Thank
you to everyone who came out to support our latest mainstage
show which ran from June 22 to July 3, 2011 at The Cultch- Yippies
In Love by Bob Sarti
Yippie
Archive Button - Over 40 years old... Courtesy of David
Spanner - Thanks David!
About
Yippies In Love by Bob Sarti
Yippies
In Love - part of Bob Sarti's "Untold Stories Of
Vancouver" series - breathes new life into an often glossed
portion of Vancouver's history during the tumultuous days
of the late '60s early '70s as seen from the perspective of
Vancouver based Yippie activists and their various conflicts
with different kinds of authority.
"Question
Authority …" as the Yippies slogan goes...
This
production featured an original script by Bob Sarti and an
original musical score from Bill Sample. Featuring a diverse
selection of characters from a variety of different perspectives,
the piece focused on the story of characters Julie and Andy
(portrayed Danielle St. Pierre and
Steve Maddock and respectively)
as Julie sparks Andy's transition from 'surfer dude' to socially
conscious and a politically motivated young man.
Yippies
In Love follows an arc through many memorable events in
Vancouver such as the 1970 counter-cultural invasion of Blaine,
the Gas Town riot of August 1971, and the opening of All Seasons
Park to a series of memorable and original songs.
Presented
by Theatre In the Raw Society - the grassroots professional company
behind the success of the sold-out "Bruce - The Musical"
from the 2008 "Heart of the City Festival."
Great
live action from the company that has been "Exposing voices
seldom heard", since 1994.
The cast of Yippies In Love (top left
to right: Emily Rowed, Rebecca Shoichet, and Bing Jensen,
bottom left to right: Steve Maddock and Danielle St. Pierre)
Emily Rowed, Steve Maddock, and Rebecca Shoichet
in the song "Tunnel Visionary"
Rebecca Shoichet, Steve Maddock, Danielle St.
Pierre, Bing Jensen, and Emily Rowed as Yippies levitating
the "Cop Shop"
Rebecca Shoichet, Bing Jensen, and Emily Rowed
as Dancin' Doobies
The Yippies Question Authority
Danielle St. Pierre and Steve Maddock prepare
to sing "Tunnel Vissionary"
Emily Rowed, Bing Jensen, and Rebecca Shoichet
in "Welcome to the Show"
Danielle St. Pierre sings "It's So Hard"
The chorus of Yippies In Love flies
their Yippie flag
To
accompany the Yippies In Love Production Bob Sarti's wrote his first
and only "Twittoir" named "The Annals of
Andy" - the story of a surfer boy who meets the Vancouver
Yippies - all in only 140 characters per chapter on twitter at...
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