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The Magic Hour

  • Closeup of small analog clocks.

“The sun is about to go down. This is the Magic Hour.
The term refers to the light that makes everything look more beautiful.”

The Magic Hour


The Only Animal and friends welcome you to the VR version of last summer’s immersive show, The Magic Hour. The Magic Hour is a light-charged story of finding beauty in small moments and possibilities within domestic isolation.

Created and conceived by award-winning theatre director Kim Collier with playwright Kendra Fanconi, the original show invited you to go on an individual experience on a solo room-by-room exploration of familiar, yet-transformed spaces at Presentation House Theatre.

Guided through scenes by rich audio, video, lighting and stagecraft, and created in collaboration with Vancouver’s Innovation Lighting and Presentation House Theatre, Kim describes the piece as “A lovesong for the possibility of change in even the most static of situations”.

Please enjoy the full VR experience below, which can also be viewed as a normal video. There is also an illustrated script for your viewing pleasure.


 

 

You can check out the illustrated script of The Magic Hour by clicking the image below.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

DATE: August 2021

VENUE: Presentation House Theatre

WITH: Electric Theatre Company and Boca Del Lupo


Magic Hour 360

Producers

The Only Animal

Electric Theatre Company

Director

Kim Collier

Writer

Kendra Fanconi

Sound & Video Editor

Carey Dodge

Director of Photography

Jay Dodge

Additional Sound Design

Alessandro Juliani

Based on the original production of The Magic Hour by Electric Company Theatre, Innovation

Lighting and Presentation House Theatre in August of 2021.

Illustrated Script

Producers

The Only Animal

Electric Theatre Company

Director

Kim Collier

Writer

Kendra Fanconi

Illustrated Script Design

Catalina Valenzuela

Images

LJ Chinfen

The Magic Hour (Original Production)

Creator & Director

Kim Collier

Writer

Kendra Fanconi

Scenic Designer

LJ Chinfen

Scenic Designer

Jonathan Wells

Sound Designer & Composer

Alessandro Juliani

Assistant Sound Designer

Matt Grinke

Show Control & Automation Design

Joel Grinke

Lighting Director

Bryan Kenney

Multimedia Designer

Mark Eugster

Lighting Designer

Brad Trenaman

Featuring the voice of 

Maiko Yamamoto

And starring

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