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February 14, 2020 08:00 AM February 22, 2020 08:00 AM
Comic Potential
Written by Alan Ayckbourn
February 13 – 22, 2019
Director Conrad Alexandrowicz
Set Designer Leah Anthony
Costume Designer Misty Buxton
Lighting Designer Harry Zhe Lin
Sound Designer Glen Shafer
Stage Manager Devon Vecchio
Love, robots and daytime TV: A wickedly satire about the art of comedy and the rise of artificial intelligence
Considered one of the funniest and most inventive plays by Britain’s grandmaster of comedy, this romantic sci-fi satire is set in the foreseeable future, when actors are replaced with convincingly lifelike robots known as “actoids.” Adam, an aspiring young writer, visits a TV studio to meet his idol, Chandler, the director of a never-ending hospital soap opera who was once a great movie director. On the set, Adam discovers the charming android Jacie Tripplethree (serial number JCF 31333) and realizes that the programming glitch that makes her laugh hysterically also makes her more human. Adam and Chandler start developing a new TV show for Jacie to star in, but the studio executives aren’t convinced. Will Adam lose his heart to a robot? Will his show get the green light? Will love prevail? Tune in to find out!
In the age of today’s virtual online assistants, this wickedly funny satire from 1998 reads like a cautionary tale of the rise of artificial intelligence.
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NOTE: Includes some coarse language. Suitable for ages 14+.
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February 14, 2020 08:00 AM February 23, 2020 08:00 AM
Peter Dorrius at Xchanges Gallery
“Indexing”
Opening Friday 7th Feb from 7-9pm Artist Talk: Saturday 15th Feb at 2pm
Presented with predominantly black and white photography and abstract imagery, viewers are asked to wonder and interpret. Photography is based in the real world: everything within the image is palpable. Selfies, landscapes, portraits, etc. are all tangible representations of people and objects that can be seen and touched on a daily basis.
When viewing photographs observers immediately wonder: “What is it?” Once a conclusion is made viewers investigate the piece for meaning and enjoyment. But what happens when information is missing in the photograph and the image cannot be indexed by the viewer? Perhaps there is a period of letting go of the expectation to label in a literal sense and instead find meaning based on the abstract image alone. Artist's Bio Peter Dorrius is an actor, writer, photographer, and accountant. He has appeared in TV shows including Fargo and Young Drunk Punk, written and produced a play (Contentment Cafe) and is an accountant with 20 years experience. His first foray into photography was Minimal Contact. He holds a Bachelor of Science, is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta, and is currently in his second year at UVic majoring in Creative Writing and minoring in Visual Arts.
Exhibition continues through Feb 23rd
Saturdays and Sundays, 11am-4pm http://www.xchangesgallery.org
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February 14, 2020 08:00 AM
Victoria Film Festival (February 7 - 16, 2020)
The Victoria Film Festival is Vancouver Island’s largest and longest-running film festival currently celebrating 26 years, the Victoria Film Festival screens more than 100 films over 10 days. Creating unique events year-round the Festival is responsible for Feast: Food + Film, Free-B Film Festival, Art of the Cocktail, Movie Under the Maltworks and The Vic Theatre.
See https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com
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