Podcasts about theatre bc

Download Show Here One Act Plays - Auditions Portal Players is producing a series of two one-act plays in November and invites people interested in acting in them to audition. Two more nights of auditions will be held for “Take Five” and “This Is A Play”, both comedies, about which you can read more below. Auditions are being held on Sunday, August 26 and Monday, August 27 at 6 pm, at The Capitol Theatre. Education Programs - Registrations The STAGES Youth Theatre Company is taking registrations for the fall semester at The Capitol Theatre Box Office on Monday through Wednesday, August 27 to 29, from 4 pm to 6 pm. The Company One auditions will also be held then - more information on how to prepare can be found below. Our music programs registrations are being held on Thursday, August 30 from 3:30 to 6 pm - this is for our Glee, Wee Glee and Sea Notes choral programs. For more information on either of these programs, please e-mail capitoltheatre@shaw.ca Season Tickets Available Soon Portal Players’ new season of plays kicks off in October with our production of the musical “Little Shop of Horrors”. Season tickets will be available soon for the entire series of productions at a discounted price of just $69.00 for adults, a savings of $10 on individual ticket purchases. Keep an eye on our website for when they become available. Business Partnerships Our annual campaign to partner with local businesses is now underway. This is an excellent opportunity for your business to support the arts while raising your own profile in the community, including shout outs on our new podcast. Affordable support levels start at just $250, with several higher levels available too. Interested? Email us: capitoltheatre@shaw.ca and someone will get back to you. Thank you to our season sponsors so far, Koliber Gifts, Swale Rock Cafe and The Graphics Factory. Opening Night Fundraising Gala Another way you can show your support of Portal Players is by attending our Opening Night Fundraising Gala for “Little Shop of Horrors” on Wednesday, October 17. Not only is it our opening night, but we finally be “Raising The Reds” with our new, marquee curtains at centre stage. With grateful thanks to Lily Diotte and our many other funders, it’s a night to celebrate! Tickets available soon. Podcast Episodes Be sure to listen to our inaugural episode of the podcast, featuring a chat with Carrera Schroeder and Melissa Lowe, talking about days of old and new with Portal Players at The Capitol Theatre. Future episodes include more chats with cast and crew members of “Little Shop of Horrors”, and coming soon we’ll feature Portal Players president Brent Ronning and treasurer Elliot Drew announcing our upcoming season, and on how we work in tandem with the local business community to both our benefit. PPDS Annual General Meeting Finally, if you are new to the Alberni Valley or new to hearing about Portal Players, please consider attending our Annual General Meeting on Monday, September 24 at 7 pm, at The Capitol Theatre. You’ll get to meet many of our members and hear more updates. You may be aware that Portal Players is taking a lead role in organizing Theatre BC’s big “provincials” of drama festivals called Mainstage, coming to Port Alberni next summer. We’re still building the team and assembling a volunteer corps, so by all means, come to the AGM. Subscribe on iTunes Here!

Theatre BC’s Acting Workshop Leader Rob Mason Brown Theatre BC’s Mainstage 2018 starts on June 29 in Vernon, with a great slate of workshops and performances. Here’s a preview of one of our Acting Workshops coming to Mainstage on July 4, for all levels of actors. Workshop Leader Rob Mason-Brown chats with me, Theatre BC […]

Theatre BC’s Mainstage 2018 is almost upon us in Vernon, BC! Mainstage starts on June 29, with a great series of plays, workshops, networking, discussion panels and much more on offer. For complete information about Mainstage 2018, or to watch the video version, visit Theatre BC’s website: www.theatrebc.org Please enjoy the audio portion of a […]

On this solo episode of the podcast, I catch you up on the productions being performed at Theatre BC’s Mainstage 2017 in Vernon, BC – as well as giving an overview of the Workshops being offered. Here are some links for this episode: Theatre BC Home Page Theatre BC Workshops Descriptions Theatre BC Registration Form […]

