Charged Conversations
by Doug Hagar & Mel Large		Black Cat Productions - Ottawa, ON
V.7 - Dave Barber Cinematheque 
Who got killed by the electric car?

Two strangers meet late at night at an EV charging station in rural Alberta which happens to be in a cemetery. There's an electrical current so there may be some shocks. There might also be some paranormal investigations, a seance, auto executives, cowboys and some ghosts even pop by.

We'll need your help answering the question: is it taking so long to charge because of big oil or because a ghost keeps unplugging the car?

 		Show Info:
45 minutes
Genre:
Play-Comedy

Audience:
General

Optional collective audience participation

Wed July 17 8:00 PM
Thu July 18 11:30 AM
Fri July 19 4:30 PM
Sat July 20 3:00 PM
Mon July 22 6:00 PM
Tue July 23 7:45 PM
Wed July 24 11:30 AM
Thu July 25 9:15 PM

Charged Conversations

Black Cat Productions—Dave Barber Cinematheque

Listed run time is 45 minutes but actual run time was only 31 minutes. The write-up talks about and EV charging station and paranormal phenomena, but there isn’t really cogent connection between the two.

The two themes seem to remain disparate and discrete through most of the show.

The gags are fun enough but they need some exploration, development and expansion. As is, it seems we have an intro, a situation, and the climax comes too soon.

The Ouija looks fun but if you’re not in the front row, you don’t see it. They may have propped it up on chairs but it’s still well below eye level for the audience. You desperately need an easel or even a tall bar stool.

This is a good premise that opens doors to the potential of fun and whacky situations but this ghost needs some flesh.

Ray Yuen