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The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh "shares the loneliness and isolation we’ve all been feeling but offers a bit of hopeful love and possible escape from our sorrows. We can see the finish line, we just need the right tool to finally get there. The most interesting theme for me is the complexity of family relationships. We all have those people in our families who we love because they are family, but the struggle to like them and accept who they are, while still protecting our own dignity and mental health, is difficult.

THIS JUST IN: due to the impending move into the dreaded red zone, resulting in the cancellations of the December performances, Post Productions has scheduled a special performance of The Beauty Queen of Leenane THIS SUNDAY NOV 29 at 8 PM (doors open 7:30)! There are 7 pairs of tickets and 1 single ticket available via e-transfer on a FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Message Post Productions or The Shadowbox Theatre to get yours ASAP!

Thank you, 519 Magazine, for this beautiful review of a beautiful production!

As of Monday, Windsor will move into the red zone - so this weekend's performances of The Beauty Queen of Leenane will be the ONLY performances. We look forward to giving you a terrific show tonight and tomorrow!

The Nov 27 performance is SOLD OUT - but you have seven more chances to see this incredible play. Get your tickets NOW (and review our Covid-19 health and safety policies) at postproductionswindsor.ca!

Auditions are Wednesday, October 28th -- register now so can get the sides!

Don't miss Joey Ouellette in The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh - Nov 27 to Dec 12 at The Shadowbox Theatre! To buy tickets and review our Covid-19 Health and Safety Policies: postproductionswindsor.ca To learn more about the cast: http://www.postproductionswindsor.ca/.../meet-the-cast-of...

Don't miss Colin Zorzit in The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh - Nov 27 to Dec 12 at The Shadowbox Theatre! To buy tickets and review our Covid-19 Health and Safety Policies: postproductionswindsor.ca To learn more about the cast: http://www.postproductionswindsor.ca//meet-the-cast-of-the

Since the Friday and Saturday performances are SOLD OUT, you'll need to get tickets for TONIGHT'S performance of Fatboy if you're to see her majesty, Queen Fudgie the First, in all her splendor! Head over to postproductionswindsor.ca to get tickets before they're gone!

THANK YOU, WINDSOR-ESSEX! Post Productions and the Shadowbox Theatre would like to thank all of the patrons, advertisers, sponsors, and media supporters who made FATBOY by John Clancy a spectacular success. Together, we proved that safe live theatre is possible in our region - even in the age of Covid-19! This would not have been possible unless people not only purchased tickets, but cooperated with the health and safety guidelines as well. You did, and we are grateful. Photo by Jen Gurniak Photography

Tickets are selling quickly and seating is limited to maintain social diatancing! Get yours today at postproductionswindsor.ca (where you can also read our Covid-19 Health and Safety Policies) or at the link in the event page!

Friday's (Oct 23) performance of Fatboy is SOLD OUT - but there are still a few tickets available for Oct 22 and 24. Get them while you can at postproductionswindsor.ca - and while you're there, familiarize yourself with our Covid-19 health and safety policies. Photo by Jen Gurniak Photography

Join the rabble who've made Fatboy by John Clancy a hit! Tickets are still available for the FINAL WEEKEND of performances - Oct 22, 23 & 24 - at postproductionswindsor.ca. Get yours while you can - and don't forget to review our Covid-19 health and safety policies. Photo by Jen Gurniak Photography

"Surely we’ve all felt that yearning for a deep connection, for love, for acceptance. We all want to be valued."

You won't want to miss the darkly comic romantic tragedy The Beauty Queen of Leenane by Martin McDonagh - Nov 27 to Dec 12 at The Shadowbox Theatre! Seating is limited, so visit postproductionswindsor.ca to buy your tickets and review our Covid-19 health and safety policies TODAY. Starring Cindy Triolet Pastorius, Heather Hausmann, Colin Zorzit, and Joey Ouellette.

