{"id":7430,"date":"2013-08-14T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=7430"},"modified":"2013-08-13T12:29:45","modified_gmt":"2013-08-13T19:29:45","slug":"quentin-tarantinos-work-comes-to-fringe-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/08\/14\/quentin-tarantinos-work-comes-to-fringe-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Quentin Tarantino\u2019s work comes to Fringe Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Dave Morris was looking for source material for a new Victoria Fringe Festival improv show, the early films of Quentin Tarantino were one of the first things that came to mind. <i>An Improvised Quentin Tarantino<\/i>, directed by Morris and featuring an ensemble cast from Victoria\u2019s Paper Street Theatre, attempts to recreate the feel of Tarantino\u2019s works with the twists and turns of improvisational theatre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can probably quote you <i>Pulp Fiction<\/i> from start to finish,\u201d says Morris. \u201cI\u2019m a huge Tarantino fan, always have been since I was a teenager, and I always thought it would be fun to improvise in the style of Tarantino, just to be tough motherfuckers and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To prepare for the show, cast members have been busily re-watching early Tarantino films such as <i>Reservoir Dogs<\/i> and <i>Pulp Fiction<\/i>, which has been way more enjoyable than the research needed for previous Paper Street Theatre productions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we did the Jane Austen improv we all had to read <i>Pride and Prejudice<\/i> and everybody hated it. They were like, \u2018Ah, it\u2019s sooo boring,\u2019 but with Tarantino we just had to watch his films,\u201d says Morris, \u201cand I think all of the cast had just watched them recently so it wasn\u2019t out of anyone\u2019s mind yet. So re-watching Tarantino was fun for everyone and they all knew it still.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7431\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/paperstreet_tarantino_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7431 \" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/paperstreet_tarantino_2.jpg\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/paperstreet_tarantino_2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/paperstreet_tarantino_2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/paperstreet_tarantino_2-180x119.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cast of <em>An Improvised Quentin Tarantino<\/em> hanging out by a wall, smoking, looking cool. You know, the usual. (Photo by Derek Ford.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As the show\u2019s director, it was important to Morris that he accurately captured that distinct Tarantino feel: the combination of ultra-real violence and intentionally clever dialogue that\u2019s made him one of our generation\u2019s most acclaimed filmmakers. Cast member Missie Peters says the strength of the source material made the cast strive even harder to get it right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of people think of highly choreographed violence when they think Tarantino, but I\u2019m really drawn to his writing,\u201d says Peters. \u201cHis ability to capture the rhythm of how these tough guys speak is just brilliant. His choice of words is very specific: his characters don\u2019t say, \u2018I gotta take a leak,\u2019 they say, \u2018I need to use the commode.\u2019 They are very articulate and precise and it\u2019s a really fun challenge to try to improvise this style of dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The nine-person cast, which also includes Fringe Festival favourite Christina Patterson and local sketch comedy vets Chris Gabel and Byron Kjeldsen, has been busy watching Tarantino clips together and having a lot of fun recreating them, like the diner scene from <i>Pulp Fiction<\/i> or the warehouse torture scene from <i>Reservoir Dogs.<\/i> Oh, and let\u2019s not forget the time they\u2019ve spent trying to decide which of the Tarantino films they like the best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve had an ongoing debate within the cast over whether we prefer <i>Reservoir Dogs<\/i> or <i>Pulp Fiction.<\/i> They\u2019re both such great films in slightly different ways,\u201d says Morris. \u201cPersonally, I tend to lean a little more towards <i>Pulp Fiction<\/i>, just for the beautiful dialogue and choreographed scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>An Improvised Quentin Tarantino<br \/>\n<\/i>August 23-September 1<br \/>\nVictoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St.), $11<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paperstreettheatre.com\" target=\"_blank\">paperstreettheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Dave Morris was looking for source material for a new Victoria Fringe Festival improv show, the early films of Quentin Tarantino were one of the first things that came to mind. 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