Media Release for One Little Goat's SMYTH / WILLIAMS

For Immediate Release: January 23, 2017 • Please include in your listings/announcements

One Little Goat Theatre Company presents
SMYTH / WILLIAMS
A Documentary Staging Directed by Adam Seelig
Starring Deborah Drakeford and Kim Nelson
Live Drum Accompaniment by Lynette Gillis
March 3 - 12, 2017 • Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace

“Toronto's enterprising One Little Goat Theatre Company” (New York Times) presents the world premiere of SMYTH / WILLIAMS, an unconventional staging of the police interview of sado-sexual serial killer Russell Williams, directed by Adam Seelig and featuring the all-female cast of Deborah Drakeford and Kim Nelson.

On February 7, 2010, Detective Sergeant Jim Smyth of the Ontario Provincial Police interviewed Colonel Russell Williams about multiple crimes, including two rape-murders, that had occurred in locations close to the lakeside cottage Williams shared with his wife near Belleville.

At the time, Williams commanded the Canadian Forces Base at Trenton, the busiest air base in Canada. Employing his military expertise, Williams waged his own private war against women and girls of his own citizenry. Once Williams was called in for questioning, Smyth’s carefully crafted 4.5 hour interrogation led to a confession, with Williams describing his crimes in matter-of-fact detail for another five hours.

Now legendary, the entire session was filmed and transcribed by the O.P.P., heavily redacted, and finally posted and published. "It was an excellent piece of police work," said Smyth’s superior, "a smart man being outsmarted by a smarter man."

Verbatim-like SMYTH / WILLIAMS confronts the attitudes and norms that enable violence against women, while also challenging the conditions that support war. 

Founded in New York in 2002, and based in Toronto since 2005, One Little Goat Theatre Company is acclaimed for its highly interpretive, provocative approach to contemporary poetic theatre. Director Adam Seelig is a poet, playwright, stage director, author of Every Day in the Morning (slow) and the founder and artistic director of One Little Goat. Deborah Drakeford, one of NOW Magazines Top 10 Theatre Artists of 2016, can regularly be seen on stages across the country including performances with Actors Repertory Company, Young People’s Theatre and Soulpepper. Quadrilingual stage, screen and videogame actor Kim Nelson received rave reviews for her recent performance in Coal Mine Theatre’s Breathing Corpses.  Drummer Lynette Gillis has been making music with her sister Carla for the better part of two decades. Their current band, Overnight, recently released their debut album Carry Me Home, a passionate tribute to classic rock and their late older sister, Darlene.

One Little Goat Theatre Company presents
SMYTH / WILLIAMS
Based on the transcript of O.P.P Detective Jim Smyth’s interview of Colonel Russell Williams
Directed by Adam Seelig
Starring Deborah Drakeford and Kim Nelson
Live Drums performed by Lynette Gillis
Sets and Costume Design by Jackie Chau
Sound Design by Tyler Emond
Lighting Design by Laird MacDonald
World Premiere | March 3 - 12, 2017

Opening Night: Friday, March 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm
Wednesday – Saturday @ 7:30pm | Sunday matinee @ 2pm
Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto
All Regular Tickets $25 | Sunday Matinee $15  | Student/Senior/Arts Workers $20

For more information and to purchase tickets visit http://onelittlegoat.org

Media Contact: FLIP PUBLICITY, Carrie Sager, carrie@flip-publicity.com

Auditions for One Little Goat's "Smyth / Williams"

AUDITION NOTICE – ONE LITTLE GOAT THEATRE COMPANY – TORONTO
Production name: SMYTH / WILLIAMS
Deadline to submit: December 8, 2016
Audition date: Week of December 12, 2016
Email applications to: chadgadya at gmail.com
Contact name: Adam Seelig
Website: www.OneLittleGoat.org

One Little Goat Theatre Company is holding auditions for our March 2016 world premiere of SMYTH / WILLIAMS, an unconventional staging of OPP Detective Jim Smyth’s 2010 interview of serial rapist-murderer Colonel Russell Williams.

Dates: performances March 2-12, 2017 at Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace; rehearsals begin February 6, 2017 at latest.

We are seeking two female actors of the highest calibre with outstanding verbal ability, memorization and dynamic physicality. Strong sense of rhythm is a plus. Actors of all cultural backgrounds welcome.

Smyth: played by a woman (age 25-55)
Williams: played by a woman (age 25-55)

Please submit résumé and headshot by email to Adam Seelig, Artistic Director, chadgadya at gmail.com by WED DEC 7.

Only CAEA members will be considered. Only those selected for an audition will be contacted. Actors will be engaged under a form of Equity policy.

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) is North America’s only theatre company devoted to contemporary poetic theatre. Acclaimed for its highly interpretive, provocative approach to international plays, One Little Goat consistently features leading Canadian theatre artists.

