FOUR HEARTS
Four Hearts is a darkly comic improvised play exploring the comedy of love, betrayal, and strained family ties. Inspired by the raw realism of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons, and August Wilson’s Fences, an ensemble of original cast and veteran local actors interview the audience for gossip to create four characters based on real viewpoints.
Set during a volatile dinner party, the show examines what happens when illusions are stripped away, and only truth remains. Even the performers are surprised to discover which relationships endure and which shatter. After acclaimed runs in Colombia, Japan, and Seattle, Four Hearts brings its spontaneously truthful theatre to Winnipeg!
Venue 03
Théâtre Cercle Molière
Thu, July 16, 4:00 PM with Tony, Liz, Caity & Stephen
Sat, July 18, 9:15 PM with Tony, Liz, Kevin & Kerri
Sun, July 19, 7:45 PM with Tony, Liz, Dave & Caity
Tue, July 21, 12:30 PM with Tony, Liz, Kevin & Caity
Thu, July 23, 2:15 PM with Tony, Liz, Kerri & Stephen
Sat, July 25, 4:15 PM with Dave, Liz, Caity/Kerri & Kevin
Sun, July 26, 11:30 AM with Tony, Liz, Caity & Stephen
*Cast subject to change at the last minute
An improvised four person play
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Tony Beeman (Seattle, USA)
Performer/Director
Tony Beeman is an improviser, poet, and director based in Seattle, Washington. He is the Artistic Director at Unexpected Productions, an improvisational theatre company located in Pike Place Market, where he has been performing, teaching, and directing for over 20 years. In Seattle, he is known for his annual portrayal of Edgar Allan Poe and for bringing to life the three ghosts of Christmas in audience-suggested genres. Tony has created and directed more than 50 original productions inspired by theatre, film, and literature, including Four Hearts (in the style of Edward Albee) and Unexpected (Kurt) Vonnegut. He has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and at festivals across Asia, Europe, and North America. This is his third time performing in Winnipeg—and he's thrilled to be back!
Caity Curtis
Performer
Caity Curtis (she/her) is an improviser and theatre producer based in Winnipeg. Caity is a co-founder of the Improv Company and is a director with the Winnipeg Improv Festival. She is happiest when coaching Club Soda Improv, teaching improv classes, writing stories, obsessing over a script, and being cozy in a theatre.
Elizabeth Brammer (Seattle, USA)
Performer
Elizabeth Brammer is a Seattle-based Theatre producer, director, and performer, and is delighted to be performing at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival with such a lovely group of people.
Stephen Sim
Performer/Producer
Stephen Sim is an internationally renowned improviser, the Artistic Director of the Winnipeg Improv Festival, and has been improvising professionally for over 30 years. He is the co-founder of The Improv Company. His previous stage credits include “Burns & Allen: Comedy Duo”, “A Streetcar Named Desire”, “Antipodes”, “All My Sons” and in every kind of improv show you can imagine!
Kerri Woloszyn
Guest Performer
Kerri Woloszyn is an actor and improviser from Winnipeg and is thrilled to be part of this incredible team! She is a member of the improv groups Club Soda Improv and the Crosseyed Rascals, has performed as a part of the Improv Fest ensemble, and is an artistic member of the independent theatre company Snakeskin Jacket. You can also see Kerri in Never Swim Alone at this year's Fringe.
Kevin Ramberran
Guest Performer
Kevin is a comedian, actor, producer, restaurateur, and artist. A founding member of Club Soda Improv and The 28th Minute who can always be found on his podcasts Oops All Segments and What We Do in the Basement, Kevin's was last seen onstage in: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Antipodes, All My Sons, Courtship, The Open House, Confessional, The House of Yes, Rope (The 28th Minute); Middletown (BHTC).
Dave Morris (Victoria, BC)
Guest Performer
Dave Morris is a storyteller and improviser from Victoria, BC. He has performed and taught improvisation around the world, is the artistic director of the Paper Street Theatre Co., and his show 52 Stories won two pick-of-the-fringe awards at last year’s Victoria Fringe. If you’ve never met him, don’t worry, he probably already likes you.