Artistic Director: Sandy Gow
c2c theatre is a semi-professional company mandated to produce contemporary theatre from around the world, encourage the creation of new work and to establish an active involvement in the local community.
c2c theatre was founded in the Fall of 2003 by Charlie Tomlinson, Brad Hodder and Jordan Flynn. Dave Sullivan served as an Artistic Associate from May-November, 2006. Sandy Gow served as an Artistic Associate from 2007-2011 and Brad Hodder served as Artistic Director from 2010-2011.
SEASON 1: 2003-04
The Shape of Things October/03
by Neil Labute
directed by Charlie Tomlinson
featuring Jordan Flynn, Brad Hodder, Susan Kent & Lesley Reade
“The script is smart, quick-fire, funny, and hard hitting, dynamically performed by four twenty-something actors who are completely and convincingly centred in their characters and interactions.”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
Proof February/04
by David Auburn
directed by Charlie Tomlinson
assistant director Brad Hodder
featuring Jonny Harris, Bryan Hennessey, Susan Kent & Jamille Rivera
“Over the course of a year or so, c2c theatre has established itself on the St. John’s theatre scene with three classy productions from contemporary pens…”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
The Edible Woman March/04
by Dave Carley
adapted from the novel by Margaret Atwood
directed by Brad Hodder
featuring Ashley Billard, Melanie Caines, Jason Card, Jordan Flynn, Cheryl Jameson & Anna Stassis
“…with the strong ensemble performance we have come to expect from c2c…”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
SEASON 2: 2004-05
Jewel October/04
by Joan Macleod
directed by Charlie Tomlinson
assistant director Brad Hodder
featuring Jessica Lowry
Cherry Docs January/05
by David Gow
directed by Charlie Tomlinson
featuring Neil Butler and Brad Hodder
“…the crisp and forceful c2c production….”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
Never Swim Alone May/05
by Daniel MacIvor
directed by Charlie Tomlinson
featuring Jordan Flynn, Brad Hodder & Baptiste Neis
“Director Charlie Tomlinson, however, knows what he is doing. He not only gets his cast to take control of the text, but to master it.”
-Denyse Lynde, The Telegram
SEASON 3: 2005-06
The Yalta Game & The Dangers of Tobacco October/05
by Brian Friel & Anton Chekov
directed by Charlie Tomlinson
featuring Chuck Herriott and Jane Maggs
Bash November/05
by Neil Labute
directed by Charlie Tomlinson and Brad Hodder
featuring Nicole Rousseau and Dave Sullivan
“In all three pieces, character delineation, narrative pacing, and audience control are firm. Seductively, compellingly, the confessional narratives of Sullivan and Rousseau draw the audience into complicity.”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
Autobahn January/06
by Neil Labute
directed by Brad Hodder
designed by Miguel Doyle
featuring Pat Boyle, Neil Butler, Janet Edmonds, Geraldine Hollett, Ruth Lawrence, Barb Neis, Mark O’Brien, Steve O’Connell, Dana Puddicombe
“Smartly performed by a strong cast…”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
The Zoo Story May/06
by Edward Albee
directed by Brad Hodder
featuring Neil Butler and Phil Churchill
“The c2c production of The Zoo Story keeps coming back to me. A low-budget, minimalist production at the Masonic Temple, this was as menacing and compelling a version of Edward Albee’s classic as I have seen, driven to its violent conclusion by the chemistry of Neil Butler’s prim Peter and Phil Churchill’s garrulous Jerry.”
