Theatre
There are lots of great theatre options to explore in Calgary. It's a little known fact that there are close to two dozen theatre companies in Calgary - from Broadway-style events to new Canadian plays to avant-garde performance to community theatre, there is no shortage of drama in this town! Browse the listings below for upcoming shows.
What's On Today:
When Girls Collide
It's 1943. There's a war on and Bunsen Bay, Wisconsin is a town without men. The air is thick with undirected longing, and heavy with pointlessly deployed perfume. Helen Thorne, an aggrieved housewife turned reluctant detective, is drawn into a tangled web of murderous intrigue involving a ruthless heiress and her much younger naive stepmother in this film-noir inspired comedy.
Presented by Vertigo Theatre.
Jeremy de Bergerac
- 31 Jan 2012 - 8:00pm
- 1 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 2 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 3 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 4 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 5 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 7 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 8 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 9 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 10 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 11 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
- 12 Feb 2012 - 8:00pm
Comedy, Tragedy, Romance, Singing, AND Swordfighting!!
What happens when the boys of St. Mark’s and the girls of St. Anne’s join up to present a classic French tale of love and intrigue? Cyrano de Bergerac leaps from the page to the stage… to the hearts of both under-age and sage. Love blossoms, jealousies flare, secrets abound, and everyone gets an education beyond what they’d bargained for. Jeremy de Bergerac is a testament to the transformative powers of great art and youthful passion.
Book, music, and lyrics by Joe Slabe. Presented by Forte Musical Theatre Guild.
Tues–Sat @ 8pm
Additional Weekend Matinees Feb. 4, 5, and 11 @ 2pm
TICKETS $15–$30 ($5 discount for students/seniors)
To purchase go to: www.fortemusical.ca or phone 403.263.0079
ENRON
By LUCY PREBBLE
Directed by ANTONI CIMOLINO
Starring GRAHAM ABBEY,
BARRY FLATMAN, RYLAN WILKIE and BRIGIT WILSON
CANADIAN PREMIERE
“How can something be worth a million dollars in the morning and nothing by the afternoon?”
One of the most infamous scandals in financial history unfolds in a wild ride that’s almost too outrageous to believe—and yet it’s true. Combining modern multimedia, vaudevillian comedy and classical tragedy, the rise and fall of this industry giant exposes a dangerous game of perception versus profits. It’s the Canadian premiere that proves a penny earned sometimes isn’t worth a cent.
Presented by Theatre Calgary.
Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays
1 Feb 2012 (All day)
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- 29 Feb 2012 (All day)
- 1 Mar 2012 (All day)
- 2 Mar 2012 (All day)
- 3 Mar 2012 (All day)
- 4 Mar 2012 (All day)
Bringing together the unique insights and talents of artists across the country, the plays in the 26th Annual Enbridge playRites Festival take their inspiration from the rolling Alberta foothills, the suburbs, the pages of the newspaper and the condo towers that rise above our heads.
Whether they are inviting us to laugh at ourselves or moving us to a hip-hop beat, whether they are challenging us to engage in conversation about the energy industry or reminding us of the power of a single gesture, these are stories that have never been told before. Experience them here first as they premiere at Alberta Theatre Projects.
Theatre Junction GRAND 100th Anniversary Celebration
Join Theatre Junction GRAND on Febuary 4th from 2pm-2am as they celebrate the GRAND Theatre's 100th Anniversary, presenting different artists every hour! This showcase of creativity will feature over 20 artists from across the vast landscape of Calgary's cultural communities. Some of Calgary's most popular, and respected, artists will be performing throughout the party, including:
Dan Vacon (The Dudes), DJ PUMP (Eh! Team, DMC Champ), Wax Romeo (Plant, Bigfoot & Homebreakin' Records), Samantha Savage Smith (Arts & Crafts), Ivan Rankic (Homebreakin' Records), live painting by Mandy Stobo (of Bad Portraits), Tim Williams, Ill Movements hip-hop collective and many, many more! For the GRAND finale, VINYL RITCHIE (Redbull 3styles World Championships & Shambhala music festival headliner) will be playing and all-vinyl DJ set.
There will also be a Blues Jam (led by Tim Williams & brought to you by the Blues Can), a Sled Island showcase, a break-dancing & hop-hop jam, a theatre preview of Theatre Junction GRAND's next production Attempts on Her Life, a Calgary Fashion photobooth, live dance performances, building tours and MORE!
The whole event is FREE before 10.30pm and all ages are welcome before 8pm!
n00b
n00b: (noun) an inexperienced and/or unskilled player in video games.
The parents of a teenage boy take away his video games because they say he is spending too much time in a make-believe world. But in an online reality full of gunshots, enemies and strategy is also a community full of acceptance, unity and safety. With that support gone, the boy runs away from home into a world more dangerous than any combat game he has ever played.
