JUNE 4 - 6

MAIN STAGE THEATRE

THE FINAL RECORDINGS OF AN ALMOST EXTINCT BIRD

Zuppa

TICKETS

Where TED Talk, sob story, and cottagecore collide.

SHOWTIMES

Wednesday, June 4 @ 7:00pm
Thursday, June 5 @ 7:00pm
Friday, June 6 @ 7:00pm*

*ASL + childcare performance

TICKETS

RUNTIME

90 Minutes

VENUE

Alderney Landing Theatre

2 Ochterloney Street

PRICE

Pay-What-You-Can-Afford
($20/$30/$40)

SEATING

General Admission Stadium Seating

AUDIENCE NOTES

strong language, overlapping voices, loud noises, flashing/strobing projections, mature content, haze

CHILDCARE

EFT offers free onsite childcare at select events. Children must be registered in advance.

Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8M3A9B-tUcrvzd_oQ0nP0FpaSR2qTGBE2GqDAUk6IW7wgCg/viewform?usp=dialog

Fred has a lot on his mind. The origins of the universe, for starters. The fabric of space-time, too. The formation of the Earth, plate tectonics, the fossil record, gravitational waves, dark matter, winding valley roads, campfires, pottery cafes—the list goes on and on. There’s also the matter of the giant salty egg, the man in the comfy blue chair, and the burning question: “Is this good? What I’m doing? With my time?”

Performed and sound designed by Stewart Legere with projections by Christian Ludwig Hansen, lighting by Jessica Lewis, costumes, set and props designed by Leesa Hamilton, and directed by Ben Stone, “Final Recordings” is where TED Talk, sob story, and cottagecore collide.

JOIN ZUPPA FOR A PRE-SHOW BIRD CHAT!
WHEN: Thursday, June 5th from 5:30-6:30pm.
WHERE: The Celtic Corner! 69 Alderney Drive.
Our new show The Final Recordings of an Almost Extinct Bird dives into the infinite processes and overlapping intricacies that make up our universe, earth, nature. Dinosaurs. Rocks. Birds. Birds!

Join us for a low-key, bird-based chat with Wesley Petite, tour guide of The Friends of the Halifax Public Gardens Weekly Bird Tour.

He'll share some of what he knows, and you can bring some of your questions and facts, too! Then together, like a murmuration of birds, we'll walk over to Alderney Landing [Eastern Front Theatre] to enjoy the show.
Have a beer! Learn about birds! Eat some nachos! See a show!

LEARN MORE FROM THE FACEBOOK EVENT:

https://www.facebook.com/share/16aeubQFoE/

Zuppa

Nova Scotia / Mi'kma'ki

Based in Kjipuktuk / Halifax, we aim to make extraordinary experiences that provoke the consideration of new perspectives and ideas and thrive on the play between the imagined and the real. With each project we attempt to do something we don’t know how to do and work with collaborators who bring new life experiences or skill sets to the table. We make shows for Halifax and for places far away, with the support of The Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, and The Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, and Halifax Culture and Community. Zuppa is a member of Theatre Nova Scotia and an affiliate member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres.

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CREDITS

Ben Stone - director
Stewart Legere - performer
Ben Stone and Stewart Legere - playwrights
Fundy Geological Museum, Regan Maloney - science consultant
Stewart Legere - composer
Christian Ludwig Hansen - projection design
Stewart Legere - sound design
Jess Lewis - lighting and set design
Leesa Hamilton - costume and set design
Bernie Francis - Mi'kmaw language consultant
Sophie Schade - producer

Mary Fay Coady - interim producer
Gaby Milner - FSPA student apprentice

“* The participation of Ben Stone is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance•Opera•Theatre Policy.”

Special Thanks: John Shimeld, Roby Austin. Thank You: Graham Williams, Tiffany Fields, Mitchell Kerr, Richie Wilcox, James MacLean, Isaac Apollo Hamilton Stone, Richard Taylor, Fergus Tweedale, Alex Lynch, Moira Legere-Sers and Robert Sers, Sophie Bourque, Zuppa Co-AD Alex McLean, and Sophie Schade for the title. Dedicated to Peggy Redmond.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

HRM Culture and Community, Arts Nova Scotia, The Canada Council for the Arts, The Craig Foundation, The Black Family Foundation, Fundy Geological Museum.

ACCESS NOTES

AUDIENCE NOTE

Strong language, overlapping voices, loud noises, flashing/strobing projections, mature content, haze.

AUDIO

Performers will be amplified with individual microphones.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

Phonak Roger FM/DM System available at Alderney Landing Theatre. Automatically connect via Wall Pilots or borrow a Telecoil device to sync with hearing aids and cochlear implants. Devices with headphones are also available. Please see the Box Office for assistance onsite.

ACCESSIBLE TICKET PRICES

All performances have pay-what-you-can-afford pricing. If cost is still a barrier, please email info@EasternFrontTheatre.com. Volunteers see shows free of charge! Sign up here.

TICKETING FEES

Our tickets and passes are sold through Tixr, which adds processing fees for both Tixr and Alderney Landing as well as HST. Tickets are also available to be purchased at the door, pending availability.

COVID

Masks are available on site and encouraged/appreciated but not required. Seating is by general admission and social distancing may not be possible. Alderney Landing Theatre achieves 8 ACH (Air Changes per Hour).

