With original scores by either Richard McDowell or David Rhymer and choreography by Denise Clarke, One Yellow Rabbit's seamless integration of sound and movement has been one of the unique strengths of the company over it's 28 year history.
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One Yellow Rabbit began performing 28 years ago, long before it became as easy as it is today to record and archive digital media. Many of our early shows were either not documented or were recorded on now outdated equipment or media but we've done our best to dig back through the existing archives to find video good enough to compress into web movies.
Whenever the source material allows it we attempt to use larger sizes and better formatted videos. There are currently 16 different One Yellow Rabbit productions available and more on the way. Enjoy!
- Written and directed by: Blake Brooker
- Assistant directed by: David van Belle
- Sound design by: Richard McDowell
- Foley artist: Ute Schaffland
- Production manager: Ian Wilson
- House technician: Frank Gallant
- Produced by: Stephen Schroeder (One Yellow Rabbit) and Allan Boss (for CBC)
CBC Radio Arts & Entertainment
- Executive Producer Damiano Pietropaolo CBC
- Radio Arts & Entertainment Department Head James Roy
- Sound Engineers (CBC) Bob Doble and Tory Meyer
Featuring
- Allan Boss
- Denise Clarke
- Andy Curtis
- Onalea Gilbertson
- Brad Payne
Performances
The Big Secret Theatre - Calgary, Alberta: January 7 - 10, 2004
- Written by: Denise Clarke
- Produced by: Stephen Schroeder
- Directed by: Blake Brooker
- Choreography/Staging: Denise Clarke
- Lighting design by: Blake Brooker
- Assistant to the director: Mitch Craib
- Sound Design: Richard McDowell
- Visual design: Chris Cran
- Production manager: Ian Wilson
Synopsis
Heavens to Murgatroid! You're on your way to a posh shindig at the Calgary Marriot Hotel when your guardian angel turns his head for a second, and - wham! - You're pavement pizza. Now you're standing before judgment at the Pearly Gates, wearing nothing but a few fluffy clouds. That's a sweet deal if you're Mother Theresa or Ned Flanders. Not so hot if you're one of the all-too-recognizable sinners in Denise Clarke's new comedy. This is the last test and heavens to murgatroid it's gonna be comic...no cheat sheets allowed.
Featuring
- Denise Clarke
- Andy Curtis
- David van Belle
- Onalea Gilbertson
- Brad Payne
Performances
The Big Secret Theatre - Calgary, Alberta: March 9 - 27, 2004
- Written by: Blake Brooker and David Rhymer
- Produced by: Stephen Schroeder
- Directed by: Blake Brooker
- Choreography/Staging: Denise Clarke
- Lighting design by: Cimmeron Meyer
- Assistant to the director: David van Belle
- Composition: D. Rhymer, J. Lewis, R. McDowell, P. Moller
- Musical direction: Richard McDowell
- Visual design and images: Chris Cran
- Production manager: Cimmeron Meyer
Synopsis
One Yellow Rabbit paints a hallucinogenic chronicle of the American Beat movement, including William S. Burroughs and his Canadian mentor Brion Gysin. At the centre of the 1950s Beat circle, Burroughs and Gysin worked tirelessly to build the enigmatic Dream Machine, a device that used flickering light to alter brain waves and plunge the user into a waking dream state, free from the influences of advertising and mass culture. An exploration of their iconoclastic aesthetic and context forms the basis of One Yellow Rabbit's unconventional musical inspired by this group of notoriously wild outsiders, whose spiritual and artistic quest changed popular culture forever.
Blending live and electronic music, haunting visuals and One Yellow Rabbit's trademark physicality, Dream Machine is a radical departure from both the traditional theatre musical and the conventional bio pic.
