WHAT’S ON
thu12julSteven Page& the Art of Time Ensemble Sponsored By: BMO Financial Group
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Presented in Association with The Regent Theatre Presents Steven Page, a founder and former leader of the iconic band Barenaked Ladies, joins Toronto’s highly inventive Art of Time
Event Details
Presented in Association with The Regent Theatre Presents
Steven Page, a founder and former leader of the iconic band Barenaked Ladies, joins Toronto’s highly inventive Art of Time Ensemble for an evening of seminal songs by Randy Newman, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Barenaked Ladies, Leonard Cohen, Page himself, and more. These gems are re-imagined and reinvented by some of Canada’s greatest writers in classical, pop, and jazz, and delivered by a defining voice in contemporary rock. Songbook is chamber music for the modern era.
Steven Page, singer
Andrew Burashko, piano
Peter Lutek, woodwinds
Joseph Phillips, bass
Rob Piltch, guitar
Rachel Pomedli, cello
Sheila Jaffe, violin
About the Art of Time Ensemble:
Renowned concert pianist Andrew Burashko formed Art of Time Ensemble in 1997 by inviting a group of like-minded musicians and prominent figures in dance, theatre and other art forms to perform one-off concerts in Toronto. The company has gone on to become a leader in Toronto’s vibrant performing arts scene, through its subscription season at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre, regular appearances at Koerner Hall, album releases, performances with leading Canadian orchestras, and the tours of its unique offerings to dozens of cities throughout Canada and the United States.
Exploring the relationship between classical music in its many forms and other genres such as jazz, pop, electronica, rock, folk, electroacoustic, gospel and others, Art of Time seeks to reveal the qualities that lie at the heart of all great music
Single tickets for this show are also available through The Regent Theatre
Call or visit Monday through Saturday, 12:00 – 3:00 pm
(613) 476-8416 / 224 Main Street Picton
To redeem a Flex Pass credit for this event, contact the Festival Players Box Office by email at boxoffice@festivalplayers.ca or 613-476-1991
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Steven Page Singer - Art of Time EnsembleSteven Page’s distinctive and powerful tenor is among the most instantly recognizable voices in popular music today. The singer/songwriter is a founding member of The Barenaked Ladies with whom he toured the globe and sold millions of albums. On his own, Steven continues his artistic ….
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Andrew Burashko Founder - Art of Time Ensemble
Andrew Burashko is the founder and creative force behind Art of Time Ensemble. Born in Moscow, Burashko trained as a concert pianist across North America, making his solo debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of seventeen. As a soloist, Burashko performed with…
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Art of Time Ensemble Ensemble - Art of Time Ensemble
Renowned concert pianist Andrew Burashko formed Art of Time Ensemble in 1997 by inviting a group of like-minded musicians and prominent figures in dance, theatre and other art forms to perform one-off concerts in Toronto…
Ticket Price
Tickets $42.00 + HST and fees
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Bring a group of 10 or more and SAVE! Email us for info.
Time
(Thursday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
thu26julA Funny PropositionA cabaret by Bruce Dow Sponsored By: Prinzen Ford
Additional Show Dates
july 27, 2018 7:30 pmjuly 28, 2018 7:30 pm
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July 26-28, 2018 Festival Players of Prince Edward County Presents: A FUNNY PROPOSITION a cabaret-play… perhaps a caberplay! one-man musical by Bruce Dow (and a bunch of other guys) Festival Players is thrilled to welcome back Bruce
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July 26-28, 2018
Festival Players of Prince Edward County Presents:
A FUNNY PROPOSITION
a cabaret-play… perhaps a caberplay!
one-man musical
by Bruce Dow (and a bunch of other guys)
Festival Players is thrilled to welcome back Bruce Dow (who played Bottom in last summer’s Hippolyta’s Wedding: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and directed the hit show Stones in His Pockets) to perform his new show A Funny Propositionfor three performances July 26-28, 2018 at the Wellington United Church. A master of the cabaret form, Dow’s one-man-musicals are heralded as fearless, intimate, and energetic. Join a poor, lost soul on the highway of life as he comes face to face with those events we can never expect. A Funny Proposition is funny, touching, and full of song.
