Media
Release

For
Immediate
Release
–
February
23,
2010


Take
an
adventure
through
Scotland


As
a
brilliant
young
engineer
searches
for
The
Submarine


Calgary,
AB
–
Lunchbox
Theatre
takes
audiences
on
an
adventure
through
Scotland
with
the
world
premiere

of
Michelle
Deines’
The
Submarine,
running
March
8
to
April
3,
2010.



In
The
Submarine,
which
was
developed
through
Petro‐Canada
Stage
One,
a
brilliant
young
engineer
travels

to
Scotland
to
solve
the
mystery
of
her
missing
submarine.
The
journey
takes
her
to
places
she
had
never

imagined
and
she
learns
a
lot
about
love,
loss,
courage
and
sheer
tenacity.


“The
Submarine
is
a
beautiful
story,”
says
Pamela
Halstead,
Lunchbox
Theatre’s
Artistic
Director,
who
will
be

making
her
directorial
debut
at
the
company
with
The
Submarine.
“After
the
disappearance
of
the

submarine
she
designed,
Cordielia
travels
half
way
around
the
world
in
search
of
her
creation.
Her

determination
to
find
it
and
to
ensure
it
is
used
for
the
purposes
for
which
she
created
it,
are
truly

inspiring.”


In
order
to
find
her
submarine
Cordelia
must
enlist
the
help
of
Murdoch,
a
gruff
and
angry
fisherman
who

knows
the
Hebrides.


“Michelle
Deines
has
written
a
beautiful
story
of
these
two
people
from
different
worlds,
not
only

geography
but
in
how
they
navigate
the
world
around
them.
The
clash
of
old
and
new
worlds,
science
and

mysticism,
despair
and
hope.
The
Submarine
is
a
mysterious
and
magical
ride,”
adds
Halstead.


The
Submarine
features
Esther
Purves‐Smith
and
Trevor
Leigh.
Helping
Cordelia
find
her
way
through

Scotland
to
her
submarine
are
director
Pamela
Halstead,
assistant
director
Kathryn
Waters,
and
designers

Becky
Solly,
Amy
Paterson,
Shauna
Breslawski,
and
Jonathan
Lewis
with
dialect
coach
Jane
MacFarlane

and
stage
manager
Rikki
Schlosser.
The
Submarine
runs
March
8
to
April
3,
Monday
to
Saturday
at
12:10pm

with
‘Happy
Hour’
performances
Friday
at
6:10pm.


The
world’s
longest
running
lunchtime
theatre,
Lunchbox
Theatre
is
a
professional
company
that
caters
to

downtown
office
workers
over
the
noon‐hour
by
producing
six
plays
per
year
as
well
as
the
Petro‐Canada

Stage
One
Festival
and
the
BD&P
Emerging
Director
Program.
Lunchbox
Theatre
recently
relocated
to
a
new

theatre
at
the
base
of
the
Calgary
Tower.


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www.lunchboxtheatre.com


For
more
information,
to
request
an
interview,
or
to
visit
a
rehearsal:

DJ
Kelly

Marketing
and
Communications

Lunchbox
Theatre

403
265
4292
x
229

dj.kelly@lunchboxtheatre.com


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Biographies

Esther
Purves‐Smith
–
Cordeilia


Esther
is
pleased
to
be
back
at
Lunchbox
Theatre
where
she
was
last
seen
in
The
Duplex.
Other
Lunchbox

credits
include
Shopaholic,
The
Club,
Discovering
Elvis,
Interplanetary
Love
Connection,
Sex
Tips
For
Modern

Girls,
Labour
Unions,
House
of
Glass,
and
Conversations
With
My
Neighbour’s
Pitbull.
Other
favourite
theatre

credits
include:
The
Clockmaker
(ATP),
Hay
Fever
(Theatre
Calgary),
Lion
In
The
Streets
(Sage
Theatre),

Communicating
Doors,
(Pleiades
Theatre),
Betty’s
Summer
Vacation
(Citadel
Theatre),
Problem
Child,

Criminal
Genius
(GCTC),
Zadie’s
Shoes
(Arts
Club
Theatre),
Mom’s
The
Word,
The
Glace
Bay
Miners’

Museum
(Globe
Theatre),
Urinetown,
(Ground
Zero
Theatre/Hit
&
Myth).
Esther
recently
played

in
Murder
on
the
Nile
at
Vertigo
Theatre,
and
can
be
seen
in
the
upcoming
Communion
at
ATP.


