The Huns

a play by Michael Ross Albert

About the Production

Matchstick Theatre presents Michael Ross Albert’s playThe Huns in Neptune Theatre’s Craig Boardroom. A cutting office comedy and nuanced exploration of today’s working world, The Huns is the first piece of Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax’s new MOMENTUM programming. From August 26th to September 7th, experience the Atlantic Canadian premiere of one of the country’s most exciting new playwrights.

Three employees of a tech company—Shelley (Katerina Bakolias), Pete (Liam Fair), and Iris (Gil Anderson)—meet for an emergency conference call. Their office has been robbed and essential equipment is missing, with Gen-Seven set to launch ON MONDAY! The three co-workers have their bosses and colleagues on the line—WHAT COULD GO WRONG?!

The Huns is Directed by Jake Planinc and designed by Jordan Palmer, with Chelsea Dickie (Stage Manager) and Alex Mills (House Manager). Matchstick’s 70-minute production has fully accessible, but extremely limited capacity. Tickets are $20 (with one PWYC preview on August 26th).

Performances are at 7:30PM Tuesday through Saturday and 2:00PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Please contact us in advance for accommodation at matchsticktheatre@gmail.com.

Content Warnings: mature language; discussions of self harm; sexual content. Sensory Warnings: loud, overlapping voices; intimate audience seating with close proximity to the action. For more detailed warnings, please contact us at matchsticktheatre@gmail.com.

The team

Iris – Gillian Anderson

Shelley – Katerina Bakolias

Pete – Liam Fair

Director – Jake Planinc

Sound Design – Jordan Palmer

Costume Design – Kaelen MacDonald

Stage Management – Chelsea Dickie

House Management – Alex Mills

Poster Design by Sean Skerry (Classic Graphic Co.)

some moments

About

Michael Ross Albert

Described by the Toronto Star as “one of Toronto’s most exciting playwrights,” Michael Ross Albert is a Dora Award-nominated writer whose work has been staged across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. Production credits include The Bidding War (Crow’s Theatre), Beautiful Renegades (Peggy Baker Dance Projects), Two Minutes to Midnight (The Assembly Theatre), Miss (Unit 102), and Tough Jews (Dora Award nomination, Outstanding New Play). Michael’s work has been presented in multiple Fringe festivals, including Edinburgh, Brighton, and FringeNYC. Five of his plays were staged in the Toronto Fringe Festival, including: The Huns, Anywhere (both: Patron’s Pick and Best of Fringe), and most recently, Good Old Days. He is currently working on new plays commissioned by the Stratford Festival, the Blyth Festival, and Vertigo Theatre, as well as new works supported by Soulpepper Theatre and the Vault Creation Lab.

Reviews

Mark Robins

Halifax Presents

“The Huns should come with a trigger warning for anyone who has ever worked in corporate Canada…. Both the playwright and this cast have nailed it.”

Amanda Campbell

The Way I See It

“Planinc has also done an incredible job creating the technical aspects of this play…The realism lends itself to a lot of the show’s comedy, and also gives the audience an even more vividly immersive experience.”

Elissa Barnard

NS Reviews

“Matchstick Theatre’s artistic director Jake Planinc directs for a delicious rhythm of revelation and fine details in the vocal and physical acting. Most of the action is held around the boardroom table as if the actors were in a boxing ring.”