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So you might be asking what is Culture Capital? Culture Capital is a trading card game and performance project about the Canadian performing arts economy, including dance, theater, live art, and sometimes opera. We go to specific regions of Canada and create region-specific versions of the game. For each regional version, we combine public funding data about which companies and artists are receiving money from their government to make their art. And we combine that with perspectives of artists in that region about how value is being produced and determined within their context. Tonight's game pits two versions of Culture Capital against each other, the Edmonton Calgary version and the Vancouver version. This project was started when the arts economy wasn't particularly working well for some of its members. And since we are all still wondering when and what the return to normal might look like, well, we're here to remind you. So if you want to learn more about the game and the project, please go to culturecapital.cards and there you can request the deck of your own. We're still versions of the game across Canada, so please keep in contact, reach out, and look out for future tournaments in your area post-vaccine. But that is not why you're here this evening. You want to know which person are we going to e-transfer $500 of sweet art money to? Will it be Team Alberta or will it be Team BC? So let's begin. Welcome to Culture Capital, the trading card game, a game where the line between culture and capital has disappeared. Today's match is presented in partnership with HowlRound Theatre Commons. Funding for the cash prize has been generously provided by Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council. Tonight's match, Ralph Esco Milan versus Mark Hopkins. British Columbia versus Alberta. Players, please contribute grant funding to the government pool and shuffle your decks in preparation for the match. Mark and Ralph, do you have any words you'd like to exchange before the match? Play well and I wish you luck. I hope you drink lots of water. Hydration is important. Cool. Each player begins with 20 communities. This will be a match to zero and the winner will receive $500 of sweet art money to our spectators. Place your bet now and feel free to cheer and heckle on your platform of choice. The match is about to begin. Break a leg. Have a good show. Match start. All right, everybody. So decks are shuffled, yes? Decks are shuffled for my day. Now, as is tradition, normally a game of culture capital begins by us comparing how much tax money we had to pay last year. But today we're going to do something a little bit different. The person who is going to begin tonight's game is the person who has received the most Serb. So could you please tell me which one of you has received the most Serb? Zero Serb from Mark Hopkins. No Serb. Three Serbs for Ralph. Okay, which means that it is Ralph's start. So as we begin, both players take seven cards from their hand. Can you please do so now? Now, looking in your first hands, if you do not have a company, you may use the culture capital Mulligan rule and take your entire hand, put it back in your deck, and take seven more cards. Both of you have the ability to do this right now, should you wish to choose so. I do not have a company. Then you may use your Mulligan rule, Mark. Ralph, are you going to use your Mulligan rule? Nope. Okay. All right, so it is your start, Ralph. It's your first concept phase, please. Play that phase. Yeah, I'm going to put down two companies. My first company will be ZZ Theater, established in 2008. I actually love the drag artist in this company. It's a peach and a zold. Peach is actually my drag mother. One of my drag mothers. So it's really yay. This for you, Peach. Okay, and then I'm also going to put down a pie theater, which I also has helped me you know quite well as well. They're really great people. They support emerging artists and they are established in 1984. ZZ Theater, oh and then I'm one, can I roll? It is now your application phase, yes. I'm going to put my dice for ZZ Theater and move my bowl. I have a three. Can you see that? ZZ Theater, and what does ZZ Theater need to be able to get a grant? It's a one. So I did not get- No money for ZZ Theater. Money for ZZ Theater. And for pie theater, I need a one, two, or a three. Great. Got a one. I'm going to put a grant down for pie theater. Congratulations, pie theater. Now, in order to keep that grant, you must play a project right away. Do you have a project for pie theater? Um, yes. I'm gonna, it's gonna start in development mode, but it's going to be called, it's a Serrano de Begarak, a modern adaptation of the Rosten classic, but this time fixed with plastic surgery. It's a traditional trauma. It's a value at project phases four, but in development because I need two grants, it's going to be two. And I don't believe there are other pie theaters, traditional and political. So, and it has, so it can be added plus two as well. You will get Serrano de Begarak has a plus for which keywords? Um, trauma and, uh, oh, sorry, traditional and political. That's Serrano de Begarak's keywords? Yeah, so then you would get a plus for those keywords. So right now it's at a four. And then, um, the last thing I'm gonna do is, uh, so I'm gonna skip my, uh, my strategy. Production phase? Production phase, right? And then I'm going to go just, uh, I'm just going to add, uh, a trap card. Okay, lay it now. And that's the end of your first turn. Now, Mark, because it is your first turn and you were not the first player to go, you can discard any card in your hand. Uh, great. I'm going to discard two cards. Okay. Drawing two more and thank God I finally have a company. So I have the great pleasure of working with Alberta Ballet established 1966, traditional and nostalgic. And, uh, you'll notice Grant Power of Six, Alberta Ballet always gets grants. Very good. So moving into your application phase. Yeah, let's roll to see if Alberta Ballet gets a grant. Oh, look, it does. Grant to Alberta Ballet and, uh, they thrive on traditional nostalgic work. They're going to do something a little uncharacteristic though. They're going to put on a show called Fucking Dramatic. Uh, it is inspired by something from HBO, lots of sex, tons of danger, and not worth very much at all. It's sort of like Alberta Ballet's, maybe, studio series. But it only requires one grant, so it's open. Ooh, which means that we are in our first competition of the night. Uh, so Mark, your show is open. Ralph, your show is still in development, but it's still eligible to be competed with. Mark, you get to lead this competition. How would you like to begin the competition? So, uh, Fucking Dramatic in production is worth two, but because it is traditional, this is a, uh, in the expertise of Alberta Ballet gets a plus one. So I think I'm a three against a four right now, is that right? Three against a four. Would you like to add any value to your show or possibly subtract any value from Ralph's show? If you don't, you're going to lose. Yes, well, the only thing I can do is overkill. But, uh, there's, I'm afraid, a dancer, dear Ralph in your community. Since the local university dance program closed, the skill level of young dancers has declined and their project loses eight points. Which means that Ralph, you're down to a negative four. And, uh, Mark, you have three. Ralph, how would you like to respond? In offense, I would like to use my trap card. Yes. Okay. Um, which is a negative, uh, it says right. It's a land acknowledgement, uh, minus. It was a blunder you could not accurately pronounce. Which is a how much? It's negative four. Okay. Which means that, Mark, you're at a negative one. And Ralph, you're at a negative four. Currently at this time, both of these shows are of so little value that they are going to cancel each other out. Uh, Ralph, since you're on defense, you actually have the ability to play another strategy card if you want, do you want to? And you get yourself out of the negatives and maybe have a show that is at least in some way valuable to a community somewhere. Sorry, I'm just checking this. I have this one card. I'm just going to read really, really properly. So these are burnouts, right? They're both burnouts? They would possibly both die if, uh, but Mark still has a chance to respond. So, okay. Um, I think I'm okay for now. That's all. Okay, Mark, how do you respond to this situation? Have nothing to respond with. So this will teach Albert about late to do, you know, indie studio shows. Which means right now, both of you are going to lose your projects, send their money back to the government, and take a hit against your company's project limits. Albert Abelay. So Ralph, you lose your, your project. Yep. And I have a two-project limit, so that'll go into my graveyard. Oh, and we have a three-project limit, so that's one of my three. And, uh, so Mark, it's still your turn. It's your strategic planning phase. What do you want to do? If I'm not mistaken, I can lay a trap and a strategy or... You can lay one trap and play one other gray strategy card. But again, orange strategies are as many as you wish. Great. I would like to lay a trap, done so. And yeah, uh, I guess Albert Abelay has, uh, engaged in relaxed performance. We put inclusivity first and that gains us access to more communities. So we get plus four to our target communities. 20, 20, 20, 24. First game of the night. 44 communities worth competing for. So that's the end of your turn, Mark. Right? I believe so. Very good. Okay, Ralph, back to you. I'm gonna, I'm gonna put one card before I start putting a card in the grid. Okay. Leasing two, then I'm gonna pick up five cards. I'm gonna, um, roll for ZZ. Do you have any companies that you want to play? Yeah, I'm gonna, um, I'm gonna actually, I'm gonna add another company. Okay. The four. And then I'm gonna roll my dice. Wait, who did you just play on the table? Oh, sorry, sorry. Urban Inc, uh, Theater 2001. What are they specializing in? They have, uh, one to four, uh. Grandpower of one to four. And what are the keywords, Ralph? That's right. The keywords are indigenous and musical. Great. Thank you. Okay, gonna roll my dice for, I'm gonna do ZZ feeder at first. Then I go to Pi and then Urban Inc. Okay. So I needed a one for ZZ theater. I got a three again. No dice. Or Pi theater. I needed a one to a three. I got a five. Really bad. For Urban Inc. I need one to four and I got a two. There you go. I got a two. I got a grant for that one. 30% right now. And with that, I'm also gonna add a project that'll go straight to, um, so that'll go into development. It's a, it's a very, it's a very unique piece. The Urban Inc is going to be creating an indigenous and musical based company. It's called Let My Hands Talk. Show completely in American Sign Language. So it's the first time we're like, they're gonna start, uh, accessing a different, uh, audience or a group of people. Um, uh, and, uh, I'm using ASL, um, for the death and heart of hearing communities. So I expect this to be a really challenging work for them. Um, there's no, uh, no connection at all to the company with a target, um, terms. So it's just going to be, uh, uh, in development of, with four. A power of four. Okay. So you don't have anything for your production phase then that can be opened, but you can move into your strategic planning. Should you have anything you want to play there? I'm just, I'm going to add, uh, I have a great check mark. Okay. What are you going to do? Um, for, uh, it's a plus four, relaxed performance. You put an inclusivity first. Oh, you too. And that gains you access to more communities. So plus four. Twenty, twenty, twenty, twenty four. My development. Correct. That is to your actual community points. To my community points. So great. So that goes to your grade right now. It's wonderful to see relaxed performances getting traction. Right. And then I'm also going to add a, uh, I'm going to add a trap card. Okay. I cannot do any more strategy strategies, right? You cannot unless you have orange cards that you want to play. And no, I don't. So that's all I'm going to do. Which means we're back over to you, Mark, for your concert phase. Wonderful. I'm going to stick with these two cards and draw five more. What do we got here? Oh great. We have another company. So we're going to introduce to the fray Azimuth Theatre. Established in 1991. They specialize in a political theater with a grant power of two. All right. So from there, I guess we'll start our application phase, hey? Going for gold. Wonderful. So let's start. Roll for Alberta Ballet just for the hell of it. Hey look, thank you to Grant. And Azimuth needs a one or a two. Got a five. Sorry, Azimuth. No money. But what do they like doing? Traditional and nostalgic. We're going to have either of those things. So Alberta Ballet is going to develop musical chairs, a site-specific social theater performance where performers will take and give up the seats at the front of the bus in order to incite meaningful conversation. It's an accessibility and musical show. And that needs another grant. So it's in development with a grant power of two. So moving into your strategic planning. I have no strategic planning to engage in. Ah, that sounds precarious. Sounds familiar actually. Never any time for strategic planning. All right, which means that I'll just back over to you through your concept phase. Um, before I go on, I'm going to pick up four cards. I only have three right now. One, two, okay. So I'm just going to, I don't have any, I'm not going to roll for Pi or ZZ, but I'm going to roll again for Urban Inc. For another grant. And I need three for, let my hands talk. So I need a one to four. One. Hey. It's a one. It's a one. So I'm going to put a grant there. Thank you. It's still in its development phase. So at this moment, I'm going to, yeah, that's all I'm going to do, I think, I believe. All right. So you're in strategic planning again. You already have a trap, but if you want to play anything else, or switch out that trap, you can do so. And this, I can go from, I'm just going to do, can I, I can target one of my projects, right? I believe I have a card that could do that. Possibly. And you would have to just play it. And I'll tell you if you messed up. Sure. It would just be great. Anyways, the strategy, mine is two for targeted communities. They then there, you can't seem to get people's pronouns, right? Then you, they give up on a, I don't forget that work you have there. 