Neve Shaanan
Chronicling the heydays of Spectral Theatre Society, an independent theatre company from Vancouver, BC, Canada that defied convention and broke all the rules in their quixotic quest to produce theatre…
Neve Shaanan
Chronicling the heydays of Spectral Theatre Society, an independent theatre company from Vancouver, BC, Canada that defied convention and broke all the rules in their quixotic quest to produce theatre for people that don't like theatre. Told through interviews with its fans, founders and former cast and crew, this feature length documentary aims to pull back the curtain on how one group of maverick theatre artists found a family of kindred spirits; equally unrelenting in their Quixotic quest to create "theatre for people that don't like theatre". Defying expectations of their local theatre community and eschewed by critics, Spectral managed to achieve success of a kind that is as ephemeral as the theatre experience itself. While on one level it is a personal story about friendships, family, and the cost of remaining committed to one's art, on another level it's a story that addresses what's at risk when innovators and artists on the fringe are not given the same opportunities as mainstream organizations and the ultimate impact that has on the diversity of artistic expression.
Neve Shaanan
Drama
Film Details
Chronicling the heydays of Spectral Theatre Society, an independent theatre company from Vancouver, BC, Canada that defied convention and broke all the rules in their quixotic quest to produce theatre for people that don't like theatre. Told through interviews with its fans, founders and former cast and crew, this feature length documentary aims to pull back the curtain on how one group of maverick theatre artists found a family of kindred spirits; equally unrelenting in their Quixotic quest to create "theatre for people that don't like theatre". Defying expectations of their local theatre community and eschewed by critics, Spectral managed to achieve success of a kind that is as ephemeral as the theatre experience itself.
While on one level it is a personal story about friendships, family, and the cost of remaining committed to one's art, on another level it's a story that addresses what's at risk when innovators and artists on the fringe are not given the same opportunities as mainstream organizations and the ultimate impact that has on the diversity of artistic expression..