Okie Dokie
Directed by: Jim Cousins, Ardyth Johnson
Dramaturge: Alisa Watson, John Chase, Donovan Jackson, Noam Markus
Set : Jim Cousins, Ardyth Johnson, Saman Pourshafiei. Kristin Wilding Graham, Pat Moore
Voice Over : Stephen Flett
Video: Kai Jolley: https://www.kaijolley.com/
Costume: Alisa Walton
Poster : Jim Cousins
Stage Manager - Gracie Lindblom
Performed by: Ardyth Johnson
Link to Promo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saflsg6CFSI&t=5s
Tech Specifics List : Below File
Combining Clown, Character and Mime :
A story of Margaret a lonely woman, who escapes her humdrum world by fantasy's and unrequited love for Elvis is interrupted by an unexpected visitor from another planet and soon becomes an unexpected mother.
Margaret spends her whole life saying `Hello`` but in the end will she have the confidence to say `Goodbye`.
Quotes from Winnipeg Fringe 2023:
This is a nice break from heavier emotional one person plays. Sort of an amuse-bouche for your psyche. Utilizing physical theatre, clown (no makeup or red nose, so hopefully no Coulrophobia triggers) and well performed mime to tell Margaret’s story of becoming an unwitting mother to a baby alien. There is still plenty of emotion involved, which shows how good Ardyth Johnson is at her craft.
Murray Hunter
Often the best humour is the kind where no words are required (Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, etc.). This is where the clowning talents of the actor carry the action, and the humour emerges. This is the case with “Okie Dokie”, a largely non-verbal bit of physical comedy from the talented and enthusiastic Ardyth Johnson. Using only a few words of dialogue, sound cues, and her amazingly adept facial expressions, Ardyth tells the story of a lonely woman inadvertently assigned the task of raising a completely unseen (but nevertheless very present) alien baby. Madcap insanity abounds, and she takes us on a journey which is both frantic and endearing, all without ever leaving the confines of the intimate stage setting. It’s difficult to sustain this sort of thing over an extended period of time, but Ardyth is a seasoned performer with fantastic skills; it’s hard not to become wrapped up in the (deliberately) cartoony adventure. There’s even a surprisingly touching and heartfelt conclusion. Just like its hapless heroine, “Okie Dokie” deserves some love. Go and check it out.
Mike Seccombe
Meet Margaret, a lonely Elvis worshipper living her humdrum existence until her life is turned upside-down by a close encounter of the third kind. An extra-terrestrial baby left at her doorstep. Ardyth Johnson expertly uses clown, physical theatre, and mime to tell this sweet story of bringing up baby, and the truly alien experience that it is. A funny and cartoony show in this intimate space. Well worth it.
Karl Eckstrand
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White Chapel Redemption
Written and Directed by: Ardyth Johnson
Dramaturge: Stephen La Frenie
Set, Costumes, Sound and Lighting : Theatre Incarnate
Shadow Puppets : Collin Conner
Make up: Aileen Audette
Poster: Dave Pruden
Performed by: Alissa Watson, Spencer Payne, Brenda McLean, Collin Conner
Follow the nocturnal adventures of three lovely Bouffon. Trapped overnight in the alleys of 1880's London, they quest for the salvation of their souls while outrunning the dangers of Jack the Ripper!
"Three little whores, shivering with fright, seek a cosy doorway in the middle of the night. Jack's knife flashes, then there's but one, and the last one's the ripest for Jack's idea of fun."
White Chapel Redemption
Written and Directed by: Ardyth Johnson
Dramaturge: Stephen La Frenie
Set, Costumes, Sound and Lighting : Theatre Incarnate
Shadow Puppets : Collin Conner
Make up: Aileen Audette
Poster: Dave Pruden
Performed by: Alissa Watson, Spencer Payne, Brenda McLean, Collin Conner
Follow the nocturnal adventures of three lovely Bouffon. Trapped overnight in the alleys of 1880's London, they quest for the salvation of their souls while outrunning the dangers of Jack the Ripper!
"Three little whores, shivering with fright, seek a cosy doorway in the middle of the night. Jack's knife flashes, then there's but one, and the last one's the ripest for Jack's idea of fun."
Weirder Thou Art
Written and Directed by: Ardyth Johnson
Dramaturge: Stephen La Frenie
Stage Manager : Stephanie Blanchette
Lighting: Darryl Audette
Costumes: Heather Forgie and Ardyth Johnson
Poster: Jim Cousins
Video Projection: Oliver Way (Toronto) and Doris Essenburg (Winnipeg)
Performed by :Stephen Flett, Ronak Singh, Anne Shepherd, Philip Krusto (2017 Toronto Fringe Festival Cast)
Moses Suzuki, Martin Wilson, Helmut Friedrich, Christian Leeson (2016 Winnipeg Fringe Festival Cast)
North American humans you think William Shakespeare wrote Mac Beth ha, ha, ha..well we'll tell you the truth (wink wink) who really wrote the play. Three bouffon women (if you want to call them that) put the weird in the Wyrd sisters. The bouffon search for humanity brings William Shakespeare on a reluctant journey from a living hell to acceptance.
Weirder Thou Art
Written and Directed by: Ardyth Johnson
Dramaturge: Stephen La Frenie
Stage Manager : Stephanie Blanchette
Lighting: Darryl Audette
Costumes: Heather Forgie and Ardyth Johnson
Poster: Jim Cousins
Video Projection: Oliver Way (Toronto) and Doris Essenburg (Winnipeg)
Performed by :Stephen Flett, Ronak Singh, Anne Shepherd, Philip Krusto (2017 Toronto Fringe Festival Cast)
Moses Suzuki, Martin Wilson, Helmut Friedrich, Christian Leeson (2016 Winnipeg Fringe Festival Cast)
North American humans you think William Shakespeare wrote Mac Beth ha, ha, ha..well we'll tell you the truth (wink wink) who really wrote the play. Three bouffon women (if you want to call them that) put the weird in the Wyrd sisters. The bouffon search for humanity brings William Shakespeare on a reluctant journey from a living hell to acceptance.
Eggstatic
Written by: Ardyth Johnson
Performed by: Chris Sawchyn, Lo Bil (Toronto Fringe), Ardyth Johnson (Ottawa Fringe)
Poster : Jim Cousins
Every thing is coming up tea bags! A daily cup of Tetley is interrupted by the "Egg"... as she is entertaining Mr. Portor. Julie Nash discovers her boarding house blues will soon be over. her little ginger spice world opens up to the possibility of freedom! Is Robert ready for this? Perhaps the galaxy has other plans!
Visions of Our World
Written and performed by : Deborah Shaw, Ardyth Johnson
Poster: Lloyd Johnson
Two women explore through a series of physical, comic and dramatic vignettes what it is like for women trying to fit in a man's world.
Margaret's World
Written and performed by; Ardyth Johnson
Dramaturge: David Langlois
Poster: Lloyd Johnson
Margaret world is changing. The young Margaret is turning older and discovering it's a rough world out there and the mirror and the voices has all the answers!
You will find quotes of the shows on the Physically Speaking website. Link located on home page.