23, 22. Down two. We should really know better. It's hard. It's hard. It's hard. Yeah. Yeah. Over to ballet audiences. Yeah. There's a learning curve. Yeah. So that's the end of Ralph's turn. Mark, it is back over to you for a conflict. Great. I am going to discard one card. And I guess I need to draw three more. It's great. So I actually got two more companies. What the hell? I'm going to introduce Northern Light Theatre, established in 1975. They specialize in traditional work, with a grant power of three. And making treaty seven established 2013. The specializing in indigenous and political work with a grant power of four. I've worked with them. They're terrific. Yeah. And I guess we'll start rolling for some grants. Are you going to roll for I think I'm going to roll for all of them, starting with Alberta Ballet. Alberta Ballet gets a grant. And that means they can open musical chairs. Very good. Rolling for Azimuth Theatre, need a one or a two. Got a one. Way to go, Azimuth. Northern Light Theatre needs a one, two, or three. Got a five. Making treaty seven. One, two, three, or four. Two. Hooray. So, Azimuth likes doing political, indigenous, political. So, Azimuth is going to put on the right beside you, a show about how the person beside you might not think you deserve basic human rights. It is political and that needs two grants to open. So, it is in development. The grant power of two, but because it is political, it gets a boost of three worth five. And, let's see. Making treaty seven. What are they going to do? They're going to put on a little show called The Apology, a beautiful re-enactment of every significant political apology in Canada's history. It is Canadian and political and I think fully appropriate for making treaty seven. It only has one grant, so it is open as well. Okay, so that means that you've got two shows open, ready to compete with Ralph. Ralph, you only have one show that's currently in development, is that correct? Yes. All right, so Mark, you're going to lead this competition. You get to choose which of your companies is going to compete with Ralph first. Sure. What, Ralph, remind me what your show is working, worth in development? My work in development is Let Me, Let My Hands Talk with Urban Inc. And it's right now, it's at a four in development and I'm waiting for one grant. Okay. So, actually, the apology is going to go up against... I forgot the name already. Let My Hands Talk. Let My Hands Talk. Great, so the apology with its political bonus would be worth two is now worth four. Okay. So, do you want to add anything to that show at this time? I certainly do. Well, in fact, not anything to this show, but on your show, Ralph, there has unfortunately been a workers comp fail. One of your performers is hers, but I guess you're in Alberta and Alberta doesn't offer actors workers comp. So, that's a minus four. Tragic. So, what is our current score? Ralph, you're at what now? Zero. Zero and Mark, you have four. Is that correct? Uh, correct. Four to zero. Okay, Ralph, you get to respond. You're on defense. So, what are you going to do? I have a trap. Can I endale my trap card? You may use your trap and one additional strategy should you choose. Oh, I think... I'm going to do bad audience analytics. More comp tickets than sold tickets. Brutal negative four. Which means that we're at another zero-zero competition. Ralph, do you want to play another card? Yes, I do. I wonder if I can do this. Play it. I'll tell you if you can't. I'm going to be nice. I'm going to be nice. I'm going to do a gray card with an iPhone. You can't play a gray card during a competition. I'm going to do... Okay, cool. I'll be mean then. Great. I'm going to do keep digging. You publish a letter explaining why your version of culture appropriation is not like other peoples. That's minus 10. Making Treaty 7 did that? That seems uncharacteristic. Yeah, I know. Everyone makes mistakes, however. People are changing. Treaty 7 is happening. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, that means that our current score is negative four for Ralph and negative 10 for Mark. So, what's happening right now is just everyone is producing work, but it's awful. It's all just awful. Sounds familiar. So, Mark, what... How are you going to get yourself out of this hole? You know what? Making Treaty 7 is really feeling various shames for the mistake they've made, so they're just going to fold this show, I think. Okay, which means that at this point no communities are going to be exchanged because no one went to any of these projects and no one supported them. But both of you are going to lose these projects. So, can you please send both of your projects to the graveyard? Let my hands talk very well and your grants go back to the government and it is still, however, Mark's production phase and we are still in competition. Correct, because now we have... What have you got right now? Alberta Ballet's Musical Chairs, which is worth four in production. What is Musical Chairs about again? It's a site-specific social theatre performance where performers will take and give out the seats at the front of the bus in order to incite meaningful conversation. Cool. I thought so. Weird for Alberta Ballet, but I like that they're branching out. So, what's it worth again? It is worth four. It's a four, Ralph. You have no defense right now, so it's four against zero. Mark, you get to lead the competition. I'm just going to let the four stand. Let the four stand. Okay, Ralph, how do you respond? Can I respond with that? I can't respond with a gray X, right? No, you cannot. Okay, well, right now, what I'm going to do instead... I have nothing. I can't do anything. Okay. But I'd like you an orange card. You could, but you don't have to ask permission to do that. But otherwise, I'm going to call the end of this competition. He's done. Okay, I'm going to do this just for my own benefit, maybe. I'm going to burn two cards from your hand. Never got off the ground. I would have two cards left, so I guess you're burning these. These go to my... They go to your gray guy. Now, that doesn't... Interesting strategy played by Ralph here. But it doesn't protect the four communities from going from your side of the table to Mark's side of the table. So that means the current score is 26. 20th, 20th, 20th, 26. And it's now Mark the end of your turn at your strategic planning phase. What are you going to do? If I had any strategic plans, they just got burned up by Ralph. So, moving on. Over to you, Ralph. Cool. Okay, I'm going to pick up... I'm going to drop... I'm going to put two cards in my graveyard. I'm going to pick up five, three, three. And I'm going to... Ralph is looking at those cards. I just want to say in the chat, Cody Rowland says that he's got money on Mark. Oh, Cody. Feeling the love. Thanks, buddy. No one has money on me. I'll do... I'm going to try to get a grant for ZZ Theater. And I need a one. So I'm going to... Oh my gosh! Where did you get it? I did it. There's a one. Finally. And with that work, I'm going to put a project down into development. I need two grants for this. It's called Non-Binary. It's a queer tech show. A group of queer, gender queer coders perform live coding in celebratory act of resistance. So ZZ is going tech. Great. That's really exciting. Cool. Where's your money for ZZ? Sorry. Oh, sorry. Oh, you have a grant down. Yeah. I need two for that. So I'm just going to go into development right now because they have... They have... They both are queer. In development, it's three and it's also added three. So it's a total number of six in development. And then I can go to strategy. I can go... Sorry. I can go into... I'm sorry. Development. I can... Strategic planning. Is that what you want to do? Strategic planning. Yes. Yes. Great. Strategic planning. Right now, I'm going to... That's all I'm going to do. Okay. Which means we're back over to Mark. Well, you got a full new hand. Yes. Seven cards. So here we go. That's dangerous. One, two, three, seven. All right. Bear with me, folks. While I figure out what I'm holding. My goodness. Pash, do you have any cool things to say? Do I have any cool things at all? I'm good to venture my... Maybe Mark. Too late. Too late. That's too late. But I want to hear what the cool thing was. Well, all I was thinking about was that all of the Canada Council results have come back for theatre and dance in the last week. Yes. For those watching, maybe this whole experience is very on the nose. Yes, uncomfortably raw. Chromatic. So, right now, Alberta Ballet has a show closed. I'll roll to reopen at the end of this. But in the meantime, I will roll for Asimov Theatre in the hopes of opening the right beside you. You need a one or a two. Got a two. So that's two grants. Therefore, the right beside you is now open. Rolling now for Northern Light Theatre. It needs a one, two, or three. Got a four. Sorry, Northern Light. And making 3-7 is trying to make it come back after the really shameful end of their last show. One, two, three, or four. Got a three. Way to go. Just don't culturally appropriate things. Yeah, come on, M.T.7. So M.T.7 is going to put on haircuts by Octogen Arians. They've been cutting hair for longer than you. Been alive. A performance. A dance. They'll talk your ear off. It is experimental and immersive, not really in M.T.7's wheelhouse, but they're branching out after the last failure. It needs three grants. So in development, it is worth four. Awesome. Yeah. So to reopen your show, would you like to reopen Alberta Ballet's current project? Yeah, I think it really, really well the first time. So why don't we try to roll even? That wonderful musical chairs show. That's right. It really was a hit with the audience. So come on, evens. Odds. It is not that much of a hit. No one actually wanted to get back on the bus with Alberta Ballet. That piece would really connect to the youth of people, you know? That's what I thought. It's only a matter of time before we actually start seeing things like that in like social distance. It's like musical chairs with like two meters of power. But we do have the right beside you. Open is ready to greet communities. Okay. Which means that we're in competition between the right beside you and ZZ theaters. What's ZZ theaters right now? It's non-binary, right? Non-binary. It's on six right now in development. You've got a six. And what is the right beside you? The right beside you is normally worth four but gets a plus three political bonus for seven. So it's seven to six. Mark, you get to leave the competition. Yeah. So unfortunately for your project, fast walking, you say everything is dance but others are pretty sure your choreography is just people walking quickly. So that's a minus two to your project. Brutal. Dang it. So that means that it is a seven to a four. Ralph, it's your turn to respond. I'm gonna add a plus four to my project as a rebuttal. Nudes. All your performers were waxed before the run. The crowd is captivated by how smooth they look. So they might just be walking quickly but they're squeaky, slippery, smooth as they go. And that's how it creates them. So we were at a, you're at a, sorry. You were at a four. You're at a four and now you're at an eight. I'm at eight. Yeah. Okay, so it's seven serving eight right now. Oh dear. Mark Hopkins, what are you gonna do? Well, I wouldn't have been able to do something but in a stroke of luck, what company is that? ZZ. ZZ theater has decided to fuck the system. Your company is fed up with our colonial granting system and refuses to participate any longer. The target company disappears from the game and does not return. It is an honorable thing but it doesn't fix the system. Sorry. It's ZZ theater. That's a great stand that you're taking. Your drag mother's, your drag mother's strutting off the stage. We're rolling in the five inch pumps. Great. So they're, so sorry. This is dead. It's burnt out. It's gone. It's just gone. So it goes to the graveyard along with its strategies and the grant goes to the government. Now, Mark, that was an instant card, am I correct? Yes, and I have no further competition cards so far. Okay, which means that you have a chance now to respond Ralph. Okay, I would like to know what they're working on so if they could show me the target player's hand. What are you working on? Oh, what are you working on? So, what does that mean? I exposed my hand? You have to show Ralph all of your cards. Okay, great. We have a project, this is what we're working on, a project called a cold read, which is worth eight in production. We also, oh, do you want more information? No, yeah, it's a whole hand. Oh, hold hand. We've got also a couple of strategy cards, the Arbor and Saloon, which just closed down. We've got Child Care, which is a couple of minus twos, and then Oil Boom, which is definitely an Alberta thing, which will boost companies with GP3 or 425. Okay, so none of this actually prevents your demise here. Not necessarily demise, I don't mean to speak too soon, but Mark, what is the value of your project currently? I just currently worth seven. Okay, and Ralph, you have zero, and you have no cards to respond, which means that seven communities are going to cross the floor to Mark. Yeah, we won. Go, Milton, go. 1980, 27, 30, 30, 33. That is the correct math. So, uh... All those in that show? So now it is the end of your turn, Mark. It is strategic planning. What do you wish to do? Well, you've seen my cards now, so why don't we use that Child Care? We offer Child Care during our show, thereby allowing parents to enjoy our art, plus two two-hour targeted communities. 