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“The friction among three mismatched college roommates is set forth in hilarious fashion in Andrew Ritchie’s production. The fun of the comedy is its insight, which occurs to all the characters from time to time, that you don’t have to abandon sympathy to enjoy a sense of absurdity…it’s both young and grown-up” - Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal (Read the full review here)
“it seemed to be quintessentially ‘Nextfest-y.’ …It’s the undergrad experience, I feel like the heart and the biggest passion in Nextfest comes from the people in their 20s: people who are in the middle of degrees or just graduating. It’s about being 20 and being in fucked-up crazy places, and being so passionate about something and not even knowing why.” - Vue Weekly (Read the full preview here)
”They talk about what is important for young people – pursing your artistic or sexual or political passion and you’re so full of passion and energy and where do you take that? And finding that direction when you are the most directionless. It’s a very human thing about finding your own path and pursuing what you love. That doesn’t age and go away.” - Jenna Marynowski, After the House Lights (Read the full preview here)
“Rosemary Rowe’s No One Showed Up At The Anarchist Rally, directed by Andrew Ritchie of Thou Art Here and the Found Festival, is one rediscovery…her comedy of undergraduate angst introduces us to three college roommates, surrounded by an undiminishing stack of dirty dishes” - Liz Nicholls, Edmonton Journal (Read the full preview here)
No One Showed Up For The Anarchist Rally By Rosemary Rowe.
Roxy Performance Series | Nextfest Arts Company 20th Anniversary Showcase | Theatre Network | May 2015
The story of three unlikely college roommates. Unwashed dishes, rotting food, pajamas, and tea. The apartment has never looked or smelt worse. Veronica was dumped, Anna won’t leave the bathroom, and Celia is planning the event of a lifetime. No One Showed up for the Anarchist Rally is a poeticized comedic investigation into the undergraduate angst we all go through about our own sexual, artistic, and political expression. Originally produced at Nextfest in 1998.
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Veronica: Paula Humby
Anna: Lianna Makuch
Celia: Marina Mair-Sanchez
Director: Andrew Ritchie
Costume & Lighting Designer: Cheyenne Sykes
Set Designer: Kevin Green
Stage Manager: Kate Quinn-Feehan
Sound Designer: Andrew Ritchie