This is the second phase in a three-phase theatre project. The project began in a theatre class held at the University of Regina last winter. Originally titled THE HOST / THE GHOST / THE WITNESS, the objective of this approach to theatre is to animate the various stories a particular site or building (the ‘HOST’) may contain, either in its architecture or history. Each story is considered here as a ‘GHOST’, and may be animated or performed in such a way as to create new and different relationships between the audience, the ‘WITNESS’, and the building. An attempt is made to involve the audience theatrically with the host building, as witnesses to the event they will be allowed to explore their place in relationship to all the elements at work in the site.

In exploring 1800 College Avenue, this ensemble of performers have become mediums to experiences that are embedded in the house. While some of these experiences are set in the house’s actual history, more often they are a part of a different truth which we feel the house must confess. As 1800 College Avenue becomes 1800 Confession Avenue, the audience may become witnesses to a history more deeply embedded in the psyche -- to the mythical, the personal, the imaginary.  As each corridor, door, window, and room becomes a stage for confession, a safe passage back to the everyday may no longer be assured.