30, 35. And I think that's it. All right, so that means we're back over to Ralph's concept phase. I'm going to put... Yeah, I'm just going to pick up two... I'm going to put away one card into the graveyard. I'm going to pick up four. He's still got two of the strong companies there, Ralph, so... Yeah, I see. So I'm going to... I'm going to add one company down for now, Green Sun, 1975, Grant Power of one to five. Okay. And then for now, I'm going to... I'm going to roll for Pytheater and Urban Ink. Yeah, Pytheater and Urban Ink. So I'll do Pytheater first. Okay. And I need a one to a three. Got a one. Hey! One Grant. And then I'm going to add... Yeah, you know, I mean, it's not the most consistent of the work for Pytheater, but they're going to start a new project that goes straight to project phase, a little red, a feeling good fairy tale about accepting puberty and smashing patriarchy from the inside out. There are no matches to... But they're branching out. They're expecting that. You know, it's different. It's a little, you know, different. And it goes straight to project. And then I'm also going to actually... Before we do that, are we going to keep rolling? Or do you want to not roll? I'd like to keep rolling just one more for my... I'm actually going to go to Green Thumb instead. And I need a one to five. And I got a two. Yay! Grants. And with that, again, not a very aligned work, but Green Thumb is going to do Touch Anywhere to Begin, a piece about consent in the digital age. And it's going to go into in-development phase. Oh, sorry. Sorry, Lies. I got a grant. It's going to go into development phase with these three grants. And you need three grants to get through. And there's no relation to the company, so he's going to be at a four now. And that's all I'm going to do for now. For this now. Okay. For this, yeah. But we are... Your show is open, which means that you must compete Yes. In your production phase. So, who of Mark's companies and projects are you going to target? Do you have a recap? Yes, musical chairs. Yeah, musical chairs is currently worth three. It's closed. But it can reopen. It can reopen. Oh. If I reopen it, it would be worth four. Okay. The right beside you currently closed is worth six. And if I reopen it, it will be worth seven. And haircuts by oxygenarians is in-developments currently worth four. Cool. Okay, I'd like to target Alberta Ballet's work. Musical chairs? Sure. So, do I roll to reopen it? Yes, this is now when you can see if you can remount your show. What do you need for that? We need evens. So, we're hoping to remount musical chairs. Let's see. We are not remounting musical chairs. So, it's closed. No one wants to see it. No one wants to see it. It's upsetting. So, it's still being targeted, which means that it has a value of what, Mark? It has a value of three. Okay. Minus two. You get to lead the competition by adding value or subtracting it from your point. I'm going to add a little red. I got an international tour. Your project is earning international favour, which makes you a significant cultural expert. Export. Export. So, plus 10. Who knew? Pytheater taking a little risk on something different. So, that's a 12 against your three. Okay. Wow. Which means that, Mark, you got to call out your way back out. What are you going to do? Who? What was its original worth before you put that down? Two. He's checking his trap. He's checking his trap card. He's checking his trap card. Okay. I don't know if this is smart or not, because I don't know if this impacts just the base score or any points it's gained since then. Well, let's find out. Find out. For those watching, these cards have never been played against each other because there are some new decks involved. All right, when you've fallen into a trap here, Ralph, your show is objectively bad. It's really surprisingly bad, which reduces the target project's value to one. At this point, the current value of the project is reduced to one. Okay. That's what that means. It's 11 still. No, sorry, the current, the value of the show overall, Milton. Great. Yes, that's correct. That is correct. So, the current difference is now three to one. Great. Makes sense? I am pleased that I played that. Okay, wow. Ralph, you still get to respond unless Mark was going to do anything else? I have nothing else to do. Well, now that you've told Ralph that you have nothing else to do. I mean, this turn, this turn. So, Ralph, how do you want to respond? I have nothing. No. Rajik. Which means we have a two-point difference, and two of Ralph's communities are going to head over to... 20 and 37. It's a real sure. It's a real sure that it got the international tour despite being objectively bad. You know what? The number of times something that is objectively bad goes on international tour. It happens. And that's my last project for Pi Theater, so they are also going to go... Oh, farewell to Pi Theater. ...to Pi Theater. Ralph, I thought you were about to actually say that's actually what my last tour was. I was like, no, well, I mean, this is what it's about. Great. So, Mark, it is strategic planning. Isn't it? Ralph's strategic planning? No, that was your... That was your defense. That was... You were on defense. This was... Yeah, thank you very much. Ralph, it's your strategic planning. Yep, I'm going to... What am I going to do? I'm just going to use one of my orange cards just to help out one of my companies for later. Sacrifice a company to increase another company's GP by one level. So I'm actually going to sacrifice my urban ink to increase my green thumb to get a straight grant. Great. Next round. I believe... Could you just tell us what that card is called? Chasing Toronto. One of your peers has moved away. Now there's more money. Great. Thank you very much. Thank you. I was wondering how that happened, but yeah, going to Toronto makes sense. At least from Calgary. So which means now, Ralph, that company that you have has a six. Is that correct? Yes. Okay. Wicked. So that's the other turn. Okay. Which means that we're back over to Mark for your concept phase. Great. Before that, actually, I have mixed feelings to announce that we're experiencing an oil boom. So what that means, it's basically reigning money. All companies with a GP3 or GP4 become companies with a GP5 for the rest of the game or until an oil bust is played. This may not bring true for anyone watching from outside of Alberta, but it's also, by the way, guys, a nice touch that the GP1 and 2 companies don't get any benefit, because that's also how it really works. Wow. Yep. It's an oil boom and it is beneficial to those who can get donors. So that would stay on for a whole round, then, because I don't have a card like that. A whole game, presumably. So that means that we are in an oil boom for the rest of the game, possibly. For just his cards. No, that's for everyone. Oh! Apparently the oil boom is supporting mid-sized big oil companies too. To be fair, to be fair, it does have a prickle-out effect at times. True. All right. So supposedly, yeah. And again, as we play in this mythological space where Alberta could have an oil boom when it's big oil. Yeah, we're not likely to have another one. Here we go. So I'm going to hold on to both of these cards and draw a 5-1. Okay. All right, what's going on here? This is the gripping part for the audience at home as I like to try to understand what's in my deck. How's he going in his hand? While you're waiting, I'll offer, if anyone wants to screenshot this, my space is ready for it being keyed out. So, like floating arms in a head and feel free to do that. Or fill your room with cats. I could wear a cat in my head. Great. I'm just going to start rolling for some rants. All right. Who are you rolling for, Mark? These two both have shows closed. So let's roll for Northern Light. It needs a 1, 2, or a 3. Well, hold on. It's a little bit. Oh, or a 5. Anything up to 5. Anything up to 5. Let's not roll a 6, Northern Light. This is your chance. You did it. And that actually really benefited. I got a 4. So bravo, Northern Light. And thank you, sweet sweet, we don't want money. And MT7 is hoping to, they were usually a 4. Now they're a 5. They're hoping to get a grant for a haircut's box of generions. And they did. They got a 2. But still can't open because it takes 3 grants. Northern Light is going to... This could be dangerous. This could be dangerous. I just want to say that. Uncharacteristically, Northern Light is going to put on a cold read, a series of impromptu monologues by performers of all different abilities and backgrounds, all trying to convince you that it's colder where they come from than where you come from. It has... When it needs 3 grants and it is accessibility and Canadian. Okay. Does Northern Light do Canadian work? Is that what their specialty is? No, their specialty is traditional. Okay, I see. Traditional Canadian? All right. So are you going to reopen any of your projects? Yeah, let's see if we can reopen musical chairs. I would need to roll evens too. This has been trying to get off the ground for a while. So let's see if we can get it back open. After its initial four-night run. That's right. They really want to do it again. And they're still not doing it again. And the right beside you would like to reopen and it needs odds. And it got them. So the right beside you has reopened. Which means that we are in a competition once again with the right beside you. Actually, a very potent show. What's that? Before you go on, could you just finish your application phase? Yes, he did. What's he got? Y'all not even ready. Y'all not ready for this? This is the best part. Y'all be sleeping on me. At the end of your opponent's application phase, play this card to make them justify how each of their projects promote decolonial practices. You be the judge. Each project they fail to conceive you loses one grant. It was worth it. All right. Which means that- Four projects. You're in the hot seat, Mark. You've got to convince Ralph of the decolonial value of your four projects. You can choose in any order that you wish to do so. Well, let's just go left to right. Oh, he's eating. That's lovely. Alberta Ballet has been trying to remount musical chairs for good reason. As you recall, this is dealing with the legacy of racial segregation in the United States. And we can't meaningfully tackle our colonial history unless we acknowledge the dark and tragic history of slavery in the States and in Canada. And so this show is a site-specific social theatre where performers take and give up seats, and it really puts the audience in the seat, in the shoes of these people that have their rights taken away by colonial practices. Yeah, I know. That is a tough jury. It's unfortunate that there's not a more, you know, efficient way of determining the value of art. So that means Alberta Ballet loses a grant, yes? Loses a grant. And if your show now is not fully funded, it reverts to end development. Oh, they're just really banking on this show. Okay. All right. So moving on to Azema Theatres, the right beside you. As you know, Azema Theatre is deeply hidden to the colonial practice. This show, like it's right in the description, a show about how the person beside you might not think you deserve basic human rights. That is colonialism in action. The entire practice of colonialism relies on dehumanizing the people that have been the stewards of land for time and memorial. It relies on the colonizers treating humans as animals, as slaves. And so therefore this show will go a long way in Azema's ongoing colonial journey. You know what, I'll say okay to that. You can keep the grant. Azema, thanks you. What a generous, generous jury. Next up. Moving into Northern Light Theatre's A Cold Read. As you recall, a series of impromptu monologues by performers of all different abilities and backgrounds. I'll try to convince you that it's colder where they come from than where you come from. Northern Light Theatre doesn't want to, like they're not trying to tokenize the performers. They don't mention in their write up here that the main creators of this project are, of course, Inuit performers who are working with artists from various other cold climes. Siberia and the Indigenous peoples of various Northern climes around the world. So while audiences might think they're showing up for, you know, a fun impromptu improv night, they will get that but they're also going to be hearing from the original peoples of the North. Yeah, I think the company should explicitly say the peoples that are being a part of this project. So unfortunately, if it's not part of the main headline or the topic point, I feel they shouldn't get the grant. No, that's fair. If they should really be more forward about who they're working with. So they have lost their only grants. So what does that do to the Cold Read? That means that the Cold Read goes back into your hand. Back into just somewhere in my hand? Or my hand? Your hand, not your deck, your hand. My hand, very good. It will re-emerge, finally. With more specificity. That was a, I would see that show. The one that you described. Great, great. Yeah, me too. I hope someone does it. Are people allowed, like, if there's artists listening that are really like, I want to do that. Like, do they just have to give culture capital a... All right, here we go. I hope they would give us a shout out. So the answer is yes. People can do shows if they want. Just let us know. We have some really funny and cool projects that we've created for this game. And we see a lot of them. So if you do it, please let us know so we can see it. And also submit the video archival to our other project called Video Can. But more on that later. Patrick, anything else? Yes, come on, shout out. I just want to know what the fourth project that Mark is on before he loses steam. Here we go. Thanks for giving me some time to think there. This is a Making Treaty 7s show. I just want to point that out. An Indigenous organization. It is haircut by oxygenarians. They've been cutting hair for longer than you've been alive. A performance, a dance, they'll talk