Featuring
The Maverick Think Tank
- Denise Clarke
- Andy Curtis
- Michael Green
- Onalea Gilbertson
- Brad Payne
The Band
- Jonathan Lewis - Violin and bass
- Richard McDowell - Audio treatments
- Peter Moller - Percussion
- David Rhymer - Piano, synthesizer
Performances
The Big Secret Theatre - Calgary, Alberta: January 4 - 19, 2002 (cabaret version)Theatre Passe Muraille - Toronto, Ontario: Six Stages Festival - Feb. 5 - 9, 2003
The Big Secret Theatre - Calgary, Alberta: February 26 - March 15, 2003
Theatre Passe Muraille - Toronto, Ontario: - March 3 to 20, 2005
- Written and performed by: Denise Clarke
- Choreography: Denise Clarke
- Sound design: Denise Clarke
- Lighting design: Denise Clarke and Gavin Shaw
- Technical director: Gavin Shaw
Synopsis
Clarke's witty choreography has enlivened productions for years. But it's when she's on her own - with no left-footed actors or inflexible script demands to get in the way - that she really gets to cut loose. Clarke does just that in Sign Language, using a "dance salon" motif to open up a two-way communication with the audience.
Featuring
- Denise Clarke as herself.
Performances
The Big Secret Theatre - Calgary,
Alberta - November 13 - 24, 2001
Firehouse Theatre - Vancouver, B.C. - 2003
- Written by: Denise Clarke
- Directed by: Blake Brooker
- Assistant to the director: Ken Cameron (Calgary) & David van Belle (Victoria)
- Visiting Director: Mercedes Baines
- Intern Director: David van Belle (Calgary)
- Lighting design: Blake Brooker and Cimmeron Meyer
- Choreography/Staging: Denise Clarke
- Sound design and composition: Richard McDowell
- Technical director: Chris McPherson (Calgary) & Ian Wilson (Victoria)
- Produced by: Stephen Schroeder
Synopsis
What happened to Cecil and Adele Hyndman the day they received a new tenant in their bird sanctuary/research farm/roadside attraction called Featherland, was to fascinate and obsess them for the next twenty four years. Susan was the most beautiful golden eagle they had ever seen and they fell in love... no... they really fell in love. Forty years later, a nature writer named Bill Burns, delirious with avian virus, investigates as their breathtaking love story unfolds before his eyes. A tender poem/play of jealousy and passion between a man, a woman and a golden eagle.
Quotes from the author Bill Burns
"A book can create a world, but it's always an interior, limited space of one's own imaginings. On the other hand, a play brings a story to life in front of you. I'd have no hesitation in telling people, if they had only one choice to see the play."
"The imaginative decision to use two female actors to play the two female eagles was daring, the proverbial stroke of genius- potentially dangerous-but it worked perfectly, giving the eagles a voice, a sexuality and a dangerous 'edge' with their talons."
Featuring
- Denise Clarke as: Susan
- Andy Curtis as: Bill Burns
- Michael Green as: Cecil Hyndman
- Rita Bozi as: Adele Hyndman (Calgary)
- Jennifer Roberts as: Adele Hyndman (Victoria)
- Christine Bandelow as: Kluane (Calgary)
- Onalea Gilbertson as: Kluane (Victoria)
Performances
Big Secret Theatre - Calgary,
Alberta - March 13 - 31, 2001
The Belfry Theatre -
Victoria, B.C. - Feb. 22 to 27, 2005
- Written by: Blake Brooker and the cast
- Directed by: Blake Brooker
- Assistant to the director: Ken Cameron
- Choreography/Staging: Denise Clarke
- Lighting design by: Blake Brooker and Cimmeron Meyer
- Sound design and composition: Richard McDowell and Peter Moller
- Set design and images: Blake Brooker and Cimmeron Meyer
- Technical director: Chris McPherson
- Produced by: Stephen Schroeder
Featuring
- Denise Clarke as: Ridley
- Andy Curtis as: Ginger
- Michael Green as: Mike
- Elizabeth Stepkowski as: DeMorne
- John MaCaulay (Edinburgh, Scotland) as:
- Peter Moller as: Bike Cop
- Judd Palmer as: Lyle
- Anne-Marie Timoney (Glasgow, Scotland) as: The Captain
- Beverly Wooding as: Cherry
Performances
The Big Secret Theatre - Calgary,
Alberta: March 27 - April 15, 2000
The History of Wild Theatre was
a co-production with Edinburgh, Scotland's Traverse
Theatre