Chemainus Theatre Festival
Schedule 2010
Chemainus Theatre Festival presents
KIDZPLAY 2010
Theatre for young adults
Munsch Ado About Nothing (Ages 4 and up) - July 7 to Aug 21
DISCOVERY
- The Remarkable Emily Carr
(Ages 10 and up) -
Aug 25 to Sep 18
Wilde Holiday Shorts
(Ages 6 and up)
- December 18 - 31
The Happy Prince and the Remarkable Rocket.
a
closer walk with Patsy Cline
by Dean Regan
January 21 - February 27
Featuring 20 hits including Crazy, Walkin' After Midnight, Sweet Dreams and I Fall to Pieces. Follow Patsy's climb to stardom from her hometown in Virginia to the Grand Ole' Opry, Las Vegas and Carnegie Hall! With a five-piece band, rave reviews across the continent and the first time the show has run on Vancouver Island in over a decade - this is a show you don't want to miss!
"I'm gonna be something one of
these days.". Patsy Cline
Strindberg's Easter
by August Strindberg
March 11- April 3
Innovatively staged, this classic drama explores possibility,
transformation and hope. A fallen family with an unpaid debt is held in
the hands of a vicious creditor. Eleonora, the outcast sister, returns to
further disturb the house in this intriguing plot from one of the world's finest
playwirghts..
"So you see, there exists a
grace with is finer than justice, and that is mercy." August
Strindberg
The Sunshine Boys
by Neil Simon
April 15 - June 5
The Odd Couple meets Abbot and Costello in this hilarious comedy. Willie and Al were in vaudeville together, now frustrataion keeps them apart. CBS wants them back for History of Comedy special and the laughs begin to fly as the two reunite.
"It's ham on wry....
Simon's sure footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as
ever." N.Y. Post
Guys & Dolls
A Musical Fable of Broadway
June 17 - September 11
Ten Tonys, seven Laurence Olivier and six Drama Desk Awards make this show an undeniable hit! Enjoy Sit Down, Your're Rockin' the Boat, Luck Be a Lady and Take Back Your Mink along with the unforgettable Sky Masterson, Sarah Brown and Miss Adelaide - it's a show that has been described as the perfect musical comedy. Gangsters, card sharks, night club headliners and the Salvation Army fall in, and out, and back in love again, in this high octane New York fable.
Wingfield's Progress
by Dan Needles
September 23 - October 30
In his second season on the farm
Walt faces a new challenge. The spectre of urban development looms on the
Seventh Concession and Walt sounds the alarm. Can he mobilize the
neighbourhood to save the rustic splendor of Larskspur? Does Larkspur want
to be saved? Wingfield is back at its side-splitting best in this sequel
to Letter from Wingfield Farm.
A
Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
adapted by
Jeremy Tow
November 11 - January 8
The most loved ghost story of all
time! Ebenezer Scrooge cares only about money and himself - he makes
excuses for his cruel life until three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Thrill your senses - this lovely adaptation is full of carols and holiday cheer..
"God bless us, every one!"
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