I Have My Own Life to Live

Readers of this blog (and my Twitter feed) will know that I am a regular volunteer and patron of Intrepid Theatre.

I'm excited about the upcoming performances (March 4-13, 2011) of the play "Influence" written by Intrepid's artistic director, Janet Munsil, and produced to co-incide with the company's 25th anniversary.  And, thanks to the generosity of Intrepid, one of my readers (and a guest) will have the opportunity to attend too!

(See contest details below).

 Influence is set in the British Museum in 1817, the date of the controversial arrival of the Elgin Marbles. A young John Keats is taken on a visit to the museum by painter Benjamin Haydon when he inadvertently wanders into the middle of a millennia old feud waged by the gods of ancient Greece amidst the kidnapped statues of Athena’s Parthenon.
 
The play was commissioned and first produced by Touchstone Theatre in Vancouver in 2008 (directed by Katrina Dunn). While Influence had a reading in Victoria that same year, this will be the first time it has been performed in Victoria.  

Janet Munsil has been working for Intrepid since 1992 and is also a playwright whose works (that elusive spark, Circus Fire, Be Still, Emphysema) have been produced by some of the most respected contemporary theatres in the world (including Toronto's Tarragon Theatre & London's Soho Theatre). Influence is produced in association with her new Victoria-based production company, Missing Page.
 

Influence will feature a cast of Victoria’s favourite actors (Ian Case, Paul Terry, Elliott Loran, David Radford and Karen Lee Pickett).

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March 4-5 & March 9-12, 8pm

Sunday Matinees + talkback: March 6 + 13, 2 pm

At the Metro Studio (Quadra at Johnson), Victoria BC

TICKETS $25: www.intrepidtheatre.com or call 250 590 6291

CONTEST DETAILS:

To enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to a performance of "Influence", post a comment below - what is your favourite poem by John Keats OR what do you think about the controversy surrounding the Elgin Marbles at the British Museum?

A random draw will take place at 6pm Friday March 4th and the winner will be announced via the blog and Twitter.  The winner will have 24 hours to contact me before I redraw.

Join Powerhouse Performance Company for a short run of the hit musical EDGES: A Song Cycle by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

EDGES was written in 2005 while Pasek and Paul were undergraduate students in musical theatre at the University of Michigan.

This song cycle is about coming of age, growth and sef-discovery.Its most famous song, "Be My Friend", has come to be commonly known as the "Facebook song".  

 Powerhouse Performance Co. is co- founded by CCPA alumni Sarah Horsman (VOS "Will Rogers Follies) and Izad Etemadi (Theatre SKAM's "Smalltown").

"We're excited to begin the journey of contributing to the Victoria and Candian Theatre community!", they state.

January 7th-9th @ 8pm
WITH matinees January 8th and 9th @ 2pm
Tickets are: $12 for Adults and $10 for Students and Seniors

For more information or for advance tickets please contact Sarah Horsman or Izad Etemadi @:
 

powerhouseperformanceco@gmail.com

(250) 652-2458 - Sarah
(250) 889-0713 - Izad

I'm excited about the upcoming performances (January 12-16 2011) of the very well received musical "Red Letters" by Vancouver-based Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT). And, thanks to the generosity of VACT, one of my readers (and a guest) will have the opportunity to attend too! 

(See details below).
 

The story begins in present day as Ping rediscovers the love letters his parents wrote to each other when his father Shen immigrated to Vancouver from China in 1922. Young Shen leaves his wife behind with the high hopes of making his fortune in Canada, or “Gold Mountain” as it was coined, and earning enough money to pay the head taxes to bring over his childhood sweetheart, Mei, and their new baby son, Ping.

Once in Vancouver, he finds support from all the bachelors in Chinatown, but especially from his employer and sponsor, Boss. But Shen also has to struggle against the harsh reality of language and racism. As the final act unfolds, the main characters show their resilience as they strive to maintain the dream of a better life in Canada for their son.  

Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre is dedicated to showcasing Asian-Canadian cultural stories and actors in a contemporary setting. VACT uniquely displays “surtitles” transcribed in Cantonese to encourage Canadian Chinese immigrant populations to enjoy English-speaking theatre. This is VACT's first visit to Victoria.

Metro Studio 1411 Quadra Street January 12 to 16 (8pm nightly with select matinees) Tickets $30/24.40)
For tickets: http://www.vact.ca or call 250 590 6291

To enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the preview performance of Red Letters, Wednesday January 12th, 8pm at the Metro Studio, post a comment below - did you know about The Exclusion Act?  

A random draw will take place at 6pm Sunday January 9th and the winner will be announced via the blog and Twitter.  The winner will have 24 hours to contact me before I redraw.