Don't miss Joey Wright in Fatboy by John Clancy. Oct 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24 at The Shadowbox Theatre. 8:00 PM To buy tickets and read our Covid-19 health and safety policy, please visit: postproductionswindsor.ca NOTE: tickets to Fatboy are available online only, and sold in pairs to patrons who share a living space or social circle.

Tonight's performance of Fatboy is SOLD OUT - but despair not! Tickets to the Oct 22, 23, and 24 performances are still available at postproductionswindsor.ca - as are our Covid-19 health and safety policies. Don't miss out on the TRIAL OF THE CENTURY! Photo by Jen Gurniak photography.

Read Eyes On Windsor for details about Fatboy by John Clancy - then head over to postproductionswindsor.ca to get tickets and read our Covid-19 health and safety policies!

A few tickets are still available for tonight's (Oct 16) performance of Fatboy! Get 'em while you can at postproductionswindsor.ca! Photo by Jen Gurniak Photography

Tickets are selling and seating is limited due to coronavirus safety restrictions - so get yours today! Links to purchase tickets *and* to read our Covid-19 health and safety policies in the event page!

It's time to feast on the American Dream! Tickets for Fatboy by John Clancy are available ONLINE ONLY at postproductionswindsor.ca! CLICK THIS LINK TO REVIEW OUR COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES: http://www.postproductionswindsor.ca/covid-19.html

Before you enjoy the final two productions of Post Productions' 2020 season -- FATBOY and THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE -- why not take a sneak peek at what we have in store for you in 2021? Coming soon to The Shadowbox Theare!

Two tickets have just opened up for tonight's performance of FATBOY! The first person who goes to postproducrionswindsor.ca to buy them will be a lucky person indeed. :-)

Actors! Post Productions needs two women and two men for its Nov/Dec production of THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE at The Shadowbox Theatre. Don't let this opportunity pass you by - register today! Details in the link.

Great ad from the fine people of the Downtown Windsor Business Accelerator - featuring a swath of the great businesses that operate under their lofty collaborative umbrella- including Post Productions and The Shadowbox Theatre! Together, we can create a brighter future. :-)

"A clown is an abomination. A warning to the rest not to stray." Tickets are still available for the Oct 16, 22, 23, and 24 performances of Fatboy by John Clancy -- get yours before they sell out at postproductionswindsor.ca! Bonus: You can also read our Covid-19 health and safety policies at the same site!

Please join Post Productions in congratulating the winner of our 2020 Windsor-Essex Playwriting Contest: DEAD BEAR by John Gavey! You can learn more about John, his award-winning script and why it won by clicking the link: http://www.postproductionswindsor.ca//winner-of-the-2020-w

"If you’re in need of a live entertainment fix that holds nothing back on its staging, lighting or performance, Fatboy is the perfect solution for these tough COVID times." Thanks 519!

"Potter said he hopes by this time next year, all 26 of the region’s pre-pandemic theatre companies are back at full capacity."

Just two tickets remain for tonight's (oct 9) performance of FATBOY, and six for tomorrow's (oct 10) performance. Grab them while you can at postproductionswindsor.ca!

"All of us have far more power and influence than we realize especially when we pool our efforts. Its up to us to act."

Do people need to see theatre? No, said Potter. People DO need entertainment, diversions and art that makes them feel and think. Stories make excellent diversions and when it comes to storytelling, theatre is unique in that it can tell compelling stories so vividly that you feel sucked into their world. You feel the energy in the room. You laugh and gasp and cringe and hold your breath with others who are doing the same thing. There’s nothing else like it. Our thanks to Marc Rocheleau from windsoriteDOTca - windsor's hyper-local news & culture for the interview!

Are You Ready To Feast On The American Dream With Some Scary Clowns? Post Productions presents John Clancy’s Fatboy, a fast-paced satire on the culture, politics and insatiable appetites of modern American society, at the Shadowbox Theatre starting this weekend October 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24, 2020. It’s time to feast on the American dream! Fatboy is a profane, merciless dark comedy that shines a twisted spotlight on the American appetite for power, consumption, and d...estruction. #YQG #ShadowboxTheatre

No company, of any type, can expect to make it on their own. In addition to focusing on our own productions, we need to build positive relationships with other companies and local businesses thats what weve always aimed to do. [Prsas] role with the company will primarily be to research and seek out ways to work with other theatre companies and local businesses to mutual benefit. By working together, we can all lift each other up creatively and economically. Thank you, windsoriteDOTca - windsor's hyper-local news & culture for the great interview!

