Portal Theatre Collective is built on the foundations of storytelling. We believe theatre is a portal to stories of different people, places, times, and ideas.
A scruffy, exhausted man is lost in the woods at nightfall with only a few sentimental objects in his pockets. Alone in a clearing he unloads his thoughts to the surrounding wilderness, ranting and raging, unravelling a story of a troubled past and of the family he adores, eventually coming to terms with the impossible truth of what he’s done.
Portal Theatre Collective presents The Woodcutter by Don Hannah at Arts Commons, Motel Theatre February 14 – 22, 2025.
Performances:
7:30 pm Feb 13-15, 19-22
2:30 pm Feb 16
Staring: Telly James
Director: John Knight
Stage Management: Michael Luong
Production Design: Graham Frampton
Meet The Team:
Telly James – Ted
Telly James is a multidisciplinary artist, who acts, directs, and writes for both stage and screen. He is also a host/emcee who enjoys interacting with the audience
Michael Luong – Stage Manager
Michael is a Stage Manager based in Calgary. He graduated from University of Calgary with a Bachelor in Arts and a Minor in Greek and Roman Studies. Select Credits Include: CRM&PNSHMNT (Cloudsway Dance Theatre), The Seafarer (Alberta Theatre Projects); Sleuth, Misery, Murder in The Studio (Vertigo Theatre); As You Like It, Little Women, Million Dollar Quartet (Theatre Calgary). He would like to thank his Fiance, Skylar, for his continued support.
John Knight – Producer/Director
John is a British Columbia born, Southern Alberta raised, son of Newfoundlanders. As a theatre artist he has called Mokhinstsis/Calgary home for the last two decades. Most known for his fight direction work, he is also a produced playwright, director, actor, and intimacy director. Selected directing credits include: This is War, Fritters in Kandahar (UofC, SCPA); Romeo & Juliet, Persephone (Full Circle Theatre); The Count of Monte Cristo, I Don’t (Mob Hit Productions); In Love & WarCraft (Workshop Theatre). John holds an MFA in directing from the University of Calgary. He would like to thank Eva for her ongoing support and love.
Graham Frampton – Production Design
Graham Frampton has designed dance and theatre productions, in theatres across Canada. He has worked as a technician, designer, educator, and technical manager in theatre, dance and for special events. In Calgary, he designed lights for the world premiere of Elena Belyea’s Smoke, for Downstage Theatre, has designed for DJD and for independent dance and theatre productions. In Montreal he designed lighting for shows at Centaur Theatre Company, including the English language world premiere of Michel Tremblay’s For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. Other design credits include shows at The Muskoka Festival, Thousand Islands Playhouse and the Atlantic Theatre Festival.
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