HERE: A Captive Odyssey
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WHoS is located inside a Federal Prison.
Must be 19+ to enter. You may be electronically scanned and searched by a dog. Personal belongings (purses, wallets, cell phones, money, etc) are forbidden and must be left in your car. No smoking materials are permitted. PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED. Directed by Kate Rubin Creative Ensemble - The men of William Head on Stage Director/ Coordinator/ Dramaturg – Kate Rubin Writer/Assist Coordinator - Kathleen Greenfield Music Director/Co-composer – Katrina Kadoski Set Designer /Archival Researcher – Carole Klemm Lighting Designer – Poe Limkul Stage Management Mentor – Erin Crowley Actors/Co-Dramaturgs – Kathleen Greenfield, Katrina Kadoski, Jeni Luther, Monica Prendergast Choreographer - Ingrid Hansen |
Performed At William Head Institution6000 William Head Rd, Victoria, BC
TRAVEL REMINDERS: The Prison is a 35 minute drive from downtown Victoria. Please plan to arrive between 6:30 and 7:00PM. |
Reviews from our 2015 show Here: A Captive Odyssey
"Here mixes dialogue and projections with live music and movement to offer a first-hand snapshot of one of Victoria’s most infamous locations." - Read more in FOCUS Magazine
"Entertaining and provocative" - Janis Lacouvee
"More and more, Canada’s only inmate-run theatre company is speaking with its own voice."
- See more at The Times Colonist
"This year's production tells the story of two inmates, serving the final years of their sentences, who find a device that allows them to time travel and explore the history of the prison — from its beginnings as a First Nations village and Scottish sheep farmer homestead, to its history as a provincial and then federal prison." - Read More at CBC
Listen to a podcast interview with director Kate Rubin, as well as a former WHoS inmate here.
Listen to an in-depth interview with director Kate Rubin about her life and creative process here.
"Here mixes dialogue and projections with live music and movement to offer a first-hand snapshot of one of Victoria’s most infamous locations." - Read more in FOCUS Magazine
"Entertaining and provocative" - Janis Lacouvee
"More and more, Canada’s only inmate-run theatre company is speaking with its own voice."
- See more at The Times Colonist
"This year's production tells the story of two inmates, serving the final years of their sentences, who find a device that allows them to time travel and explore the history of the prison — from its beginnings as a First Nations village and Scottish sheep farmer homestead, to its history as a provincial and then federal prison." - Read More at CBC
Listen to a podcast interview with director Kate Rubin, as well as a former WHoS inmate here.
Listen to an in-depth interview with director Kate Rubin about her life and creative process here.
"Here mixes dialogue and projections with live music and movement to offer a first-hand snapshot of one of Victoria’s most infamous locations." - Read more in FOCUS Magazine
"Entertaining and provocative" - Janis Lacouvee
"More and more, Canada’s only inmate-run theatre company is speaking with its own voice."
- See more at The Times Colonist
"This year's production tells the story of two inmates, serving the final years of their sentences, who find a device that allows them to time travel and explore the history of the prison — from its beginnings as a First Nations village and Scottish sheep farmer homestead, to its history as a provincial and then federal prison." - Read More at CBC
Listen to a podcast interview with director Kate Rubin, as well as a former WHoS inmate here.
Listen to an in-depth interview with director Kate Rubin about her life and creative process here.
"Entertaining and provocative" - Janis Lacouvee
"More and more, Canada’s only inmate-run theatre company is speaking with its own voice."
- See more at The Times Colonist
"This year's production tells the story of two inmates, serving the final years of their sentences, who find a device that allows them to time travel and explore the history of the prison — from its beginnings as a First Nations village and Scottish sheep farmer homestead, to its history as a provincial and then federal prison." - Read More at CBC
Listen to a podcast interview with director Kate Rubin, as well as a former WHoS inmate here.
Listen to an in-depth interview with director Kate Rubin about her life and creative process here.
Reviews of Past WHoS Shows
“One of the best performances I have seen on stage… clever, sweet, adorable, sad, and unexpected all at once. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. For me, music is a big part of a performance, and Katrina Kadoski’s compositions for this show complemented everything that was happening onstage perfectly. 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 daresay that this production best embodies everything I feel that theatre can do for people: give them courage, let them reveal a bit about themselves, and help them discover new talents and abilities. I would go again in a heartbeat, and I’m truly sorry I have waited so long to see one of the performances on the WHoS stage.” - by Morgan McPherson, from The Charlebois Post Review of the WHoS 2013 Prison Puppet Project
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“What a life-changing process. I feel a real sense of hope for these men, knowing that this WHoS production was a part of their preparation to re-enter society. I hope they emerge changed, strengthened and opened by this experience.”
- Audience letter
“For me, theatre is an excellent vehicle for self-discovery, and the processing of unresolved childhood issues. . . [performing this role in the play] has allowed me to access the dark aspects that created the need for me to come to prison in the first place.” - WHoS Prisoner M.K.
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