{"id":8866,"date":"2014-03-27T14:39:45","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T21:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=8866"},"modified":"2014-04-02T13:54:33","modified_gmt":"2014-04-02T20:54:33","slug":"8866","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2014\/03\/27\/8866\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitt & Jane<\/i> return in cabaret fundraiser Spirit Week<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do you do when are a popular stage duo and you need to raise money to buy a van for an upcoming Fringe tour? Well, you host a cabaret show, of course.<\/p>\n

As we reported in December<\/a>, the Victoria production of Kitt & Jane<\/i> was chosen in the Canadian Fringe Festival lottery and organizers plan to tour the show in select Canadian cities this summer. The show tells the story of two 14-year-old kids training the audience to survive the apocalypse.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Kitt and Jane return in the cabaret-style Spirit Week<\/i> (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In an effort to help raise funds, they\u2019ve come up with a new cabaret show called Spirit Week<\/i> based on the characters from Kitt & Jane<\/i>, which is being billed as a \u201cmad-cap evening of competitive fun\u201d by the show\u2019s star and co-creator Ingrid Hansen.<\/p>\n

Again featuring the characters of Kitt Pedersen (Hansen) and Lucas \u201cJane\u201d Jameson (Rod Peter Jr.), the cabaret-style Spirit Week<\/i> introduces another character who only made a brief cameo in Kitt & Jane<\/i>: \u201cself-appointed coolest substitute teacher in town, Chase Breyer,\u201d explains Hansen.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a hilarious, try-hard substitute teacher, self-appointed as everybody’s new best friend,\u201d elaborates Hansen. \u201cHe appears as a voice-over shadow puppet character in Kitt & Jane<\/i>, and then at our Christmas Cabaret he was brought to life by local comedian Rich Gauthier. Gauthier will host the show and he’s absolutely fascinating to watch as Chase;\u00a0tragically awkward and hilarious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Due to its cabaret style, Spirit Week<\/i> isn\u2019t a proper third installment of the Kitt Pedersen trilogy. (Kitt & Jane<\/i>\u2019s prequel, Little Orange Man<\/i>, telling the story of Kitt\u2019s early years, was also a Fringe favourite.) But the Spirit Week<\/i> fundraising show does beg the question of whether the Kitt plays will someday become a full-fledged trilogy?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have talked about what a third show would look like, but have not confirmed it at this time,\u201d says Hansen. \u201cWould it be two years in the future, or 50? Send us your ideas!\u201d<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Hansen, Peter, and co-creator and director Kathleen Greenfield are preparing their main show for the Fringe tour, raising money along the way with shows like Spirit Week<\/i>, a recent encore performance of Little Orange Man<\/i>, and an upcoming presentation of The Adventures of Superman<\/i> (April 18-19), all taking place at the Intrepid Theatre Club.<\/p>\n

And as for this summer\u2019s Fringe tour, Hansen says the trio is stoked on what lays ahead, although they\u2019ll be even more stoked once they have a van to tour in.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re revved.\u00a0Raring to go,\u201d she says. “I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with our audiences and friends across the country\u2026 Fringe is the stomping grounds for innovation in live performance in Canada, and a very passionate community of weirdos.\u00a0I am proud to be one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kitt & Jane<\/i> present Spirit Week <\/i>
\nApril 2-3<\/del> 3-4, 8 pm
\nIntrepid Theatre Club (1609 Blanshard St.), $15
\nsnafudance.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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