Production Photo from Creeps - Four actors in a dirty men's public bathroom set

Creeps

by David E. Freeman

Creeps

November 30 – December 10, 2016 | The Cultch Historic Theatre

 

Drawn from the playwright’s lived experience of disability, this seminal Canadian work follows five disabled men as they gather in a “sheltered workshop”: a subsidized program that offers essentially meaningless busywork for people with disabilities in 1970’s Toronto. These men – Pete, Tom, Jim, Sam, and Michael – have abandoned their jobs folding boxes and sanding blocks to hide from Ms Saunders, the program’s non-disabled supervisor, in the men’s washroom. There, they discuss their places in society, their prospects of romance and, most of all, their chances of ever leaving the workshop to find their own ways in the world.

 

Audience & Critic Reviews:

“CREEPS took me back in time and shocked me into a new found reality. The script and its execution will entertain, inspire, and maybe even change you.

— Becca Clarkson, SAD Magazine

 

“Legendary Canadian script, brave new production, and the final scene smacked me in the face. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like it. Outstanding.

— Audience Member

 

Creeps pulsates with claustrophobic intensity

— Colin Thomas, Fresh Sheet

 

Creeps took home three Jessie Richardson Awards in the Small Theatre category in 2017 — Outstanding Set Design (Lauchlin Johnston), Outstanding Production of a Play, and Significant Artistic Achievement for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. It was also nominated in the Costume Design and Direction categories.

Production Photo from Creeps - Three actors sitting in a row.
Production Photo from Creeps - Two actors in a bathroom set, one in crutches.
Production Photo from Creeps - Two actors smiling out at the audience, one wearing a sash that says "Miss Cerebral Palsy"
Production Photo from Creeps - A pink and orange-lit stage with the full cast of Creeps present. One of the performers is dressed as a clown, the other as a mouse.

Paul Beckett as PETE

David Kaye as MICHAEL, PUFFO THE CLOWN, BARKER

Aaron Roderick as TOM

Brett Harris as SAM

Adam Grant Warren as JIM

Genevieve Fleming as MS. SAUNDERS, GIRL, SHRINER

David Bloom as CARSON, SHRINER

Directed by Brian Cochrane

Set, Lighting, & Props Designs by Lauchlin Johnston

Costume Design by Christopher Gauthier

Consultations by Halldor Bjarnason, Jeanne Morton, & Andrew Vallance

Production Management — Lindsey Adams Rena Cohen

Associate Producer — Jayson McLean

Stage Manager — Ingrid Turk

Rehearsal Stage Manager — Jessica Keenan

Personal Care Assistant — Babyline Moncogong

We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders and sponsors: Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, City of Vancouver Cultural Services, The Province of BC, The Georgia Straight, VAMS, & Cerebral Palsy Association of BC

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