your ear off. So being an Indigenous-centered organization, of course the elders that are part of this, the oxygenarians in question, are from all of the different nations of the Treaty 7 region. So we're seeing Sistica, Ghanai, Tsutina, et cetera. And so when they're saying they're talking your ear off, the audiences for this are getting a haircut, but they're also getting a living history. A living history of the residential schools, a living history of the original inhabitants of the land on which they're getting their haircut. So deeply decolonial. Yeah, I think that grant that you applied for just sounds like the pieces and sound like it correlates to the values of Indigenous folk knowing their hair culture and the need to preserve their hair. So it doesn't feel right. So you're going to get, you're going to lose another grant. Oh, that's great. So making Treaty 7, an Indigenous organization is being told by some anonymous jury that their show is not Indigenous enough. That's really classic. In Canada, it can happen. And that concludes my decolonial practices. Well done, well tried, well jurred, Ralph. And now remind me, where are we in this? I believe it's actually you're on, still on the offense, Mark, because the one show that you had open was the one show that Ralph actually let through. And I didn't know why I did that, but you know. You know, juries don't always have the most foresight. As to like what's coming. I thought the card was actually flipped, so it was very confused. I was confused. So the crowd is cheering and waiting. What is, what's the competition? The right beside you, by Asma Theatre, is worth foreign production, but because it is political, and that is Asma's specialty, it is worth eight in competition. And I guess it's growing up against, a nice question. Touch anywhere to begin. Okay, and what's unfortunate about for Touch anywhere to begin is IATSI, which of course is the local labor union in Alberta. The venue you booked has joined the IATSI labor union, and now your technicians are much more expensive. Their new wages come out of the set design budget, and it shows. So that's a minus two to that target price. Minus two, so the current standing is, what have you got? We have two and eight. Two and eight. Okay. Oh, and actually seven, sorry. Seven, seven for Mark, two for Ralph. Ralph, how are you going to respond? I have nothing to respond. Tragic. So which means that there's no more response, and two against seven, which means that five, 30, 30, 40, 40, 42. So Alberta, I guess that surely is now closed. Will we look back on this and blame the jury? We'll find out, we'll find out in four months' time, who is on the jury, and... They're gonna get some nasty emails. They'll be thrilled. We'll be thrilled. All right, which... Green thumb has a project limit of three, so I have two more left. For a green thumb. Okay. Now, Mark, that was the end of your term. Did you have any strategic planning that needed to be done? Yeah, we're going to lay trap. Another one right there. And... Oh, this is mean, but... Auburn saloons. So this is a very Calgary-specific card. The local bar has closed down, and now there's nowhere Ralph to hang out after your shows. So that's a minus two to your target. Minus two. You know, for someone who's like... Fine, full. ...who doesn't... ...isn't a local bar anyway for people to go to after a show? Whoa, shade! What do you think there is? Name one. There is! Which is the bar that we all should go to after every show that we go to see. After the ed dancing on the edge, everyone goes to the alibi room. Oh, yeah. Okay, but that's after dancing, hang on the edge. All right, we... This is... This is my original. Alibi room's great. Even Mark knows. Even Mark knows. Wow. So that's the end of Mark's turn, and we're back over to Ralph. Dang it. You can still do it, Ralph. I'm gonna put one grant, one card in my graveyard. I'm gonna pick up six. Jury was really... Yeah, but... Okay, so I'm gonna put Real Wheels Theater. It's established in 2003. And I'm also gonna roll for both Real Wheels and Green Thumb. And now the Green Thumb is actually, still has the Toronto card under it. It's up to a six, so it gets on automatic grants. I'm gonna put that there already. Correct? Yep, correct. And now the oil boom is still in effect. And so that... So I have up to five, because I have three for Real Wheels. Exactly, yes. Yep. So you need to one to five. I got a five. Can you see it? That is terrific. But we've been talking a lot about bad grant juries, and I'm afraid you had one. So they thought your project was niche and divisive. I don't even know what project they were talking about. So that means I, this is a weird, terrible grant jury. I steal one grant from my opponents. Cool. Where would you like to steal it from? Oh, I guess the one that you just put down. Okay. Be more specific, Mark. I won. Right, great. Which means that it magically travels from Vancouver to... Self-protection is real. To change its color It's federal funding. It's federal funding. So it lands on which of your projects, Mark? It's going to restore the maligned grant to Hercules Bioctogenarians. Okay, thank you very much. And we're back over, though, in Vancouver. Ralph, in order to keep that money, you need to play a project right now, and then you can keep it. Yep. I actually would like to put an orange card down that I have. The secret fund. Ooh, okay. Funding bodies selected certain companies to apply for their secret fund. It's not a secret. People just don't talk about it. Award three grants to each company you have in play, and at the end of your turn, return unused grants to companies from those without a project. What is going on with these granturys? Adding three here, three here. Adding three here, three here. And I'm going to put two new projects for both companies. So for real wheels, I'm going to put the last straw from the ban of plastic straws to the hate on comic stands. Comic stands. This show is a look at ableism and the things we take for granted. It's on automatic project for six, and since it's real wheels, and this show are both accessibility, at a value of eight. Okay. And then I'm also going to add something for green thumb. Yeah, not very common for green thumb, but we're going to put an indigenous work, 1759, an epic retelling of the Plains of Abraham. No relation to the company. So just going to be a two in value. That's odd. And yeah, yay. Okay. Which means that we are in a competition and you get to pick which of your projects will compete against which of Mark's projects first. I'll compete with Valley Edmonton again. Alberta Valley. I'm going to do my last straw. Okay. So what is the value of the last straw? Yeah. What does it tell you? Oh, my value. It's on eight. It's an eight. And Alberta Valley musical chairs, this four show, back in development is only worth two. Okay. Eight to two, which means that Ralph, you get to lead this competition, you can add value or take it away from your opponent, or you can defer. I will defer. Okay. Which means that two serving eight, Mark, what are you going to do? Well, musical chairs, you know this is a great project. We've been really like telling you for now a couple of seasons, this is a worthwhile project. And another reason that you should support musical chairs is it has an all-female cast. The future is female and Alberta Valley gets it. So that is worth plus eight to musical chairs. I like this show. It is a 10 to an eight, eight serving 10. Ralph, what have you got that is better than an all-female site-specific musical chairs on a bus ballet show by a bunch of ballet dancers. Well, with all of that amazing diversity in the company, a performer broke their leg in one of the shows. I'm ran over by the bus. No. And you didn't really have insurance. So you're in trouble minus six. Oh, Alberta Valley, you should have gotten insurance. All right. That means that we're at four to eight. Mark four serving eight. What do you got? You know what? Soup up this show just a little bit more. I think Alberta Valley has tried everything. We're going to have to face reality. Musical chairs is just not resonating with communities in the way we thought it would. Oh, it could have gone the whole game. All right. So it's dead, right? It is dead, which means that four communities are going to go from Calgary back to Vancouver. Forty-fourth, thirty-eight. Well, Alberta Valley is delicious. It's still fucking hot. And congratulations, Ralph. And it's- And I still have one more project. Yes, you do. So you can choose another of Mark's projects to compete with. Mark, can you recap again, please? I'd be delighted to. We have Asimov Theatre, the right beside you, which is currently worth at six minutes closed state and making tree sevens cut cuts by octogenarians currently worth four in development. Where are they worth all in the project face if you do get to reopen? I can reopen the right beside you and at that point it would be worth seven. Okay, and then the other one? I can't reopen that one. It's development. Okay, cool. I have to open it first. Let's do the right beside you, right beside you. Asimov's great. So I will let's roll odds to reopen the right beside you. We did not. It remains closed. Okay. So it's a two is what you have, Ralph. Is that right? Yeah. Two to a six. Correct. What do you got? I'm gonna do a plus eight for an all queer cast for my work. So they were somehow with all the- with everything against them, green thumb and accessibility TYA company is having this new work, this indigenous work with an all queer cast. So now it's at a value of 10. Okay, 10 to six, six serving 10. Mark, what do you got? That sounds like such an incredible project which is why this really surprises me, this trap that you've fallen into, space for three, having only two wheelchair spots in your 600 person theater is deplorable. That's a minus 10 to that project. Come on. Accessibility is one of the priorities over there. Which means that it's zero to six. Zero serving six, Ralph. I will just to believe it's some of the loss. It is going to be- We also added for some reason last minute supporting the next generation of artists. So we have a youth engagement plus four. Ah, some youth engagement, very good, yes. That's great, that's great. Very cohesive, but still not as strong as your current project. Which means that we are at four to six. Mark, you can respond any way you wish at this point. I shall not. You shall not, which means that we have a two-point difference. Two more points going back to Calgary. 70 to 40. For a 40 to six. My project, I'm going to go into my little graveyard. I have one more project for a green thumb. Okay, and it's the end of your turn, Ralph. So what, do you have any strategy that you want to lay down? Thinking about the future. No, I do not. You've been holding on here very well, so. Thank you. You're welcome. What I'm known for, just sticking around. Mark, it's your concept phase. Great, I'm going to hold on to these two and draw five more. Great, great, great. So joining this wonderful roster, we have Lunchbox Theater established in 1975. They do traditional Canadian work with a grant power of three, but because it's an oil boom, and fun fact until, oh, they just had to close their venue. That was really sad. COVID-19 affects us all. But it was in the Calgary Tower complex. Is it closed, closed? I read the email. I think they're keeping their rehearsal space, but they're moving out of the theater, which is very, very sad. Hopefully someone takes it over. Someone watching can take it over. And also the Globe Theater. Good money, Brad. There's a lot going on. Isn't Lunchbox looking for a new AD? Or is that a different company? Also looking for a new AD. So it could be you, Watchers. Yeah, Sherry. Whatling has just moved on. Well, let's find out what the new Lunchbox Theater's first show is going to be. Yeah. It's going to make their comeback. Oh, what are we going to do here? We're going to start rolling for applications. Applying for grants, rolling for, anyway, we're in our application phase. I'm going to start with Alberta Ballet. Hey, they got a grant. Surprise, surprise. They're trying again after musical chairs. Watch somehow you have a card that allows you to bring back musical chairs. That would not be incredible. Those cards do exist, so. We believe in that show. This is waiting to be reopened. Northern Light needs, well, because Oil Boom needs one, two, five. And got it. Congratulations, Northern Light. Taking Treaty 7, also benefiting from the Oil Boom. Weird complex interest. This is taking place in the 80s or something. Yeah, seriously. Yeah, with, apparently, oh, there were Indigenous theater companies in the 80s in Calgary, so yeah, that tracks. So yeah, needs one to five and received it. And so finally, they can open the haircuts by Octokinarians. And actually, Azema, oh, we're now rolling. Oh, it's a Lunchbox Theater. We're finding out what's happening with Lunchbox Theater, so it also needs a one through a five. It goes six. Lunchbox just cannot catch a break. So, Alberta Ballet needs to put something on. They are going to put on male chimp. This is their final shot at really bringing communities on board. So Charles... I'm being cooked for help. Charles the chimp awakens to find that he is now an endangered species. This is one monkey's heroic quest to find a mate by emailing everyone. High five. It is traditional and nostalgic, which, believe it or not, is this is very much, you know, the Ballet's wheelhouse. They specialize in traditional and nostalgic work. Which is a double plus. It's a double bonus. So it is still in development, which would be worth two, but is worth four because it gets those two extra points. Great. Remarkable, Alberta Ballet. Just hanging in there. I can imagine them like adapting nutcracker rat costumes to be monkey costumes. For male chimp, absolutely. Adding longer tails. Taking them brown or something. Northern Light Theatre is going to put on, as you liked it, a production of As You Like It set in the Beatles era. This would have been very difficult to defend in the decolonial type. So this is traditional and nostalgic. They specialize in traditional. So it can open right away because it only needs the one grand. And with the bonus is worth four. So I got two shells open. Okay. So how do you want to start? Let's start with As You Like It. The production of As You Like It by Northern Lights Theatre. It is worth four. And let's just, oh wait, what are you at right now? We got one project and it's closed and it's a value of four clothes. But I have an option to roll and I need to reopen. It would need an odd. Oh, shit. So actually it would be a very bad idea to put As You Like It against that, but I feel like I've committed to that already. So let's do it. Which means that Ralph roll away. You want to roll to reopen, right? Yes, try to three. Which means you can reopen. Yeah. Northern Lights, this is really bad planning on your part. So our current standoff is? And also because they're both accessibility, it's actually a value of 10 in product. Wow, probably should have told you about that. But that's great. Here we go. That's great. So it is a 10. It's a 10. And Mark, you have a... We've got a four. Cool. How's that going to go for you? Well, we have no defenses. So poorly. Okay, which means that there's... If you've deferred to Ralph, which means that Ralph, you get to still play a strategy. Since... Am I correct? We didn't do any... Okay. So that means that that is the end of this competition. And 10 to four, six points are going back to Vancouver. 