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COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET FESTIVAL, May 4th to May 24th 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-13 09:34 - (3723 Reads)
GADCA
presents

COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET FESTIVAL



COMING OUT OF THE CLOSET is a festival dedicated to secret talents that are ready to be unveiled. The festival is founded by established actor Carlo Alacchi, who, upon opening a closet at his mother's house, discovered 20 years worth of paintings, scripts, music, film, and his dance shoes; he decided to create a festival for others like himself. The festival encompasses five events: Art Exhibits of paintings by artists who have never shown their work publically, an a-typical Cabaret featuring presenters of lifelong passions, a Screening in collaboration with Cine-Asie's short film contest, Portraiture, and which will include Incubatio starring Ellen David, a night of audience driven theatre with Playback Theatre, and gad, a play by Carlo Alacchi...


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The Odd Couple, Segal Centre, May 4 - 25, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-13 04:00 - (4826 Reads)
First Class Theatre
The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre and Delmar Customs Brokers Ltd.
Present

The Odd Couple

By Neil Simon
Directed by Diana Leblanc
With Rod Beattie as Felix and John Evans as Oscar
May 4 - 25, 2008
From bottom left: John Evans (Oscar), Mike Paterson, Howard Rosenstein, Marcel Jeannin, Glen Bowser and Rod Beattie (Felix, in centre.) The photographer is Randy Cole.
Box Office:
(514) 739-7944
Admission
(514) 790-1245
http://www.admission.com

MONTREAL April 2008- The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre and Delmar Customs Brokers Ltd. are delighted to present this classic Neil Simon comedy after such a long, hard and 'unfunny' winter. With director Diana Leblanc (recently at the Segal for Rose and Fallen Angel) leading a great cast featuring Rod Beattie and John Evans, The Odd Couple will surely have you laughing and holding your sides from Simon’s one of a kind humour.

Shadow-side to the swinging ’sixties

Where has the time gone? Does this vintage comedy by Neil Simon actually hark back more than 4 decades, as the first ‘Baby Boomers’ were coming of age? Who hasn’t a unique story about the room-mate from hell? And who amongst us, d’une certaine âge, hasn’t retained diffuse ’sixties era memories of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon hilariously portraying a couple of mismatched male divorcés, living ‘too close and personal’ for each other’s taste?


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Short Story Long, MainLine Theatre, May 8-17, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-12 07:06 - (4340 Reads)
Pumpkin Theatre to premiere

Short Story Long

May 8-17 at MainLine Theatre
Written and directed by Joel Fishbane
Starring Stefanie Buxton (left) and Stéphanie Breton (right)
Photo Credit: Terry Hughes
MainLine Theatre (3997, St-Laurent)
May 8 – 11, 13 – 17, 8 PM
Pay-What-You-Can Mothers' Day Matinee: Sun May 11, 2 PM
Tickets: $15 (Reg); $12 (Student / Senior).
$12 with your FourPlay Card
Reservations: 514.884.4425
http://www.pumpkintheatre.ca

Opening Night: May 8, 8pm at MainLine Theatre (3997 St-Laurent)
"Widow and ex-lover thrown together in Fishbane's latest offering"
Joel Fishbane, one of Montreal's "lions of indie theatre" (Gazette), is set to premiere his first original play in nearly three years. A two-woman drama pitting Stefanie Buxton against Stéphanie Breton, the production will be remembered for dextrous and touching performances by two of the city's most capable actresses of an original script worthy of their talents.


The intriguing title ‘Short Story Long’ conjures up the notion of the literary life. It’s a seriously comedic play about love, literature and legacy, as well as a probe through layers of deception to reach a core of truth. A sort of peeled onionskin exposé, with a touch of the classic detective novelette.


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Forever Yours, Marie-Lou, Centaur Theatre, April 22 - May 25 , 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-05-09 07:22 - (2852 Reads)
April 22 - May 25 , 2008

By Michel Tremblay
Translated by John Van Burek & Bill Glassco
Directed by Sarah Garton Stanley


First staged at Montreal’s Théâtre Quat’Sous in 1971, Forever Yours, Marie-Lou, is one of the great Michel Tremblay plays never before staged in English in Montreal. Set in the early 1970’s when The Main (St. Laurent Blvd.) was electric with an exotic nightlife frequented by a Quebec population at an historical crossroads, this potent play strikes at the heart of an unforgettable, dysfunctional Québecois family...


