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Carousel Theatre's Premiere Production
Fringe Theatre Adventures 2004 Flyer. Gremlin opened their brand-new facility. |
Theatre for Young Audiences (2F, 1M + backtracks) Winner: Betty Lambert Memorial Prize for Best New Play Music by Vanessa LeBourdais
Carousel Theatre's 2004 hit tour of Gremlin. (L-R: Pippa Platt, Josh Drebit.) Jeff mocks Angela's singing. Synopsis Gremlin is a musical about self-esteem and bullying. Winner of the Betty Lambert Memorial Prize, Gremlin is a trip into the psyche of a young girl with low self-esteem. Twelve-year-old Angela Everett has problems. Her mother is always away on business trips. Her father can’t be serious for more than two sentences unless he’s grounding her. Her pesky neighbour, Jeff, never lets her alone. And she is plagued by an inner Gremlin bent on destroying what is left of her self-esteem. As she spirals deeper into the murk of self-depreciation, the Gremlin cheers her on, trips her up and sings her down. Not until she can look into the mirror, face herself and embrace her personal demon with an act of love can Angela be free. back to top
Photo from Geordie Production's 2004-5 eastern Canada tour. A frightened Angela shows her dad where she just saw the Gremlin in her mirror. Gremlin was first produced by Carousel Theatre in 2003; it was remounted for an extended, sold-out run in 2005. Gremlin was also produced by Geordie Productions, Montreal, and toured Eastern Canada for eight months in 2004-5. Gremlin was developed through the Playwrights Theatre Centre and was featured in their New Play Festival in 2002. back to top
Jeff pushes Angela in the schoolyard. (Carousel 2004. Pippa Platt, Josh Drebit) All songs performed by Vanessa LeBourdais Help Me (1:08, 1.3 MB) Look in the Mirror (1:03, 1.2 MB) I Am Your Gremlin (1:03, 1.3 MB) Stronger (0:55, 1.1 MB) Invincible (0:54, 1MB) back to top “Gremlin is the best production on the subject of bullying that has ever been presented at our school.” Principal, Ocean Park Elementary. “Vanessa and Ian…create exciting theatre for young people, with important messages our kids need to hear. I attended Gremlin last week and was thrilled to see how effective their work is with young people.” David Ross, Artistic Producer, Western Canada Theatre “Gremlin was so well-received that we mounted a second, sold-out BC tour this spring, and on my recommendation, Geordie Theatre also has been touring their own production of the piece.” Chris McGregor, Co-Artistic Director, Carousel Theatre.
The Gremlin taunts Angela. (Geordie Productions) For the complete script, please contact the authors, with your name and the name of your theatre company, and we'd be delighted to send you a script. back to top
Angela meets the Gremlin in her mirror (Geordie Productions)
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