Your Post Productions team as of June 2020: (l-r) Michael K. Potter (Managing Director), Fay Lynn (Creative Director), Nikolas Pra (Outreach Director), Michael O'Reilly (Artistic Director) Photo by Kieran Potter

What if the United States was a person? What sort of person would it be?

Post Productions is thrilled to announce the appointment of a new Outreach Director who's already a familiar face around The Shadowbox Theatre. Please join us in welcoming Nikolas Praa to the team -- and check out the link for details! http://www.postproductionswindsor.ca//post-productions-add

Post Productions had a chillingly good time teaming up with Tall Tale Theatre for the latest installment in their Night Terrors series of podcasts/radio plays. ... This one's a doozy: an Isolation Double FEARture! Two terrifying episodes in one -- FOREVERLAND and ACE IN THE HOLE -- released simultaneously on June 20th at https://www.talltaletheatre.com/night-terrors where you can also listen to previously-released episodes . . . if you dare FOREVERLAND, based on real events and interviews, is about a woman's struggle with sleep paralysis and how her dreams reflect the tension between her sense of self and motherhood. Somewhere between dream and reality. Anna tries to protect her son Daniel from the hag, a beast of the night who infiltrates Anna's mind. Starring Breanna Taylor. Co-produced with Breanna Taylor Productions. Featuring the voice talents of Emily Deimling & Eric Branget. ACE IN THE HOLE is about Ace Night, a man obsessed with being the greatest magician alive. But at what cost? When his nationally televised trick "Buried Alive for 7 days" goes wrong, he is forced to determine who on his team wants him dead . . . before it's too late. Written by Andrew Iles from a story by Eric Branget. Co-produced with Post Productions. Featuring the voice talents of: Daniela Piccinin, Mamie Zwettler, Julius Cho, Eric Branget, Fay Lynn, Andrew Iles & Michael K. Potter. This feature was made possible in part by the City of Windsor - Municipal Government

