WELCOME!
Welcome to the official website for York University’s Devised Theatre Festival! We are so excited to have the opportunity to bring you a fantastic week of organic material, devised from the minds of up-and-coming artists, eager to tell their stories.
Click the button below to find out more information about our festival and find out how you can contribute!
OUR SHOWS!
dead skin
Four Eyes Collective
#Filters
Transcendence Theatre
Refraction
Catapulse Collective
After George
Atomic Oddity Productions
MEET OUR COMPANIES!
MEET OUR PRODUCTION MANAGER!
Beth Ransom is a Toronto born artist currently pursuing a BFA in Performance Creation focusing on Devised Theatre and Playwriting. Some recent credits include Assistant Director of Theatre@York’s Unmounted showing of carried away on the crest of a wave directed by Lindsay Bell and Margaret Muriel Legere (2017), Stage Manager for The Lighthouse Troupe’s Site Specific and Immersive piece The 6th Degree (2018), and Stage Manager for the improv troupe Yes Trespassing (2018-present). She is also the recipient of the 2015 Arts & Letter’s Club New Play Award for her piece Rollercoasters. Beth is excited to be the Production Manager for the 2019 Devised Theatre Festival and is humbled for the opportunity to work alongside her talented cohorts as they work to create the festival. She would like to thank her friends and family for their ongoing support and offerings of food, all of which she would not be able to survive without.
MEET OUR PUBLICITY AND MARKETING TEAM!
News
Catapulse Collective is hosting a fundraiser!
Join us for our Cabaret Night hosted by Catapulse Collective on Friday, February 1st at 7:30 pm! Come support our festival by attending a fantastic night of entertainment, comfort, and fun! Hosted by our very own Catapulse Collective, we are excited to have you at our Cabaret Performance Extravaganza, featuring various performances including the popular improv troupe Yes Trespassing! Would you like to be a part of the fun? Do you love to belt out Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On? Are you trying to Hit Me Baby One More Time with some Britney Spears? Think you can hit those Mariah Carey […]
Happy Holidays!
Our festival company would like to wish you a very happy holiday season! We hope you are stuffing your face with goodies and getting excited for the new year! Great things are coming your way and we are anxious to share them with you! Can’t wait to see you soon!
Atomic Oddity’s Fundraiser was a success!
Thank you everyone who came out to Atomic Oddity’s Board Game Cafe! The night was full of lights, music, spoken word and most importantly: COOKIES! Thank you to all who donated and we hope to see you in January for Catapulse’s funraiser! Check out our facebook for pictures of the night and keep on the lookout for more information on the next one!