Brent Hirose

Projects

Current

• Unequal Harvest
• When The Killer Mutant Lizards Attack

Future

Past

• The Weirdest One In The World
• Habitat
• Neighbours (Workshop)
• 2009 Fem Fest: One Night Stand
• Life in a Box
• Bloodless: The Trial of Burke and Hare
• Saint Joan
• Billy Bishop Goes To War
• Paper Jack
• Identity.com

So, another Winnipeg Fringe draw has come and gone and once again, Stupid Gumball Dispenser productions has been successfully drawn. This means that my newest one man show, Life in a Box will premiere this July in Winnipeg. However, I've also entered into the Edmonton Fringe and the Victoria Fringe- I'm currently sitting on the waiting list for both. My hope is that things will work out and I'll be touring this year, but I guess we'll have to see what shakes out in the next few months.

Also, I have no idea why the font sizes are all wonky. Lord if I only knew.

The wait is over! I can finally cross "be in a video game" off my life list. Whoo!

For those of you interested, a while ago I did some voice over work for a project called The Book of Legends for a Canadian casual games company called Gogii Games. The project was a lot of fun, working with Paul at Dacapo Productions as well as fellow Winnipeg actor Melanie Dahling.

If you're interested in trying out the game, you can click on the link here to download a free hour-long trial. It's a pretty simple affair, a Hidden Object game (think Where's Waldo or Eye Spy on your computer) but I think the whole project is a pretty decent package. Although apparently my voice acting is annoying, if the user reveiws on Gamezeebo are to be belived.

(One annoying thing- After finishing the game, there are no credits. Obviously I'd like to see my work credited, but it's also a shame for the many other people involved in the creation of the game. Really? No credits at all?)

So it has been a while since I've posted here, but I have been keeping busy. Billy Bishop was a great success, with two strong reviews from Uptown and The Uniter. For those of you too lazy to click on the links (or if, god forbid, they should stop working) here are some choice quotes:

"...Brent Hirose is pleasingly adaptable, playing 17 different roles in the show, including a sweet Everyman touch as Billy"

"...entertainingly honest and heartfelt..."

"Hirose and pianist Patrick Keenan make a remarkable team on stage."

"...an absolute smash."

"****/*****"

Huge personal kudos out to Patrick for bringing his A game and making this show (his first!) a fantastic peice of theatre. By far the best thing show I've had the pleasure to participate in. And now comes the long cold winter....

 

 

 

Why is this young man so happy? Quite possibly because Billy Bishop is now officially in rehearsal and going quite well. It looks like we'll get an extra show as well, as the 15th of November looks to be a go. Huzzah!

Also going well is Disconnected, which was performed (well, a small chunk anyway) in front of a very attentive young audience for the final round of workshopping with MTYP. The third draft is currently underway!

Sounds busy? Because it is! So, I guess I should get back to work!

With Billy Bishop on the horizon, I've begun to do some prep work for the project. Most of that involves reading, and I've been dutifully making my way through a stack of mostly dry texts about the life and times of William Avery Bishop. However, I've also had another side project that I finished up today. You see, this is Billy Bishop:

You'll notice that the handsome young fellow happens to sport something that I (if you examine my header image for example) do not: A mustache! And so, after discussing the possibility with my director, I decided that at the very least I could grow one and see how the dang thing would look in real life. Well...

In all honesty, I'm not as horrified as I could be. That being said, maybe I'm just nuts. I would never discount the possibility!

 

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