BC theatre
Spalumcheen: A long experiment that carries on, The Caravan Farm Theatre has operated in one form or another since 1970
Broadway this ain’t: At Caravan Farm Theatre, there are dogs wandering everywhere (even on-stage every now and then during a show) and lots of children: a purple Exersaucer takes up a corner of the production office. The sound of horses whinnying can drown out a moment of rehearsal or conversation. And one must watch where [...]
Vancouver: Stone-age fun in storytelling, Neanderthal Arts Festival presents fresh and original fare
In a cemetery outside 17th Century London, two trolls meet by the discarded corpse of a hanged judge. If that doesn’t get your attention, nothing will. That’s what the organizers of Vancouver’s newest summer theatre happening, the Neanderthal Arts Festival, are banking on. While naming a festival after the thickest-skulled of our human ancestors might [...]
Vancouver: Theatre Under the Stars Introduces New TD Sponsored Initiative Making Theatre More Accessible
Marking the first time in the organization’s history, Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) announced that it has signed a major sponsor for its upcoming 2010 season. TD Bank Financial Group will provide $50,000 in funding to this season’s productions and will also enable the organization to offer student discount pricing. The agreement with TD will [...]
Mixed bag of Jessies awarded to frogs, toads and Woolfs
It didn’t happen in the large-theatre or small-theatre categories, but there was indeed a sweep on Monday at the 28th annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards. Carousel Theatre’s recent presentation of A Year With Frog & Toad hopped on stage at the Commodore Ballroom to receive all four Jessies in the category of theatre for young [...]
Vancouver: Touchstone Theatre’s Katrina Dunn feted for being female-friendly
Touchstone Theatre director Katrina Dunn has received an award for supporting and promoting the work of Canadian female playwrights–in other words, the playwrights who made up her entire season. On June 11, at a showing of Herr Beckmann’s People at the PTC Studio (a coproduction between Touchstone and the Playwrights Theatre Centre), she received the [...]
Vancouver: Green Thumb Theatre expects loss of provincial gaming-grant funding
Anticipating a loss of provincial gaming-grant funding, a Vancouver theatre company is prepared to scale back plans to perform for young audiences in rural B.C. Ivan Habel, general manager of Green Thumb Theatre, said the nonprofit group has previously received $36,500 in annual grant funding to support its provincewide tours. But Habel said he has [...]
Princeton: ‘Dirty work’ on Friday
In an era of fast paced movies loaded with Hollywood special effects, it is wonderful to see the tradition of live theater being carried on in Princeton. No computer generated enhancements, no multiple takes, simply live actors presenting a story on stage in front of a live audience. . The Princeton Performing Arts Society was [...]
Theatre BC: Mainstage 2010 Early-Bird Registration
Just a quick reminder that the deadline for Mainstage 2010 Early-Bird Registration is fast approaching! Rates for packages go up June 1st so get your registration in before the end of Monday for the best deal. Links to the registration form and the playbill can be found at http://www.theatrebc.org/M2010/index.php May 31st is also the [...]
Beloved Babz takes final bow, and has the last word “Cancer is the opportunity we’ve been given to all be better at what we do. To be bigger of heart and greater of mind… God bless you all.”
They braved the morning rain Sunday, streaming into a Granville Island theatre wearing pins bearing Chula’s face and the simple message, “I (heart) Babz.” Beloved Vancouver actor Babz Chula filled the seats at Arts Club Theatre for the last time Sunday, as family, friends and fans came out to honour the 63-year-old matriarch of Vancouver’s [...]
Vancouver: Stanley Park’s Malkin Bowl getting weatherproofed
A plan is moving ahead to weatherproof a historic outdoor theatre in Stanley Park and give the venue new life as a rehearsal space during the colder months. Theatre Under the Stars managing producer James Cronk told the Straight the goal is to “winterize” Malkin Bowl so that the stage area can be used year-round. [...]
Victoria: From stage to studio: Kaleidoscope boss joins media he used Shakespeare to skewer
If you were to use his production of Macbeth as a reference point, you might say Leslie Bland is crossing to the dark side. After serving 10 years as artistic director of Kaleidoscope Theatre, Bland is stepping down to launch Less Bland Productions, a television production company that has entered into a broadcast partnership with [...]
Summerland: Vagina Monologues controversial in B.C. town
The Vagina Monologues might be too controversial for some residents of one British Columbia town, almost 15 years after its New York premiere. The award-winning play premieres on Friday evening in Summerland, B.C., as a fundraising event for the Penticton and Area Women’s Centre. The play, composed of several frank and sometimes humorous monologues about [...]
Squamish: Actor lands first place in North Shore theatre competition
Between Shift Theatre continued their commitment of bringing top quality theatre to the corridor while winning prestigious awards against much bigger companies with top honours at the Theatre BC’s North Shore Zone Festival of Plays Friday (May 7). The theatre troupe performed the drama Independence at the regional competition last weekend, and if sales are [...]
A walk in the parkade: Nine-headed theatre production mixes it up
In a downtown parkade that grows desolate after 7 p.m., nine emerging theatre companies will take advantage of the location’s spectacular top floor views and treat audiences to sketch comedy, horror and butoh dance. Produced by Enlightenment Theatre and ITSAZOO Productions, Bridge Mix parks May 5 to 8 and 11 to 15 at the Metro [...]
Improv troupe moves into new Granville Island digs: A converted boat showroom is the new home for Vancouver TheatreSports League
Vancouver’s most famous improv company moved into brand-new $1-million Granville Island digs this week. Now it has to pay for them. Vancouver TheatreSports League executive director Jay Ono said the renowned not-for-profit comedy troupe has launched a capital campaign to raise $800,000, so it will be debt-free from the project that has given it a [...]
