Excavation Theatre

Excavation Theatre Uncovering that all good things are Wild and Free Excavation Theatre shares unheard voices and stories that are controversial, compelling, and provocative.

Excavation Theatre gratefully acknowledges that our work takes place on the stolen, occupied, ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), ḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen), and Semiahma (Semiahmoo) Nations, who have been here since time immemorial. Excavation Theatre strives to create high quality theatrical product

ions that provoke action and create new conversations surrounding issues of s*xual consent and reproductive health. From devised creations to traditional theatre, we focus on stories centered around societal injustices, that seek to dismantle s*xist ideologies and practices. We explore the concept that anything at any time, in any place, can be a theatre performance — one only has to dig deep enough to discover it. At Excavation Theatre we strive to centre justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in all our practices and policies. In casting and hiring, we strongly seek to work with artists who self-identify as members of equity-seeking groups. This includes, but is not limited to, any individuals identifying as IBPOC, LGBTQ2IA+, d/Deaf, living with disabilities, and/or facing other systemic barriers in our industry. Past Productions include:
Meanwhile (2013) - Vancouver Fringe Festival, recipient of Best Site Specific Show
AFTER (2014)
The Old Haunt (2015)
Ithaka (2016) - winner of the Jessie Richardson award for Best Supporting Actress (Small Theatre) for Yoshié Bancroft's performance as Evie and Pixie
GIRLS! GIRLS! (2017)

We can’t wait to bring you “Gracie” by Joan MacLeod later this month with the incomparable Amy King leafing this one-wom...
02/04/2024

We can’t wait to bring you “Gracie” by Joan MacLeod later this month with the incomparable Amy King leafing this one-woman production.

See the play either in Gibsons at the Heritage Playhouse Feb 16-18, or in Vancouver at the Cultch’s Vancity Lab Feb 22-25! Tickets available online now!

Yesterday marks the first day of rehearsals for “Gracie”- a one woman show by Joan MacLeod⁣
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I’m so blessed to have the pleasure of working with of (like what???) and a 🔥artistic team like and to bring this story to life- a dream of mine ever since this show premiered in 2017. ⁣
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Those who know me well- or have known me a long time - know why this is such a monumental moment in my storytelling, as this one sits near to my heart. ⁣
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We’re at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons from Feb 16th-18th and at the Vancity Culture Lab from February 22nd-25th. ⁣
If you’re around, please consider coming to see it.⁣
I would love you forever 🩷⁣
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I mean I already do, but- you know. ⁣
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Thanks to my loves:⁣
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Designer Callout!Looking for:Lighting/projection designerHonorarium: $300Scope: Production relies more on projection and...
12/24/2023

Designer Callout!

Looking for:
Lighting/projection designer
Honorarium: $300
Scope: Production relies more on projection and lighting in storytelling as opposed to set.

Set designer:
Honorarium:$100
Scope: 4-6 different size and shape theatre “boxes”. No paint, natural wood look. Honorarium adjusted if candidate can build the set as well. Set designed to either come apart or small enough to be transported in a large vehicle.

If interested, please email Jess and Amy at [email protected] with a resume/portfolio- telling us about yourself!

More about the show:
GRACIE is a one woman show that tells the story of a girl raised in a fundamentalist community in Bountiful, BC. As the play opens, Gracie is eight years old and moving with her mother, brother, and sisters from her new community. Her mother has been assigned to a new husband; she becomes his eighteenth wife. In five acts, Gracie plays herself at five ages and also gives voice to thirteen other characters, including her older sister Celeste – who becomes a wife at sixteen, a mother at seventeen – and her brother Billy, who is forced out of the community just a few years after the family arrives in Canada. Gracie is fifteen when the play ends, again with a journey as she herself leaves the community.

This show runs from February 15th-18th in Gibsons, BC at the Heritage Playhouse, and February 22nd-25th at the VanCity Culture Lab in Vancouver, BC.
*Travel to Gibsons may be necessary for the lighting/projection designer on Thursday, February 14th. Transportation, per diem, and billet provided.

Happy closing to What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch 🥲Tonight is your final chance to catch this moving...
04/01/2023

Happy closing to What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch 🥲

Tonight is your final chance to catch this moving and timely production! Join us tonight at 8:00 PM at Performance Works on Granville Island.

"At the end you might want to march, protest, scream and vote" - Jerry Wasserman, Vancouver Plays

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📸 Javier R Sotres Photography

What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch closes tomorrow night! Our final performance lands on the same day ...
03/31/2023

What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch closes tomorrow night!

Our final performance lands on the same day free birth control comes into effect in British Columbia (thanks to the advocacy of Accessbc ) 🎉 Join us to celebrate this landmark decision, and to witness how far we have come in the struggle for reproductive rights in Canada.

Don't miss your chance to see this "highly recommended, provocative production."

