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“You can only imagine how complicated this kind of spontaneous chaos, at the intersection of the individual and the group, is to synchronize. The natural rhythms of start and stop, and the scrambly, rushing escalation of tension fuelled by booze, happen at Brad’s place: stories within stories. Kudos to Belyea, Ritchie and stage/production manager Tori Morrison, all founders of Edmonton’s Found Festival, for figuring out the smaller personal arcs within a larger arc of a ‘play.’” – Liz Nicholls (Full article here)

"For the Children: Everyone We Know Will Be There is a truly immersive play that takes place in a suburban house. The youth-oriented piece was inspired by playwright Elena Belyea’s time at the National Theatre School. “I was feeling a bit challenged because I feel like a lot of theatre written for young people can be preachy or very lesson-based,” she says. “I started trying to write the play that I wished I could have given myself when I was young.”" - Josiah Hughes, Swerve (Full article here)

Everyone We Know Will Be There: A House Party in One Act by Elena Eli Belyea

Tiny Bear Jaws | Theatre Network's Nextfest | Edmonton June 1 - 10, 2017 Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre | Calgary June 14 - 17, 2017 | Workshop Production June 2016

Keg stands, Sour Puss, Snapchat and Yukaflux. Brad’s parents are out of town for the weekend, which means only one thing — the most orgiastic, booze-filled rager this school has ever seen. Everyone we know will be there, plus a few nobodies. A deafening investigation of teenage sex, identity, consent, and the warm, wet lessons we can only learn in the dark.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Tina: Eva Foote
Fig: Ashleigh Hicks
Brad: Jacob Holloway (2016)
Julian: Roland Meseck
Alex: Gabe Richardson
Brad: Diego A. Stredel (2017)
Edmonton Ensemble: Mohamed Ahmed, Andrew Cormier, Todd Houseman, Kloee Huberdeau, Candace Job, Sarah Culkin, Hillary Warden, Malcom Vick
Calgary Ensemble: Michael Cheim, Andrew Cormier, Alvan Le, Jaymie Marie Brennan, Mac Wood, Ezra Warnock, Kloee Huberdeau

Director: Andrew Ritchie
Dramaturges: Dean Patrick Fleming, Emma Tibaldo, and Sarah Elkashef
Production Manager/Stage Manager/Technical Director/Sound Designer: Tori Morrison
Production Designer: Brianna Kolybaba
Assistant Director: Sarah Emslie
Assistant Stage Managers: Christina Nguyen, Sydney Campbell, Matt Dejanovic, Bradley Doré

SUPPORT
This production is supported from the Canada Council for the Arts, Playwright's Workshop Montreal, and Edmonton's Common Ground Arts Society.