{"id":92,"date":"2015-11-21T01:11:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T09:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2017-02-12T22:28:14","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T06:28:14","slug":"third-person","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/plays\/third-person\/","title":{"rendered":"“Third Person”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an obscure and unexplored clearing, beyond the bounds of space and \"fringe<\/a>time, an ageless, otherworldly being lies waiting to be discovered. It has watched the universe take shape, life sprout from earth’s ancient waters, and stood witness to the entire span of mankind’s past and future. Or, at least, so it would have us believe.<\/p>\n

Tormented by nightmares, toothaches, and an existential creature bent on driving our heroes to madness, George and Byron must confront the darkness that awaits us all. The writing’s on the wall…<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To-date, the most widely produced of Wicke’s plays, Third Person <\/em>has been produced at the Kingston Storefront Fringe,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>University of the Fraser Valley<\/em><\/strong>, Brebeuf College School, <\/strong><\/em>and F E Madill Secondary School<\/strong><\/em>, as well as several productions across Canada by Orphaned Egret Theatre.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The play is particularly unique in its innovative use of projected text, which communicates in real-time with the characters as the manifestation of\u00a0 the sadistic ‘Third Person,’ a memorable antagonist that audiences will never hear.<\/p>\n

\"C-OutLimb\"<\/a><\/em>Third Person <\/em>is available in the anthology Out on a Limb<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>from Signature Editions<\/em>, edited by Kit Brennan.<\/p>\n

Length: <\/strong>50 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Characters: <\/strong>2, gender optional<\/em><\/p>\n

Keywords: <\/strong>Funny, Intellectual, Philosophical, Heartwarming<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an obscure and unexplored clearing, beyond the bounds of space and time, an ageless, otherworldly being lies waiting to be discovered. It has watched the universe take shape, life sprout from earth’s ancient waters, and stood witness to the entire span of mankind’s past and future. Or, at least, so it would have us […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":72,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6YnH1-1u","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":126,"url":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/gallery\/","url_meta":{"origin":92,"position":0},"title":"Gallery","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Brandon has created artistic promotional material for most of his productions - here are some noteworthy examples. Gift Horse Promotional Images: <> Promotional Images: Third Person Promotional Images: Zombie Promotional Images: Blackouts Promotional Images:","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brandonwicke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Gift-Horse-816x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":72,"url":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/plays\/","url_meta":{"origin":92,"position":1},"title":"Plays","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Wicke started writing plays at the age of 16, with a flurry of theatrical collaboration and productivity while attending Stratford Central Secondary School. He has been consistently producing new work in the decade-plus since. His Works Include: Gift Horse (2017) At the Stroke of Insight [for young actors, with Kevin\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":11,"url":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/bio\/","url_meta":{"origin":92,"position":2},"title":"Biography","date":"August 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Brandon Wicke is a Canadian Playwright and Theatre-Maker, currently residing in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Growing up on a farm outside of Stratford, Ontario, Wicke began his career in Theatre with two seasons with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, appearing as Rutland in Henry VI and Jonas Miller in Anne Chislett's Quiet\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/brandonwicke.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Pivot-Festival-300x199.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":114,"url":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/plays\/blackouts\/","url_meta":{"origin":92,"position":3},"title":"\"Blackouts\"","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Two characters struggle against the all-encompassing powers of a malevolent author. First performed at Mainline Theatre in Montreal, by Brandon Wicke, Jamie Klassen, and Megan Holt,\u00a0Blackouts\u00a0has since gone on to be produced by\u00a0Cro Magnon Theatre\u00a0in London, UK, and by\u00a0Orphaned Egret Theatre\u00a0in Toronto, both in the summer of 2015. \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":282,"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92\/revisions\/282"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/brandonwicke.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}