Rabbit Hole
About the Play
Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want, until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. RABBIT HOLE charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day.
Theatre BC Zone Festival Winner 2015!
Rabbit Hole took home five of the major awards at the Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival of Plays at Presentation House Theatre in May (2015), professionally adjudicated by Dolores Drake, for; Best Production, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor—Female, and two People’s Choice Awards. Rabbit Hole went forward to Kamloops and performed on Tuesday, July 7 (2015) at the Sagebrush Theatre in competition with winning groups from around British Columbia.
Rabbit Hole is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
DIRECTOR’S NOTES
David Lindsay-Abaire has said that he created Rabbit Hole in response to a challenge to write about something that scared him. I chose to direct the play for the same reason. Anyone who has experienced a significant loss can identify with the pain, frustration, anger and even the ironic humour in this play. We bump into one another, hurt one another, yet we all want the same thing: to be in a place where we can at least pretend to be happy. Dedicated to Fiora.– Peter Zednik
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Welcome to North Vancouver Community Players’ production of Rabbit Hole. This play is our entry into the Theatre BC North Shore Zone Festival. If you have friends or family who were unable to see this show at Hendry Hall, please let them know they can come to Presentation House Theatre on Monday, May 4 and you can see it again! We hope that you will leave Hendry Hall tonight having enjoyed a wonderful evening of live entertainment. If you would like to join in the fun on or off stage, please check out our website North Van Community Players under the section Volunteer. We would love to have you on board! – Fran Heaney
| Character | Played by |
| Becca | Tamara Prescott |
| Izzy | Mersiha Mušović |
| Howie | Jeremy Leroux |
| Nat | Sue Sparlin |
| Jason | Michal Bodzanowski |
| Director | Peter Zednik |
| Author | David Lindsay-Abaire |
| Production Manager | Jeannie Brown |
| Stage Managers | Leslie Whittaker, and Rosemary Hundal |
| Set and Sound Design | Peter Zednik |
| Portrait Artist and Graphics | Linda Sharp |
| Set Construction Head | Barry Walker |
| Construction Assistants | Bob Martin, Andrew Massil, Ken Thibault, and Cheng Zhang |
| Upholstery and Soft Properties | Mitchell Mackay |
| Properties Head | Carolyn Coles |
| Properties Assistants | Ray Boucher, Val Mason, Solanges Santerre, and Meghan McNeight |
| Lighting Designers | Jayden Lucas, and David Read |
| Lighting and Sound Operators | Jayden Lucas, and Peter Zednik |
| Costumes | Sharon Alexander, Karin Bews, and Heather Macfarlane |
| Company Chef | Rosemary Hundal |
| Graphic Artist | Linda Sharp |
| Publicity and Program | Anne Marsh |
| Front-of-House Coordinator | Sandy Branning |
| Box Office | Mitchell Mackay |
| Original Performance Dates | April 10 to 25, 2015 |
| Venue | The Theatre at Hendry Hall, North Vancouver, BC |
| Production Length | 1 hour and 40 minutes |
| Production Style | Drama |
| Special Thanks To | Lorraine McNeight & St Christopher’s Church, West Vancouver, Kim, Jack & Lily Gordon, Heaven Rock, Damon Calderwood, Kathleen Denkewalter, Claudia Flores, Anne Marsh, Janet Rose Utterson, Rebus Creative, Posy Floral Design, Lynn Valley Village Posy |
| Peter Zednik | Director – After writing and directing a trio of pantomimes for NVCP (Aladdin; Beauty and the Beast; and Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale), Peter is switching emotional gears with Rabbit Hole. He also enjoys music direction and choreography (Checkout Girls), music composition and sound design (The Murder Room; Snake in the Grass) and lighting and sound operation (God of Carnage; Three Viewings). |
| Michal Bodzanowski | Jason – Michal was born and raised in London, Ontario. While in high school, his family moved back to their hometown Plock in Poland where he found a love of film and theatre. After graduation, Michal returned to Canada and made Vancouver his new home where he decided to pursue acting. Michal has been studying acting now for three years and Rabbit Hole will be just his second show. |
| Jeremy Leroux | Howie – Jeremy is happy to be working with his North Vancouver Community Players family again. He previously worked with NVCP as Father Flynn in Doubt. Previous credits include Slaughterhouse Five (Little Mountain Lion); Lieutenant of Inishmore and Bare (Fighting Chance Productions), and Some Men (Raving Theatre). Jeremy’s film and TV credits include Supernatural; Untold Stories of the ER and the Indie feature mockumentary Shooting the Musical. Thanks always to friends and family for their continued encouragement and support.. |
| Mersiha Mušović | Izzy – Mersiha is thrilled to play Izzy! This is her first production with North Vancouver Community Players and she hopes to be back soon! She was seen recently in the Deep Cove Stage Society production of Shady Business at the Shaw Theatre in company with Tamara Prescott. You can see her next in the web series The Cougar Bar. She thanks everyone coming out to see Rabbit Hole. So kick back and enjoy the show! |
| Tamara Pentecost | Becca – Tamara was last seen on stage at Hendry Hall in the Theatre BC North Shore Festival of Plays’ winning production of God of Carnage. Recent credits include Night Mother; Betrayal (for which she won Best Actress); Round and Round the Garden; Table Manners; The Odd Couple (Female Version); The Memory of Water and Jekyll and Hyde. She is very excited to be a part of this amazing and dedicated cast and crew. |
| Sue Sparlin | Nat – Sue has been performing in community theatre and musical theatre for more than a decade, accumulating various awards for her performances with Theatre BC’s provincial drama festival Mainstage, the Community Theatre Coalition, and the Ovation Awards. She is delighted to be working with such a talented cast and crew in this challenging play. Her favourite roles have been as Edith Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (Fighting Chance Productions); Grandma Koernitz in Lost in Yonkers (Langley Players), and Nona in Tony ’n Tina’s Wedding. |