TICKETS:
514.288.3161 or
http://www.centaurtheatre.com


Well, not surprisingly, Tremblay’s classic theatre piece has opened amid a buzz of excitement at the Centaur Theatre. This early 1970s drama by Quebec’s esteemed francophone playwright is being staged, for the first time, in a naturalistic type of colloquial English translation...


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Jungle Book, World Premiere, by Geordie Productions, April 25 – May 4, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-30 11:04 - (18447 Reads)
Geordie Productions presents a classic favourite with a world premiere adaptation of The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book | WORLD PREMIERE

Adaptation by Tracey Power, based on the stories by Rudyard Kipling | Directed by Dean Patrick Fleming


Geordie Productions is thrilled to present the world premiere of The Jungle Book in a new adaptation by Tracey Power, as part of Geordie’s Montreal Mainstage Series at the D.B. Clarke Theatre, from April 25th to May 4th, 2008. Dean Patrick Fleming, director of last season’s acclaimed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland returns to bring Rudyard Kipling’s classic coming-of-age tale alive in an ambitious production featuring some of the finest actors and designers in Montreal. A theatrical feast for the eyes, The Jungle Book is truly theatre for the whole family to enjoy (recommended for ages 6 & up).


PERFORMANCES:
April 25 – May 4, 2008 | Opening night: April 25 at 7:00pm |Weekend Family Performances: April 26 at 3:00pm; April 27, May 3 and May 4 at 1:00pm & 3:00pm | School Matinées: April 25 to May 2, 10am & 12pm (limited seats left)
VENUE:
D.B. Clarke Theatre, Concordia University Hall Building | 1455 de Maisonneuve W, Montreal. Metro Guy Concordia TICKETS (ON SALE NOW): $13.50 children, $16 adults; $15 seniors; all prices include tax | Group rates available AGE RECOMMENDATION: Children ages 6+ and adults of all ages | 60 minutes
BOX OFFICE and INFORMATION:
(514) 845-9810 or www.geordie.ca

Seven performers, most playing multiple roles, bring this classic story from ‘The Jungle Book’ to life. They act as double-jointed gymnasts, dancers, acrobats, ‘impersonators,’ singers, drummers and comedians: an ongoing feat of high energy and talent, portraying the tumultuous life of the jungle through the adventures of its creature-inhabitants...


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The Blue Met Literary Festival, April 30- May 4, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-26 08:57 - (1923 Reads)

10th Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival

April 30- May 4, 2008
http://bluemetropolis.org/Festival

Blue Met

The world’s first multilingual literary festival – and the best 5-day literary party there is. In 2007, Blue Met gathered some 290 writers, literary translators, musicians, actors, journalists and publishers from Quebec and from all around the world for five days of literary events in English, French,Spanish and other languages.


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PSC Theatre presents: Night of January 16th, by Ayn Rand, April 25-May 4, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-23 11:44 - (3327 Reads)
The PSC Community Theatre
invites you to our presentation of

Night of January 16th

by Ayn Rand

Karen Andre is on trial for the murder of her boss and lover, Bjorn Faulkner. A great financier who was a pioneer of “Enron style” financing. Is she guilty of murder? Did Bjorn Faulkner commit suicide? Or… ?? The evidence twists and turns and YOU, The AUDIENCE will decide the fate of Karen Andre. Come and join us for this unique theatrical experience set entirely in a court room.

Reserve at www.psccommunity.com

Where:
1900 Wellington aka “The Old Bank Building” Pointe St Charles
When:
April 25, 26 at 8pm and April 27 at 2pm
May 1, 2 and 3 at 8pm and May 4th at 2pm
Cost
Donation
Fundraiser for the “Acting Out” theatre program held at the YMCA
These terrific performances consistently sell out. Obtain your tickets early!
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7 Stories at Theatre Ste Catherine, April 30 to May 11, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-15 16:18 - (6937 Reads)
by Morris Panych.
Presented by Tableau d'Hôte


Returning to the theatre for this first time since February, when they produced the inaugural run of Mike Czuba’s The Elusive, Tableau D’Hôte is excited to be closing its third season of great Canadian theatre with a play for all seasons: Morris Panych’s 7 Stories. As adaptable and timeless a work as exists in the contemporary Canadian canon, 7 Stories is first and foremost a play about people and the choices they make, whether or not those choices are advisable, or even explicable. Exploring the lives of people who live on their own terms, and one man who wants no part of such a universe, Panych’s work is an interesting meditation on the oddities and idiosyncrasies that make each and every person we meet completely captivating and uniquely bizarre.


