Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company
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Sock ‘N’ Buskin (abbreviated to S ‘n’ B) is a student-run, community-based theatre company, located at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. S ‘n’ B was formed in 1943, and claims to be the oldest student-run theatre company in North America[citation needed].
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[edit] History
Sock ‘N’ Buskin was formed in 1943, one year after the formation of Carleton University itself. The company have performed a variety of shows in a variety of styles every year since.
A number of Sock 'N' Buskin alumni have gone on to professional careers, notably actor Dan Aykroyd and CBC radio host Alan Neal. Several professional theatre groups in Ottawa, such as the Great Canadian Theatre Company and Third Wall Theatre Company have their origins in S'N'B.
Their mainstage series traditionally consists of three plays a year: one classic (often by Shakespeare) piece, one modern (often Canadian), and one musical.
[edit] Recent shows
2005-2006 season:
A Night Of Ives: Four short plays by David Ives. Directors: Claudia Sicondolfo, Jason Benovoy, Colleen Kelly and Lara Gillespie.
Zastrozzi by George F. Walker. Director: David Whiteley
Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Director: Lisa Bishop-Spencer.
2004-2005 season:
The Trojan Women by Euripides, translated/adapted by Gwendolyn MacEwen. Director: David Whiteley
Baby With The Bathwater, by Christopher Durang. Director: Adam Smith
How to Save the Day by Matthew Domville. Director: Matthew Domville (at the Ottawa Fringe Festival)
2003-2004 season:
Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Director: Dave Dawson
Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang. Directors: Heather MacDonald and Heather Moulaison
Tomnmy by The Who. Director: Lisa Bishop.
2002-2003 season:
Women of Manhattan by John Patrick Shanley. Director: Dave Dawson.
Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Director: David Whiteley.
Moo by Sally Clark. Director: Brent Rouleau.
The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien. Director: Lisa Bishop.
2001-2002 season:
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare. Director: Brent Rouleau.
Seven Stories by Morris Paynch. Director: Dave Dawson.
Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Director: Lisa Bishop.
Other past shows include A Clockwork Orange, Hair, Cabaret, Jeffrey, Much Ado About Nothing, The Big Funk, Chess, Unidentified Human Remains, I Hate Hamlet, Antigone, and many more.
[edit] Second Stage Series
In addition to their mainstage, they also have a second stage series (formerly the studio series) featuring independent and underground theatre in a small-scale, small-risk setting. The studio series has featured eclectic theatre styles such as French absurdism, student-written/directed pieces, and a slam poetry series entitled "This is Hip Hop". Previously, these productions took place in Sock 'n' Buskin's permanent studio space, a 50-seat black box which was also used for auditions and rehearsals. In August of 2004 the studio was torn down by Carleton University in order to build an ice rink, S'n'B was given two weeks notice to remove their stuff.[1]
Since then, S'n'B's second stage series has been without a home. Spaces such as Rooster's and the Fenn Lounge in Residence have been used for performances, and they have often had to resort to paying for rehearsal spaces. S'n'B is constantly struggling to find spaces on campus in which to do theatre.