-Gordon Jones, The Telegram
SEASON 4: 2006-07
The Stendhal Syndrome November/06
by Terrence McNally
directed by Brad Hodder
designed by Robert Gauthier
featuring Petrina Bromley, Neil Butler, Phil Churchill, Sandy Gow and Chuck Herriott
Copenhagen by Michael Frayn
March 1-4, 2007 Rabbittown Theatre
Directed by Lois Brown
Asst. Director Brad Hodder
Design by Diana Daly
Featuring Bryan Hennessey, Mary Lewis and Charlie Tomlinson
Closer by Patrick Marber
May 31-June 3, 2007 Rabbittown Theatre
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
Asst. Director Melanie Mooney
Featuring Katie Butler, Phil Churchill, Brad Hodder and Amelia Manuel
Design by Shannon Hawes
Stage Managent by Elyse Summers
SEASON 5: 2007-08
The Anger in Ernest and Ernestine by Robert Morgan, Martha Ross and Leah Cherniak
January 23-26, 2008 Rabbittown Theatre
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
Asst. Director Sharon King-Campbell
Featuring Melanie Caines and Brad Hodder
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Set Design by Mark Denine
Sound Design by Zoe Dempster
Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang
February 14-17, 2008 Basement Theatre
Directed by Sandy Gow
Featuring Mary-Lynn Bernard, Neil Butler, Robert Chafe, Philip Goodridge, Rory Lambert and Nicole Rousseau
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Set Design by Mark Denine
The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod
May 29-June 1, 2008 LSPU Hall
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
Featuring Willow Kean
SEASON 6: 2008-09
The Leisure Society by Francois Archambault
Translated by Bobby Theodore
November 26-30, 2008 Basement Theatre
Directed by Brad Hodder
Asst. Director Courtney Brown
Featuring Petrina Bromley, Aiden Flynn, Jessie Power and Jonathan Watton
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Sound Design by Shannon Hawes
Paperbags, Princesses, Puddles N’ Pigs by Robert Munsch, adapted for the stage by Kim McCaw
December 11-21, 2008 Basement Theatre
Directed by Sandy Gow
Featuring Katie Butler, Adam Brake, Willow Kean, Rory Lambert and Chris Driedzic
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Set Design by Hillary Winter
Earshot by Morris Panych
February 4- 8, 2009 Basement Theatre
Directed by Jordan Canning
Featuring Charlie Tomlinson
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Sound Design by Jody Richardson
Set Design by Shelley Cornick
Bent by Martin Sherman
April 1-5, 2009 Basement Theatre
Directed by Sandy Gow
Featuring Mack Furlong, Phil Goodridge, James Hawksley, Beni Malone, Jon Montes, Keith Pike Calvin Powell and Andrew Whalen
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Set Design by Sam Pryse-Philips
Sound Design by Shannon Hawes
SEASON 7: 2009-10
Hedwig and The Angry Inch by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask
November 19-21, 2009 The Rockhouse
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
Asst. Director Courtney Brown
Featuring Brad Hodder, Janet Cull, Michael Arbou, Phil Churchill, Matt Hender, and George Robertson
Graphic Design by Gerry Porter
Costume Design by Sara Hodder
Murmel, Murmel, Mortimer, Munsch! by Robert Munsch, adapted for the stage by Kim Selody
November 22-December 13, 2009
Directed by Sandy Gow
Featuring Willow Kean, Katie Butler, Mark Power, Jenn Furlong and Chris Driedzic
Stage Management by Andrew Crawford
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Set Design by Sam Pryse-Phillips
Costume Design by Jenn Brown
A Beautiful View by Daniel MacIvor
January 20-24, 2010
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
Stage Management by Crystal Parsons
Featuring Petrina Bromley and Alison Woolridge
Lighting Design by Brian Bishop
Sound Design by George Robertson
Each season, c2c theatre produces a fundraiser called 4Play. Four writers get the same first line and two mandatory props and 12 hours to write a ten minute scene. Then four actors and four directors get the scripts, do their thing and the scenes hit the stage 12 hours later. 4 scenes in 24 hours. Many local artists have donated their time for this event, including: Michael Crummey, Lisa Moore, Michael Winter, Ed Riche, Robert Chafe, Lois Brown, Nicole Underhay, Bryan Hennessey, Krystin Pellerin, Joel Hynes, Didi Gillard-Rowlings, Chuck Herriott, Geraldine Hollett, Pat Boyle, Aiden Flynn, Ruth Lawrence, Gord Billard, Neil Butler, Jason Card, Steve Cochrane, Clar Doyle, Brad Hodder, Daunt Lee, Adrianna Maggs, Nicole Rousseau, Darryl Hopkins, Erin Whitney, J.M. Sullivan, Sara Tilley and Charlie Tomlinson.
“In its relatively short life c2c has gone from strength to strength. Each production has been more exciting, more professional and polished than the last…I never miss one of c2c’s productions.”
-Ed Riche
“The art of c2c theatre has brought something very important to the Newfoundland and Labrador community…They have enriched this place and exposed the local audiences to a wide, interesting and accessible world of contemporary theatre from the larger Canadian and International canon…They are seen as a new force on the theatre scene fulfilling an artistic need for a large and mostly younger segment of the theatre community who have long expressed a desire to perform important and insightful scripts from across the country and around the world.”
-Andy Jones