dee arr's 2009 theatre review & Public opinon poll.

In 2009 dee arr assisted @ : 88 performances; 66 presentations from 65 productions, presented in over +12 houses. This years' official review will have: 1 retro-mention; 1 special mention; 6 honorable mentions; A Top 12; Maybe even a bottom 3. The plays that have been selected were announced on air, Radio Centre-Ville 102.3FM Arts Notebook. You too can participate and vote for you own favorite play from this list, and maybe even win a prize too, see details below.

Dee Arr’s rules of official rules of engagement:
Must be presented in the greater Montreal area.
Produced between Jan. and Dec. 2009.
Have had at least three public presentations to a paying audience.
Dee Arr has been invited as a guest: VIP and/or Media.
Not produced by home base company PVSP, or directed by Davyn Ryall.

What motivates dee arr's decisions : The play; The direction; The overall production quality; Technical elements; The performance (s); Emotional connection; Resonating effects.

Honorable Mentions in no particular order:
The Sputniks - C (Special retro Honorable mention)
Till We Meet Again - OPH (Honorable mention, Touring production.)
Cherry Docs – TSC (Honorable mention, play & performance.)
Hippies & Bolsheviks - FSS (Honorable mention, play & performance.)
Brazil Nuts – Fringe / JFLC (Honorable mention, 2009 pick of the Fringe.)
Suburban Motel series: (Honorable mention, productions.)
Haunted Hillbilly - S (Honorable mention, production.)

2009 TOP 12:
Afterlife - G TOP #12
Pillowman - TSC / TOP #11
Die Roten Punkte – C / TOP #10
The Real Inspector Hound – ML / TOP #9
Haunted – SJ / TOP #8
Paradise Lost – TSC / TOP #7
Haunted House – S / TOP #6
Over the River and Through The Woods – S / TOP #5
Educating Rita – S / TOP #4
Tryst – S / TOP #3
Souvenir – MM / TOP #2
Shirley Valentine – C / TOP #1

Listed in approximate production order:
1. Die Roten Punkte – C TOP #10
2. The Sputniks - C (Honorable retro mention)
3. The Ballad of the Young Offender - C
4. Can You See Me Yet? - P
5. The Real Inspector Hound – ML TOP #9
6. Shirley Valentine – C TOP #1
7. Buried Child - S
8. Alan's Search For The Best Girl In Montreal - S313
9. One Man Show For My Brother - P
10. Gone fishing -with Trout Stanley - TSC
11. Haunted House – S TOP #6
12. Tempest in a Tea Pot - ML
13. Doubt - C
14. Tshepang - LC
15. Blessed Are They - SJ
16. The Assumption of Empire - ML
17. Tryst – S TOP #3
18. Age Of Arousal - C
19. Paradise Lost – TSC TOP #7
20. Over the River and Through The Woods – S TOP #5
21. Cherry Docs – TSC (Honorable mention)
22. Hair - MH
23. With Bated Breath - C
24. My Child - ML
25. Death And The Maiden - ML
26. 3 Ways To Handle A Telemarketer - Fringe venue.
27. Fucking Stephen Harper – Fringe / ML
28. Cobra III – Fringe / JFLC
29. Penumbra – Fringe / MAI
30. The Importance of Being Earnest – Fringe /MAI
31. Afterlife – Fringe / G TOP #12
32. Brazil Nuts – Fringe / JFLC (Honorable mention)
33. Dance Animal – Fringe / JFLS
34. Perverts – Fringe / LC
35. My Pregnant Brother – Fringe / G
36. Westmount Theatre Community Group - Edward Albee play
37. Bunbury: Importance of Being Earnest/L'importance d'être Constant - TSC NE
38. I AM I - P
39. Souvenir – MM TOP #2
40. Speak Truth To Power - GC
41. Suddenly, Last Summer - P NE
42. Rock, Paper, Jackknife - C
43. Till We Meet Again - OPH (Honorable mention)
44. Inherit The Wind - S
45. Haunted – SJ TOP #8
46. Pillowman - TSC TOP #11
47. Mysteriously Yours - TO NE
48. True Love Lies - TO NE
49. In Piazza San Domenico - C
50. Suburban Motel series: RISK EVERYTHING - ML (Honorable mention)
51. CRIMINAL GENIUS - ML
52. THE END OF CIVILIZATION - ML
53. FEATURING LORETTA - ML
54. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT - ML
55. PROBLEM CHILD - ML
56. Transpotting - P
57. In Extremis: The Story of Abelard and Heloise - MH
58. Speed-The-Plow - TSC
59. Death And The Maiden – C
60. Educating Rita – S TOP #4
61. Hippies & Bolsheviks - FSS (Honorable mention)
62. Jimmy - C
63. Haunted Hillbilly - S (Honorable mention)
64. Cabaret - MN
65. My Christmas In New York – TSC

C = Centaur = 10
S = Segal = 7
ML = MainLine = 7
TSC = Theatre Saint-Catherine = 6
P = Players = 5
MY = Moyse Hall = 3
G = Geordie = 3
SJ = St-James = 2
MAI = 2
JFLS = 2
MM = McCord Museum = 1
FS = Freestanding Space = 1
TO = 2 Toronto production.
NE = Not eligible.

YOU CAN VOTE NOW: For your favorite local production from the above list of plays. Listed in an approximate order of their production date from earliest to latest. Write the assigned number and or title of the play from this list that you most preferred in 2009.

Be sure to indicate your name and e-mail address if you want to be eligible to win a prize for participating. With the submission of your vote you will have a chance to win a great prize* (Selected by a draw January 1st, announced January 2nd, after 12pm). *A one year subscription membership (30$ value) as an individual member to QDF. One submission per e-mail address.

TO VOTE: Submit your vote through this blog by leaving your nomination in the comments; or e-mail your vote to info@villagescene.com

CONFIDENTIALITY: All personal information received, including your vote, are all retained with the strictest level of confidentiallity.

VOTE DEADLINE: All submissions to vote for your favorite play must be received no later than Thursday, December 31st @ midnight.