Past Seasons of productions for Ruby Slippers Theatre. RST’s mission is to further the voices of diverse women in theatre including those on the femme spectrum.
Femmes Fatales Showcase Each season, Ruby Slippers Theatres’ Femmes Fatales series showcases a visionary heroine from the world stage, a woman who creates and performs her own work. Firehall Arts Centre and Ruby Slippers Theatre presented Living Shadows: A Story of Mary Pickford, written and performed by Tracey Power, and directed by Brian Dooley October […]
bANGER: the power hour bANGER: the power hour, Ruby Slipper Theatre’s 2006-2007 Production In September Ruby Slippers Theatre and the Firehall Arts Centre present the world premiere of bANGER: the power hour. Created and performed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Directed by Sophie Yendole with Music composed by Marc Stewart. Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg began creating bANGER as
A Fabulous Disaster Ruby Slippers presented a repeat performance of Denise Clarke’s A Fabulous Disaster in November of 2005 at the Firehall Arts Centre. Image Credit: Denise Clarke by Sean Dennie The Leisure Society Ruby Slippers presented The Leisure Society in March 2006. Penthouse view, fine wine, great food, old friends …What more could you want? Ruby
A Fabulous Disaster In November of 2004 Ruby Slippers and The Firehall Arts Centre presented the premiere of A Fabulous Disaster, starring and created by Denise Clarke. A tragic comedy of dire warnings and light hearted musings drawing on all things opposite – Denise Clarke has given up and is ready to go. Clarke bought sharply
Shopping and Fucking Ruby Slippers Theatre and Pi Theatre co-produced the Western Canadian premiere production of Shopping and Fucking by Mark Ravenhill. Described as “a searing, intelligent, disturbing satirical dialogue”, this cutting-edge drama of disenchantment bowled over audiences across Europe and Russia. A ruthless and surprisingly hilarious indictment of consumerism and violence in our society,
The 2002/2003 season included the artistic residency of one of Vancouver’s hottest young playwrights, Lucia Frangione, the premiere presentation of Karen Hines latest biting social satire (the third in her infamous Pochsy trilogy), and the premiere production of Drew McCreadies wickedly funny analysis of dysfunctional bliss. In addition to these projects, Ruby Slippers is took