www.jackfiveoh.com/reviews_iframe.htm -
[Cached Version]
Published on: 1/13/2007
Last Visited: 2/22/2008
As part of Eastern Front Theatre's "Kids on the Waterfront" fest, Jack Five-Oh tells the tales of two such plucky lads in the form of Newfoundland folk tales, written and directed by CODCO's Andy Jones with co-writer/performer Philip Dinn.
...
Jack Five-Oh, a play written by Andy Jones and Philip Dinn, will be taking to the stage at the Lincoln Center in New York.
...
Based on two collections of Newfoundland folk tales gathered and published by a pair of MUN folklore professors, the stories came as a surprise to Dinn.
...
"It was a massive tour," says Dinn, rambling off the communities."We combed every nook and cranny we could do."
After a two-year hiatus, Dinn brought the show back to life and mounted a tour of folk festivals in Alberta, British Columbia and Ottawa.
...
For 2005, says Dinn, Jack may be packing his bags to travel to the other side of the planet.
...
Another key to the play's success, says Dinn, is the way the stories are told and that they don't speak down to children, they speak to them.
...
Jack Five-Oh was written by Andy Jones and Philip Dinn.
...
Both Andy Jones and Philip Dinn are considered jacks-of-all-trades when it comes to theatre in this province.
The two actors were home in St. John's in early April to enjoy a much-needed break from touring.
Jones and Dinn are the masterminds behind the acclaimed stage shows known as Jack-Five-Oh.
...
Jack-Five-Oh Productions was formed by Jones and Dinn back in August of 1998.
...
In 1998, Dinn suggested to Jones they ought to produce another production of Jack tales in honour of the 50th anniversary of Confederation.
...
Since then, Jones and Dinn have been collectively touring the province with a group of actors bringing culturally unique versions of the tales to schools.
...
Together, Andy and Phil dreamed up the hilarious play Jack Five Oh! to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Confederation.
...
Phil says its message is a valuable one. especially for young people.
"In Peg Bearskin, you analyze beauty and loveliness and what love is - things like that," he said.
...
"If we can imagine what it was like before the literal tradition, storytelling was the way (to educate people) because it was oral tradition," Phil said as he explained the importance of storytelling.
...
Andy and Phil recognize this and say that was a part of the reason they adapted tales that were once told only by word-of-mouth.
...
Directed by Mercedes Barry, written and adapted by Andy Jones and Phil Dinn, and starring Jones and Dinn and seven other actors, the unusual opening time is meant to be the most significant date for Newfoundland this year: the 50th anniversary of Confederation.
...
Directed by Mercedes Barry, written and adapted by Andy Jones and Phil Dinn, and starring Jones and Dinn and seven other actors, the unusual opening time is meant to be the most significant date for Newfoundland this year: the 50th anniversary of Confederation.
...
"And get across that whole oral tradition," says Dinn, adding they want to conduct some workshops on that in the future.
...
"Everyone plays several characters," explains Barry); Jones as Freeman Bennett, another handyman; Dinn as King John, hotel proprietor; Mary-Lynn Bernard as Princess Viv, his daughter; Liz Pickard as Placentia Bay storyteller Elizabeth Brewer; Petrina Bromley as Jack the Giant Killer; Larry Barry as Deaf Chef Jeff Dee-Ahrbye; Grey King as Little Jack; and Emily Pittman as Princess Prettyfish.
...
Dinn and Jones began talking about the idea of presenting a new Jack Tale to coincide with the Confederation half-century more than a year ago.
...
"Phil came to me with the idea," Jones says.
...
"They're oral instructions, chock-a-block with information," says Dinn.
...
"When your kids are full of chocolate, bring them to us," says Dinn.
Back to Top
LINCOLN CENTER for the Performing ArtsSeptember 6, 2004
ATTN:Mr Philip Dinn
6 online sources [ view sources ]
Profile is not claimed [ claim profile ]
