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RITES OF PASSAGE THEATRE PROJECT
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT (Ian & Vanessa)
ReTHINK (Sara, Adrian Cambiazo, Ian)
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ABOUT DREAMRIDER THEATRE DreamRider Theatre's mission is to build a generation of ecologically-responsible citizens. Through the excitement of live theatre, DreamRider introduces the fundamentals of environmental awareness to school age children. DreamRider inspires children to take positive action, and to pass that inspiration on to their families and communities. Our History: For the last ten years, we have been a proud part of the force for change that has brought environmental awareness to the fore. Our first audiences are now young adults, for whom environmental responsibility is de rigeur. In 1998, the City of Vancouver commissioned veteran theatre artists Ian Gschwind and Vanessa LeBourdais to create and perform environmentally-themed plays for Vancouver elementary schools. Sara Holt joined us in 2001. In 2002, after years of success, the City of Vancouver handed the reigns to us. DreamRider Theatre was born. Every year DreamRider tours 200-250 performances of environmental plays throughout the lower mainland. Every year, demand exceeds availability. Every year we receive hundreds of letters from teachers and children (see Fan Mail) In 2007, with BC Hydro’s sponsorship, DreamRider created a youth theatre project, Rites of Passage Theatre Project. In 2008, we are creating a new play called "KEEP COOL!" - what kids can do about climate change. Target date: Fall 2008. DreamRider Theatre is a registered charity #85480-1289-RR0001, and a member of the Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance. Ian Gschwind
Ian is a cult-hero with the under-12 set. Elementary school gymnasiums across Greater Vancouver erupt with cheers when Ian arrives on the scene. He is co-Artistic Producer of DreamRider Theatre and performs in all of our shows, as well as being one of the writers. Other shows he's written with Vanessa include Gremlin (Carousel, Geordie Theatre), The Dreamer’s Quest (Western Canada Theatre) and Quantum Physics: The Musical. Check out these musicals at our musicals website here. Vanessa LeBourdais
Vanessa became an environmentalist in 1992 when she was living in Tofino, BC, when the rainforest in her backyard was clearcut and literally turned into a parking lot. She joined efforts to protect Clayoquot Sound from logging, and wrote and performed songs to inspire and educate change. Her songs became the songs of the movement, as over 12,000 people joined the blockades the following year. She even opened for Midnight Oil on their early-morning concert on the logging road. Vanessa is co-Artistic Producer of DreamRider Theatre. She is an award-winning playwright and composer. She acts in Clean Up Your Act, and wrote all the music for all of the shows. She’s also a musical director, singer, actor and producer. With Ian, she writes musicals for kids and for adults too, like Gremlin (Carousel, Geordie Theatre), The Dreamer’s Quest (Western Canada Theatre) and Quantum Physics: The Musical. She also wrote the music for the hit show Larger Than Life: The Musical with SG Lee (Western Canada Theatre/Firehall Theatre/Gateway Theatre). Check out these musicals at our musicals website. Her best creation is her daughter, Tia. Sara Holt Sara Holt has been working professionally as an actor in Vancouver since her graduation from Studio 58 in 2000, and has recently become a member of Canadian Actors’ Equity. She is a founding member of DreamRider Theatre. As a director, Sara brings her broad professional directing, acting, and choreography experience to every production. Her skills as a visual artist and seamstress are as valued as her experience as a historical researcher. Sara is also an accomplished Irish Dancer, and dances with the Nora Pickett School of Irish Dance. Most recently, Sara played the role of Martha in Western Canada Theatre Company’s winter production of The Secret Garden. Sara is now Artistic Director of Summer Theatre at Fort Steele, both the MainStage and the Living History program. Sara performs in The A2Z of H20 and in ReThink.
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