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2010-2011 Theatre Season
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Dr. Bruce Kirkley
Theatre Department Head |
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“Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone, a comedy tonight!”
So begins the opening lyrics from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the first show in our 31st season of theatre at UFV, and an apt introduction to the season as a whole. Join us for the zany hijinks of Stephen Sondheim’s much loved musical, a madcap farce based on the plays of the great Roman comedian Plautus. And from the pen of BC’s own great comedian, the inimitable Morris Panych, comes the Governor General’s award winning Girl in the Goldfish Bowl. Panych takes us into the imaginary world of a young girl who reinvents her deceased goldfish as an enigmatic confidante to accompany her through the last few days of childhood. William Shakespeare’s imaginary journey in The Tempest takes us to a mystical island, where the brilliant sorcerer Prospero weaves a plot of magic and mayhem that ultimately reveals the healing power of art and imagination. Rounding out the season, we have our annual Directors' Theatre Festival, the Vancouver TheatreSports League, a staged reading of Samuel Beckett’s masterpiece Endgame, and a studio production of our own Rick Mawson’s play, A Little Unfinished Family Business. Truly, something for everyone! |
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For information and tickets: please call 604-795-2814
or email theatre@ufv.ca |
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A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
By Stephen Sondheim, Bert Shevelove and Larry Gelbart.
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| Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus, this hilarious Tony Award winning musical tells the story of a slave named Pseudolus and his attempts to win his freedom by helping his young master woo the girl next door. The plot displays all the classic elements of farce, including outrageous puns, slamming doors, mistaken identities and satirical comments on social class. It’s funny alright and filled with great songs, dance numbers and wild and crazy comedy action. Don’t miss it! |
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Performance Dates |
| November 10 to 28 |
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10* |
11* |
12 |
13 |
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7:30 |
7:30 |
7:30 |
7:30 |
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16 |
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18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
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12:00 |
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7:30 |
7:30 |
7:30 |
2:00 |
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24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
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12:00 |
7:30 |
7:30 |
7:30 |
2:00 |
| *Previews: Wed. Nov. 10 & Thu. Nov. 11 |
| Evening Performances: 7:30 pm |
| Matinees: Sun. Nov. 21 & 28 @ 2:00 pm |
| & Tue. Nov. 16 and Wed. Nov. 24 @ 12 Noon | |
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GIRL IN THE GOLDFISH BOWL
By Morris Panych
Winner
Governor General's
Award for Drama
2004
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As this quirky comedy opens, Iris, a precocious girl of ten, is certain that the recent death of her goldfish was announced by the air-raid sirens during the day’s school drill. Could the spirit of her recently departed pet be re-incarnated in the form of a lost, amnesiac drifter who suddenly appears without warning? Iris’s parents, trapped in the nostalgic desires of their own lost youth, are oblivious to their daughter’s child’s eye view of life. |
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Performance Dates |
| January 19 to February 6 |
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19* |
20* |
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22 |
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7:30 |
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7:30 |
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27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
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7:30 |
7:30 |
7:30 |
2:00 |
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3 |
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2 |
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12:00 |
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2:00 |
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7:30 |
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7:30 |
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| *Previews: Wed. Jan. 19 & Thu. Jan. 20 |
| Evening Performances: 7:30 pm |
| Matinees: Sun. Jan. 30 & Feb. 2 @ 2:00 pm |
| & Thu. Feb. 3 @ 12 Noon | |
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THE TEMPEST
By William Shakespeare
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In The Tempest, Shakespeare’s final work of genius, Prospero, a brooding Renaissance Magus, is marooned on a remote island with his young daughter Miranda. Banished by his usurping brother from his rightful position as the Duke of Milan, he awaits the right planetary conjunction to work his magnum opus and gain his revenge. Aided by his mercurial servant Ariel but stymied by the brutish monster Caliban, Prospero is a man with a mission. Combining romance, comedy and spectacle, The Tempest is truly ” the stuff that dreams are made on.” |
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Performance Dates |
| March 9 to 28 |
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12:00 |
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17* |
18* |
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20 |
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12.00 |
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7:30 |
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2:00 |
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24 |
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27 |
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7:30 |
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2:00 |
| *Previews: Wed. Mar. 9 & Thu. Mar. 10 |
| Evening Performances: 7:30 pm |
| Matinees: Sun. Mar. 20 & 27 @ 2:00 pm |
| & Wed. Mar.9, Tue. Mar. 16, Wed. Mar. 24 @ 12 Noon | |
*Please Note: The evening performances on Thursday, March 17 and Friday March 18 are special UFV Alumni events, sponsored by the Alumni Association.
For more details, please email alumni@ufv.ca or call 604-557-4008 | |
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Visiting UFV Theatre: |
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Fri., Sept. 24. 2009 at 7.30 pm
One of our most consistently popular events. The professional improv artists from Vancouver are back in town to tickle your funnybone once again. |
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Call 604-795-2814 for tickets
or email theatre@ufv.ca |
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Additional Free Events: |
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Free Tempest Lecture: In coordination with our 2010/11 season, internationally renowned Shakespeare scholar Professor David Schalkwyk, Research Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, will present a free lecture on Shakespeare's The Tempest at 12.15 pm. on Wednesday, September 15, in the theatre on the Chilliwack campus. All are welcome. |
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Staged Reading: Come to the theatre on the Chilliwack campus Sunday,September 26 at 2pm., for a staged reading of Endgame by Samuel Beckett, one of the great classics of modern theatre. All welcome. |
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Poetry Slam 3: The first two Poetry Slams were great successes with standing room only attendances. Once again, we throw open the door to local poets. Be there, Friday, Feb 11. at 7 pm. in the Chilliwack campus theatre, Rotary lobby.
Theme: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know.
All are Welcome. |
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The Directors' Theatre Festival
April 27 to May 1, 2011 |
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Little Sister 2010 |
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Our annual Directors' Theatre Festival features some of the best young theatre talent in BC. Take your time and see individual shows for only $5 each or purchase a Festival pass and see them all for only $40. |
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Call 604-795-2814 for details
or email: theatre@ufv.ca |
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A Little Unfinished Family Business |
| A new play by Rick Mawson |
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Take a trip back to those halcyon days of the mid seventies in small town BC, with this new comedy/drama by local playwright Rick Mawson featuring: Disco, Baby Duck, Molsen stubbies and bad fashion statements plus an ample serving of family intrigue. |
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May 26 to June 5, Chilliwack campus Studio Theatre |
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Call 604-795-2814 for details
or email: theatre@ufv.ca |
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