ABOUT THE PLAY

After one fiery year together, a couple puts 52 scenes about their relationship on playing cards and throws them into the air where they fall to the ground and the show begins. As each card is picked up, the scene is enacted, and the audience experiences just what happened between the lovers. No one knows the order of scenes, not even the actors. 52 Pick Up has been produced by over 20 theatre companies and performed in Canada, United States, England, Australia, New Zealand, Australia, Iceland and France.

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Meet the PLAYWRIGHTS

Rita Bozi, author, playwright, actor, creator, former professional dancer, therapist

Rita’s television credits include X-Files, The Adams’ Family, Cold Squad, Chris Isaac Show and Tom Stone. Film credits include Lies My Mother Told Me, Chasing Freedom, Word of Honor and A Problem With Fear. Honoured with many awards in the arts there is another side to this incredible human. Rita is a multidisciplinary Somatic Relational Trauma and Psychedelic-informed Facilitator and a director at Brilliant Healing Inc.

TJ Dawe, writer, performer, director, instructor

Dawe has worked extensively in Fringe Theatre festivals in Canada and the US as well as Just For Laughs, the Edinburgh Fringe and the Adelaide Fringe festivals. TJ is a prolific writer with dozens and dozens of plays, musicals, historical comedies, several of which have been turned into films and many of which are solo shows. He is a dual citizen of both Canada and the US and works in both countries.

Meet the ACTORS

Ash Rose, Actor - Woman

Ash is an actor, improviser, puppeteer, producer and award-winning playwright. She is also a freelance writer who creates reviews and editorials for the video game industry. Holding a BEd in English/Art and a Theatre Performance and Creation diploma, she has trained and performed both locally and internationally with comedy groups such as: Second City (Toronto), the iO Theatre (Chicago), IGLU (Slovenia), Rapid Fire and The Grindstone (Edmonton), Paper Street Theatre (Victoria), and many more. She is also the current co-Artistic Director of Bull Skit Comedy in Alberta. She’s a certified beekeeper and an avid squirrel enthusiast.

Website: www.TheAshRose.ca

Aaron Ranger, Actor - Man

Aaron is an actor, comedian, teacher, writer, and improviser. He graduated from the Mount Royal College Acting program in 2007 and has been working professionally ever since. Aaron has taught Improvisation and Theatre all around North America and has been taught by people from around the world. Aaron is a current co-Artistic Director of Bullskit Comedy in Red Deer Alberta. Some of Aaron’s favourite work includes creating an improvised rap show called Notorious, working with at risk teens in a program called Act Out, and working at Second City Toronto. Aaron also loves to play Rocket League which is soccer with cars that have rocket boosts.

Meet the PRODUCTION TEAM

Perle Campbell, Stage Manager

Perle has roamed around Central Alberta for forty years. Now, a retired banker and local business owner, her interests are in all aspects of theatre and film. Perle has taken classes at Sylvan Lake Theatre in stage, and TV/Film acting. She was the Stage Manager of the play Bachelor Party in Theatre Trail 2024. If you see her out and about, she’s either volunteering or just enjoying supporting the communities’ events. When not hiking somewhere on the globe she’s with her four- legged family, the horses, cats and dog Indie from India.

Tanya Ryga, Director

Tanya is a stage director, theatre teacher and community builder. Directing credits include Pippin (Keyano Theatre), Paper Wheat, Amadeus, A Country Wife, Guernica, The Bundle, Unity 1918, A Winter’s Tale (Red Deer College) The Ballad of Chewie & Hack (Butt Ugly) Some Assembly Required (Prime Stock Theatre) Marion Bridge, Shape of a Girl (Ignition Theatre), and Fully Committed, The Birds and The Bees, The Three- A Monster of a Musical for Sylvan Lake Theatre where she is the founding Artistic Director. She is thrilled to discover that people are as passionate about seeing and doing theatre in Sylvan Lake as she is! It takes a village….