Greetings!
It’s been a busy month here at the theatre, so let’s catch up a bit, shall we?
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Congratulations go out to the members of STC’s Students on Stage programme for their incredible work putting together an impressive run of performances of their original production Spin: A Tale of Ultra Modern Ad-Ventures. This talented group of young theatre enthusiasts spent over 100 hours designing costumes, building sets, learning lines and rehearsing, and the work was well worth it! Public performances were held on January 30th and 31st, and hundreds of students from around the city attended some highly entertaining (and maybe even a little bit educational!) matinees.
Awesome job, team! You always make us proud!
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The reviews are in for the amazing production of Celebrities do Sudbury Satire, and there seems to be a consensus amongst all those who laughed themselves silly on the evening of January 23rd: a man in drag is always funny. And, more specifically, when the man in question has a certain mayoral-charm about him, well, the laughs come that much quicker and last just that much longer!
Sudbury celebs serenade an appreciative crowd!
(Recognize any of these passionate Sudbury-Saturday-nighters? Maybe you should look a bit closer…)
Many thanks go out to all those who came out and helped raise funds for both the STC as well as Haiti relief, and a special ‘Thank you!’ goes out all the brave/generous/foolhardy celebs who made the event a complete success.
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The official start of the second-half of the 09/10 season will be upon us in two-week’s time, and if you haven’t booked your tickets yet for the STC’s production of Norm Foster’s The Love List, you’d better hurry up!
Recognized as one of Canada’s most popular and prolific playwright’s, Foster has the almost Midas-like ability to turn everything he touches into pure gold! The Love List is no exception, as it will have audiences howling from start to finish.
A story that is both completely authentic and totally unbelievable, The Love List focuses on what happens when lonely statistician Bill is asked by his philandering friend Leon to fill out a dating service questionnaire listing the top qualities he’d want in an ideal mate. (Did we mention that the dating service is run by a mysterious gypsy woman?) Bill does as he’s asked (but not without a bit of hesitation) and, lo and behold, his perfect woman magically appears! After the initial shock wears off, Bill finds himself in absolute heaven…at least until he decides to change a few of the qualities on his list.
Then things get weird.
The Love List is proudly sponsored by Big Daddy 103.9, and we encourage you to tune-in in the coming weeks to try and win some free tickets! We know they have some fun things planned, and we don’t want to give anything away, but we have a suspicion that you might be well-served to think about just what it is YOU would want in a perfect partner…_________________________________________________________________________________________
Ok, friends—that’s all for now! Please check back in the coming days for some great features on The Love List as well as other upcoming STC shows/events. Until next time, enjoy these stills from Charles Way’s Sleeping Beauty!
Queen Guinevere (Alexis Koetting) and King Peredur (Jeff Miller ) try and make their way through the dark and dense woods.
Evil Witch Modron (Katherine East) holds the infant Briar Rose.
Good Witch Branwen (Deborah Drakeford) and Gryff (James Wallis) observe the kingdom through a magical mirror.
Modron (Katherine East) asks Briar Rose (Leah Coombs) to take a turn using the spindle.
Cursed by Modron, Briar Rose (Leah Coombs) falls into a deep sleep while her parents (Jeff Miller & Alexis Koetting) can do nothing but hold her.
Gryff (James Wallis) and Prince Owain (Curtis Tweedie) meet the Tylwyth Tegs on their quest to save Briar Rose.
Gryff (James Wallis) and Prince Owain (Curtis Tweedie) finds themselves caught in the web of the fearsome Spider King (Jeff Miller)
Gryff (James Wallis) and Branwen (Deborah Drakeford) watch as Prince Owain (Curtis Tweedie) prepares to awaken the "Sleeping Beauty" (Leah Coombs) from her near hundred-year sleep.