30, 30, 90, 30, 11, 24. Hanging in there, y'all. Yeah, this is... Go BC. Hey. Your aunt is also watching, I think. Who is? I'm just watching. Hi, Angela. My aunt. She's in Ontario. That's next. But we still have haircuts by octogenarians, which is worth eight in production. So sorry, just really quick question. Do I go back to closing? I go back to closing for this project, right? Because it closes again? That is correct. You go back and close. Sorry, so we're... Go ahead, Mark. So haircuts by octogenarians, worth eight is going up against that shoe. Again, last straw? Yes. Which means another odd. Yes, that is true. You can roll to reopen. Oh my god. It's a five. That wasn't started off so well. Again, back at ten. So what does that score? Ten. Eight. Eight to a ten? Mark, you get to lead. You do. You have that privilege. If only I could. We're going to let that eight to ten ride. Which means that we're back over to Ralph. Ralph, do you want to respond? Nothing. Which means that two points are also going back... 30. 32. This is a really good show. They really killed it. Oh, yeah. I forgot to plug my computer in, so why don't you bask in that when I grab my power cord? It's still Mark's strategic planning, I'm pretty sure, though. Still Mark's strategic, technically, yeah. So, but we could admire the nice chair that he... Oh, let's do it. Look at that. Are you zooming in on this? I am. Just the top of it? Not like kind of wicker, or not wicker, but that pattern. A ten. It must be, I mean, I don't know how much it would be valued on antique roadshow. Mark, where'd you get your chair? Where'd I get my chair? From, I think, a buddy moved into a house and it was in the house. Sounds like it. Okay, which means it's your strategic planning and you're thinking about the future? I hope you're happy that just destroyed making Treaty 7. So, Treaty 7's gone. The one Indigenous theater company in Calgary that I... No, Article 11's here, too. Never mind, there's other options. You know, I'm going to lick my wounds and not engage in strategic planning. Okay, precarious. Let's go back to Ralph. Wow, well, I'm going to put my last card I had in my hand into the graveyard. Okay. I'm going to pick up seven fresh cards. Yo, I'm feeling really good right now. Okay. I got really sad for a second, y'all. Like, I was really going through and then... That's how I felt last round. It started out so well and then went so, so poorly. What do you got, Ralph? Okay, what do I have? What do I have? I have some projects. I got some cool strategy cards. Cool. So I'm just going to... I'm going to roll to open my last straw again, right? Because it's closed, but I'm going to open it again. Yes, but can you please apply for grants first? Yeah, sure. I'll apply for a grant for a green thumb and I need... It still has the Toronto card with it. So it's a six. So I get a grant automatically. What am I doing? You're rubbing it in is what you're doing. Yeah, I'm just rubbing it in. And with that, I'm also going to... I'm also going to add a project with theirs. Not common for accessibility TYA for green thumb, but it's a piece called I'm Gay and Dying of Cancer, a new show by Daniel Nicobar. And it needs two grants for it to open. So it's going to be in development for three. And no relation or parallels to the company, but so there's no pluses. So it's just a three. And then I'm going to try to re-open the last straw. Okay. Correct? Yeah. Yes. So I'm going to... I need an odd. Can you get three out of three? That would be upsetting if you did it. Oh my God. I got a one. You got a one. What about Brita Ballet? I have this kind of luck with musical chairs. You know why, Mark. You know why. It's again, back in a 10. And could you... Sorry, we kept again. Sorry, I can't... I have very short... No, no, quite all right. We've got MailChimp in development, Alberta Ballet. They just keep trying. And it is currently worth a four. And that is where it will stand. And as in the theater has closed right beside you, it closed. It is worth six. If we succeeded in reopening it, it is worth seven. Okay. I'm going to target Alberta Ballet again, please. Yep. So would you like to open? Oh, doesn't he start? Oh, do I reopen? No, I can't reopen. You need to decide if you want to reopen. It's in development. So we cannot... Oh, sorry. Let's open first. Yeah. So I think it's your attack, right? So you are not reopening your show? It wasn't opening the first place. It's in development. Sorry. Oh, it's sorry. It was in development, I understand. So which means that, yes, your show is open Ralph. This show is in development. You get to leave the competition. How do you want to add or subtract the current situation? Right now, what's the value? In development, it's currently worth four. Okay. I'm not going to do anything at this moment. So it's off back to Mark. And Alberta Ballet is so dispirited by the loss of musical shares, it's not going to do anything either. Which means that is the end of this competition. The final standing was 10 for Ralph. 10 for four. 10 for four, which means six more points. Are we going to be back in the 20s? Oh, man. 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 20, 20, 20, 6th. Alberta Ballet is gone. So strong at the gate, but here we are. You're going to have to turn it around. Sorry. Now that is the end of your production phase, Ralph, which means you're in strategic planning. Yep. What's up? So it stayed open, but since I battled, it closes again, right? The last drop. Yeah, that's true. Yep. Great. I'm going to use a, oh no. Can I use that? I'm going to add a trap. Who lies? I'm going to add a trap here. Just kidding. And then, okay. Oh, I can't do that yet. Sorry. A card laid is a card played. Okay. Okay. Sorry. So the trap that you laid is down. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Sorry. That's all I'm going to do for now. Okay. Because after you lay one trap, you still have available to you anything that's gray or orange. Nope. I'm good. Okay. That is the end of your turn, Ralph, and we are back to all right. Can we holding on to thank you. These four cards and drawing three more. I'm so excited. So we have a couple of new companies to, you know, making treaties. Seppin and Alberta Ballet have left us, but Workshop West Playwrights Theatre established in 1978, specializing in Canadian work is sort of stepping into the gap that they've left. Also benefiting from the oil boom. That's right. That's right. And you may have heard of this one. It's known as Swallow a Bicycle Theatre. Unfortunately not benefiting from the oil boom. No, and that's also painfully accurate. So it is established 2006. I remember that. And specializes in accessibility and political theatre. So that goes over here. So back to five companies. Ah, great. I'm forgetting some money. Try to get some money. Yeah, I've lost my healthy lead and I'd like to get it back, please. So we're rolling for Workshop West and Grant Power of five. Thanks to that. And roll the three way to go Workshop West. We'll come back to you. Northern Light Theatre also benefiting from the oil boom. And got a grant. Would have gotten a grant anyway. So no thanks to you oil companies. Lunchbox Theatre also benefiting from the oil boom. See if they roll another six. That would be amazing. They roll the one. The grant for Lunchbox Theatre and Swallow a Bicycle does not benefit from the oil boom. Really needed the one that Lunchbox Theatre just rolled. Did not get it. Got a six. Also rings alarmingly true. Doot, doot, doot. So we're going to... Who's putting on what? Workshop West is going to develop a show called A Cold Read. Wait a second. Wait. Can we do this one already? Oh, no. Oh, it got sent back to your hand. You went and sent back to it. Yes, that's right. I forgot about that. It was very confused. So you know this one. We've defended this one. It has the decolonial value that was not recognized by a jury. Workshop West recognized that value and is picking it up. So... Pressure trash? No. What? Yeah, exactly. Not a person's trash. So it is in development. Needs two more grants. But because it is Canadian content, it's in development. Scorer of four gets a boost of two for a total of six. Northern Light Theatre is going to develop a show about a politician's son who deceived a generation. It is these three grants, political and critique, which is outside of Northern Light's usual purview. So it does not get any extra points to its fore. Lunchbox Theatre is going to develop post-Canada. They recognize with the collapse of making 2D7, there's need for more Indigenous Canadian work. This is an Indigenous, futurist tale about what happens when all the settlers get sent back to where they come from. So it's in a long development period, needs three grants. But because it's Canadian, its development score of four is worth six. Okay, that's for the setup. Yeah, now we're just rolling to see if we can reopen the right beside you. It has enough theater. Which is still here. Still here, remarkably. So we have to roll odds to reopen it. I've got a lot of like long stages. Show has run for a long time, which is not my experience. But yeah, let's see. We need odds to reopen. We got odds! Three for a five. So the right beside you, remounted. Which means that you must choose who you are in competition with. Can you remind me of their scores? Yep, so right now, I'm gay and dying of cancer is in development, or the three. And the last straw is currently closed with a value of four, but I have the option to reopen. Oh wait, doesn't it become like a... It becomes a 10. Sorry, sorry, it's actually a six. It becomes a 10, so when it's in development, it's a six. Yeah, so we're going to go against the teensy one. Okay. Yeah, what was that project called again? It's a I'm gay and dying of cancer. Oh, I hope that show succeeds, but I also hope it doesn't. So yeah, my score of seven, I'm just going to let that stand for the moment. Okay, Ralph. Okay. Do you want to add anything to your score? Or take from... You have a trap as well? Sorry, sorry, your current number is a seven? A seven, yeah. Yeah. I'm going to add, I actually... We have an all-indigenous cash, the future is indigenous, so we get a plus eight. Add on to that. Good for them, that's great. In development. So your current score is? Yeah. So the current score is a three plus eight is 11. Okay, and Mark, you've got a seven, is that correct? I've got a seven, that's correct. Seven serving 11, but how do you want to respond? I'm afraid we have no response, but in the face of this bad news, there's also some good news for asthma theater. Oh, wait. No, it's just all bad news. All bad news for asthma theater. Which means that there is a four-point exchange that is going to take place now. 20th, 20th, 20th, 24th. And Ralph takes the lead. Asthma Theater loses the long-standing right-deciding. Right-deciding to you. And despondent at that loss, the company is actually decided to call it quits. All in it quits. And my strategy card here goes to the graveyard, correct? That is correct, yes. Thank you. So, Mark, I don't think you have anything else that can be opened, which means you're in strategic planning. That is correct. Quite the comeback. You know, it's really served me well to not strategic plan up to this point, so I'm going to just keep going with that. Okay, okay, great. Which means that Ralph, it's your concept base. Great. Before, I'm going to put a new company, the Frank Theater, established in 1996. There, and they are a clear, they're a clear organization. And I'm going to, so I'm going to, first I'm going to try to get a grant for Frank, so because of the oil boom that is spilled over to Vancouver. Wait, is it a three or is it a one or two? It's, oh, it's a, it's a, it doesn't have any relation to the oil. I'm going to look for one or two. Yeah, so it's a, it's, you know, clear organizations are trying to get out of that, you know. I respect it. Actually, we don't want it. So I need a one or a two. We give me a one or a two. A one or a two. It's a one to one. Oh, I got a one. Where? That's what's called my small needs. Sorry? That's what's called my small needs. So, and I will add a project to that one as well. Great. So one woman Lord of the Rings, 3600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment from a local fringe legend, an international sensation. It's absolutely precious. It's traditional feminist, not entirely in line, but it goes straight to project phase. Okay. Sorry, straight to, yeah, project phase. And before we do that, let's continue with our grant application season. Do you