The ACHF COVID-19 presentations continue this week! Heres the #YQGStandsStrong lineup for June 15 to 21. Updates, as available, will be posted to achfwindsor.c...a. June 14 and ongoing. 24 hours. Julia Hall. Video on the design and creation of an outdoor mural. https://instagram.com/dooublevision. June 15. Noon. Teajai Travis. Story Time with Uncle Teajai, Duke of Dressup. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjzseLK4YrSDngdhz-yKFkw. June 16. 6 p.m. Franco Danses. Livestream weekly dance class. https://zoom.us/j/96787679778. ID de réunion: 967 8767 9778. Mot de passe: 545546. June 17. 7 p.m. Murad Erzinclioglu. Monetization & Merchandising for Artists & Musicians. https://tinyurl.com/achffloodgate. June 17. 7:30-9:30 p.m. David Bergeron. Program Nexus: Virtual 1 livestream electronic music. https://facebook.com/events/572623340054809/. June 19. 1 p.m. Leslie McCurdy. For Juneteenth Freedom Day, watch The Spirit of Harriet Tubman and participate in a Zoom Discussion afterwards. Performance Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=60P3H9Tt77A&t=24s. For Zoom Info, email [email protected] or visit www.lesliemccurdy.ca. June 19. Time TBD. Garth Jackson. You Need Something To Slow You Down reading. https://facebook.com/runamokbooks/. June 20. 3 p.m. JC Bitonti. Exulansis poetry readings and show featuring local poets. https://www.facebook.com/J-Sea-Like-the-Ocean-1211561882344803. June 20. Available online. Eric Branget. Night Terrors Isolation Double-Trouble Bill podcast. https://soundcloud.com/user-8919073//night-terrors-podcast. June 20. 6 p.m. Kaitlyn Karns & The Broadway Bunch. Online concert premiere. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkM5zbnBszOVEkLXtdBD4Ig. June 20. 7-10 p.m. Mark Calcott. Faking Requests live all-request piano show. https://facebook.com/mark.calcott. June 20. Time TBD. Lauren Rapp. Inside Out time-lapse video of a mural creation. https://instagram.com/laurenrapp/. Ongoing. 24 hours. Luke Maddaford. HERE mail-art project. https://lukemaddaford.com. Ongoing. 24 hours. Christy Litster. Gnomina Dandelions Adventures colouring pack. https://christylitster.com/shop. Ongoing. 24 hours. Kianna Porter. A New Dress Every Day poetry reading (works by Windsors Poet Laureate Emeritus Marty Gervais). https://youtube.com/watch?v=bt0Tz72TvuM. Ongoing. 24 hours. Jade Wallace. Southern Ontario Gothic Tour poetry and storytelling. https://jadewallace.ca. Ongoing (Mon-Thurs). 3:30 p.m. Lesley Andrew. Livestream concert. https://facebook.com/lesley.andrew.90. Ongoing. 24 hours. Bill Dileva. The Bill Nuvo Experience livestream magic show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXrcgprUf9g. Ongoing. 7 p.m. 12 a.m. Kristopher Marentette. The Face to Facebook Livecast Variety Show. https://youtube.com/user/tophicles. Ongoing. Various times. #essentialToothFairy. Art and adventure meet health and well-being. https://www.facebook.com/groups/343313953311224. Ongoing. 24 hours. Nhu Tu. Heroes of Windsor time-lapse mural creation. https://youtube.com/watch; https://instagram.com/nhuey/ See more

The arts are for everyone, with everyone, created by everyone. They help us empathize with others and conceive of new ways to live, think, feel, create, BE. And we can all be better. Black lives matter. So The Shadowbox Theatre observes #blackouttuesday

The verdicts for round one of the 2020 Windsor-Essex Playwriting Contest have been delivered! We wish to thank all the excellent writers who submitted their scripts, and we hope you'll join us in congratulating the whopping FIVE playwrights who have moved on to round 2 -- more than we've ever had before! Playwrights in round 2 have one month to revise and resubmit their scripts using the detailed feedback provided by the judges -- so best wishes to them. As for the rest of you, stay tuned: the winner will be announced in July!

"Its time to recognize that Windsor is in a position similar to, if not better than, Stratford was in 1952. Its time to recognize the economic, social, and cultural potential of Windsor as a tourist destination and as the place where great theatre careers are built. Its time to invest."

Congratulations, Shannon! And a big thank you to Tall Tale Theatre for inviting Shadowbox co-owner Michael K. Potter to be a guest judge!

Submit and take a chance at winning a prize! A reminder - this round feature Shadowbox co-owner and Post Productions managing director Michael K. Potter as a guest judge. :-O

In our time of global crisis, Post Productions and The Shadowbox Theatre are bringing you Daily Retrospectives -- each day offers a look back at one of our prod...uctions -- or one of the factors that makes us who we are. Day 42: A Collaborator Spotlight on KRIS SIMIC! We became aware of Kris Simic's remarkable talents through her work with companies that performed at Sho Art, Spirit & Performance, so we set up a meeting to discuss the possibility of hiring her to work on our first production, Oleanna (April/May 2-17). She came prepared with a load of samples, a wealth of ideas, and a spirit eager to collaborate with others. We liked her immediately. Little did we know that this was the start of a three-year relationship that shows no signs of ceasing. Kris has designed the posters and programs for all 14 of our productions to date (plus two that are still upcoming). We wish we could show you images of al the brilliant programs she's designed for us. Alas, Facebook won't let us upload that much data! Instead, below you'll see all 14 posters. They're gorgeous, communicative, elegant works of art. Kris has this remarkable ability to take the verbal porridge that spills out of our heads, through our mouths, and make sense of it. We usually have a solid idea of what we want from a poster (and program) but, since we aren't artists, we have no ability to communicate that,much less bring it to life. So Kris patiently sits with us, listens as we try to describe the contents of our minds in inadequate, fumbled, verbiage -- and not only does she understand what we're conveying, she always finds a way to make it better than we'd envisioned. She creates original work rather than copies of what other companies have done or filled-in templates of stock designs purchased from publishers. The designs are HERS. Since that first meeting in the early winter of 2017, Kris' style has become an essential part of the Post Productions brand, an aesthetic sensibility that ties our productions together into a coherent whole. It's difficult for us to even imagine working with anyone else at this point, so tied is she to how we think about the "look" of Post Productions. And until Kris decides she's done with us, we've no intention of collaborating with anyone else on our posters and programs. After all, not only do we love her work, she's become a beloved friend as well.

