DECK: How I Instigated Then Overcame an Existential Crisis Through Home Improvement, stars Clive, a meticulous single parent of two who has been forced to reassess his future after taking major losses in the recent recession. He embraces a new start as a small town as an eco-conscious, ‘back-to-the-lander’. But Clive’s attempts at self-sufficiency are hijacked by a bad house purchase, and he is forced to try his hand at home improvement. This show is not suitable for children.

Lucas Myers plays all of the characters in DECK and through voice changes and body mannerisms, convinces the audience he’s a 16-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy, an uptight father, and a free spirit who’s maybe a little too free at times. The characters are hilarious and Myers has the audience laughing out loud at the characters’ antics.

Myers has been creating theatre since his graduation from the National Theatre School in 1998. Working with Theatre SKAM in Victoria, he has performed and composed music for many original plays. In 2001 his interests turned to collaborative creation and he studied with the SITI Company of New York, returning to the West Coast to apply their techniques with like-minded artists. Having relocated to Nelson, he has dedicated his energy to creating a new work every year to be performed locally and toured to surrounding communities.

Myers created his own theatre company, Pilot.co.Pilot, a company committed to creating original work that reflects the audacity of the human spirit. By redefining the performance experience through audience interaction, music, and unconventional characterizations, it’s productions break through the audience/performer bubble to reveal the dazzle behind the mundane and bring catharsis through exposing the heart beneath the hilarity.

Lucas Myers is at the Key City Theatre on Thursday, October 11 at 7:30 pm.

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