Trevor
Leigh
–
Murdoch


Lunchbox
Theatre:
Whole
in
One,
Outside,
The
Complete
Works
of
William
Shakespeare
(Abridged).
Ground

Zero
Theatre:
Speed
the
Plow,
Writer’s
Block,
Pillowman,
American
Buffalo;
Downstage
Theatre:
Enoch

Arden
at
the
Hope
Shelter;
Theatre
Calgary:
Doubt:
A
Parable
(a
co‐production
with
MTC),
The
Wars
(a
co‐
production
with
Vancouver
Playhouse),
Counsellor‐at‐Law,
Sherlock
Holmes,
All
My
Sons;
ATP:
playRites
02,

04,
05,
07,
08,
09,
Robin
Hood,
Peter
Pan,
Zadie's
Shoes,
Who
Has
Seen
The
Wind,
Billy
the
Kid,
Keely
&

Du;
Vertigo
Theatre:
Columbo
(08
&
06),
Wait
until
Dark,
Strangers
on
a
Train,
Laura,
The
Unexpected

Guest.
Awards:
Betty
Mitchell
Award
for
Outstanding
Supporting
Actor
in
2006
for
The
Pillowman
and
2003

for
Zadie's
Shoes.
Film
and
TV:
Scotch
Neat,
Everest,
High
Noon,
Trouble,
Snow
Safari,
North
of
60,
Lonesome

Dove.
www.trevorleigh.ca


Michelle
Deines
–
Playwright


Michelle
Deines
is
a
writer
of
plays,
poetry,
and
prose.
Born
in
Calgary,
she
was
raised
on
Vancouver
Island,

and
studied
theatre
and
English
at
the
University
of
Victoria
before
settling
in
Vancouver.
Her
poetry
has

been
published
in
several
Canadian
literary
magazines,
and
she
was
recently
awarded
Honourable
Mention

in
Other
Voices
Magazine’s
20th
Anniversary
Poetry
Competition.
Her
first
play,
To
the
Moon,
was
produced

in
2007
as
part
of
the
Vancouver
Fringe,
and
played
to
sold‐out
houses.
Since
then,
she’s
been
working
on

new
scripts,
which
has
included
taking
part
in
the
Petro‐Canada
Stage
One
Festival
here
at
Lunchbox

with
The
Submarine
in
2008.
She
is
delighted
to
have
the
first
professional
production
of
any
of
her
works

here
with
Lunchbox
Theatre
in
Calgary.
She
is
the
Artistic
Director
of
Working
Spark
Theatre,
and
is
currently

working
on
her
MFA
in
Creative
Writing
at
the
University
of
British
Columbia.



Pamela
Halstead
–
Director



Pamela
spent
six
years
at
the
helm
of
Ship’s
Company
Theatre
in
Parrsboro,
NS
where
she
directed

numerous
world
premiere
productions
including:
Trout
Stanley,
Shatter,
The
Mystery
of
Maddy
Heisler,

Share,
Ivor
Johnson’s
Neighbours
and
Ferry
Tales.
Other
directing
credits:
How
I
Learned
to
Drive,
The
Leisure

Society
(DMV
Theatre),
Love
Letters
(Valley
Summer
Theatre),
Firefly
(Dalhousie
University),
Flatland

Dream
(Petersfield
School
for
the
Arts,
UK).
Calgary
directing
credits:
Marion
Bridge
(Alberta
Theatre

Projects),
Elisa’s
Skin
(fishnet
theatre),
The
Prophecy
of
Shri
and
I
Met
a
Bully
on
the
Hill
(Quest
Theatre).

Recent
acting
credits
include:
Leni
Riefenstahl
in
The
Blue
Light
(DMV
Theatre),
The
Toxic
Bus
Incident
(One

Light
Theatre)
and
Lillibet
(SCT).
She
is
thrilled
to
be
back
in
Calgary
and
the
new
Artistic
Director
of

Lunchbox
Theatre.


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Kathryn
Waters
–
Assistant
Director


Kathryn
is
the
2009/10
BD&P
Emerging
Director.
A
graduate
of
York
U's
Creative
Ensemble
program
and

a
woman
whose
appetite
for
directing
is
never
satisfied,
Kathryn
sends
big
thanks
to
Pam
and
Kevin
for

letting
her
dig
in
at
Lunchbox.
Favourite
credits
include
When
That
I
Was
(production
dramaturg
–
The

Shakespeare
Company),
The
Piper
(actor
–
Downstage),
Queen
Lear
(assistant
director
–
Urban
Curvz),
and

The
Venus
of
Basin
Street
(director
–
Urban
Curvz’
Heroines).
Earlier
this
season,
Kathryn
also
directed
an
all‐
star
cast
in
Camera,
Woman
by
RM
Vaughan
for
Urban
Curvz,
where
she
has
been
announced
Artistic

Director
Designate.



Becky
Solly
–
Set
Design


Becky
is
happy
to
be
back
working
with
Lunchbox
this
season.
Previous
credits
with
Lunchbox
include
Dream

Vacation,
Come
Fly
With
Me
and
Molly
and
James.
She
always
has
a
great
time
working
with
the
wonderful

Lunchbox
staff
and
would
like
to
thank
them
for
all
the
hard
work
they
put
into
making
this
show
happen.

She
would
also
like
to
thank
her
husband
Kris
and
daughter
Elora
for
being
the
fantastic
people
they
are.



