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”’Mitch and Murray Productions”’ is a Canadian theatre company based in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia. Founded in 2012 by Artistic Director Aaron Craven, the company produces contemporary plays. The theatre also hosts acting workshops for the [[Autism|autistic]] community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Charlie |date=2024-01-08 |title=Theatre artist Aaron Craven teams up with Telus to offer Atypical Acting workshops for youths and adults on autism spectrum |url=https://pancouver.ca/theatre-artist-aaron-craven-teams-up-with-telus-to-offer-atypical-acting-workshops-for-youths-and-adults-on-autism-spectrum/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Pancouver |language=en-US}}</ref>

”’Mitch and Murray Productions”’ is a Canadian theatre company based in [[Vancouver]], British Columbia. Founded in 2012 by Artistic Director Aaron Craven, the company produces contemporary plays. The theatre also hosts acting workshops for the [[Autism|autistic]] community.

== History ==

== History ==

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The company has staged Vancouver premieres from playwrights including [[Will Arbery]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theatre Review |url=https://www.vancouverplays.com/review-mitch-murray-fourth-turning-25.shtml |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=www.vancouverplays.com}}</ref> [[Mike Bartlett (playwright)|Mike Bartlett]],<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-08 |title=Mitch and Murray Productions presents ”Snowflake” at the Red Gate Revue Stage from December 10 to 23 |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-presents-snowflake-at-red-gate-revue-stage-from-december-10-to-23 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> [[Duncan Macmillan (playwright)|Duncan Macmillan]]<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-30 |title=Mitch and Murray Productions presents ”Lungs at Studio 16” in November |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-presents-lungs-at-studio-16-in-november |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> and [[David Mamet]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-17 |title=””Speed-the-Plow” is a wild good time |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/348186/speed-plow-wild-good-time |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> Mitch and Murray Productions and its artists have been nominated for [[Jessie Richardson Theatre Award]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bollwitt |first=Rebecca |date=2022-06-15 |title=The Jessie Awards 2021-2022 Celebrating Vancouver Theatre |url=https://miss604.com/2022/06/the-jessie-awards-2021-2022-celebrating-vancouver-theatre |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Vancouver Blog Miss604 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, the company staged the premiere of Craven’s play ”Instantaneous Blue”,<ref>{{Cite web |title=news/canada/british-columbia/aaron-craven-instantaneous-blue-dementia-1.6704586 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aaron-craven-instantaneous-blue-dementia-1.6704586}}</ref> a semi-autobiographical work about a family’s struggles with [[Alzheimer’s disease]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=radio/q/thursday-jan-5-2023-román-zaragoza-aitch-alberto-and-more-1.6703625 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/thursday-jan-5-2023-román-zaragoza-aitch-alberto-and-more-1.6703625}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=entertainment/local-arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-with-world-premiere-of-instantaneous-blue |work=vancouversun |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-with-world-premiere-of-instantaneous-blue}}</ref>

The company has staged Vancouver premieres from playwrights including [[Will Arbery]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Theatre Review |url=https://www.vancouverplays.com/review-mitch-murray-fourth-turning-25.shtml |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=www.vancouverplays.com}}</ref> [[Mike Bartlett (playwright)|Mike Bartlett]],<ref name=”:0″>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-08 |title=Mitch and Murray Productions presents ”Snowflake” at the Red Gate Revue Stage from December 10 to 23 |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-presents-snowflake-at-red-gate-revue-stage-from-december-10-to-23 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> [[Duncan Macmillan (playwright)|Duncan Macmillan]]<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-30 |title=Mitch and Murray Productions presents ”Lungs at Studio 16” in November |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-presents-lungs-at-studio-16-in-november |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> and [[David Mamet]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-11-17 |title=””Speed-the-Plow” is a wild good time |url=https://www.straight.com/arts/348186/speed-plow-wild-good-time |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The Georgia Straight |language=en}}</ref> Mitch and Murray Productions and its artists have been nominated for [[Jessie Richardson Theatre Award]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bollwitt |first=Rebecca |date=2022-06-15 |title=The Jessie Awards 2021-2022 Celebrating Vancouver Theatre |url=https://miss604.com/2022/06/the-jessie-awards-2021-2022-celebrating-vancouver-theatre |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Vancouver Blog Miss604 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, the company staged the premiere of Craven’s play ”Instantaneous Blue”,<ref>{{Cite web |title=news/canada/british-columbia/aaron-craven-instantaneous-blue-dementia-1.6704586 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aaron-craven-instantaneous-blue-dementia-1.6704586}}</ref> a semi-autobiographical work about a family’s struggles with [[Alzheimer’s disease]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=radio/q/thursday-jan-5-2023-román-zaragoza-aitch-alberto-and-more-1.6703625 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/thursday-jan-5-2023-román-zaragoza-aitch-alberto-and-more-1.6703625}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=entertainment/local-arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-with-world-premiere-of-instantaneous-blue |work=vancouversun |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/local-arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-with-world-premiere-of-instantaneous-blue}}</ref>

The company is also home to The Working Actors Gym,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancouveractorsguide.com/listings/training/working-actors-gym-aaron-craven|title=The Working Actors Gym with Aaron Craven|work=Vancouver Actor’s Guide |date=May 29, 2017}}</ref> an acting school located in downtown Vancouver.