have any other companies you want to apply for? I also want to. I'm going to try to get a grant for I am gay. Oh, wait. They get ready to get an automatic grant because they have six. So now that is open. And I will, I'll read. I'll try to, you know, I'm good. That's all I'll do for now. Okay. Which means we've got two projects ready to compete. So does that mean that's the end of your application phase? That is the end of his application phase. Oh, that's, that's great. Because the juries are interested in engaging in the long, strong arm. Funders are asking for some clarification on your community outreach strategy. So I'm hoping that you can justify how each of those projects will benefit the community. You want me to go, I can choose which one? Okay, cool. Well, first I'm going to go, great. So I'm going to first go with Frank Theater. And they're their first kind of feminist work called One Woman Lord of the Rings. There's a lot of, there's a huge demographic that's missed in theater in general I find. And this company and the Frank Theater acknowledges is the youth theater kind of audience. And I think with the Lord of the Rings piece, they're really thinking of trying to engage those demographic by using something like Lord of the Rings in relation to something that they can connect to. So they're kind of creating or establishing this idea of empowering feminism in all the, in all the senses of it through the lens of that is Lord of the Rings. And I think with that, we'll create a lot more opportunities for more youth to really kind of see where the ring, I guess, goes, you know? Yeah. That of course. The committee really supports the goal to engage more youth, but if the application didn't show any sign that the Frank had really surveyed local youth, it feels really just like someone in the office said, hey, kids like the Lord of the Rings. So let's put that on. So the committee I'm afraid is not in favor of maintaining that grant. Do kids today like the Lord of the Rings movies? Like, we're all 25 plus. Like, would the youth today actually? Yes, I was really dubious about it. All of it. Everyone's been watching Lord of the Rings and all of their favorites. So that means I lost a grant. I also lose the project and my company, the Frank Peter. That project is marked on your card. Does it say the company, does the project go, the base, unless I stated, is that the project goes back into your hand, but some cards actually say that it must go to the graveyard. It just says, you be the judge, each project they fail to convince you of loses one grant, says nothing about the company. So that means that that project goes back into your hand, Raul. Okay, and that Frank Peter is gone though, because it only has one project. But it wasn't defeated. It wasn't defeated, so no, the Frank Peter is still here, yes. Okay, great. Yes, they really tried to make a show that just no one, it just didn't fly. Okay, and then so I go back into my deck or in my actual physical. Into your hand. Into your hand. Okay, good. Sorry, thank you. But moving on with community benefit. Okay, I'm gay and dying of cancer by the green thumb. Usually, I feel like, again, with what Frank Peter is doing, trying to engage new audiences, green thumb is usually known as an accessibility TYA, but this work is actually quite a queer work. So it's kind of connecting with the queer part of the accessibility community. So I think right off the bat, that alone, I think just opens so many doors and opportunities for connection between a demographic of accessibility of people of accessibility that aren't really usually that connected in general theaters, let alone accessible theater. So yeah, so they're going to be doing a lot of new projects on a weekly basis, trying to engage more using this narrative that isn't heard as much in most works. That's all they said in that grant. Great, great. You know, there's some details that we still want to know more about, but we really do the committee admires green thumb for correctly pointing out that that queerness that different sexualities are often overlooked in disability or youth communities. So we're in favor of like, you know, some questions still, but let's see where they go with this. Great, thank you. We have one more. Oh, and my last piece. The last piece we have is by the real wheels, the last straw. This is actually right in the wheelhouse of reals wheels. The wheelhouse. And although it's work that maybe is more in line to what they're accustomed to, what the audiences are known for, I think for that reason it actually makes even more of a reason for it to stay and continue working. And as it is contributing so much to the community with its multiple seasons of shows and its ability to connect to the audiences and even foster more and newer connections as it continues showing. You know, I'm afraid that sort of falls into, there's a real challenge with established companies. You know, when they look at community benefit, it's just this assumption that audiences come, they benefit. What else is there to say? And I don't think that's good enough in today's granting environment. So I'm afraid we're going to have to say no to that grant. Okay, so I lose a grant for this one. You lose that grant. And if the show was open, it needs to revert to in development or was like fully funded. It reverts to in development. It was closed. It was closed, which means that it had been open. So it needs to revert to in development and get full funding in order to open again. Great, cool. Well done, Ralph. Thank you. So the situation that we're in though is that Ralph, similarly to the situation you had before, the one show that you had open has been spared. I like you, Roy. Again, the strategies that are being employed this evening are questionable. No, I gave him something. You scratch my back, I scratch your back, you know. Exactly, you know. How it is. Which means that can we can we establish who exactly I'm gay and dying of cancer to play by Dan McIver is competing against? Yeah. Let's see. What do we got? We've got a cold read, which is in development, currently worth six. Just Ogle Me in development is currently worth four. And Post Canada also lots of development and also in development and currently worth six. Cool. I'll do the first one. A cold read. Yeah, again. So that means that our current score, the face off is? Six and six. Six and six. You lead the competition, Ralph. What do you want to do? One of your performers has renovicted during the run of the show. Their anxiety about not knowing where to sleep has affected the performance. So that's a minus two for you. Oh dear. That's minus two. Really real. Six. So we're at four, seven, six. And I've got this wonderful one card in my hand, which does nothing to increase this show's chances. But it's great news for Workshop West because they got operating funding. So multi-year, multi-yes. The Target company keeps all their grants in play even after a project is defeated. But note, this card does not prevent burnout. Okay. So you're playing that now? Yes. On this company, which means that the difference is still four to six. And that is the end of it because there's not an addition to the situation. And two points are going to go from Calgary to 21, 26. Thank you, Milton. And it is now the... So much for a cold read. Yes. So much for the screen. But you know that grant stays with that company. Oh, the grant stays. Because you played operating funding. That's right. Why did I do that and then forget? That was a smart card. I like that card. Now, Ralph, it's your strategy or strategic planning phase. So what do you got? Great. Well, I have a... I'm going to put it... I can't... You have a trap down if you... You must burn that trap if you want to replace it. I don't know if I can use it right now. You cannot use that trap right now. I can't use it. Unless somehow it says it is a trap that... That card doesn't exist. We've never met. No, that's all. Nothing. Okay. Which means that, Mark, it is your concept phase. Great. These past few rounds have been a little bracing and I'm really excited to draw out a whole new pair of hands. Seven. Okay. What's going on here? This could be a game until the decks go out. I know. Wow. The arts companies just start with a flounder and flap at each other until someone... Okay. So before we enter our application phase, actually, I'm going to... This is interesting. Roll for the privilege of using this card. So this is a very unique to Alberta card. It's called Casino Cash. Oh my God. Interesting. And it's not dirty money if it's gone through a casino first. So I need to roll odds to play this card in place of grants. When played, a company needs no further grants to open a single project of any value. The project can already be in development or from your hands. For anyone, again, not watching from Alberta. Could you just tell us, like, how much money does an Alberta company get from a casino usually? So the casino system is messed up. If you go to any casino in Alberta and you like cash in your chips, the people that are giving you money are actually volunteers from a nonprofit organization. Like... Whoa. That nonprofits, including arts companies, actually staff casinos in Alberta. And in exchange for doing two days, which is like, I don't know, 40 or 50 volunteers over the course of two days, you get somewhere between like 60 to 80,000 dollars. And you can do that every, like, 18 months. Which is amazing and happens nowhere else. It is perverse, weird, and it's how many nonprofits in Alberta survive. Though if anyone is watching in Manitoba or Saskatchewan and you do that there, let us know in the comments because you're where we're making decks next. So I'm going to... If I get casino cash, it's going to swallow a bicycle. We have to roll odds. Swallow bicycle has not been rolling successfully so far. So we're rolling odds to see if swallow bicycle gets a casino. This is a flashback. This feels weird and bad, you guys. So odds, come on. No! No! Not getting a casino. Send to graveyard after roll. So farewell casino card. It wasn't meant to be. Mark, can you tell us, are there any companies, or you don't have to name the companies especially, but is it a thing where people bank on getting casino cash in order to do their seasons? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Swallow a bicycle is one of them. The only reason we were able to start like paying staff members was because we got our first casino. And it fully funds several of our projects. Now, to be fair to the people watching, that BC also has the BC Gaming money that many companies access, and many of them don't like to talk about. Everyone will like to talk about the arts organizations that they get money from. The BC Gaming, where again, a number of people get a substantial portion of their yearly budgets. You can find all of this information actually on the culturecapital.cards website, where we have a research tab where you can see every grant that companies have received in the last five months, or five years, sorry, in Alberta and BC, as well as Toronto and Montreal. So check on that if you're a data. So having failed to get a casino, we're back to the pedestrian task of applying for grants. So we're going to start with... Pezzeds. We're going to roll for Workshop West. Oil boom is still in effect. Alberta's weird, y'all. So it needs to get one to five and got it. Yay. So they have two grants and no project because of operating funds. Yay, operating funds. Northern light needs also one to five. Sorry, Mark. And Patrick, I'm going to... Can I just click that to Rick as he's rolling these grant dices? Can you swear on the color blue that you have no secrets hidden in your bathroom? I suppose I should take it... Oh, okay. All right, to everyone watching, I guess this is the time to take a bathroom break. He's already winning. If he starts winning like a lot more, this is like the U.S. election. I'm going to be like, oh, I don't know about this. The results are... It could have been a thing where we, you know, like any kind of show you're forced to sit there in our current theater etiquettes where no one's allowed to get up and leave the theater and just hold it and then totally blank out on... The second bag. Some of these significant components I guess if it's a second, if there was intermission, you could have peed. You should have peed at intermission, is what I'm saying. So we got a grant for Northern Lights. We're now rolling for Lunchbox, same deal, oil boom five. And they got a five. They got a five. Benefit from the... Benefit from the oil boom. Swallowed by Skull. I'm real sorry, buddies. We went for Casino Cash. Now we're rolling for Grants. We want a one. We did not get it. Swallowed by Skull. Langers without any money. However, Workshop West is going to put on... What are they going to put on? They are going to put on Let My Hands Talk. It is a show completely in American Sign Language, JSL for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities, reflecting upon the 2019 accessibility for people with disabilities policy. When it is in production it is worth eight, but needs three grants to open and currently has two. So it is in development and not a specialty. A company in BC did it first and then someone in Alberta thought it sounded cool and did it. Workshop West is now... This is their second time picking up a project that has closed or been in development elsewhere. So Workshop West. Fishing out for another people's rob. Mark, do you have anything that is open for this production round? I do not. Okay, so you've got a whole bunch of shows that need three grants to open. Is that what's happening here? That is correct. That sounds like they're going out swinging. So that means it's your strategy phase, strategic planning. Do you have any strategic foresight that you would like to apply? Now historically you've said that strategic planning is a waste of time. But I have been chasing... I think that has not been working out for me. So I'm going to introduce a hot topic. A hot topic is political. So what this means is... Well, first we have to say almost every major world leader is a complete lap down, which... True. And this means that all projects in play with the keyword political are boosted for the rest of the game or until replaced by another hot topic. So that's a plus four to any political projects. Great. Does anyone have a political project currently on the table? I do. Just ogle me. So what do you want to do? Oh, well that's just... That's the end. Oh, that's your strategy. Okay, great. So now, Ralph, it is your concept phase. Okay. And begin by discarding as many as you wish. Yeah, I'm going to discard one card. Oh, I'll discard two cards. I'll go back to pick up seven again. Slowly the dancing gets more and more erratic as the numbers get higher and higher. So I'm going to... The Frank Theater has got a partner with The Colch, which it gives them a GP of six. Yeah, it's a good partnership. Yeah, that's great. Yeah. So, and I'm going to roll for a grant that I got automatically ready because it's The Colch and in collaboration with Frank Theater. And I'm also going to add one broad... One project that goes straight into project phase between two Vs. It's a new take on old classic. Two people perform the Vagina Monologues at the same time in unison. It's a traditional and queer work. The Frank Theater is queer, so it has a plus three. And its value is one right now, so it's a value of four. And then I'm going to... I would like to re-roll... I'll try to re-open... Oh, sorry. I'm going to roll for the last straw. So it's at three right now, so because of the oil... Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I can get to five. That's exactly correct. That's how we feel about it, too. It's a five. Great. That means I can re-open the last straw. Should interrogate this bowl method. It's a magic bowl. So that's re-open now, and I'm also going to try to... I'm going to do that. That's all I'm going to do. That's all you're going to do. You know what... No, no, I'm going to try to re-open. I'm going to try to re-open... I'm gained. I have cancer by green thumb. Right now it's closed at four, and when it opens it's at six. So I need to get an odd... No, it's two. So it didn't re-open. All good. So I'll go straight to... It has been restored in the bowl. What are your two projects currently worth in their production phase? Right now, my frank theater work with between two Vs is a value of four. The last straw right now as open is a 10. And what's really unfortunate about the last straw is Siegman Fraud. Your general manager has been giving you the slip. They've been paying themselves twice. So that project requires one extra grant in order to open. Okay. So it's back to closed, but... It's back to development. And you just need another one in order to remember it, in order to open it. Great. So I'm in strategy. I mean, I'm in competition. In production, yeah. I'm in battle mode. They're all in development, correct? All of my projects are in development, yes. What are they all in development right now? This one, let my hands talk, is worth four. Just Ogle me is, with its political bonus, worth eight. And post Canada is worth six, with its Canadian bonus. Oh, yes, Canadian bonus. So six. Okay. I'll do that first one you had. Let's not let my hands talk. Yeah, worth four. So right now I'm at a four as well. But yours is four? Correct. Four and four. So I'm going to add a random blogger says your show was memorable. That's a quote you can go to social media with. So plus two on my between two v's. Thank you. Now the kids these days, those banana monologues. Yeah. A tweet is worth so much now. A tweet is up on your post. It is worth... All right, so that means that Mark, it's your response. What do you got? That blogger is great, but did you know that Let My Hands Talk features BFA's from U of A. Your performers were trained at the University of Alberta, and that is a solid education. So this project gets a plus two. So it is now at a six. So we have a six to a six. Is that correct? And unfortunately you missed some important emails that went straight to a junk folder. Minus one for you. So now we're at five in the six. Five serving six. Mark Hopkins, what do you got? I got nothing. I will take that hit. That's what junk folders are really real. Especially like the other inbox on Facebook, you know, like when you do find 12 months later. Yeah, it's like fully like a grant that you got, or like some weird project like that. Yeah, anyways. And if your curator is reaching out through Facebook, it's questionable in the first place. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Which means a point is migrating. I believe we are at 19 to 27. And that goes away. That goes away. The grants go. Oh, grants would stay. Except for workshop West has now lost two projects. And the operating grant does not prevent burnout. Unfortunately, it does not. It's very explicitly written on the card. Yeah, they're going to disperse the remaining funds to some worthy charity and they are going two folds. Tragic cards back to the graveyard. Ralph, it is your strategic planning. What do you want to do now? I'm getting nothing else. I think I've done all I could. Okay, which means we're back to Mark. This is getting very close to the bottom of a deck. I'm going to be very tense. We had so long that I had to release. That's not saying much. That's not saying much. I'm going to discard one card and draw six more. Okay. It says bladder anymore. Also, why did I say bladder? As opposed to what? I don't know. Yeah, they're organ. Are you story appropriate? No one says it that anymore. They call it this other thing. Eggplant. An eggplant. It's today. Eggplant emoji. We're going to bring a couple more companies into the fray because why not? We're bringing in one yellow rabbit, established 1982, do experimental and edgy work on the Grand Power of Five. And punctuate theater, established 2010, specializing in indigenous and political work at Grand Power of Two. Very good. We've got another full roster of five companies. So let's start rolling, shall we? When yellow rabbit needs one through five. And they got a three. Way to go, rabbits. I worked for them for six years. Did you? Northern Light is hoping to open just Ogle Me. Oil boom needs one to five out of six. Oil boom does not always benefit. Lunchbox also hopefully benefiting from the oil boom. It is. And they can open, finally, post-Canada. Swallow Bicycle still needs that one. Let's get a one for Swallow Bicycle. We got two. This is just mean. You're going to burn that company soon. We need a two for punctuate theater. We got a one. Way to go, punctuate, but Swallow Bicycle just can't get any love. So the rabbits are going to put in development a show called The Critics Are Raving. Alberta's wildest art review turned Earthshaking Dance Party is back with well-designed music and lights. Hosted by local arts writers Liz Nichols-Conley Payne and Gemma Shemmigan. You won't want to miss this one, BYOB. It needs one more grant in order to open, but it is participatory and edgy. And oil rabbit, as we all know, is edgy. So while in development it has a power of three. Side note, Gemma Shemmigan just authored a great article about BIPOC artists in Calgary and how Calgary is super racist. So y'all should check that out. Check it out, audience. Do you want to play it? You got to play another project on punctuate in order to keep that money, though. Indeed. So punctuate is going to mount Wexits. It is a real-time performance of birds flying south for the winter and the rich fleeing from environmental realities. It normally would only be worth one project point, but because it is political, and that's our hot topic, it is now worth five in production. So we've got two shows ready to compete in Calgary. Mark, which of Ralph's shows are you targeting? The familiar... What's going on here? Yeah, so from here to here. We have currently, I'm getting the IM Cancer. It's currently closed at four. And when it's in project, it's six, and I need an odd to reopen. We have the last straw that's currently in development. It has to have three grants to be an actual project. Right now it's a value of five. And between the two Vs currently closed, it's a value of one. And when it's open, sorry, but it's boosted with a three, so it's a four. Yes. Thank you. Okay, so to start with Wexits, that punctuate theater is going to go after that last one you mentioned. Yep. Between two Vs, this is Wexits. Currently it's at four. And this is currently at five because of the political blast. Great. Okay, I'm going to roll, I'm going to risk to roll to reopen. Okay. And I need an odd one. The one is open. Does that change the value of this show at all? It's back to four. It's as good open as it is closed. So we're sitting at a five, so I'm going to let it ride for the moment. Five to four, how are you going to respond, Ralph? I have a trap card. Oh, you do? You didn't realize that your show dates are at the same time as another very popular show? Sure, sure, sure. Tickets sales suffer. Minus six. Minus six. Six. That negative one to four is the current standing. Okay, but what's really great, like that was, like mea culpa, that was a mistake. But Wexits features beautiful people. The performers are acceptably beautiful by the standards of mainstream western media. And they are attracting audiences. Once it got opened, it really started picking up. So that's a plus six. Okay. So no one's coming, but they're beautiful. That's five to four still. It's five to four for you, Ralph. This is an all or nothing strategy card. Your interdisciplinary practice makes you look like you're either the next hot shot, who can do it all or completely indecisive artists. I need an evens for a plus six. Or an odds for a plus six. I have to target on one of my projects, correct? You can target any project you want. It's going to be your project or your opponent's project. I will do my project. Okay. So I'm trying to get an even to get a plus six. Okay. It's a one. A one, which means it's a minus six to you, is that correct? Yeah, minus six. You have minus two, Mark. You have five. How do you want to respond? I'm going to let that ride. You are going to take five points from Ralph. 20, 20, 20, 20, 24. And then I also lose the Frank feeder and the colch. Yes, you do. Devastating. All or nothing. Fond of both of those organizations. You know. So we still, of course, have post-Canada that's in production. Yep. That's what we do. So it's currently worth 10. God, I'm so sorry. Can you remind me of your scores? Okay. So I'm game dying of cancer is a four. And the last straw is at a, sorry, it's still in development, but it's at a five. And can either of them reopen? That's right. The other one, I can reopen. Yes. I'm game dying of cancer. So when it reopens, it will be a six. Okay. Let's go at the second one you mentioned, the one that is- The last straw? Last straw. Should be your arch nemesis at this point, Mark. Yeah, it is. I know its name. That a five. The last straw. So it's currently sitting at a 10 to five. I'm going to see what Ralph has to say. I have nothing to say. Come back. Okay. Five points going from Vancouver back to- 2020, 2020, 2020. And this, this bill will finally close if Grant's go back. At a very good run. Did have a really good run. A lot of straws were probably used. Yeah, they kept saying it was the last one, but it wasn't. All right. So that's the end of that competition round. Mark, it's your strategic planning phase. What are you going to do? I am going to lay a trap. And that was a big round. I'm going to leave it there. Okay. Very good. I'm going to put one, Grant. I'm going to put one card into the graveyard. I'm going to pick up six. And for, I'm going to roll for Reels Wheels, which because of the oil, I can get up to five. I need up to five to open. Oops, that's a lie. I'm also going to put Machine Noisy down as a company. And it's at a two. So it doesn't have the ability. But I'm going to also roll for Grant to Machine Noisy. So I'll do Machine Noisy first. I need a one or a two. Got a six. So nothing. For Reels Wheels, I need a one to five. I got a four. Nice. Put a Grant down. Yeah, sure. Very different for Reels Wheels. They're going to do a piece about trans reimagining of Euryphides' tale of solidarity, struggle and tragic efforts of turf wars, Trojan women. No pluses. It's just going to go at a two in project phase right away. And then I'm going to roll to reopen. I'm gay and dying of cancer. But I need an odd to reopen. Why one? The bowl strikes again. The bowl. Who knew Dollar Stores? Okay. So I'm going to. Yeah. I'm going to. I have to battle someone. All right. Keep saying battle. I'm going to use the same battle. I have a two. Can you tell me what you got? You betcha. So starting here, we have Critics of Raving, which is in development worth two, but gets a plus one edgy bonus. So it's sitting at three. Just Ogle Me is usually, it's in development. Usually at a four, but it's a political bonus. So it's eight. Host Canada is closed. Usually worth five, but it has a Canadian bonus. So it's worth seven. And can reopen. And at which point would be worth 10? And then we have Wexits. Closed is worth one. Open is worth one. So it doesn't matter. And gets a political. Oh, how does this work? It gets a political bonus because it's a hot topic and punctuated is good at political theater. That is correct. So it would get punctuates bonus plus the hot topic bonus. Great. So it gets plus three, plus four. This is worth eight. Whether it's closed or open, it's just worth eight. Great. Can you repeat the one on the second one to your left? This one? This is just Ogle Me. It is in development worth eight because it's political. So I guess what I'm going to do is I'm going to attack that one. Yeah. Great. Just Ogle Me. Just Ogle Me worth eight. Yeah. And I'm going to, okay. I can add something or is it? You can add something. Who, which one are you competing with first though? Oh, sorry, with Trojan Women. Trojan Women. Okay. Trojan Women against Just Ogle Me. Yeah. Is that a two? But I'm going to add, you