| Adaptor 1 |
Coculuzzi, Chris
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| Adaptor 2 |
Toner, Matt |
| Date of First
Production |
2003, July 2-13 |
| Title |
Shakespeare's Gladiator Games |
| Director |
Chris Coculuzzi |
| Place of First
Production |
Trinity College Playing Field, Toronto, Ontario |
| Production
Company |
Upstart Crow Theatre Group |
| Series Festival
Title |
Toronto International Film Festival |
| Technical
Design/Direction |
Stage Managers: Tanya Mossa Howse and Keely O'Farrell
Fight Director: Matt Toner
Movement Director: Jen Johnson
Technical Director: David Howse
Fight Choreographers: Sebastien de Castell, Jessica Clark and Kevin Robinson
Costume Design: Ashley Williamson
Original Music/Sound Design: Ralph Pastore
Sound Operator: George Zywiel
Graphic Design: Nathan Shrubsole
Poster Design: Lawrence Sagar
Mural and Greave Design: Erik LeGendre
Photographer: Kathy Plamondon |
| Cast/Performers |
Ovid: Rob McKee
Pseudolus: Stephen Flett
Plutarch: Seamus Dudley
Bill Shakespeare: Chris Coculuzzi
Julius Caesar: Dave Mackay
Timon of Athens: Peter Bloch-Hansen
Calpurnia: Bonnie Gray
Soothsayer: Laura Kyswaty
Coriolanus: Tom Anastasios
Aufidius: Rebecca Davey
Casca: Sarah Dickinson
Volumnia: Jane McGregor
Agamemnon: Jody James
Menelaus: Donald Roberston
Ulysses: Kelly Winger
Ajax: David Howse
Diomedes: Sean Ballantyne
Nestor: Cliff Makinson
Achilles: Erik LeGendre
Patroclus: Adam Wilkinson
Troilus: Michael Caspi
Cressida: Sandra Berjan
Hector: Greg Komorowski
Aeneas: Devin Upham
Helen: Katrina Randell
Paris: Greg Corkcum
Cassandra: Laura Kyswaty
Saturninus: Greg Corkum
Titus: Steve Coombes
Lucius: Kelly Winger
Quintus: Sarah Dickinson
Mutius: Jordan Hall
Lavinia: Amber Patterson
Bassanius: Sean Ballantyne
Tamora: Katrina Randell
Alarbus: Devin Upham
Demetrius: Elsa Michel
Chiron: Alexa Joyce
Erin Lamour: Jane McGregor
Brutus: Erik LeGendre
Cassius: Adam Wilkinson
Antony: Andrew Rodwell
Octavius: Kevin Robinson
Octavia: Ashley Williamson
Cleopatra: Danielle Meierhenry
Reta Protestor: Jordan Hall
Sacrificial Boy: Cody Gyokery
Bestiarii: Kelly Winger
Bestiarii: Devin Upham
Publius: Greg Komorowski
Caius: Kevin Robinson
Valentine: Michael Caspi |
| Publishing
and Multimedia |
*Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Gladiator Games. Ts. 2003.
*Shakespeare's Gladiator Games directed by Chris Coculuzzi. Press Release. Trinity College Field, Toronto. 2003.
*Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Gladiator Games. Toronto: Upstart Crow Publishing, 2005.
*Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Sports Canon. Toronto: Upstart Crow Publishing, 2005. |
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*Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Gladiator Games. Ts. 2003.
*Shakespeare's Gladiator Games directed by Chris Coculuzzi. Press Release. Trinity College Field, Toronto. 2003.
*Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Gladiator Games. Toronto: Upstart Crow Publishing, 2005.
*Coculuzzi, Chris and Matt Toner. Shakespeare's Sports Canon. Toronto: Upstart Crow Publishing, 2005.
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| Adaptor 1
Biography |
"Born in Montreal in 1971, Chris Coculuzzi grew up in Dartmouth, N.S. until he returned to his birth city in 1989 to study Marketing and Finance at Concordia University. When he completed his B.Comm he moved to Toronto where in 1995 with fellow Concordia Alum, David Howse, he founded the independent theatre company Upstart Crow Theatre Group. This group allowed Chris the opportunity to explore all facets of theatre production and administration. It also gave him the ability to experiment with various theatrical styles as well as create diverse adaptations of Shakespeare, including a non-linear Julius Caesar, and a 1920s Chicago setting of Much Ado Ãbout Nothing. The year 2001 was a pivotal year for Chris, as it saw the launch of his collaborative work with Matt Toner: Shakespeare's Rugby Wars at the Toronto Fringe Festival as well as his return to academia to obtain his B.Ed in English and Dramatic Arts at OISE/UT. Rugby Wars was the culmination of a decade's exploration of studying Shakespeare and Theatre as well as wrestling with ideological concerns over theatrical production in general and specific to Canada. With both the internal and external success of Rugby Wars, Chris and Matt decided to commit themselves to adapting the entire Shakespeare Canon into live sporting events in five years: Shakespeare's World Cup (2002), Shakespeare's Gladiator Games (2003), Shakespeare's Comic Olympics (2004), and Shakespeare's NHL “ National History League (2005). Upstart Crow Theatre Group also gave Chris the foundation to explore the learning process from a pedagogical perspective and lead to his support for more libertarian socialist concepts to be established in education and society in general. In 2003, he helped found and open The Beach School in Toronto-a "free school" based on the Sudbury Valley Model in Framingham, Mass. He is currently employed with the Toronto District School Board teaching English and Dramatic Arts at the Secondary level and resides in Toronto with his companion Kathy and their children, Cabiria, Lorien, and Paisley" (qtd. from "Bios." Email to CASP). |
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| Adaptor 1
Bibliography |
*Coculuzzi, Chris. "Re: Rugby Wars and World Cup." E-mail to Gordon Lester. 9 Jan. 2004.
*Coculuzzi, Chris. "Bios." Email to CASP. 11 Feb. 2004.
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| Synopsis |
Chris Coculuzzi and Matt Toner adapted the "Roman and Greek Plays into a day of gladiatorial combat" (Coculuzzi). |
| Keywords |
Collective Creation
Sport
Comedy
Gladiator
Fringe
Open Air Theatre
Outdoor Theatre
Shakespeare as a character |
| Adaptation
of |
Antony and Cleopatra
Coriolanus
Julius Caesar
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus |
| Entry Last Updated |
24May06 10:02AM |
