May 1st to May 4th 2012 Buzz is a tri-annual work-in-development festival. Artists present fifteen to thirty minutes of new work, be it the re-working of a scene or the first bit of a new piece. After each presentation, live music plays while the audience writes down their answers to the questions the playwright or company has asked about their piece. Inspired by the idea that work should be developed alongside an audience, rather than in isolation, Buzz gives creators the opportunity to receive specific feedback from their best allies: the audience. Audience as dramaturge. Buzz applicants are selected by Andy McKim from Pitch Sessions, resident artists and a combination of emerging and established companies reflecting TPM’s mandate. For more information contact: rokb@passemuraille.on.ca. Theatre Passe Muraille Donations Accepted
Buzz Festival Spring 2012 Line Up
Wednesday, May 2nd
1. Give It Up by Donna Michelle St. Bernard
2. Cat and Mouse by Miriam Fernandes
3. The Trial of Draupadi by Sharada K. Eswar
4. Angus Drive by Andrew Templeton
Thursday, May 3rd
1. Tinker by Erin Fleck.
2. Convergence Theatre presents an excerpt from Hello, Birdie! (a play-in-development) written by Julie Tepperman
3. Severn Thompson
4. I’m Doing This For You by Haley McGee
Friday, May 4th
1. IT WAS FINE AND HOT by Blain Watters
2. Callback by Mitchell Cushman
3. Mekowen by Rob Kempson