demonstrated success with equal opportunity. It puts you in the limelight. Gender equality plus six. So that's an value of 10 now. 10 to eight. Am I correct? Yes. Okay, Mark. Eight serving 10. How are you going to respond? Well, that company I'm afraid is digging your heels in. You're not keeping up with today's culture. People are starting to think you're a bit backwards. So that's a minus four. Minus four, which means that the current score is six serving eight. Ralph. Okay. Right now, there's a, I'm going to put an event. Sorry. I'm going to read and try to articulate really well. The venue you've chosen are not wheelchair accessible. So you're going to get a minus one. Ralph, that is a gray card, however. It's a gray card that I can't use. And you cannot play that unless you're in strategic planning. Great. And so I used it. Perfect. But I can't do anything. Okay. Which means there's a two point difference. Okay. Even though you're on the offense. Nope. There's a two point difference. Unless you have something else that is going to raise or lower the value of a project. This is the end of this project. I have nothing else. So I have lost that project. Two points are going to Calgary. And you lose urgent women. And I also lose real wheels. Oh, they really were doing it. This is a really exciting game, guys. It could have been over an hour ago, but we're still here. We're going on the further end of our time frame. So, and then I have one more project to compete with. You got to do it. I'm getting DM cancer. Right now it's a value of six. And I'm going to target that last one that you had. That's a two. The one yellow rabbit. The other one, the other one. Sorry, the opposite side. Are you sure? This is Wexit, which is worth one close or open. It gets a plus three and a plus four bonus to give it a eight. Oh, just kidding. If it opens though. If it opens. Either way, it's close or open. Oh, either way. Okay. And what's the other ones again? Sorry. This one yellow rabbit is worth three in development right now. Sure. Let's do that one. Okay, great. Let's do that one. I'm on a six. I'm gay and dying of cancer. Six. Mark, one yellow rabbit show is... Worth three because it is edgy. Okay, great. Six serving three Ralph, your lead. I'm gonna, that's all I'm gonna do. Okay, which means that Mark, how do you want to respond? Well, unfortunately, you've fallen into a trap. You did a marketing typo. You printed the wrong dates on your marketing materials. So nobody comes to your show. They come like next week. That's worth minus six. Zero to three. Zero serving three Ralph. I have nothing to do. No, tragic. So which means that I'm gay and dying of cancer is dead. And your money goes back to the government. How many more? Also last project for green thumb. Which means that it's still your turn though, Ralph. That was a very difficult offense, offensive turn. Was that a movement of three communities? That was the movement of three communities. 30, 33, 34. So I can use a gray card now. You can play gray cards during your strategy phase. That is correct. Wait, I have... The venue you've chosen are not wheelchair accessible. So I'm gonna get a minus one to your communities directly. 33. Should have made a wheelchair accessible. And if that's all you've got, Ralph, we're back over the Calgary. That's all I got. My hand is empty again, so seven. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Really getting low on that deck over there. All right. So just to clarify, this is not one of those games where when you run out of cards, you win. Okay. Okay. Sometimes that happens. Like the game ends when you run out of cards. That is not how the arts economy works. When you run out, everyone else just keeps going on without me. That's true. It's true. They do. So we're going to keep going until there is no more. Are there all communities that have migrated from one place to another? Or there is absolutely nothing else to be done? So I'm gonna enter my application phase starting over here. Once again with one yellow rabbit, grant power of five. Let's do this. We did it. So they are now opening. Critics are raving. Which successfully fended off opposition earlier. Northern light needs a one to five. Got a one. It is now opening. Just augle me. Lunchbox theater, one to five. Oh, never mind. They need to reopen. Swallow a bicycle. We're getting that one. This is happening. Will it? It is not happening. Punctuate needs one or two. Did not get it. All right. So we have... Wait, Mark, just to clarify. Does punctuate need an even or an odd to reopen that show? Oh, it needs evens. Because you rolled a two. How? So does that mean it's reopened? That means it reopens. Oh, great. I didn't even know what I was doing, but did it right. Post-Canada needs odds to reopen. Did not get them. So I have three shows open. I have nothing. How do my comedies directly? Do you have an empty hand, Ralph? I have three cards, but they can't do it. I will not be able to do anything. Oh, no. Which means, Mark, how are you going to proceed? Well, I mean, I think I'll just let it ride. Like, it seems like it's an injury. What are we going to do? What's playing first? The critics are raving is playing first. It is worth five because it is edgy and so is one yellow rabbit. Okay. Which means five against zero. Any response, Ralph? Nope. Nothing. Response, which means that five points to Calgary. 11, 39, 37. Just ugly me is worth 12 because of the blue cobalt. It is a 12 to zero. Is that what you're saying to me? I think that is what I'm saying. There are not 12 communities, but there are seven that are left, which means that seven communities, unless Ralph has something that he's got to do, can you do it, Ralph? You can't. Seven communities to Calgary. 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45. Player communities have been reduced to zero. Game over. Alberta again. Congratulations. The game is over. I did not think it was going to end that round. I mean, So congratulations, Mark, on winning this evening's game. Thank you for a wonderful game, Ralph. That was riveting. I was really like before we obviously wrap up this evening. We've got another stage, a little something that we need to do, Milton. So in the spirit of many of Canada's most established arts prizes, we have asked both of you to select a protégé in advance. Who will receive $250 of prize money from this match if you won? So, Mark, you have won this match. Please tell us who they are and tell us a little bit about why you chose them. Sure. I'm really pleased. My protégé is Sleiman Al-Deeb. Sleiman is the founder of a, well, it's sort of a burgeoning, soon to emerge on the scene company called Cowalese Act, which stands for Arab Canadian Theater here in Calgary. I've worked with him for a number of years since he arrived from Syria, and we recently produced a show called The Opposites, which sort of invited Canadians to step into the literal shoes of refugees seeking migrant status in Syria. Cool. All right. Can you please give them a call and tell them that they have been selected as your protégé, please? I can. Should I zoom going on my phone while I do that? I think you can hang up the zoom on your phone. Does Milton, is that correct? Yeah. Okay, cool. Hanging up zoom. All right, let's go to Sleiman I call. What if he's watching? I can't see in the chat, Milton. Can you see in the Facebook chat? Not that I've noticed. It's me. It's me. I don't know if he knows that I'm doing those, like playing this game at all. So, I should put it on speaker, eh? Yes, please. Sleiman, it's Mark. How are you? Do you have a sec? Awesome. So, I don't know if you know I was playing a card game tonight called Culture Capital. And I won, which is very cool. And they asked me to select a protégé, like somebody that I wanted to share my winnings with and I chose you. So, what that means is you get $250, right? That's correct. Yeah, you get $250. $250? Yeah. Are you kidding? Yeah. No, you're not kidding. No, not kidding. I'm serious. Not kidding. Yes. Are you? Because you've been working so hard. And, you know, I know... So, we're actually live on the internet right now. I should have told you that at the top of the call. So, you can do that. Sorry. Yeah, you're doing great though. Well, thank you very much. You made my day. Thank you very much. And Sliman, the reason why, like I know for those that are watching, Cowellys, we did the opposite last... When was that? In December, Sliman? So, Cowellys was supposed to have an incredibly busy, like a premier season right now. They have three shows in development. And all of them have been postponed by COVID. So, I know it's been rough and I'm really... Like, I know you can use that money to put those shows up whenever we're able to. Oh, my God. Thank you very much, Mark. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Appreciate it, appreciate it. You're welcome, buddy. Hello to everybody who's watching. Thank you very much. Hi. Thanks, Sliman. I'm going to hang up now, but I'll get in touch with you later. Talk to you soon, bud. Sure. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Bye-bye. Oh, that was precious. Great. Well, thank you so much, Mark. And yeah, I look forward to seeing what kind of work these artists are making. Before we, like, hang up for the evening, we have a special, you know, a couple thank yous that we should say ourselves, which are, first of all, thank you to everyone who has stuck it through this evening. This is another epic night of Culture Capital Online. The games can literally end in 25 minutes and sometimes they take a lot longer. We should also thank the BC Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts who have given us the prize funding that we allocate to the winners and players. We also should thank, in respect to the history of Culture Capital's development, Boca de Lupo for our initial residency, developing the project, the Edmonton Arts Council and Grace Law, Azimuth Theatre and Chinook Series in Edmonton where we premiered the first official public tournament when we did things in person, High Performance Rodeo in Laurel Green in Calgary, Darling Foundry in Montreal, Summer Works in Toronto, and of course our American friends at HowlRound who are making all of this streaming possible. And we also want to do a huge shout out to April Lung who has been running the social media for us for the chat and tagging all the companies that have been played, and especially as we went through both decks. So thank you so much for doing that. I just also want to say we have two upcoming matches, one on September 30th, that one features an Ontario-based artist versus an Alberta-based artist. And then on October 27th, we have another match with an Ontario-based artist and a BC-based artist. So we'll see in the next match if Alberta can reign supreme for a third match in a row. But other than that, we do want to say, of course, thank you again, Mark and Ralph, for taking part in this match. It means the world to us, and you've really given so much to this match in addition to a lot of great information for anyone watching. You can follow this project or any future iterations of it on Instagram, Facebook, and, of course, on our website at culturecapital.cards. Over to you, Patrick. So thank you so much to everyone, and we're going to leave the stream running for probably about five minutes. But just as we set up as a custom, is there anything, Mark or Ralph, that you want to say what you're doing if you've got a shameless promotion, a plug, or you could be like, nah, I'm cool, I'm just sitting, waiting for the world to turn. Take it away. What are you working on? Do you have anything that you want to plug? You want, Mark, do you want to go first? Do you have anything? Sure, not specifically. Swallow Bicycle has two projects in development, one of which might premiere in April, but we're still like, you know, COVID. We're figuring that shit out. So, but Swallow Bicycle, I have a wonderful team. Bianca gave me an ASTEM annual, Chris, Vanessa, Tio, Shenan, employee, Mojave, and we're doing some real cool anti-racist and restructuring work behind the scenes. So, stay tuned and remember those names because they are going to be huge. Great, thank you. Ralph. With my company, Fake Knot, I have three projects actually coming up these next few months. I'm one as a moving of Hinky Punk, which is a work I did a tour with around Edmonton, Calgary, and Regina last year. It was great. Yeah, thanks, Mark. Mark was there. It was supposed to go via DF in March, but of course, during COVID, it got moved. So now we're doing a live stream version in September the 29th, October 3rd. We have four shows via live stream. We're going to be using it like a multitude of cameras. So you have the ability as a viewer to watch from different angles of the work since it is in the round. I'm also premiering a new work at the mine in February called Whip, where the dancers don't see for 50 minutes and we're using sound and light to help inform the movers in space. And I'm showing some stuff with Milton actually called Blue Screen. So we have two versions. One is going to be three short films using Blue Chroma Key. And then at Form in September 18th. And then we have a live version via live stream with New Form's Festival in October. Great. And also if you want to come to Vogue, I teach Vogue classes with Van Vogue Jam every Tuesdays. We're doing online classes starting this Tuesday at the 8th, 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Free by donation. Yeah, lots of things. Wicked. That's so great. Thank you both so much. And I think that's the end of this new show. Yay, nice to play with you, Mark. Thank you Patrick. Thanks for a great day, Brownhouse. Thank you both. Thank you all. Thanks everyone. Again, we're going to leave the stream running for a little bit just in case anyone wants to continue in the chat or say any goodbyes. We'll likely see you there. Otherwise, we're going to turn this off. Thank you so much for coming. And for everyone who's watching, thanks so much. Yeah, keep in touch for the next match. Good night.