Dates and Times:
Ticket Prices: Opening – April 30, 2008
General Admission : $23.00
Closing - May 11, 2008
Student / Senior: $15.00 Group Rates Available
Evenings : Wednesday to Saturday at 8PM
To Purchase Tickets
Matinees : Saturdays and Sundays at 2PM
By Phone : 514.848.9696
Venue
Théâtre Ste Catherine - 264 Ste. Catherine E. (Berri Metro)
Online : tickets at tableaudhotetheatre.com
http://www.tableaudhotetheatre.com

At the finale, the audience certainly did their share of whistling, hooting and clapping—a grand ovation, and richly deserved! The opening night performance of 7 Stories, presented by Tableau d’Hôte, was a ‘smashing success.’ It doesn’t get much better than that...!



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The 25th Annual Arthur Ellis Awards, presented by Crime Writers of Canada

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-15 12:10 - (2211 Reads)
A Free Public Event
Crime Writers of Canada Presents

The 25th Annual Arthur Ellis Mystery Awards

Come and meet our authors

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

18:30-20:00
Atwater Library Auditorium
1200 Atwater Ave. Westmount (corner of Tupper and Atwater)
Atwater Metro

http://crimewriterscanada.com
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A Lie Of The Mind, by Fallen Angel Productions, April 16 to 27, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-11 20:39 - (2276 Reads)
FALLEN ANGEL TELLS A LIE
Fallen Angel Productions presents

A Lie Of The Mind

by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard.
Come take a ride down the big bad American road. Somewhere along the way you’ll meet two dysfunctional families tied together by the marriage of their children.

A Lie Of The Mind
Preview Wednesday April 16th
Thursday April 17th to Sunday April 20th
and Wednesday April 23rd to Sunday April 27th at 8:00p.m
with a Saturday matinee April 26th at 2:00p.m.
Mainline Theatre
3997 St. Laurent Blvd. Montreal
Tickets are $17.00/adults $13.00/students&seniors
Groups of ten or more $11.50
Box Office: (514) 489-0271
For information e-mail us at: fallen.angel.prod at gmail.com


I made my way down to Mainline Theatre on opening night in some trepidation. A graphic tale of wife battering—the kick-off incident of the evening—I presume I’m not alone in preferring to avert my gaze, flip over the page, turn away. So then imagine my surprise at discovering how compelling and engrossing this drama, A Lie of the Mind, actually is! And the familial constellation of actors—bar none—acting in concert, managed to bring it off to an unequivocal success!




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Anarchist Bookfair, May 17-18, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-05 00:35 - (1943 Reads)
Saturday, May 17th
Bookfair with over 100 vendors plus, films, art, kids activities. introductory workshops and more!

Sunday, May 18th,
A Day of Anarchist Workshops and Presentations!

CEDA: 2515 rue Delisle. (Métro Lionel-Groulx)
More details at: http://www.anarchistbookfair.ca


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Twisted Plots, three new American short plays, March 15 to April 19, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-04 02:36 - (2119 Reads)
GLEAMS THEATRE PRESENTS
Three new American short plays by Christopher Durang, Cathy Celesia, Scott Organ, directed by Constantin Sokolov.

March 15 to April 19, 2008, Saturdays at 8pm
Admission $17.00, including refreshments
Box Office: 514-481-3000

Playing at Diamond Bookstore, 5035 Sherbrooke West, corner Grey, near Metro Vendome

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ANNUAL EXPOSITION: BALTIC PHILATELIC CLUB OF MONTREAL, April 12-13, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-02 11:31 - (2921 Reads)
EXPOSITION ANNUELLE DU CLUB PHILATELIQUE BALTIQUE DE MONTREAL

BALT-EX: XVII ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE BALTIC PHILATELIC CLUB OF MONTREAL

April 12, sam. / Sat., 10-18 h.
& April 13 avril, dim. / Sun. 10-18 h.