FINAL PERFORMANCES:
TONIGHT Friday, March 31 at 8:00PM
TOMORROW Saturday, April 1 at 8:00PM

On at Performance Works on Granville Island

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📸 Javier R. Sotres Photography

Tonight is 🗣Have a burning question for our team? Stick around after the show tonight at 8:00 PM at Performance Works ...
03/30/2023

Tonight is 🗣

Have a burning question for our team? Stick around after the show tonight at 8:00 PM at Performance Works and here from the cast and director of What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch.

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📸 Javier R. Sotres Photography

⭐️ Another glowing recommendation from Vancouver Plays ⭐️"At the end you might want to march, protest, scream and vote""...
03/30/2023

⭐️ Another glowing recommendation from Vancouver Plays ⭐️

"At the end you might want to march, protest, scream and vote"

"The acting is excellent across the board."

-Jerry Wasserman, Vancouver Plays

Read Review https://www.vancouverplays.com/review-excavation-theatre-waywotk-23.shtml

Catch the final 3 performances of What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch, on now until April 1 at Performance Works on Granville Island

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📸 Javier R. Sotres Photography

⭐️More great reviews are coming in hot! ⭐️"The cast did an incredible job with this performance" - Filled Up CupOnly 3 m...
03/30/2023

⭐️More great reviews are coming in hot! ⭐️

"The cast did an incredible job with this performance" - Filled Up Cup

Only 3 more chances to catch What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch at Performance Works, on now until April 1.

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Excavation Theatre What A Young Wife Ought To Know is playing until April 1st. We attended a media presentation of this incredibly relevant story of birth control options in the 1920s.

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https://www.filledupcup.com/events-experiences/review-what-a-young-wife-ought-to-know/

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CW: Some bright flashes for lightning, s*xual content, violence, domestic and familial abuse, miscarriage, abortion, misogyny, and death.

Audiences are raving about Excavation Theatre's What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch 🤩"Beautiful to look...
03/29/2023

Audiences are raving about Excavation Theatre's What a Young Wife Ought to Know by Hannah Moscovitch 🤩

"Beautiful to look at, beautiful to watch, and beautiful to feel."

"relevant, heart-breaking, and just enough humour peppered throughout."

"The show is beautifully directed with moving and endearing performances."

You don't want to miss this production! Only 4 performances left at Performance Works:

Wednesday, March 29 at 8:00 PM
Thursday, March 30 at 8:00 PM - post-show talkback
Friday, March 31 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 1 at 8:00 PM - CLOSING NIGHT

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📸 Javier R. Sotres Photography

"...you almost feel like a perv watching Sophie and Jonny go at it." - Jo LedinghamBeat the hump and join us Wednesday n...
03/28/2023

"...you almost feel like a perv watching Sophie and Jonny go at it." - Jo Ledingham

Beat the hump and join us Wednesday night at What a Young Wife Ought to Know for only $15 a ticket!

Just use the code WAYWOTKHUMP at checkout when you purchase your tickets at excavationtheatre.com/tickets

Code only applies for our Wednesday, March 29 performance at 8:00 PM.

📸 Javier R. Sotres Photography

Excavation Theatre presents Hannah Moscovitch's What a Young Wife Ought to Know - an unflinching look at love, s*x, and fertility.

Thank you Jo Ledingham for our first review!"Directed by Jessica Anne Nelson...this is a sweet little production with ch...
03/27/2023

Thank you Jo Ledingham for our first review!

"Directed by Jessica Anne Nelson...this is a sweet little production with characters we want to see thrive. Moscovitch’s dialogue feels authentic and honest"

"Bronwyn Henderson is Sophie and, by turns, is innocent and wise....We feel the hopelessness and danger of Sophie’s situation"

Don't miss your chance to see the show yourself before it's gone!
https://joledingham.ca/what-a-young-wife-ought-to-know/

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Excavation Theatre began the summer of 2013 when Artistic and Creative Director Jessica Anne Nelson, as part of the Onsite program in the Vancouver Fringe Festival under the guidance of Kendra Fanconi and David Jordan, created the one audience member at a time production Meanwhile along the waters edge of False Creek on Granville Island. From that moment forward, Excavation Theatre has strived with its pieces to bring together the natural elements with beautiful storytelling. Watch for Excavation Theatre’s next project that is an immersive exploration of the technology of our present mixed with the stories of the past from Nelson’s Grandmother’s life growing up on Commercial Drive in Vancouver during the 1940’s and 50’s, hopefully as a way to bridge the gap between the past and the present for an audience.

MANDATE: Excavation Theatre’s mandate is to present stories from unheard voices within our world. We strive to create compelling work set in some way outside of the parameters of traditional theatre, and thus hopefully to find that anything at any time, in any place, can be a theatre performance, one only has to dig deep enough to discover it. Past Productions include: Meanwhile (2013) - Vancouver Fringe Festival, recipient of Best Site Specific Show AFTER (2014) The Old Haunt (2015) Ithaka (2016) - winner of the Jessie Richardson award for Best Supporting Actress (Small Theatre) for Yoshié Bancroft's performance as Evie and Pixie GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! (2017)