Details...

Today the last of the set pieces were painted. It is a challenge to work in a different space without the comforts of the Walterdale paint shop, but my garage and driveway served wonderfully. I worry about the look of the pieces as I can only see them in sunlight, but I have tried to use both warm and cool tones in the paint so that we can light them correctly. I wasn't happy with the bridge unit a few days ago, but now it is looking right so we will cross our fingers that it works in the space. I will not be able to re-paint it and we need that tech time for rehearsing so it is what it is.

What people don't realize is that there are challenges to going into a new space with a show. You have an idea of how it will work but until you are actually in it, you do not know for sure. I imagine this is exacerbated by those shows that tour and get vastly different spaces for each Fringe or Festival they are in. Best to be over-prepared for those. We have had the luxury of rehearsing in different spaces so that we are familiar with the need for adjustment and Kim, our wonderful Stage Manager, has taped the dimensions out where possible so we get a sense of the real space. We are in the right sized space for this show so we will have the intimacy we require. We are a week away from our Tech Rehearsal and chomping at the bit!

Pieces - the Details...

Pieces written and directed by Kristen M. Finlay
Stage Managed by Kim Stadelmann
Sound Design by Erin Foster-O'Riordan

Pieces, flotsam and jetsam, fragments - these are what Diane finds when she visits her mother Joan who suffers from dementia. But what's really going on in Joan's mind? Joan's mind travels through key moments of her life while Diane searches through all the pieces for the mother she once knew.

Featuring:
Anne Marie Szucs as Diane
Francie Goodwin-Davies as Joan
Lindsey Walker as Young Joan
Justin Deveau as Ben/Doctor
Janine Hodder as Sharon/Grace/Young Diane

Venue #: 6
Venue: Catalyst Theatre,
Venue Address: 8529 103 Street

Our show times are as follows:

August 12 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
August 13 10:30 pm – 11:15 pm
August 16 9:15 pm – 10:00 pm
August 18 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
August 20 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
August 21 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm

Our Poster!

Brent Felzien created this lovely poster to promote our show. Brent did this wonderful painting of Francie Goodwin-Davies and managed to capture the fragmented mind of Joan in this elegant piece of art.

Look for this poster on site as it has our show times and venue information!

Hard to believe it is almost August. We are so excited to be so close to putting this show on for you. A lot of hard work, emotion and time has gone into it.

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Grace (Janine Hodder) and Young Joan (Lindsey Walker) plan to escape their small town life and head off to the city in the fall to change their destinies.

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Joan (Francie Goodwin-Davies) relates a moment from her past to her daughter Diane (Anne Marie Szucs). Photo by Janine Hodder.

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Diane (Anne Marie Szucs) calms and comforts Joan (Francie Goodwin-Davies) after a stressful breakdown. Photo by Janine Hodder.

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Young Joan (Lindsey Walker) and Ben (Justin Deveau) contemplate their future as Joan relives an important moment from her past. Photo by Janine Hodder.

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Diane (Anne Marie Szucs) reflects on her decision to put her mother, Joan, into care after a troubling incident. Photo by Janine Hodder.

A Second Fringe for Finally Sauces

Finally Sauces produced it's first show in the summer of 2009. The show was From Something, written and directed by Kristen M. Finlay and featuring Anne Marie Szucs, Julie Sinclair and Joyce LaBriola. The show premiered at Interplay 2009 in Fort McMurray and won 2 awards - Best Direction (Kristen Finlay) and Best Actress (Julie Sinclair). The company was on the wait-list for the 2009 Edmonton International Fringe and a last minute cancellation opened up and allowed them to present the show. Fortunately, they had prepared for the Interplay Festival so that they would be ready should the call come. They played to appreciative audiences and fell in love with the experience of performing at the Fringe.

In the Fall of 2010, Finally Sauces applied for the Fringe in the lottery system and secured a spot. This time, they decided to produce Pieces. Pieces, by Finlay, was previously produced at Walterdale Theatre in 2007, directed by Marsha Amanova and featured Szucs. Finlay reworked the script significantly and took on the directing role for the 2011 Fringe production. Szucs is reprising her role of Diane and joining her are Francie Goodwin-Davies as Joan, Lindsey Walker as Young Joan, Justin Deveau as Ben and the doctor, and Janine Hodder as Young Diane, Sharon and Grace.