CITIZEN POCHSY

EPISODE 3

“Pochsy, the crown princess of narcissism, has become one of the little gems of Canadian theatre, an unforgettable character steeped in equal measures of honey and acid.” (Toronto Star)

CITIZEN POCHSY SYNOPSIS: Set in the waiting room at an audit from hell, Citizen Pochsy takes a labyrinthine tour through the incomparable mind of cult cutie Pochsy. Take a peek through her thick-lashed eyes as she grapples with karmic reckoning, ponders the future of the human soul, and marvels at the wonders of a market-driven world.

PRODUCTION: Citizen Pochsy premiered in 2003 at the One Yellow Rabbit High Performance Rodeo. Written and performed by Karen Hines, Directed by John Turner, Score by Greg Morrison, Dramaturgy by Sandra Balcovske.

POCHSY POD EPISODE 3: Mike Kennard and John Turner with Karen Hines. Web design by Cory Ingram. Sound design and poster art by Peter Moller. Performance by Karen Hines as Pochsy and Greg Morrison on keyboards.

ARTIST BIOS

Sandra Balcovske (Dramaturg) spent many years at The Second City, where she taught classes and directed the Touring Company and eight Mainstage shows. It was there that she met Karen Hines and started collaborating with her on the “POCHSY” plays and films. Sandra was director and dramaturge of Linda Griffiths’ The Game of Inches, Spiral Woman and the Dirty Theatre, and the third iteration of The Drowsy Chaperone. Sandra has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy award and three Dora Mavor Moore awards for directing. Currently working with Justin Miller on Pearle Harbour’s Chautauqua, and other shows upcoming.

Jamie Dunsdon (Conversationalist: Episode 3) is the Artistic Director of Verb Theatre, Artistic Producer of Calgary Young People’s Theatre, and an active director and creator whose work has been featured at Theatre Calgary, Vertigo Theatre, OYR’s High Performance Rodeo, The Grand Theatre, and more.  Visit verbtheatre.com to learn more.

Karen Hines (Pochsy) is a writer, performer, director and magazine writer. She is the creator of The Pochsy Plays, and the director of adult horror clowns Mump & Smoot. She has acted in many Canadian films and television shows, and played assistants in numerous “Canada-for-Hollywood” television shows and films.

Cory Ingram (Web Designer) is an acclaimed poet and novelist with two new books in the works.

Peter Moller (Sound Designer and Graphic Artist) has run Egg Press Co., a Calgary-based graphic and sound design establishment, since 1976. As the recipient of a number of Betty Mitchell and Elizabeth Sterling Haynes awards and nominations for his theatre sound designs, it has been his good fortune to collaborate with many widely diverse theatre companies across Canada. Recent work: Modern Times ReduxTales O’ Calg’ry & S’roundin’ Reejuns, an exhibition of recent artworks at cSpace King Edward, and 1958 a tone poem representing his family’s move from Denmark to Calgary playing at the Arts Common +15 Soundscape. To see and hear Peter’s works please visit eggpress.ca

Greg Morrison (Composer and Performer (The Pochsy Plays and The Pod) is a Canadian composer and writer best known for his work on the Tony Award winning musical The Drowsy Chaperone, written with songwriting partner, Lisa LambertThe Drowsy Chaperone was their first collaboration. Greg is a graduate of the Humber College Jazz program in Toronto. He began his theatre career as musical director for the touring company of The Second City in Toronto. As well as working for The Second City, Greg composed and performed scores and musical direction for a variety of Toronto artists, most notably, playwright Karen Hines, powerhouse horror clown duo, Mump and Smoot and Canadian theatre icon, Linda Griffiths. He continues to write for theatre as well as writing songs for television and film.

John Turner (Director)

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