Image: On a red splattered background is text, justified left that reads: Realwheels presents ‘In Camera’ Written by Jean-Paul Sartre Directed by Shawn Macdonald. A Free Virtual Presentation. On the right is a graphic of an open laptop with black devil horns arising from the screen top. There are three windows displayed on the laptop of the characters Garcin, Inez and Estelle. Static and orange flames disrupt the laptop screen. Underneath is text: “Hell is other people.”
In Camera
IN CAMERA
Written by Jean-Paul Sartre | Directed by Shawn Macdonald
Realwheels shared its final and most ambitious presentation of the season, In Camera, in an exclusive livestream showcase completely admission-free: Thursday, September 8 – Sunday, September 11, 2022 .
Thank you to everyone who tuned in to our final and most ambitious production of the season!
Watch the trailer:
In Camera skews the lens between realities in a brand new, sleek, and sexy translation from Jean-Paul Sartre’s original classic French text, Huis Clos, that proves itself more eerily relevant to today’s topsy-turvy world than it ever has before. This bold reimagining is set during the 2020 pandemic lockdown and explores connection, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships as the audience joins Estelle, Garcin, and Inez in hell during an online meeting no one can seem to leave…
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Cutting-edge special effects created by Simon Fraser University’s prestigiously creative and experimental Centre for Digital Media and a fully diverse cast and crew will have you clinging to the edge of your seat as the characters maneuver their way around hell and another, more malevolent fourth character—the omnipresent and inescapable surreal online meeting platform that has become a global symbol for the real world pandemic lockdown. The show—a marriage between film and theatre—will be sure to leave you laughing, crying, amazed and entertained by mind-bending debates long after the metaphorical curtain comes down.
One thing is for sure: this is Sartre’s masterpiece as you’ve never experienced it before – Realwheels has tried to capture his original classic as he might have written it in today’s virtual hall of mirrors/surreal world.
It is our gift to you as a showcase for Realwheels’ “Brave New World” inaugural season… and the product of the Canada Council for the Arts’ Digital Now grant challenge to bring artistic classics to new audiences in wildly creative and imaginative ways!
For Cast and Production Team bios and credits, check out the In Camera Playbill:
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Credits for In Camera
Digital Media Consultant: Valentina Forte-Hernandez
Project Manager: Brenda Medina Carmona
Digital Team Supervisor: Dan Scott
Live Production: Laryssa Hrabowych (Centre for Digital Media)
Developer: Robert Fiker (Centre for Digital Media)
Graphic Designer/Visual Artist: Lucas Liu (Centre for Digital Media)
Multimedia Designer: Tomasz Sapeta (Centre for Digital Media)
CAST
Garcin: Pete Graham
Estelle: Bronwyn Henderson
Ines: Liza Huget
Valet: Sivert Das
Garcin’s Wife: Raven Light
Olga Jardin: Michelle Avila Navarro
Gomez: Brian Luneza
Cop/Protester: Harry Pering
Cop/Protester: Kitra Jeanne
Pierre: Gabriel De Lima Capato
PRODUCTION
Producer/Production Manager: Jessica Keenan
Director: Shawn Macdonald
Digital Production Manager/Director of Photography: Nico Dicecco
Gaffer/Assistant Camera: Fil Wiatrak
Stage Manager / Script Supervisor: Ingrid Turk
Production Sound Mixer/Sound Designer: Malcolm Dow
Hair and Make-Up: Andy Le
Production Designer: Marcus Vaillant
Set Builder #1: Dan Wiebe
Set Builder #2: John Bradbury
Set Labourer: Frankie Cottrell
Editor / Stream Producer: Kimitjeet Sekhon
Additional Editing: Nico Dicecco
Fight Coordinator: Mike Kovac
Intimacy Director: Jessica Anne Nelson
Cat Wrangler/Transport: Andrew McLean
Reconceptualized by Tomas Mureika
Translated and Adapted by Cory Haas
Audio Description: Vocal Eye
ASL-English Interpretation: ASL Interpreting Inc.
Artistic Director: Tomas Mureika
Accessibility Assistant: Anglia Redding
Co-Interim Managing Directors: Lindsey Adams & Allyson McGrane
Marketing Consultant: Lindsey Adams
Publicist: Teresa Trovato
Realwheels Theatre engages professional Artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement.
Produced with the co-operation of the Union of B.C. Performers.
