Fire Exit Past Seasons & Shows
Season One
“Time To Talk”
Featuring In the Beginning by Adam Bergquist
and Coffee Talk by Val Lieske
September 2002
“Sister Calling My Name”
By Buzz McLaughlin
Directed by Blaine MacDonald
November 2002
One Act Festival
March 2003
“Last Train To Nibroc”
By Arlene Hutton
Directed by Laurel Lepine
March 2003
“Singles”
By Gillette Elvgren
Directed by Blaine MacDonald
May 2003
Season Two
“The Diseased Vignettes”
By Bryan Coley
Directed by Val Lieske
September 2003
“Nativity”
Featuring ‘Tis The Season by Jerry Cohagan and Stephen Hicks and Nativity On The Square by Tom Long
Directed by Blaine MacDonald
December 2003
One Act Festival
February 2004
“Three On The Seesaw”
By Luigi Lunari
Directed by Laurel Lepine
March 2004
“Footprints Of A Pilgrim”
By Ruth Graham Bell
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
May 2004
Season Three
“The Top 10,000 Of All Time”
By Ron Reed
September 2004
“The Beams Are Creaking”
By Douglas Anderson
Directed by Blaine MacDonald
November 2004
“Furniture Of Heaven”
By Ron Reed
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
March 2005
“Under A Bridge, Along A River”
By Luigi Lunari
Directed by Wanda Reinholdt
May 2005
Season Five
“Wobbling Madonna”
By Lucia Frangione
Directed by Leah Hearne
Performed by Diana-Marie Stolz
“Past Tense”
Written and performed by Val Lieske
September 2006
“Halo”
By Josh MacDonald
Directed by Wanda Reinholdt
November 2006
“Waco T. 1953”
Written by Laurel Lepine
Directed by Val Lieske
May 2007
Season Six
“Leaving Ruin”
Written and performed by Jeff Berryman
September 2007
“The God Committee”
Written by Mark St. Germain
Directed by Wanda Reinholdt
March 2008
“Craving”
Written by Delphine Brooker
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
May 2008
Season Seven
“St. Hilaria’”
Written and performed by Dennis Hassell
September 2008
“To Forgive, Divine”
Written by Jack Neary
directed by Mark Lewandowski
co-presented by Fully Clothed Nude Productions
April 2009
“Traveler in the Dark”
By Martha Norman
Directed by Wanda Reinholdt
May 2009
Season Eight
“Lilia”
Written and performed by Libby Skala
October 2009
“Second Bloom”
Written by Wayne Harrel
directed by Wanda Reinholdt
January 2010
“First Church of Texaco”
Written by Andrew Libbrizzi
Directed by Val Lieske
March 2010
Season Nine
“This Waking Moment”
Written by Christopher Greco
Directed by Val Lieske
October 2010
“2000 Candles”
With The Arts Engine (Toronto)
December 2010
“Before The Silver Cord is Severed”
Created & Performed by Tim Bergmann
Directed by Val Lieske
“The Prodigal Trilogy” (film)
With Jason Hildebrand
February 2011
“Duty To Warn”
Written & directed by Val Lieske
May 2011
Season Ten
“A Time to Dance”
Created and Performed by Libby Skala
A Co-production with Corps Bara Dance Theatre
September 2011
“A Number”
Written by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Barrett Hileman
November 2011
“Faith & Film with Jeffrey Overstreet”
February 2012 (Speaker Series)
“The Big Picture”
Presented with The Arts Engine
Written by Denis Hassel
Directed by Tom Carson
February 2012
“Holy Mo & Spew Boy”
Written by Lucia Frangione
Directed by Val Lieske
May 2012
Season Eleven
“Breathe”
A World Premiere with Jason Hildebrand & live music performed by Mike Janzen
Directed by Tom Carson
October 2012
“The Savannah Disputation”
By Evan Smith
Directed by Barrett Hileman
November 2012
“The Book of Jobes”
“God’s Man in Texas”
By David Rambo
Directed by Val Lieske
May 2013
Season Twelve
“Subway Stations of the Cross”
“Here Breaks the Heart”
By Diane Tucker
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
November 2013
“Badger”
By Andrew Torry
Directed by Barrett Hileman
February 2014
“Sunny Side Up”
Written and Directed by Val Lieske
May 2013
Season Thirteen
“Halo”
By Josh MacDonald
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
October 2014
“Leaving Ruin”
Created and Performed by Jeff Berryman
Guest Artist Series
November 2014
“Absence”
Co-production with Corps Bara Dance Theatre
Written and Directed by Val Lieske
March 2015
“Three on a Seesaw”
By Luigi Lunari
Directed by Barrett Hileman
April 2015
Season Fourteen
“The Amish Project”
By Jessica Dickey
Performed by Marianne Savell
Guest Artist Series
October 2015
“Numb”
A feature film
Workshop ‘The Business of Film’ with Jason Goode
October 2016
“Nativity in the City”
Featuring the play, “Nativity in the City”
By Tom Long and other writings by Val Lieske
Directed by Val Lieske
November 2015
“Sarah & the Dinosaur”
By Ingrid de Santis
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
February 2016
“Shadowlands”
By William Nicolson
Directed by Barrett Hileman
A Co-Production with Hit & Myth Productions
May 2016
Season Fifteen
“Angry Conversations with God”
Written and Performed by Susan E. Isaacs
Guest Artist Series
October 2016
“Falling: A Wake”
By Gary Kirkham
Directed by Mark DuMez
A Co-Production with Chemainus Theatre
November 2016
“How The World Began”
By Catherine Trieshmann
Directed by Mark Lewandowski
February 2017
“Un-lable-d”
An evening of Arts & Disability
A Co-Production with CSC
March 2017
“An Almost Holy Picture”
By Heather McDonald
Directed by Royal Sproule
April 2017