CHILDCARE

EFT offers free onsite childcare at select events. Children must be registered in advance.

Please sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8M3A9B-tUcrvzd_oQ0nP0FpaSR2qTGBE2GqDAUk6IW7wgCg/viewform?usp=dialog

TRANSIT ACCESS

The Halifax Transit Dartmouth Ferry arrives directly at Alderney Landing, and Alderney Gate is serviced by Halifax Transit buses #5, 6+, 53, 54, 55, 62, 158, 159, 161, 165.

PHYSICAL ACCESS

The Theatre is on the second level of Alderney Landing, accessible by passenger elevator and stairs. Parking is available onsite, with curbside dropoff and automatic doors at the main entrance to the building. Alderney Landing is connected to Alderney Gate by pedway, accessible by elevator, escalator and stairs.

STADIUM SEATING

Fixed stadium seats fold down and are 16.5 inches deep and 20 inches wide from the inside of each (shared) armrest. Front row seating is on the same level as the entrance and can be reserved in advance by emailing info@EasternFrontTheatre.com. There are stairs leading to the rest of the rows, 7 inches high and 17 inches deep. There is no handrail. Armless chairs are available upon request and will be placed in the front row, they are 16 inches deep and 15.5 inches wide. For assistance, or to request priority seating before the house is opened, please check in with EFT Staff or Volunteers.

ARMLESS SEATING

Armless seats are 16 inches deep and 15.5 inches wide. Seating is on the same level as the entrance. For assistance, or to request priority seating before the house is opened, please check in with EFT Staff or Volunteers.

BATHROOMS

There are two all gender bathrooms in the rotunda lobby, one with toilet stalls only, and one with toilet stalls and urinals. Both bathrooms are equipped with various hygiene products.

ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES

We aim to provide a scent-free environment, and make every effort to use products that are scent-free where possible (including alcohol-based hand sanitizer). We encourage all patrons to be mindful of the effects of strong scents, and ask that patrons avoid wearing or using scented personal products while onsite.

COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?

If you have any questions about the accessibility measures in place for individual performances or workshops, please email access@easternfronttheatre.com.

CAST + CREW

Stewart Legere
co-creator, sound designer, performer

Stewart Legere is a queer multidisciplinary artist from Punamu'kwati’jk/Dartmouth, where he lives with his partner, their cats, and a small flock of spirited chickens. He is the Associate Artistic Director of ZUPPA, and co-Artistic Director of interdisciplinary contemporary performance company The Accidental Mechanics Group. His work has been presented across the country and around the world. A writer, singer-songwriter, composer and performer, he finds great joy in hosting, running, walking, cooking, arguing, drinking wine, writing, and exploring the nooks and crannies of melancholy. His work celebrates performance, vulnerability, and the dismantling of persona. He thrives in the messy excitement of collaboration. He has very good friends. For more specifics, and pictures of him reaching towards different things, follow him @stewartlegere.

Ben Stone
Director and Co-creator

Ben (he/him) is one of the co-founders of Zuppa. He is a deviser, performer, producer, teacher, director, writer and administrator. Work outside of Zuppa includes: Two Planks and a Passion, Festival Antigonish, Saint John Theatre Company, Shakespeare by the Sea, Vertical City Performance, The Doppler Effect, Neptune Theatre School, Dalhousie University and Opera Nova Scotia. A specialist in devised creation and performance he has taught courses, classes and workshops to amateurs, pre-professionals and professionals at places like: Dalhousie, Acadia, King’s, U of T, UCB, MSVU, Cleveland State, University of Calgary, Magnetic North Theatre Festival, Neptune Theatre and Armbrae Academy. Ben studied at Dalhousie University’s Theatre Department and L’Ecole Philippe Gaulier in London, England.

Leesa Hamilton
Costume, Set and Props Designer

Leesa Hamilton (She/Her) is a costume designer, community arts practitioner, teacher and facilitator based in Kjjipuktuk/Halifax. She is an Assistant Professor in Fashion with NSCAD University. She has designed costume and set for over 30 productions but has been focusing more on mentoring emerging designers. Leesa has been with ‘Final Recordings of an Almost Extinct Bird’ from the beginning when it was a small group of artists in Parrsboro learning about rocks and thinking about time. She is grateful to Zuppa for their ‘all in’ process and for inviting her to make and learn with them.

Sophie Schade
Producer

Sophie Schade (she/her) has been a frequent collaborator with ZUPPA since 2018 (This Is Nowhere). She took on the role of permanent part-time producer in the autumn of 2023.

Sophie is an actor, theatre worker and assistant director based in Halifax/Kjipuktuk. She studied theatre and physics at Dalhousie University and has since branched out to producing, stage management, projections, video editing and film.

Recent work credits include: The Institute (MGM), The Lifespan of a Mattress (Think of the Worst Theatre), Long Distance Relationships (2b Theatre), The Movements, At This Hour and This Is Nowhere (Zuppa Theatre), From: Season 2 (MGM), The Station (BARE Theatre), Washington Black (Disney), Henry V, The Wizard of Oz, and Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare by the Sea), Listen to the Wind and Macbeth (Steady Theatre Co.), What to Expect When You Aren’t Expected (Annie Valentina), and various shows for Dalhousie.