The company also home to The Working Actors Gym,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancouveractorsguide.com/listings/training/working-actors-gym-aaron-craven|title=The Working Actors Gym with Aaron Craven|work=Vancouver Actor’s Guide |date=May 29, 2017}}</ref> acting .

== Productions ==

== Productions ==

A theatre company based in Vancouver, BC.

Mitch and Murray Productions
Company type Theatre company
Founded 2012
Founder Aaron Craven
Headquarters Vancouver, BC, Canada
Website mitchandmurrayproductions.com

Mitch and Murray Productions is a Canadian theatre company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Founded in 2012 by Artistic Director Aaron Craven, the company produces contemporary plays. The theatre also hosts acting workshops for the autistic community.

History

Scene from Instantaneous Blue by Aaron Craven, 2023.

Aaron Craven established Mitch and Murray Productions in 2012 with an aim of introducing contemporary plays to Vancouver. The company is named for two characters in the David Mamet play Glengarry Glen Ross.[1]

The company has staged Vancouver premieres from playwrights including Will Arbery,[2] Mike Bartlett,[3] Duncan Macmillan[4] and David Mamet.[5] Mitch and Murray Productions and its artists have been nominated for Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards.[6] In 2023, the company staged the premiere of Craven’s play Instantaneous Blue,[7] a semi-autobiographical work about a family’s struggles with Alzheimer’s disease.[8][9]

The company also is home to The Working Actors Gym, an acting school in Vancouver,[10] and hosts acting workshops for the autistic community.[11]

Productions

References

  1. ^ Newton, Steve (2021-12-01). “Aaron Craven’s Mitch and Murray Productions took its name from David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross“. The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ “Theatre Review”. www.vancouverplays.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  3. ^ a b “Mitch and Murray Productions presents Snowflake at the Red Gate Revue Stage from December 10 to 23″. The Georgia Straight. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  4. ^ a b “Mitch and Murray Productions presents Lungs at Studio 16 in November”. The Georgia Straight. 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  5. ^ “Speed-the-Plow is a wild good time”. The Georgia Straight. 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  6. ^ Bollwitt, Rebecca (2022-06-15). “The Jessie Awards 2021-2022 Celebrating Vancouver Theatre”. Vancouver Blog Miss604. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  7. ^ “news/canada/british-columbia/aaron-craven-instantaneous-blue-dementia-1.6704586”.
  8. ^ “radio/q/thursday-jan-5-2023-román-zaragoza-aitch-alberto-and-more-1.6703625”.
  9. ^ “entertainment/local-arts/mitch-and-murray-productions-celebrates-10-year-anniversary-with-world-premiere-of-instantaneous-blue”. vancouversun.
  10. ^ “The Working Actors Gym with Aaron Craven”. Vancouver Actor’s Guide. May 29, 2017.
  11. ^ Smith, Charlie (2024-01-08). “Theatre artist Aaron Craven teams up with Telus to offer Atypical Acting workshops for youths and adults on autism spectrum”. Pancouver. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  12. ^ Warner, Andrea (2012-11-16). “Race is a myopic view of the world”. The Georgia Straight.
  13. ^ “Becky Shaw is funny, intelligent, and provocative”. The Georgia Straight. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  14. ^ “Speed-The-Plow Refines the art of Witty Conversation | News”. Daily Hive. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  15. ^ “Women debate career vs family in Rapture, Blister, Burn”. Vancouver Is Awesome. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  16. ^ Wasserman, Jerry (2016-11-07). “Theatre review: American dream on the precipice in distressed Detroit”. Vancouver Sun.
  17. ^ Wasserman, Jerry (2018-10-09). “Theatre review: Sex with Strangers focuses on how online world meets real life”. Vancouver Sun.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ “Body Awareness“. www.vancouverplays.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  19. ^ “Alumnus Michael Scholar, Jr. ’16 Directs Duncan Macmillan’s ‘Lungs’ at Studio 16 | School of the Arts”. arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  20. ^ “The well-acted Lungs stays smart”. The Georgia Straight. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  21. ^ “Snowflake looks at holiday intergenerational divides, at the Red Gate Revue Stage December 10 to 23”. Stir. 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  22. ^ “With world premiere of Instantaneous Blue, Mitch and Murray Productions celebrates 10th anniversary, to January 22”. Stir. 2025-10-16. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  23. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (Jan 3, 2023). “Instantaneous Blue delves into the disarray dementia brings into the lives of families”. Vancouver Sun.
  24. ^ “Instantaneous Blue – GlobalNews Events”. Global News. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  25. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (2024-03-07). “An Intervention dives into the rupturing of personal relationships over Middle Eastern politics and more”.
  26. ^ ““Heroes of the Fourth Turning” ruminates on the sharpest edges of the human condition”. The Georgia Straight. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-10-18.

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