Kaleidoscope Theatre Montreal presents
CAPTAIN AURORA II:
A Superhero Musical Sequel
At the 26th St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival
Created and directed by Trevor Barrette
“Holy tingling anticipation!” - Jim Burke, Montreal Gazette
STORY
Following sold-out performances at the 25th St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival and the 19th Wildside Theatre Festival, the superhero musical saga continues!
In the not too distant future, when the tyrannical President for the Republic of Earth forms an alliance with an extraterrestrial Empress, it will be up to Captain Aurora and her SkyGuard to save the day! But just as Captain Aurora begins to take the reins of the newly founded team, her late fiancé returns from the dead as Talos, a cybernetically enhanced super soldier, causing her plans to go awry. With the fate of the planet at stake, the team must find a way to work together before it is too late. As Captain Aurora says… “where there’s a will, there’s a way!”
Kaleidoscope Theatre Montreal is proud to present its 8th production and 3rd original musical, the sequel to last year’s “smashing success!” (Marilla Steuter-Miller, CJLO): “Captain Aurora II: A Superhero Musical Sequel” created and directed by Trevor Barrette. Now YOU can help us bring this all-new adventure to the stage!
IMPACT
Captain Aurora II is an all-ages (kid-friendly) show that engages with the tropes and narratives of popular superhero fiction. In the sequel, we continue to challenge these ideas while paying tribute to the camp, pizzaz and melodrama of the world of superheroes.
Now in its 5th year, Kaleidoscope Theatre Montreal continues to work with emerging and established artists to produce classic and original works with a focus on dynamic storytelling and design. “We’ve always held collaboration and creation at the heart of our projects,” says founder Trevor Barrette. “That’s why I’m proud to be presenting this project for our 5th birthday. At its core, “Captain Aurora II” is all about friendship and family and working as a team. Although Aurora is certainly at the helm of the ship, the musical is first and foremost an ensemble piece.”
WHAT WE NEED
We're looking to raise 2000$ through this campaign to cover the cost of our costume, set and prop design, in addition to rehearsal space rental and other expenses. Your generous contribution through our Indiegogo campaign will go directly to the printing of posters, postcards as well as books for our 15 actors and music for our 3-piece band, rehearsal space rental (over 100H for the performers and band), the costume design (including 4 new light-up costumes), the set design (including 4 light-up“hoverboards”) and the prop design (including swords, hammers, guns and all sorts of other sci-fi paraphenelia).
All this to bring to you the best superhero musical sequel out there!
WHAT YOU GET
Your support will be rewarded! For every contribution of 7$ or more you’ll receive a perk (or a package of perks) such as:
A shout-out on our social media,
Character ringtones,
Music from the sequel,
A digital copy of the book of “Captain Aurora: A Superhero Musical”,
Digital costume designs,
A rendering of yourself as a member of the Old SkyGuard,
An invitation for two to a rehearsal,
An onstage cameo and, finally,
A performance in your name!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP
If you can’t contribute to our Indiegogo campaign right now, here are three other ways you can help:
1) Follow us on FaceBook (www.fb.com/KaleidoscopeMTL) and Twitter (@KaleidoscopeMTL) and be the first to receive the latest #captainaurora2 news!
2) Share this campaign with your friends and family by e-mail or Facebook and Twitter!
3) Catch a performance of the World Premiere of Captain Aurora II: A Superhero Musical Sequel at Venue 10: LaChapelle Theatre (3700 Rue Saint Dominique, Montréal, QC H2X 2X7): June 09 @ 21:45, 10 @ 18:00, 12 @ 14:30, 16 @ 19:45, 18 @ 22:00 or 19 @ 12:00!
FOR MORE INFORMATION please contact Trevor Barrette at kaleidoscopemtl@hotmail.com.
PRAISE FOR KALEIDOSCOPE THEATRE MONTREAL
Won! 2015 Frankie Award for Most Promising English Company (Segal Centre)
Nominated! 2014 Montreal Arts, Culture and Entertainment Award (Curtains Up)
"Kaleidoscope is a young local company of recent theatre graduates who are really worth watching.” - Anna Fuerstenberg, Rover Arts
PRAISE FOR “CAPTAIN AURORA: A SUPERHERO MUSICAL”
Nominated! 2015 Frankie Award for Best Production (Centaur Theatre)
““Captain Aurora: A Superhero Musical” hits exactly the right chord as this highly professional and fully fleshed out musical comedy sings and dances its way into the Fringe history hall of fame.” - Marilla Steuter-Miller, CJLO
“Well acted, scripted and edited with great songs sung by great singers.” - Sylvain Richard, Culture Plus
“[...] plenty of catchy musical numbers and likeable comic-type characters which put together resulted in an entertaining intergalactic night at the theatre.” - Stuart Nulman, The Montreal Times
“Pop Tart: Top 12 Shows at the 2015 Montreal Fringe Festival” - Richard Burnett, Montreal Gazette
“Byron’s Annual Montreal Fringe Picks... Sight Unseen”- Byron Toben, Mobtreal
“Fringe: L’avant-garde en cinq temps” - Etienne Galarneau, Feu à Volonté
“Coups de coeur 2015 en theatre musicale” - Daniel Ouimet, Info-Culture.biz
TEAM
Book, music and lyrics by Trevor Barrette
Arrangements and orchestrations by David Terriault
Director: Trevor Barrette
Musical directors: Kenny Wong and Luce Belanger
Choreographer: Nadia Verrucci
Fight director: Michelle Lewis
Stage manager: Isabel Quintero Faia
Technical director and set and property designer: Kevin Conforti
Costume and graphic designer: Rachel Quintero Faia
Assistant stage manager and production assistant: Elisabeth DeMedeiros
Lightning designer: Isabel Quintero Faia
CAST
Dawn AKA Captain Aurora: Rosie Callaghan
Selene, her sister: Kendall Savage
Jack, her best friend, AKA The Green Zinger: David Noel
Frank, former Senator for the Republic of Earth: Kenny Wong
Plug, a Soul-Surfer, founder of the New SkyGuard: Nikki Haggart
Diamond and The Rough, brother and sister duo, former criminals: Vlad Alexis and Saraah Hicks
The Phantom, Plug’s father, founder of the Old SkyGuard: Buck Delaney
President Aria for the Republic of Earth: Nadia Verrucci
Gorganna, an A’aru Cult Leader: Teo Mechetiuc
Doom and Gloom, her acolytes: Corey Tomicic and Matt Lacas
SunBurn, a henchwoman for hire: Michelle Lewis
Talos, a cyborg, Dawn’s late fiance Ben: Zachary Creatchman
THANK YOU!
For more information about Kaleidoscope Theatre Montreal's production of
Captain Aurora II: A Superhero Musical Sequel or the Indiegogo campaign,
please contact Trevor Barrette at (514) 238-1315 or kaleidoscopemtl@hotmail.com
