SkydivePremiered Jan 25 – Feb 4, 2007 | Roundhouse Performance Centre, PuSh Festival Skydive unfolds in 30 seconds of freefall during an adventure gone horribly wrong. In the stretched out perception of time that occurs in a crisis, the story travels back to the events that led up to the moment of a disastrous jump. Morgan, a gregarious frontman for an ’80s cover band, decides to help his reclusive agoraphobic brother, Daniel, escape his spiraling descent into fear-based paralysis by introducing his newly invented (and perhaps ill-conceived) therapy technique: one that involves jumping from an airplane in order to face one’s fears. But while coaching Daniel in the practice of ‘Lucid Dreaming’ as a means of building his confidence for the jump, Morgan unexpectedly opens a Pandora’s Box of childhood memories both comic and traumatic.The recollections begin to reveal clues to the brothers’ falling-out as adults, and perhaps the opportunity to finally close the widening gap between them. Skydive is a unique play staged with two performers soaring above the stage floor for the entire ninety-minute experience. With breathtaking aerial choreography, cinematic action sequences, and a soundtrack of ’80s pop, Skydive is a celebration of the power of the imagination in the pursuit of the dream to fly. It’s a story of finding one’s strength in the face of fear and loss. Audience & Critic Reviews:“The script is mightily funny – there were moments that I roared with laughter – but it is always quite close to a pervading sadness. There are also some truly elegant transitions between the two”— Simon Ogden, PLANK Magazine “Clever, funny, touching. A hilarious tragedy. Beautiful visuals.”— Audience Member “Skydive has the whole package – Kevin Kerr’s script is funny, poignant, and engaging, the performances are heartfelt and the complex choreography of the mostly invisible instrument operators is a feat unto itself.”— Audience Member After its premiere in Vancouver, Skydive went on to tour to over 30,000 people in seven Canadian cities from 2007 – 2010.Skydive garnered five nominations for Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards in the Large Theatre category (including Outstanding Production and Critics Choice for Innovation) of which it captured three: for Outstanding Direction (Roy Surette & Stephen Drover), Outstanding Sound Design (Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe), and Outstanding Choreography (Sven Johansson). Skydive was also acknowledged by the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology, winning their 2007 Award of Technical Merit in recognition of the show’s complex technical functions.