Company C Presents Zorba the Musical

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Sunday, December 15th, 2013
December 13th: 7:30pm December 14th: 2:00pm and 7:30pm December 15th: 2:00pm

Company C�s production of Zorba promises to bare every aspect of humanity on stage. Both the actors and instrumentalists sit in a bouzouki circle (a traditional Greek story-telling circle) that includes the audience, and tell this beautiful story of love, life, and loss!

Zorba, written by Kander and Ebb (the song writing team behind hits like Chicago and Cabaret), tells the story of a bookish man named Nikos as he moves to the village of Crete to run a mine. There, he meets a mysterious man named Zorba who promises to work for him and show him his passionate, yet care-free way of life. The story is narrated by The Leader in a role very similar to The Emcee in Cabaret. She leads the band, actors, and audience as the two men find their own love and deal with loss in their own ways. Incorporating veteran Director James Fagan Tait�s brilliant vision, the show (usually performed by a cast of nearly 50) is performed by only 11 actors and 5 instrumentalists (who will also be playing roles in the show), with a set comprised entirely of chairs.
Students of CCPA�s Company C mount 3 productions between October and December. The program is run like a full theatre company with professional directors brought in from across Canada. Not only do they act in the shows, but they also take on a variety of production roles, such as choreographer (Rebecca Horvey), who has this to say about the program: �Being a part of the creative team will be so beneficial to me both as a choreographer and as an actor. Being on the other side of the table, getting inside the director�s brain and being able to see your work is so rewarding.