Faculty of Arts

The Department of Theatre and Film's Production of "The Possibilities": February 2012

    The Department of Theatre and Film's production of Howard Barker's play, "The Possibilities", which ran from Feb. 7-10, 2012 at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film.

According to the Department Chair, Tim Babcock, Howard Barker's play takes a hard look at how the absurdities of war affect the people caught in the midst of it. The play unfolds through a series of historical, contemporary and fictional conflicts each of which comprises its own perspective on the human response to the savagery, waste and overpowering futility of war. He says that "While the subject matter is hard and the play takes us on a rough tour which highlights some of the best and worst in individuals, it offered a wonderfully contemporary challenge for our students." The various scenes also provided ample opportunity to explore characters set in a context for which most Canadians have little personal experience but which still hunkers just beneath the headlines which haunt our daily consciousness.

For more information about our program and future productions, visit our departmental website at http://theatre.uwinnipeg.ca.

To go to the program for "The Possibilities", including the Director's Note, click here.