We are happy to announce that our guest judge to be featured in Tall Tale's "Online Monologue Showcase" for Week #2 is Michael K. Potter! ... Michael K. Potter ...is a philosopher, educator, writer, director, producer, actor, and devoted booster of Windsor-Essex theatre. By day he's a Teaching and Learning Specialist at the University of Windsor who specializes in assessment, course design, public speaking, and discussion-based learning. At all other hours he's the Managing Director of Post Productions and co-owner of The Shadowbox Theatre. Since co-founding Post Productions in 2016 he has produced 14 plays, directed 8, acted in 5, and written 2 while also overseeing the Windsor-Essex Playwriting Contest. You can next see him onstage in Matt Sr. Amand's Negatunity and Harold Pinter's Betrayal, and he will be directing John Clancy's Fatboy this October. To learn more about Post Productions, visit postproductionswindsor.ca. you'll be glad you did. Or you won't. You do you. ... To enter our Monologue Showcase, post a video of you performing an original monologue based on the week's theme, and tag Tall Tale Theatre in it as well as use the hashtag #isoliloquy. Submissions can be made on Facebook or Instagram. This weeks theme is... LOSS/ LOST! The deadlines are every Saturday night. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of the Tall Tale team and a guest judge. Submissions will be accepted until 11:59 PM of each Saturday (Week 2 - May 16th) For the full list of rules and FAQ visit https://www.talltaletheatre.com/monologue-competition #originalmonologues #519artists #windsorartists #monologuecompetition #yqgtheatre #windsortheatre #ontariotalent #canadianactors #windsorwriters #windsorontario #windsoractor #actorslifeforme #yqg #Windsor #wincity #Windsor-Essex #windsoressexcounty #windsoressex

