Kyle Gould reviews Full Circle Theatre's Riverona opening August 23, 2023 through to August 27, 2023.
Tickets available: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6104084
An amazing experience of new theatre in Calgary.
Kyle sits down with Erin Weir and Claire Bolton, co-artistic directors of Full Circle Theatre to discuss their Indiegogo plans for episodes 2, 3 and 4 of their delightful hit Riverona: Episode 1: A Tale of Two Households.
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/riverona-a-4-episode-live-theatre-experience/coming_soon
You should sign up to the indiegogo and support this company in their endeavor to bring delightful comedy and drama to Calgary with their smash up of Riverdale and Romeo & Juliet.
Find out more about Full Circle Theatre at Erin's blog: https://aflimsyplan.com/full-circle-theatre/
About Riverona: A Teen Drama TV Show...But On Stage. Riverona splits Romeo & Juliet into a four episode "TV show" where each episode is a one-act play. Full Circle Theatre first brought Riverona: Episode 1 to the Common Ground Festival, where audiences were riveted and demanded more. Now, you have a chance to be a part of the drama!
Kyle sits down with Cayley Wreggitt and Joy Robinson to discuss their upcoming production of Taylor's Version.
It’s a typical Tuesday night. Josie, Callie, and a reluctant Abigail are dressing up like hipsters, making fun of their exes, and adventuring through their happy, free, confused, and lonely love stories. And by the way, they’re going out tonight. (Taylor’s Version) joyfully indulges in the feminine to reveal that our guilty pleasures serve a more vital purpose than we give them credit. Part ode to female friendships, part Taylor Swift conspiracy theories, (Taylor’s Version) has something for non-Swifties and Swifties alike!
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/taylors-version
Joy Robinson's music can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTegWLREgDwNRo1ex2H7YFg
Kyle sits down with Morpheus Director and Artistic Director, Sean Anderson, and performer David Hume to discuss Morpheus' upcoming Farce 'sequel' A Comedy of Tenors by Ken Ludwig opening September 29th through October 7th.
About A Comedy of Tenors: For the first time we are presenting a sequel. It’s 1930s Paris and the stage is set for the concert of the century – as long as producer Henry Saunders can keep Italian superstar Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife, Maria, from causing runaway chaos. Prepare for an uproarious ride, full of mistaken identities, bedroom hijinks, and madcap delight. This farce brings us 4 of the same characters that you loved in Lend me a Tenor.
Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0
Running September 16 - September 30, 2023, it was my privilege to get to attend the opening night of Carrie: The Musical which easily hurdled the bar of expectations going into this show. It was thought-provoking and visually amazing.
You would be remiss to overlook this show.
Tickets can be purchased at:https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/carrie-the-musical
Show Details can be found at: https://www.frontrowcentre.ca/show/20232024/Carrie
Running September 21 through September 24 at the Big Secret Theatre at the Arts Commons, you have limited opportunities to see Taylor's Version and you NEED to see this production. Whether you're a die-hard Swifty or have a passing interest in Taylor Swift's music, we were all young twenty-somethings sharing a love and passion for something in pop culture with close friends and as a result this production is a must see.
Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/taylors-version
Show information can be found at: https://www.diytheatre.org/taylors-version
You really do need to see this production. It's absolutely worth it.
Running September 29 to October 7 A Comedy of Tenors is playing at the Pumphouse. Kyle Gould reviews his experiences in seeing the show, with favorable results.
Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/online?event=0
About the show: It’s 1930s Paris and the stage is set for the concert of the century – as long as producer Henry Saunders can keep Italian superstar Tito Merelli and his hot-blooded wife, Maria, from causing runaway chaos. Prepare for an uproarious ride, full of mistaken identities, bedroom hijinks, and madcap delight. This farce brings us 4 of the same characters that you loved in Lend me a Tenor.
Kyle sits down with Melanie Baux, Artistic Director of Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre, and Juleta Severson-Baker, the Director of The Spitfire Grill to talk about their upcoming production and what it means to put up a small town musical in a small town opening October 27th and running until November 4th.
The musical depicts the journey of a young woman just released from prison, who decides to start her life anew in a rural town in Wisconsin. She participates in a journey within the town toward its own tenuous reawakening.
Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=spitfire+swamp
Get Juleta's latest book of poetry here: https://www.frontenachouse.com/product/antecedent/
Check out Melanie's Music Studio here: https://melaniebaux.mymusicstaff.com/Biography
Kyle sits down with Brad Snowden, Director of Bullshot Crummond for Dewdney Players along with Kelly Kozak, player of Rosemary and Anne-Marie Cotton, player of the Shadow to discuss the difficulties, and hilarious good times in preparing to put up Bullshot Crummond, at the RPAC in Okotoks opening on October 20th and running through to November 4th.
This parody of low-budget 30s detective movies typifies British heroism at its dumbest. Teutonic villain Otto Von Brunno and his evil mistress Lenya crash their plane in the English countryside and kidnap Professor Fenton, who has discovered a formula for making synthetic diamonds. Bullshot Crummond is called to the rescue by the professor's daughter Rosemary. Wildly outrageous antic ensue, with Crummond saving the day!
Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/dewdney-players-presents-bullshot-crummond/
Kyle sits down with AJ Pearce, Director of Dracula, vice-president of Workshop Theatre, and Actors Studio Program Organizer to discuss all things Stephen Dietz's Dracula. Going up October 27 through November 4th at the Pumphouse, Dracula is sure to be a timely, entertaining and with a touch of horror perfect for the Spooky Season.
About Dracula: His new adaptation restores the suspense and seduction of Bram Stoker’s classic novel to the stage. As Count Dracula begins to exert his will upon the residents of London, they try to piece together the clues of his appearances—in a valiant attempt to save themselves from a hideous fate. Rich with both humor and horror, this play paints a wickedly theatrical picture of Stoker’s famous vampire.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dracula-tickets-654060983007?aff=oddtdtcreator
Actors Studio Program: https://www.workshoptheatre.ca/actor-studio-program