“Bruce Dow, an actor whose spiritual stature grows by cubits.” – National Post
“The ever-inventive Dow has to be a national treasure.” – Toronto Star
“Shakespearean comedy tends to flourish at Stratford, in part because it is often entrusted to veterans like Mr. Dow.” – New York Times
“… a soaring voice, his comic skills are leavened by a gentle sincerity.” Variety
At the Wellington United Church
243 Main Street Wellington
Festival Players offers telephone sales
Monday through Saturday, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
(613) 476-1991
In person services are not available in the Winter
To redeem a Flex Pass credit for this event, contact the Festival Players Box Office by email at boxoffice@festivalplayers.ca or 613-476-1991
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Bruce Dow Creator - A Funny Proposition
For Festival Players of PEC: “Bottom” in Hippolyta’s Wedding; Director of Stones in His Pockets. This season, Bruce is the Director of the Festival Players Academy for Young Actor Training. Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar (2012 ®Tony nominated Best Revival Musical)….
Ticket Price
Tickets $36.00 + HST and fees
Senior Price $32.00 + HST and fees (65 and over)
Youth Price $25.00 + HST and fees (25 and under)
Flex Passes may be redeemed for this event
Bring a group of 10 or more and SAVE! Email us for info.
Time
(Thursday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Wellington United Church
243 Main Street
thu02augThe Drawer Boyby Michael Healey Sponsored By: Elizabeth Crombie
Additional Show Dates
august 3, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 4, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 5, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 7, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 8, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 8, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 9, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 10, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 11, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 11, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 12, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 14, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 15, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 15, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 16, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 17, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 18, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 18, 2018 7:30 pm
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August 2-18, 2018 THE DRAWER BOY by Michael Healey Directed by Graham Abbey Starring Benedict Campbell, John Dolan and Marcel Stewart Costume Design by Lindsay Forde Festival Players will open our new Studio
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August 2-18, 2018
THE DRAWER BOY
by Michael Healey
Directed by Graham Abbey
Starring Benedict Campbell, John Dolan and Marcel Stewart
Costume Design by Lindsay Forde
Festival Players will open our new Studio Theatre on Main Street Wellington with a new production of The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey. When young Miles visits the rural Ontario home of Morgan and Angus to research farm life for a new play, he unintentionally awakens the dark memories of their past.
Directed by Graham Abbey (Festival Players Artistic Director, Groundling Theatre, Stratford Festival), this production will feature Canadian theatre veterans Benedict Campbell (Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, National Arts Centre) and John Dolan (Stratford Festival, four-time Dora Award nominee) and one of Toronto’s most exciting young actors Marcel Stewart (Soulpepper, Mirvish, Obsidian Theatre) performing on the intimate Studio Theatre stage. An iconic Canadian script, The Drawer Boy won the Dora Award, Chalmers Award and Governor General’s Award for best play.
Join us for a special appearance by playwright Michael Healey on Monday August 13th 7:30 pm for a script reading and Q&A (RSVP required)
At the Festival Players Studio Theatre
310-312 Main Street Wellington
Festival Players offers telephone sales
Monday through Friday, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
(613) 476-1991
In person services are available starting mid-June
To redeem a Flex Pass credit for this event, contact the Festival Players Box Office by email at boxoffice@festivalplayers.ca or 613-476-1991
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Benedict Campbell Actor - The Drawer Boy
Ben has acted all over Canada in his 42 years of theatre work. Much of that time has been spent working in repertory companies like the National Arts Centre, the Stratford Festival (11 seasons), Theatre Plus Toronto…
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Graham Abbey Director - The Drawer Boy
Graham is the Artistic Director of Festival Players of Prince Edward County. Graham has spent 20 seasons as a leading actor at The Stratford Festival of Canada. Selected roles include Macbeth, Prince Hal, Henry V, Henry IV, Henry VIII, Iago, Petruchio, Berowne, Jacques, Romeo, D’Artagnan, …
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John Dolan Actor - The Drawer Boy
His most recent appearances were as; in the world premiere of Birds and the Bees for (Blyth Festival) directed by Ann Hodges, Egeus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for (Canadian Stage) High Park Toronto, directed by Richard Rose; Grandpa in No Great Mischief (Tarragon Theatre Toronto) directed by Richard Rose; Gonzalo in The Tempest (Theatre by the Bay, Barrie)…
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Lindsay Forde Costume Designer - A Beautiful View, Drawer Boy
Lindsay Forde is thrilled to return to beautiful Wellington for her second season with Festival Players, after designing the costumes for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Stones in His Pockets and Mary’s Wedding. Based in Toronto, Lindsay has designed, built costumes and worked on film and television…
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Marcel Stewart Actor - The Drawer Boy
Born in Bristol, UK but raised in Scarborough, Mississauga, and Brampton, ON. Grateful for this opportunity to work with such talented people in such a charming community. THEATRE CREDITS: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Soulpepper)…
Ticket Price
Tickets $36.00 + HST and fees
Senior Price $32.00 + HST and fees (65 and over)
Youth Price $25.00 + HST and fees (25 and under)
Flex Passes may be redeemed for this event
Bring a group of 10 or more and save! Email us for info.