In our time of global crisis, Post Productionsand The Shadowbox Theatre are bringing you Daily Retrospectives -- each day offers a look back at one of our produ...ctions -- or one of the factors that makes us who we are. Day 40: Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN THE FUN FACTS EDITION (Nov/Dec 2019)! You can view the trailer created by Mitchell Branget here: http://www.postproductionswindsor.ca/pillowman.html The Pillowman is the longest play we've ever produced. The second-longest (Equus) was also directed by Michael K. Potter. Read nothing into this. The principal cast -- Eric Branget, Joey Wright, Simon du Toit, and Fay Lynn -- was selected far earlier than is customary for us, because we needed to record the dialogue for the films and trailer. This way the film-makers could edit to the pace and rhythms of the actors' voices as they actually read the stories they would be reciting onstage. Wright joined rehearsals later than the others because he was working on Autopsy (Oct 2019). A few months prior, he directed Reefer Madness at Korda. 2019 was a busy year for him. We held auditions later for the child actors who appear in the live-action films, who ended up being Maria Hausmann and Angelo Lucier. The self-tape that young Angelo sent in was terrific .. . and his screams haunt us to this day. ;-) The key to Du Toit's characterization is that his Tupolski knows he is a violent man who struggles constantly to contain his rage and corresponding impulse to hurt others. He is also racist. There was some concern at one point that the very fake, very Jerry Lewis, "Asian" accent Tupolski used to tell his story in act three might offend. But, since Tupolski was the unwitting butt of his own joke, the bit was funny, and it fit his character, it stayed. Du Toit printed off all of Katurian's stories and had them organized in Tupolski's binders. Branget was incredibly committed to his character from the beginning. He decided Katurian would be represented by an owl, and you could see that in his movements - especially in the neck. He had played Michal in another production of The Pillowman several years ago and, in fact, the ears Tupolski and Ariel use to scare him in act one were created for that earlier production. Wright put a lot of work into getting Michal's twitch just perfect -- but every night, by the end of act two he was exhausted and in pain from keeping up that twitch for an hour straight. Wright also decided that Michal knows his brother is going to kill him when he lies down for his "nap". So he played that moment with a subtly heartbreaking flicker of resignation -- and even acceptance. Michal's decided Katurian no longer loves him; so he has nothing left to lose Shortly before the production opened, we did what came to be called The Irish Run -- a rehearsal in which the cast performed the entire play as a broad, silly comedy . . . and in which most of them adopted Irish accents (more or less). The goal was to loosen things up and rediscover the comedy that becomes invisible when you've rehearsed something many, many times. It worked ! Thanks to the Irish Run we made several decisions that brought more comedy and some fresh energy into the show. The cast did a full Italian run of the play every night before doors opened. Potter tends to direct in moods and images. One of the first images that crept into his mind when he read the script was Katurian sitting in the interrogation room, frightened and confused, wearing a blindfold adorned with gigantic cartoonish eyes crudely drawn with sharpie. So that's the first thing the audience saw in this production. Potter investigated suffocation, and timed Michal's murder accordingly. The length of time it takes Katurian to kill him, and the sequence of Michal's physiological reactions, is roughly what would happen in a real pillow suffocation. It feels longer than it is when you're watching it play out in front of you. Lynn and Potter played all three sets of parents in the films - Little Jesus birth parents, her adoptive parents, and Katuriian and Michal's parents. The wig used for Little Jesus' adoptive mother was borrowed from Kordazone Theatre. It's commonly known as the "Gemma wig" because it looks like Gemma Eva's hair. Set designer Matthew Burgess and Lynn built the torture device prop out of old toasters from True West (Oct/Nov 2017). Potter gave Burgess a selection of quotes to choose from for the bloody graffiti on the cell walls, most of them from the works of Vaclav Havel (an inspiration on the play) and Grant Morrison's Arkham Asylum. Rob Tymec graciously loaned us the cot used in the film, the mattress of which was also used for Michal and Katurian's cell. Lynn may or may not have taken several naps on it. Tupolski and Ariel's uniforms were loaned to us by the fine people of University Players (Windsor). Burgess and Lynn drew an illustration for each story mentioned in the play, which were all found in the program - chronologically, in the order in which they're mentioned. They include two stories that are mentioned but never shared in the play: The Face Basement and The Shakespeare Room. Kris Simic designed the program to resemble an old storybook. The process to create the five animated films was painstaking, arduous work that began nearly nine months before the production opened. We began with a discussion about how the stories should look and feel, and Potter gave some reference points (including Cailou!). Then animator Kieran Potterdid some concept art, followed by a meeting with Burgess and composer/digital artist Dave Nisbet to discuss the concept art and determine the overall aesthetics of not only the animations but the promotional campaign and poster as well. Then Kieran created storyboards. When these were approved after some feedback and discussion he started animating. There were several obstacles and delays, many of them due to familiar frustrations of technology. The final animated story was received the day before the play opened. Potter was a little on edge. When we filmed The Writer and the Writer's Brother (thanks to Mitchell Branget), Lynn was so uncomfortable gagging him that his mother (Kris Lucier) had to do it. The shoot was a lot of fun and Angelo was a trouper, professional and cooperative and easygoing. He loved the makeup Mitchell gave him to look injured. His mom was in the room the entire shoot, proudly taking photographs. A little detail: The device the boy's parents use on him is the same device used on Katurian. Mitchell came up with all sorts of great ideas for the shoot, such as having Potter drag the drill along Angelou's leg. The bedroom scene was shot at the same location we shot Little Jesus, and on the same day -- a lovely farm belonging to the family of Mitchell Timothy Bouchard. The trickiest part for Lynn and Potter was stifling laughter when the other person was pretending to be suffocated. Maria is a joy to work with. By the end of the shoot for Little Jesus, Maria was absolutely covered in fake blood and spirit gum. The spirit gum annoyed her more than the blood (which she found tasty). Everything but the final shot was filmed at the farm; the final shot in which she's buried in the coffin was created on the Shadowbox stage. Also: we had to film the outdoor scenes in between sporadic bouts of rain. Also: Potter was terrified he might accidentally hit Maria with the cat-o-nine-tails, even though there was at least ten feet of clearance between them. He is not in the habit of whipping people. Burgess created the props used in the films as well as the live play. The corpse of young Michal was made from one of Potter's Halloween decorations and liquid latex. For Little Jesus he made the cross, the cat o nine tails, and the spear. Lynn made the barbed wire crown, following Burgess' instructions. In addition to creating the live-action films, Mitchell was the on-set makeup artist, he made the prosthetic arm that the nails are hammered into, he concocted tasty fake blood and the sugar glass, and much more. He's a multi-talented guy. Nusbet was invited to work on The Pillowman because we'd had such a wonderful experience working with him on Equus (Oct 2018). The music he created is used to differentiate between "real" and "fantasy" stories during the play, to cue the audience into the eventual climax. The photos used in the promotional campaign were true collaborations. The photographs themselves were taken by our frequent collaborators The Headshot Company. Then Nisbet manipulated them digitally according to the aesthetic we'd worked out, adding backgrounds and adjusting the colour palette (each character has a different palette). Then we used three copies of each image to create slideshows in which creatures from Katurian's stories moved into the frame and the characters' faces became Pillowman faces. All of those drawings were created by Burgess. Animator Kieran Potter's mother -- Karin Wiens -- made videos to help Maria and Lynn learn the necessary sign language for the final moments of act 3. At Branget's suggestion, we installed a mirror at the back of the auditorium so the cast could see what was projected on the screen, thus making it easier for them to coordinate their words and movements with the films. The Pillowman holds the Post Productions record for the most walkouts -- more even than Equus and AFCP. The decision to create and sell t-shirts using some of the art Kieran and Lynn had created gave us an opportunity to finally work with the Shadowbox's longtime neighbors, Graphix Plus. (Photo and illustration credits: The Headshot Company, Jen Gurniak Photography, Eric Bonnici, Dave Nisbet, Matthew Burgess, Fay Lynn, Mitchell Branget)

