema
Big Picture Cinema is located in the oldest operating cinema in Canada. It has had much local and critical success for its programming and unique events. In 2013, a 300sf stage was installed into the theatre so with the goal of providing a venue with unique opportunities for all arts. Since that time there have been numerous successful plays, burlesque, variety, comedy acts along with various electronic music events. In 2014, BPC is partnering with music and entertainment promoters to begin to bring in more variety live of programming to Leslieville. www.bigpicturecinema.com Box Office Phone: 416 466 3636
About Hlibka Entertainment
Hlibka Entertainment Inc (HEI) is a film packaging, production and distribution company based in Toronto. HEI currently owns and operates Big Picture Cinemas, and has 2 studio production facilities for micro-budget films. For 2013, HEI’s film division is rolling 6 feature films into production, including Burlesque Stripped Bare (performance documentary in-production), No Boys Allowed (Horror – September 2013) and a distribution slate of 15 titles, including Headcase (Theatrical), I Send You This Place (Theatrical), Hip Hop Eh (Theatrical, Digital, TV), New Year (TV/VOD – Currently on Encore and TMN).
For all media inquiries and press passes, please contact Jonathan Hlibka at jonathan@hlibka.com
Jonathan Hlibka
HLIBKA Entertainment Inc.
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