Time
(Thursday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
The Studio Theatre
310-312 Main Street
wed22augBlind DateStarring Christy Bruce Sponsored By: Wentworth Landscapes
Additional Show Dates
august 23, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 24, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 25, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 29, 2018 2:00 pmaugust 30, 2018 7:30 pmaugust 31, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 1, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 2, 2018 2:00 pm
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August 22 – September 2, 2018 Starring Christy Bruce A Spontaneous Theatre Creation By Rebecca Northan Presented in Association with The Regent Theatre Presents There’s nothing like the thrill of a first
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August 22 – September 2, 2018
Starring Christy Bruce
A Spontaneous Theatre Creation
By Rebecca Northan
Presented in Association with The Regent Theatre Presents
There’s nothing like the thrill of a first date…anything can happen!
In the smash-hit play Blind Date, you’ll experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night – plucked right out of the audience!
Direct from critically acclaimed, sold-out runs in New York, Toronto, and London’s West End, this fast and funny fusion of improvisation, theatre, and social experiment is sure to make you fall in love with Mimi and celebrate her audience-member-turned-Romantic-Hero! Blind Date is hailed by the New York Times as “fearless…and very funny.” The Guardian said, “The concept is bullet proof.” Called, “A flight of theatrical fancy that is absolutely magical” by the Toronto Star, Blind Date is the perfect date night or evening out with friends—an “irresistible, cheeky and charming evening” (New York Daily News) that men and women alike adore. This must-see hit show is “the perfect marriage of theatre and comedy,” (Now Magazine). Don’t miss it!
Tickets for this event can be booked through the Festival Players Box Office or The Regent Theatre Box Office.
Festival Players Box Office
Monday through Friday, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
(613) 476-1991
In person sales are available starting mid-June
The Regent Theatre Box Office
Monday through Saturday, 12:00 – 3:00 pm
(613) 476-8416 / 224 Main Street Picton
www.theregentheatre.org
To redeem a Flex Pass credit for this event, contact the Festival Players Box Office by email at boxoffice@festivalplayers.ca or 613-476-1991
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Meredith Johnson Stage Manager - Blind Date
Meredith is a Calgary-based theatre artist and is thrilled to be joining the Spontaneous Theatre team! Other Stage Management credits include: MISS CALEDONIA (Lunchbox Theatre), UNDERCOVER (Spontaneous Theatre/Vertigo Theatre), WAIT UNTIL DARK, THE BIG SLEEP, CALAMITY TOWN, THE MOUSETRAP (Vertigo Theatre)…
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Tess Degenstein Actor - Blind Date
Tess Degenstein is an actor and improvisor who has appeared on stages across Canada, including Western Canada Theatre, The Citadel, The Globe Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, and recently in Toronto in Mockingbird (Dora Nominee- Best Ensemble). Internationally she has performed and taught…
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Rebecca Northan Creator/Actor - Blind Date
Rebecca Northan is an actor, director, producer, and theatre creator. She created Blind Date in 2010, and since then it has toured across Canada, the US, and played off-Broadway, and in London’s West End. There are currently four women trained to play ‘Mimi’ in the original Blind Date,…
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Christy Bruce Actor - Blind Date
Christy Bruce began her career improvising at The Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary where she studied with Keith Johnstone. In 2000, she moved to Toronto and was hired by “The Second City”. She has been performing with them for over 15 years now doing shows and teaching across the country …
Ticket Price
Tickets $36.00 + HST and fees
Flex Passes may be redeemed for this event
Bring a group of 10 or more and SAVE. Email us for more info.
