Karie
Richards
Theatre Projects
The Beauty We Carry
Created & Performed by Karie Richards
Direction & Production Design by Glenn Davidson
A soulful examination of the inevitable loss yet profound beauty that shapes a life. Crafted verbatim from interview material, this solo show considers the fragility, strangeness and unpredictability of our lives; a group portrait shimmering with joy and grief, secret hopes, and graceful acts of love.
"Out of deep sorrow and suffering, glimmers of resilience start to appear. Even as circumstances become more and more dire, the interviewees find inner strength with which to face extraordinary difficulties....Seemingly incapacitating grief gives way, dare we say, to hope. And the audience breaks out into sustained applause." ~Brian Carroll for apt613, Ottawa Fringe Festival
The Ghost Project
Created & Performed by Karie Richards
Direction by Jeff Culbert
Production Design by Glenn Davidson
Music by John Sheard
When a person dies does it really mean they no longer exist?
Thirteen mysterious experiences. Thirteen compelling characters.
An intriguing exploration about life, and what may come after.
"a masterclass in performance and storytelling" ~CBC Manitoba
"a beguiling show done beautifully" ~The Slotkin Letter, Toronto
"intimate, mysterious and masterful" ~Mooney on Theatre, Toronto
AWARDED "PICK OF THE FRINGE": 2019 NANAIMO FRINGE FESTIVAL, and
Chosen by CBC News as one of their favourites from the 2019 Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and one of their Top picks for the Festival's closing weekend.
Acknowledgement and gratitude to the Ontario Arts Council for funding support in the development of this piece.
Birdy
Created & Performed by Karie Richards
Direction by Jeff Culbert
Part memory play, part manifesto for compassion, part anxiety attack. An intimate story of an anxious yet hopeful woman, haunted by her past and nearly unable to live in her present. An unexpectedly funny confessional about keeping your balance, and the power of art to save us.
"...nothing short of stupendous." (5 STARS)~Winnipeg Free Press
"The play’s honesty and unexpected universality make it powerful, its contrasts make it sad and its humour make it hopeful."~Plank Magazine, Vancouver