Amy
Paterson
–
Lighting
Design


Amy
is
exited
to
be
designing
her
third
show
this
season
here
at
Lunchbox.
Other
designs
for
Lunchbox
this

season
include
Mr.
Fix
It
and
Dream
Vacation.
This
is
her
third
season
designing
for
Lunchbox.
Other
designs

include
Come
Fly
With
Me
and
The
Complete
Works
of
Lunchbox
Theatre.
Other
lighting
design
credits

include:
Body
As
Text,
Threads,
Ripple,
Still
Spring
and
Popette
(Corps
Bara
Dance)
and
Alchemy
(Decidedly

Jazz
Dance
Arts).
She
would
like
to
thank
her
darling
husband
for
his
constant
love
and
support.


Shauna
Breslawski
–
Costume
Design


Shauna
is
happy
to
be
back
designing
for
Lunchbox
where
last
year
she
designed
lighting
for
Molly
and

James.
This
year
she
has
designed
costumes
for
Under
the
Bright
Sun
and
set
for
Mr.
Fix
It.
She
would
like
to

thank
everyone
at
Lunchbox
Theatre
for
all
their
help
and
support,
and
would
especially
like
to
thank
her

family
and
friends
for
all
their
love
and
encouragement.



Jonathan
Lewis
–
Sound
Design
&
Original
Composition


Jonathan
has
been
part
of
music
for
theatre
in
Calgary
since
1995.
As
a
composer,
his
work
has
been
heard

at
Theatre
Calgary
(Jake
&
the
Kid,
A
Streetcar
Named
Desire,
Death
of
a
Salesman),
Alberta
Theatre

Projects
(The
Gift
of
the
Coat,
Treasure
Island,
Get
Away),
Old
Trout
Puppet
Workshop
(Pinocchio,
with

David
Rhymer),
and
numerous
shows
for
Quest
Theatre.
As
a
musician,
Jonathan
has
also
performed
for

Theatre
Calgary,
Alberta
Theatre
Projects,
Old
Trout
Puppet
Workshop,
One
Yellow
Rabbit,
and
others.
In

addition
to
his
theatrical
pursuits,
he
is
heavily
involved
in
the
Alberta
music
scene,
playing
with
such

ensembles
as
The
Fedora
Club,
The
Rembetika
Hipsters,
and
The
Plaid
Tongued
Devils,
as
well
as
being
a

producer/engineer.
For
film,
he
has
created
original
scores
for
The
Tall
Tailor
(upcoming,
Xstine
Cook),
The

Greeks
of
San
Andres
(upcoming,
Nikos
Lebessis),
Things
That
go
Bump
in
the
Night
(2008,
Redhanded
Films,

for
BravoFACT),
and
The
Ice
Climber’s
Waltz
(2007,
Reckseidler
Films).
The
Submarine
is
Jonathan's
first

show
with
Lunchbox
Theatre.




Jane
McFarlane
–
Dialect
Coach


Jane
is
happy
to
be
back
at
Lunchbox,
her
first
time
at
the
new
home!
Jane
was
last
seen
at
Lunchbox
in

Security.
This
season
she
has
worked
on
eight
shows,
including
four
at
Theatre
Calgary
as
a
member
of
the


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Fuel
Directors
Circle
as
voice
coach.
She
also
played
with
the
animals
on
Toad
of
Toad
Hall
for
ATP,

coached
Highest
Step
in
the
World
for
Ghost
River
Theatre/ATP
Enbridge
playRites
Festival,
and
Filth
for

Sage
Theatre.
When
not
coaching,
Jane
teaches
voice
and
acting
in
the
Department
of
Theatre,
Speech
&

Music
Performance
at
MRU.
Many
thanks
go
out
to
Neil
and
Emma
for
their
endless
support
and

patience.
Jane’s
family
hails
from
the
Island
of
Lewis.


Rikki
Schlosser
–
Stage
Manager


Working
on
her
fourth
season
with
Lunchbox
Theatre,
Rikki
is
still
enjoying
every
moment
of
working
with

the
wonderful
people
here.
Selected
Lunchbox
credits
include:
Dream
Vacation,
The
Santaland
Diaries,
The

Astonishing
Adventures
of
Awesome
Girl
and
Radical
Boy,
With
a
Twist,
and
Tornado
Magnet.
Other
stage

management
credits:
Sleuth
with
Vertigo
Mystery
Theatre,
Confessions
of
a
Paperboy
with
Ghost
River

Theatre,
Bash’d!
A
Gay
Rap
Opera
with
Gay
for
Pay
Productions,
Mummenpansz
and
Dragonfly:
Episode
IV

with
The
Theatre
of
the
Living
Statue.
Rikki
would
like
to
thank
her
husband
Gavin
for
all
his
love
and

support.


160 115 9 Avenue SE | Calgary, AB | T2G 0P5

PHONE 403 265 4292 | FAX 403 264 5461 | www.lunchboxtheatre.com