Sock ‘N’ Buskin (abbreviated to S ‘n’ B) is a student-run, community-based theatre company, located at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
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Sock ‘N’ Buskin was formed in 1943, one year after the formation of Carleton University itself. The company have performed a variety of shows in a variety of styles every year since.
A number of Sock 'N' Buskin alumni have gone on to professional careers, notably actor Dan Aykroyd and CBC radio host Alan Neal. Several professional theatre groups in Ottawa, such as the Great Canadian Theatre Company and Third Wall Theatre Company have their origins in S'N'B.
Their mainstage series traditionally consists of three plays a year: one classic (often by Shakespeare) piece, one modern (often Canadian), and one musical.
This Is Our Youth by Kenneth Lonergan. Director: Iain Moggach
Yerma by Federico García Lorca. Director: Kathleen Frost
Company by George Furth and Stephen Sondheim director: Dave Dawson
Other past shows include A Clockwork Orange, Hair, Cabaret, Jeffrey, The Big Funk, Chess, Unidentified Human Remains, I Hate Hamlet, Antigone, and many more.
In addition to their mainstage, they also have a second stage series (formerly the studio series) featuring independent and underground theatre in a small-scale, small-risk setting. The studio series has featured eclectic theatre styles such as French absurdism, student-written/directed pieces, and a slam poetry series entitled "This is Hip Hop". Previously, these productions took place in Sock 'n' Buskin's permanent studio space, a 50-seat black box which was also used for auditions and rehearsals. In August 2004 the studio was torn down by Carleton University in order to build an ice rink, S'n'B was given two weeks notice to remove their stuff.[1]
Since then, S'n'B's second stage series has been without a home. Spaces such as Rooster's and the Fenn Lounge in Residence have been used for performances, and they have often had to resort to paying for rehearsal spaces. S'n'B is constantly struggling to find spaces on campus in which to do theatre.