Archive for the 'Uncategorized' Category

The Winter’s Tale
November 5, 2009

Director Anita Rochon and performer Mike Wasko tell us why we should check out
The Winter’s Tale
Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Anita Rochon
Starring: Mike Wasko as Leontes
Presented by: Studio 58 (link)

Studio 58, the nationally renowned professional theatre training program at Langara College, proudly presents one of Shakespeare’s late romances, The Winter’s Tale. [...]

Speed-the-Plow
October 15, 2009

Performers Mikal Grant and Ivan Wanis-Ruiz and Director Sarah Szloboda tell us why we should see

Written by: David Mamet
Directed by: Sarah Szloboda
Starring: Mikal Grant, Ivan Wanis-Ruiz and Alexis Kellum-Creer
Presented by: Terminal Theatre (link)
Life in the Movie Business is like the beginning of a new love affair; It’s full of new surprises, [...]

Love You Forever…And More Munsch!
September 22, 2009

Performers Ella Simon, Josue Laboucane and Melissa Oei tell us why we should see

From the books by ROBERT MUNSCH
Adapted by STEPHEN COLELLA and SUE MINER
By permission of Annick Press, Firefly Books, and Scholastic Canada Ltd.
Presented by: Carousel Theatre (link)
A personal favourite of both young and old – the stories
of Robert Munsch! [...]

Palace of the End
May 7, 2009

Co-Director Katrina Dunn tells us why we don’t want to miss
Palace of the End
Written by: Judith Thompson
Directed by: Katrina Dunn, David Bloom and Mindy Parfitt
Starring: Alexa Devine, Russell Roberts and Laara Sadiq
Presented by: Touchstone Theatre, Felix Culpa and Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Theatre
Taking its ominous title from the former royal palace [...]

Fat Pig
May 1, 2009

Performers Lawrence Haegert and Kathryn Kirkpatrick tell us why we need to see

Fat Pig

Written by: Neil LaBute
Directed by: Michael Scholar Jr.
Starring: Kathryn Kirkpatrick,  Aaron Craven, Jennifer Mawhinney and Lawrence Haegert
Presented by: Mitch & Murray Equity Co Op
Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up [...]

True Story
May 1, 2009

Writer/Director John Murphy tells us why he thinks we should see
True Story
Written and Directed by: John Murphy
Starring: Scott Bellis, Gina Chiarelli, Kayla Deorkson, Sebastian Kroon, Michael P. Northey and
Tallulah Winkelman
Presented by: (r)evolution Theatre
Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a desperate mother, torn between hope and doubt, still clings to [...]

John and Beatrice
April 30, 2009

Director Del Surjik tells us why we should see
John and Beatrice
Written by: Carole Fréchette
Translated by: John Murrell
Directed by: Del Surjik
Starring: Vincent Gale and Patricia Drake
Presented by: Pi Theatre (link)
Nominated for four Jessie Richardson Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Production, Pi Theatre’s John & Beatrice [...]

The Secret World of Og
April 16, 2009

Performer Anna Cummer tells us why we need to see

Based on the book by: Pierre Burton
Adapted by: Kevin Kerr
Directed by: Carole Higgins
Starring: Anna Cummer, Megan Marie Gates, Anna Hagan, Aslam Husain, Tamara McCarthy, Julie McIsaac, Marcie Nestman and Richard Newman
Presented by: Carousel Theatre (link)
Five siblings. A secret world. A whole lotta [...]

Skydive
January 21, 2009

Performers James Sanders & Bob Frazer tell us why we should go see
Skydive
Written by: Kevin Kerr
Starring: James Sanders and Bob Frazer
Directed by: Roy Surette & Steven Drover
Presented by: Realwheels

What would you risk to live out your dreams? In this gravity-defying comedy, two brothers tumbling at terminal velocity must untangle the threads [...]

In the Boom Boom Room
November 27, 2008

Producer/Performer Rhonda Dent, Performer Victoria Bidewell and Director Jennifer Copping tell you about their new work

Paige 18 Productions and HeadKase Creations present In the Boom Boom Room, a compassionate look at one woman’s desperate search for love and hope as she struggles to overcome the psychological residue of her parents’ betrayals. [...]