Shadowbox co-owner Michael K. Potter is honoured to join Tall Tale Theatre as a guest judge for week two of their ONLINE MONOLOGUE SHOWCASE! This is a fun, easygoing competition with great prizes so take a minute to read the guidelines below and SUBMIT!

"Despite local arts being in limbo, a Windsor group is continuing to provide opportunity"

Several entries have been received so far! Is yours almost ready? We're really looking forward to reading all the submissions once the deadline (April 30, midnight) has passed. :-)

These t-shirts are going fast - and most customers are choosing FREE DELIVERY TO ANY RESIDENCE IN WINDSOR-ESSEX! We're now out of larges in both designs@ get the design you want in your preferred style while you can. Info below ... Want to get ready for summer while helping The Shadowbox Theatre stay in business? You're in luck! While supplies last, you can help Post Productions and The Shadowbox Theatre by purchasing a beautiful, high-quality, double-stitched t-shirt feat...uring original artwork by Fay Lynn and Kieran Potter. JUST $20 EACH OR TWO FOR $30 (plus tax and shipping). Supplies are limited, so order today! To order, just email [email protected] and tell us: a) which shirt(s) you want (STORY or PECULIAR); b) the quantity of shirts you'd like; and c) the sizes you need (s, m, l, xl, 2xl). We'll email you back to arrange things from there!