Time
(Wednesday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Additional Show Dates
september 5, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 6, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 7, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 8, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 9, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 11, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 12, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 13, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 14, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 15, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 16, 2018 2:00 pmseptember 16, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 18, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 19, 2018 2:00 pmseptember 19, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 20, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 21, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 22, 2018 2:00 pmseptember 22, 2018 7:30 pmseptember 23, 2018 7:30 pm
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September 4-23, 2018 Festival Players of Prince Edward County Presents: A BEAUTIFUL VIEW by Daniel MacIvor Directed by Andrea Donaldson Starring Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell Festival Players brings together an incredible cast
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September 4-23, 2018
Festival Players of Prince Edward County Presents:
A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
by Daniel MacIvor
Directed by Andrea Donaldson
Starring Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell
Festival Players brings together an incredible cast and artistic team to create a new production of Daniel MacIvor’s A Beautiful View. This production, helmed by acclaimed director Andrea Donaldson, and starring Maev Beaty and Liisa Repo-Martell, will play at the Studio Theatre from September 4th to 23rd. A Beautiful View is one of MacIvor’s most celebrated plays: full of warmth, wisdom and a quirky sense of humour that reveals the contours of the close relationship between two women.
At the Festival Players Studio Theatre
310-312 Main Street Wellington
Festival Players offers telephone sales
Monday through Friday, 12:00 – 5:00 pm
(613) 476-1991
In person services are available starting mid-June
To redeem a Flex Pass credit for this event, contact the Festival Players Box Office by email at boxoffice@festivalplayers.ca or 613-476-1991
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Maev Beaty Actor - A Beautiful View
In her 18-year professional career Maev has gathered 50 stage credits, including lead roles over four recent seasons at the Stratford Festival. She has appeared in 25 Canadian Premieres, including originating roles in Hannah Moscovitch’s Bunny, Kate Hennig’s The Last Wife, Judith Thompson’s Palace of the End, Michael Healey’s Proud, Jason Sherman’s La Ronde, Brenda Robbins’ and Morris Panych’s Parfumerie, …
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Liisa Repo-Martell Actor - A Beautiful View
Liisa is thrilled to be joining Festival Players to play Mitch in this beautiful play in this beautiful part of the world. Other theatre credits include: What A Young Wife Ought to Know (2b Theatre), The Boy in the Moon (Crows Theatre), The Watershed and Seeds (Porte Parole)…
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Natasha Bean-Smith Stage Manager - A Beautiful View
Select Stage Management credits include: Thousand Islands Playhouse (The Canadian, The Birds and the Bees, Das Ding, Dear Johnny Deere, The Ugly One, Salt Water Moon), Opera Atelier (The Return of Ulysses, Dido & Aeneas),
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Andrea Donaldson Director - A Beautiful View
Select Directing Credits: Taming of the Shrew (SLSF), Snowman (Soulpepper Academy), Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) (Nightwood), Quiver (Nightwood), These Peaceable Kingdoms (NTS), Sequence (Tarragon), Love and Information (RAPA), Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare in the Ruff)…
Ticket Price
Tickets $36.00 + HST and fees
Senior Price $32.00 + HST and fees (65 and over)
Youth Price $25.00 + HST and fees (25 and under)
Flex Passes may be redeemed for this event
Bring a group of 10 or more and save!
Time
(Tuesday) 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
The Studio Theatre
310-312 Main Street
WINE + SUN + SAND + THEATRE
Experience theatre in PEC! For more than 10 years, we have been bringing the beautiful landscapes, towns and villages of the County to life through the incredible power of theatre!
FESTIVAL PLAYERS 2018 SEASON IS ANNOUNCED
Artistic Director Graham Abbey has announced Festival Players 2018 programming. You won’t believe who’s coming to play in The County this summer!
What’s New!
The Academy
Professional Acting Training
A one-of-a-kind opportunity for young actors to immerse in professional training in an intensive, small-class format, in one of Ontario’s most vibrant creative communities.
Plan Your Visit
Explore PEC!
Plan your trip and discover what Prince Edward County has to offer! Wine, sand, sun, culture, and so much more!
New Facility!
Available for Rental
We are excited to announce that Festival Players will be located at a brand new facility this season. This amazing new location is also available to be rented for community events!
Flex Pass 2018
The Festival Players 3-Ticket Flex Pass includes three ticket credits that can be used however you’d like during the 2018 season. Select from five different shows that will run between July and September 2018. This is our most flexible subscription – use the credits however it suits you. See three different shows, take two friends with you or see the same show three times… whatever you like!
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