DARK TRAVELLER
CANADA'S FIRST PODCAST CREATED BY INCARCERATED ARTISTS
Official podcast launch (with more episodes every week) June 2nd, 2021 on all Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Breaker, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and RadioPublic
William Head on Stage prison theatre company (or WHoS) and SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles are excited to release their latest co-production, Dark Traveller. The podcast consists of 3 episodes; each is approximately 40 minutes. It features the team performing the radio play The Northern Lights, a science-fiction radio play initially written in 1949 by Wyllis Cooper, behind the scenes interviews with the incarcerated artists about the process of creating the podcast and an original sequel inspired by the old radio show, and a mix of creative writing inspired by the Northern Lights themes & workshops.
William Head on Stage prison theatre company (or WHoS) and SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles are excited to release their latest co-production, Dark Traveller. The podcast consists of 3 episodes; each is approximately 40 minutes. It features the team performing the radio play The Northern Lights, a science-fiction radio play initially written in 1949 by Wyllis Cooper, behind the scenes interviews with the incarcerated artists about the process of creating the podcast and an original sequel inspired by the old radio show, and a mix of creative writing inspired by the Northern Lights themes & workshops.
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Show Credits
Radio Play “The Northern Lights” written by Wyllis Cooper.
Creative Writing, Commercials, and Commentary created by incarcerated artists Midnight, Paul
Dark, Dr. Percy, and The Captain.
Edited by Kathleen Greenfield.
Workshop Facilitation and additional voices by Anne Cirillo, Kathleen Greenfield, Ingrid Hansen,
Jeni Luther, and Kate Rubin.
Dark Traveller cover art is by Carolyn Moon as part of our pen-pal art exchange between ‘outside’
and incarcerated artists.
A big heartfelt thank you to the staff and team at Correctional Service of Canada for their
support with this project.
SNAFU and WHoS would like to thank the generous support of the CRD Arts Commission, The Canada Council for the Arts, and the BC Arts Council.
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Show Credits
Radio Play “The Northern Lights” written by Wyllis Cooper.
Creative Writing, Commercials, and Commentary created by incarcerated artists Midnight, Paul
Dark, Dr. Percy, and The Captain.
Edited by Kathleen Greenfield.
Workshop Facilitation and additional voices by Anne Cirillo, Kathleen Greenfield, Ingrid Hansen,
Jeni Luther, and Kate Rubin.
Dark Traveller cover art is by Carolyn Moon as part of our pen-pal art exchange between ‘outside’
and incarcerated artists.
A big heartfelt thank you to the staff and team at Correctional Service of Canada for their
support with this project.
SNAFU and WHoS would like to thank the generous support of the CRD Arts Commission, The Canada Council for the Arts, and the BC Arts Council.
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS of PRISON THEATRE
With WHoS T SHIRTS
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William Head on Stage is celebrating its 40th Anniversary (1981 ~ 2021),
with T SHIRTS listing all 60 performances from WHoS history on the back of each shirt.
T Shirts start at $20.49, and come in black, grey, or navy.
$2.50 from every shirt sold will be donated to the United Way's Blue Love Campaign.
“The Blue Love Campaign was inspired by a three year old’s blue painted heart created for Bell Let’s Talk day. It was shared on social media and a comment was made by an individual struggling with mental health challenges: “Not all hearts are red. Some are black and blue from dealing with trauma, but are made better because of people like YOU.” And so the Blue Love campaign began…"
HELP HEAL HEARTS AND MINDS. SUPPORT THE BLUE LOVE CAMPAIGN.
Please spread the word to any and all WHoS supporters, family and friends about this important fundraising effort for mental health.
with T SHIRTS listing all 60 performances from WHoS history on the back of each shirt.
T Shirts start at $20.49, and come in black, grey, or navy.
$2.50 from every shirt sold will be donated to the United Way's Blue Love Campaign.
“The Blue Love Campaign was inspired by a three year old’s blue painted heart created for Bell Let’s Talk day. It was shared on social media and a comment was made by an individual struggling with mental health challenges: “Not all hearts are red. Some are black and blue from dealing with trauma, but are made better because of people like YOU.” And so the Blue Love campaign began…"
HELP HEAL HEARTS AND MINDS. SUPPORT THE BLUE LOVE CAMPAIGN.
Please spread the word to any and all WHoS supporters, family and friends about this important fundraising effort for mental health.
ABOUT THE COMPANY - William Head on Stage (W.H.o.S.
William Head on Stage (or WHoS) is Canada’s longest-running prison theatre program. Since 1981, the inmates have staged a play each fall and invited the general public. Anyone 19 or older can buy a ticket, go through prison security, enter the prison gymnasium and experience the show performed by the prisoners.
“WHoS is a safe place where we don’t have to wear a mask or project an image,” says one prisoner participant. “Going through prison...there are many messages we get put into our heads that you are inhuman...The process slowly chips away at you. I didn’t realize how deep it went until I was exposed to the community. Oh yes, this is what it is like to be treated like a person…we need normal human contact without an agenda.”
Questions?
Contact whonstage@gmail.com
“WHoS is a safe place where we don’t have to wear a mask or project an image,” says one prisoner participant. “Going through prison...there are many messages we get put into our heads that you are inhuman...The process slowly chips away at you. I didn’t realize how deep it went until I was exposed to the community. Oh yes, this is what it is like to be treated like a person…we need normal human contact without an agenda.”
Questions?
Contact whonstage@gmail.com
“One of the best performances I have seen. It took terrific heart and courage for these men to get up onstage, do something new, and share a piece of themselves with the audience. I would go again in a heartbeat.”
- The Charlebois Post
“W.H.o.S. is a testament to
the power of theatre to change lives.”
- The Globe and Mail
the power of theatre to change lives.”
- The Globe and Mail
There will be no WHoS play in 2021,
However we have several other creative projects in the works.
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A heartfelt thank-you to our supporters,