Job Posting: Stage Manager, One Little Goat Theatre Company

One Little Goat Theatre Company is seeking a Stage Manager for our upcoming premiere at Theatre Passe Muraille backspace in Toronto, running March 2-12, 2017. (Production soon to be publicly announced.) Rehearsals begin Feb 6, 2017.

This is a paid position. Equity SMs, Equity-Apprentice SMs, and non-Equity SMs may all apply (as per Equity Indie 2.2 Agreement). Applicants must have strong stage management skills with demonstrated prior experience/training.

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) is North America’s only theatre company devoted to contemporary poetic theatre. Acclaimed for its highly interpretive, provocative approach to international plays, One Little Goat consistently features leading Canadian theatre artists.

Please submit résumé, including two references, plus a brief cover note to Adam Seelig, Artistic Director, chadgadya@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your application. Only applicants being considered will be contacted. For more about One Little Goat, please visit: www.OneLittleGoat.org.

Job Posting: Audience & Partnership Liaison, One Little Goat Theatre Company

One Little Goat Theatre Company is looking for an Audience & Partnership Liaison to:

• Build audiences with us
• Manage cross-promotional partnerships with sponsors and associate companies
• Engage the public via web and social media announcements
• Contribute to production meetings

This is a paid, part-time, contract position for our upcoming premiere at Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace. Given the sensitive nature of the production’s content (not yet publicly announced), social awareness, sensitivity and nuanced communication is of great importance for prospective candidates. Work begins ASAP, leading up to and carrying through the production run (March 2-12, 2017).

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) is North America’s only theatre company devoted to contemporary poetic theatre. Founded in New York in 2002, and based in Toronto since 2005, the company is acclaimed for its highly interpretive, provocative approach to international plays.

Please submit résumé, including two references, plus a *brief* cover note by email to Adam Seelig, Artistic Director, onelittleg@gmail.com. Only applicants being considered will be contacted. For more about One Little Goat, please visit: www.OneLittleGoat.org.

PLAY this Saturday + Trillium Grant to perform for 10,000 school kids

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) has been awarded an Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant to perform the company’s first play for young audiences in 40 Model Schools for Inner Cities. As a result, the production will reach 10,000 elementary students in the Toronto District School Board this fall, free of charge.

With over a decade of acclaimed productions for adult audiences, One Little Goat makes its theatre- for-young-audiences debut with PLAY: A (Mini) History of Theatre for Kids, a new work written and directed by Artistic Director Adam Seelig.

PLAY will also have its public premiere at this year’s Book Bash Canadian Children’s Literature Festival, hosted by the Toronto Public Library at the International Festival of Authors (IFOA). The performance takes place at Harbourfront Studio Theatre, Saturday, October 22, 2016, 12-4pm. Admission is free. More information is available via IFOA.

Beginning with such classic children’s games as tag, PLAY: A (Mini) History of Theatre for Kids is a dynamic introduction to some of the world’s most enduring and innovative games called “plays.” Actors Richard Harte and “Mavis- the-Sometimes-Cat” (Jessica Salgueiro, alternating with Rochelle Bulmer) guide elementary school audiences through four distinct periods of drama:

1. Early Beginnings: games around the fire
2. Ancient Greek Tragedy: Antigone by Sophocles
3. Japanese Noh Theatre: Zeami and 14th-Century Noh
4. Modern Theatre: Alfred Jarry, Gertrude Stein and Samuel Beckett

For complete details, visit PLAY's website Many thanks to all of our supporters!

Announcing One Little Goat's 1st Play for Kids

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times)
is delighted to announce our first play for young audiences

PLAY:
A (MINI) HISTORY OF THEATRE FOR KIDS

Jessica Salgueiro & Richard Harte (photo: One Little Goat)

Written & Directed by ADAM SEELIG. Featuring RICHARD HARTE (Ubu Mayor, Antigone:Insurgency) & JESSICA SALGUEIRO (The Charge of the Expormidable Moose, Like the First Time). Stage Managed by SAM HALE. Set & Costume design by JACKIE CHAU.

Visit PLAY's page.

Job Posting: Stage Manager, One Little Goat Theatre Company

One Little Goat Theatre Company is seeking a Stage Manager for rehearsals of a new play in development. Rehearsals will begin July 13, 2015 with exact schedule to be determined.

This is a paying, non-Equity position. Non-Equity SMs and Equity apprentice SMs may apply. Applicants must have strong stage managing skills with demonstrated prior experience/training.

“Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) is North America’s only theatre company devoted to contemporary poetic theatre. Acclaimed for its highly interpretive, provocative approach to international plays, One Little Goat consistently features leading Canadian theatre artists.

Please submit résumé, including at least two references, plus a *brief* cover note by email to Adam Seelig, Artistic Director, chadgadya@gmail.com. Only applicants being considered will be contacted.

Submission deadline: Monday, June 15, 2015.
For more about One Little Goat, please visit: www.OneLittleGoat.org.