Will they leave or have one more round and risk staying too long?

Michael Briganti, Rachel Kent, Nevada Banks, Viviana Renteria; Directed by Roy Surette; Music Directed by Chris King; Set by Brian Ball; Lighting by Brad Trenaman; Costumes by Sydney Cavanah and Rosie Aiken; Photo by Nancy Caldwell

When We Were Singing

By Dorothy Dittrich

When We Were Singing is an investigation of the friendship between four urban dwelling lost souls each at a crossroads in their lives. Set around a series of conversations between these friends, we eavesdrop on the ups and downs of their lives over the course of a weekend. Contemporary themes of work, love, hopes, dreams, fears and failures weave through this story pulled from our everyday lives. As funny as it is serious, this sung-through musical switches gears in an instant to get to the heart of what makes these people tick. On this particular weekend we find the friends joking and drinking heavily, as always, but the culmination of a series of events has them each facing the realization that the party might be coming to an end. The question is, will they leave or have one more round and risk staying too long?

Production History

First produced by Touchstone Theatre in Vancouver - It has been produced by Buddies in Bad Times in Toronto, The Belfry Theatre in Victoria, The National Arts Centre in Ottawa, United Players in Vancouver, Suncoast Theatre in Florida. When We Were Singing has also received a workshop and staged singthrough by MCC in New York City.

 

Production Facts

  • Jessie Richardson Award for Best Original Script

  • Jessie Richardson Award for Musical Direction

     

  • Jessie Richardson Award for Ensemble

  • Nominated for two The Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Musical Direction and Best Production

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