On this episode of the podcast, I chat with Penny Bayne and Richard Kerton, all about Theatre BC’s many recognition awards and scholarship opportunities. Deadlines to receive applications: Recognition Awards, April 30 Scholarships, May 31 Graphic Design Competition, June 15 Here are some links for this episode: Theatre BC Home Page Theatre BC Awards and […]

I’m very pleased to feature one of BC’s younger theatre companies on this episode of “In The Theatre”, the podcast for Theatre BC and all community theatre enthusiasts. This time around we’re talking with Rob Mason-Brown, co-founder and artistic director of the Fred Skeleton Theatre Company based in Kelowna, BC. We recorded this episode on Saturday, July 9th shortly after Theatre BC‘s annual […]

And then there were two! A second episode in the new season of “In The Theatre”, the podcast for Theatre BC and all community theatre enthusiasts. This time around we’re talking with Raymond Hatton, chair of the Fraser Valley Zone (FVZ) of Theatre BC, and a member of the organizing committee for Mainstage 2016. In this episode, […]

I’m very excited to announce the return of “In The Theatre”, the podcast for Theatre BC and all community theatre enthusiasts. And who better to kick off Season 2 of the show than with Michael Armstrong, Theatre BC’s adjudicator for Mainstage 2016. In this episode, we catch up with Michael after our first two chats together a […]

Mainstage 2014 is now on the history books. Theatre BC held another successful event of community theatre performances from around the province in Kamloops – congratulations to all of the award winners, scholarship recipients and participants. Among the many activities held throughout the week, this year, Theatre BC held a Director’s Panel at Thompson Rivers […]

The regional drama festivals have concluded and now Theatre BC is ramping up for the big shindig, Destination Mainstage 2014! Held the last several years in Kamloops, BC, Mainstage is the annual gathering of Best Play winners (or their alternate) from the regional Theatre BC Zone Drama Festivals. Each performance is adjudicated both publicly after […]

Fran Gebhard has been a Theatre BC adjudicator for many, many years and has done so in at least 8 of Theatre BC’s 10 zones. We had a lengthy chat recently, edited here for your listening pleasure. Fran talked about her work at the Banff Centre; her approach to adjudicating a Zone Festival; a debrief of […]

As we await scheduling opportunities to record more podcasts on our Theatre BC tour of the zones, here is a quick update episode with the latest news about Festivals, the TBC website hacking drama, and an overview of the various award and scholarship opportunities available to TBC members. The first of the application deadlines is […]

We are publishing regular updates this month, as we focus on each Theatre BC zone and their regional Drama Festival, most of which are being held in May. Continuing our tour of the zones, in this episode of “In The Theatre” we’ll hear from North Shore Zone chair Doug Perri. NSZ has their own Festival […]

Our publishing schedule will accelerate over the next few weeks as we begin to focus on each Theatre BC zone and their regional Drama Festival, most of which are being held in May. To kick things off, we’ll hear from North Island Zone chair Brent Ronning, President of Portal Players Dramatic Society in Port Alberni; […]

Recently I had the great pleasure to chat with Debby Helf, a long-time member of Theatre Kelowna Society and of Theatre BC. In July 2013, Debby received Theatre BC’s Eric Hamber Award at Mainstage in Kamloops. As she describes in this episode of the “In The Theatre” podcast, she had no idea about receiving the […]

What if you knew ahead of time how best to prepare your play as a Zone Drama Festival entry? In this episode of the “In The Theatre” podcast, get some great tips from Michael Armstrong, a Theatre BC adjudicator. We discuss Michael’s process as he prepares to go into a zone; script selection; published scripts vs. original […]

An exciting new podcast today featuring a profile of Theatre BC member Michael Armstrong. Michael has been active in Theatre BC since the early 80’s and has served as an instructor, juror and adjudicator for TBC. In part one of this two-part podcast, you’ll hear Michael talk about his early writing pursuits, working on his […]

I am very excited to present the first official podcast episode of In The Theatre! In this premier episode, I’m joined by my good friend and Theatre BC Treasurer, Richard Kerton. We had a chat about the many elements of hosting a successful regional zone festival. With 10 zones in Theatre BC, there are a […]