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Yeah, Yeah, The Environment, BlaBlaBla.

SPIES IN THE OILSANDS: WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?

McMaster University, Ontario Edition

Directed and Joked by Lori Shyba

Written by Lori Shyba, Mariette Sluyter, Mike Unrau, and Lindsay Ruth Hunt.

Time and Place: Quarters Downstairs Pub.

April 1, 2, 3 2009. 12:00 Noon

Spies in the Oilsands is an forum theatre comedy that begs the question … fossil fools or alternative energy zealots, whose side are you on? On one hand we have Tarzana, the oil slut, who toes the traditional line of Big Oil and Easy Money; on the other is Terra who is sure that we need to preserve the sanctity of Mother Earth. Caught in the middle is A.J. Fosso weighing the odds between the economy and the environment and not knowing who or what to believe. This moral conundrum comes to a head when the characters play — live on stage — “The Pipeline Pinball Energy Thrill Ride Game,” a wall-sized computer game that pits fossil fuel points against alternative energy points, and global warming against global well-being. How will the spy characters choose to play? And how will you, our audience-spies choose when it’s your turn?

For information on the production, contact Lori Shyba at McMaster University, 905 525-9140 x23042 or email lori [dot] shyba [at] shaw [dot] ca. Admission is by donation.

The Gamer Players are:

Tarzana TBA

A.J. Fosso TBA

Terra Incognita TBA

The Joker TBA

Multimedia and Game Design, Lori Shyba

The Gamer Players would like to thank The Department of Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University, The Alberta Foundation for the Arts; Canadian Actors Equity; The University of Calgary, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program.

This is the research from whence the McMaster theatre and game is emerging.