Woman in the Wheel

Woman in the Wheel, based on Angela's true-to-life experience as a circus dancer in Mexico, is a collage of scenes, songs & dances, set against a backdrop of Angela's colorful circus paintings.

The Story
A young woman by the name of Claire, journeys from adolescence to adulthood. At seventeen, her dream comes true, she lands herself a job as a dancer in a circus! Against her mother's wishes, Claire runs away to the circus and finds out..."all that glitters is not gold" so she runs straight into the arms of a Globetrotter who runs away from her. He leaves her high and dry…and pregnant. Claire finds herself a star player in The Circus of Life as Walks the tightrope of the working world! Juggles her way from day to day! And performs the most daring feet of all… Motherhood! Claire has come full circle in The Wheel of Life, she is now a single mother of a teenager herself.

Quotes
"A Claire goes from a rebellious but oh-so-cute teenager to a contemplative mother of a rebellious, oh-so-cute teenager. A little show, not at all pretentious, and full of charm ."
Jo Ledingham TheVancouver Courier, B.C.

"The story is funny, poignant and refreshingly original. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone." Frank Rader Semiahmoo Secondary School, Surrey, B.C.

"The topics covered in the play are presented in an original and funny way, that greatly impacts the audience. " John Zboya, North Surrey Learning Centre,, Surrey, B.C.

Technical Requirements: Electrical outlet

Length of Performamce: 50 minutes

Sitting on a Suitcase

Written by Micki Maunsell & Peter Elliot Weiss

Directed by Micki Maunsell

The Story
An historically autobiographical piece reflecting director, actor and writer Micki Maunsell's extraordinary life. Micki Maunsell is a local actor, director, writer and acting coach. The play is based on Maunsell's early years in India during the Raj, and her life as a young girl in England, where she and her brother were sent off to study at The Royal Academy of Dance and The Royal Academy of Drama, London, England. The play is divided into scenes which are like memories or flashbacks of Micki's youth, provoked by a court interrogation on the assumed death of her husband. The actor portrays a wide variety of characters: - a Russian ballet teacher - a five year old girl- an Indian nanny - a train porter - a Queen - a camel - an ox

"Maunsell has brought together decades of experience while managing to get Brown to give us a good range of emotions to illustrate, colour and animate the otherwise, what to some, might be called dry, historical material." Tamas Revoczi Terminal City Magazine, Vancouver B.C.

Length of performance 45 minutes….Technical requirements: One electrical outlet