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Exposing the unsavory underbelly of a world where rejection, humiliation and degradation are as routine as a cup of coffee, They Went Another Way, is a smart two-person comedy created by Vancouver actors Tanya Reid, Michelle Addison, and Terri-Lyn Storey. They Went Another Way finds two actresses, Scarlet (Storey) and Sophie (Addison) living as room-mates and hitting rock bottom as their acting careers and lives are spinning out of control.
Terri-Lyn Storey is the past producer and actor of The Hope Slide and Torched (Pick of the Vancouver Fringe 2005), both of which had very successful runs at the Edmonton and Vancouver Fringe Festivals in 2004 and 2005. Ms. Storey is excited to again bring a strong piece of work to the Fringe Festival.
While creating a show about actors the creators had intense conversations of what life is like while working in the “business of acting”. Ms. Reid who starred on the 11t Eleventh Hour for CTV says, "I am appalled by the sickening lack of interest and support the Canadian media has in our own talent. Most Canadian artists have to head to the U.S to, ironically enough, get noticed in Canada.” Ms Storey says, “In any other industry not hiring someone based on their looks is called discrimination but in the film industry it’s called casting.” Ms. Addison said, “Being told your not right for the part for 7 years does eventually take a toll on your heart. There are months that go by where all I’ve done to increase my chances of winning an Oscar are stand on an x, slate my name and then re-enact what it would look like to have a giant cookie dropped on my head”.
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