Are You Ready for the Summer?

Sorry for the absence recently.  Fact is, it's summer!  And as we all know, theatre people disappear in summer.   Fear of the sun?

Seriously, Calgary theatre is dead in July in August.

'tis the season for drama camps, I suppose.  It seems that half of the artistic community makes a living from the pockets of Calgary parents.   Summer drama camps are cheaper than daycare, so everybody is teaching for Artstrek, CYPT, Pumphouse, etc.

But where are the shows?  I'm teaching a Drama 1000 class this summer, and struggled to find a couple of productions for the students to see.

If you've got a show on this summer, Calgary or not, send us an email or comment below!   Hell, send us your poster image, and we'll post it!  Here are a couple of suggestions of my own:

If you heading south at all this summer, be sure to check out The Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod.  It's amazing.  Oldest theatre in Alberta, old vaudeville-style stage, antique wood floors, the works!  Oh!  It's haunted!  I can verify.  Plus they have a couple of shows on right now:  The world premiere of The Worry Wart by Calgary's Alice Nelson (and designed by yours truly), and Dickens of the Mounted (which isn't a fantastic title, but is hilarious), starring Calgary's Justin Michael Carriere as Charles Dickens' inebriated son.

If you're heading north, of course you should check out the Edmonton Fringe, but specifically you should check out Our Last White Night by Calgary playwright Andrew Torry.  I'm sure I'll post showtimes again later in the summer!

What else?  Tell me!

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[Meaghan Sholdice]

The Late Late Breakfast show has a summer production going up at Motel Aug 18-21! Shows nightly at 8:00 pm with late late shows at 10:00 pm Friday and Saturday. Tix $14 at the door.

Featuring Amos Altman, Meaghan Sholdice, Thom Demkey, Dan Perry and special guest Patrick Quinn. If you're interested in wacky sketch comedy come on down and check it out!