Salle paroissiale de l’Eglise
Nôtre-Dame-Porte-de-l’Aurore
1465, rue de Sève (coin Drake),Montréal, Qué.
(Métro Jolicoeur)

Montréal le 12 avril et le 13 avril, 2008, BALT-EX XVII
Salutations amicales de la 17e Exposition Philatélique Baltique
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Blood [Claat] at MAI, March 26 to April 13, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-04-01 17:04 - (2024 Reads)
Black Theatre Workshop presents

blood claat

one oomaan story, a play written and performed by d'bi.young.anitafrika

MAI (Montréal arts interculturels)
3680, rue Jeanne-Mance
Montreal, QC H2X2K5
Tickets and Info: 514-932-1104 ext. 226; $15-$24
March 26 to April 13
Wednesdays to Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday at 3.30 p.m.
When her mother leaves for Canada, 15-year-old Mudgu Sankofa is left in the care of her oh-so-strict grandmother in Kingston, Jamaica. As her story unfolds, Mudgu discovers menstruation and faces personal crisis, all the while longing for love and protection. This Dora Award-winning tour de force is at once tender and raw, strange and filled with a loving pride.

"unnerving, whelming and steadfastly compelling." – Eye Weekly, Toronto

Ticket information:
http://www.blacktheatreworkshop.ca or call 514-932-1104 ext. 226
For more on the artist, visit: http://www.dbiyoung.net


It would be an understatement to describe ‘Blood claat’ (Blood cloth) as a high-octane production, a charged theatrical performance that spirals on a continuous ‘high.’ It’s also a culturally rich, intense and evocative speed-trip through Jamaican-African legend and history, with all its vitality and energy, as well as the indelible shadow of oppression and slavery...



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The Mystery of Maddy Heisler, at Centaur Theatre, March 25 to April 20, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-03-13 11:00 - (2528 Reads)

The Mystery of Maddy Heisler

TICKETS:
514.288.3161 or
http://www.centaurtheatre.com

March 25 - April 20, 2008
By Daniel Lillford

Directed by Roy Surette
This hauntingly beautiful play set in rural Nova Scotia, tells the story of a young man who falls in love with an older woman during WW2. He’s 17, she’s 30. In the midst of their rapturous affair, the woman, Maddy Heisler, suddenly departs for England never to see the youthful Jacob again. Years later, a mysterious young woman arrives in the area and encounters the now aging, Jacob. She carries with her a small notebook, the contents of which open an unexpected door to the past. Secrets and lies, lovers and spies, Jacob will never be the same again.


This play by Nova Scotia playwright, Daniel Lillford, has just been nominated for five East Coast Theatre awards, including Best New Play.
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Invisible Cities celebrates its 7th anniversary PARTY, POETRY and SONG: April 1

Author: Christina - Published 2008-03-11 11:27 - (1801 Reads)
Hello to all members and friends of

INVISIBLE CITIES NETWORK

Yes, believe it or not, our network, born on April Fool’s day, 2001, hatched during a tiny meeting at the now ‘disappeared’ Porté Disparu Café on the Plateau, has reached its seventh full year of existence. And so, on ICN’s cosmic year number seven, David, Nancy, and I would like to invite you to come and celebrate this milestone. It will be held on Tuesday, APRIL FIRST, 2008, starting at 6.00 pm.

Centre St-Ambroise
http://www.myspace.com/centrestambroise
The Griffon Room
5080 St-Ambroise
Montréal QC H4C 2G1
Donations will be accepted in support of Invisible Cities Network
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, starting at 6.00 pm
St-Henri metro

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Introducing Heather Grace Stewart

Author: Christina - Published 2008-03-11 09:09 - (2446 Reads)

Heather Grace Stewart’s poems have been published in Canadian newspapers and literary journals, online journals, international print anthologies, and in the British small presses. Her most recent collection is Where the Butterflies Go (with half the proceeds going to Unicef); she has also penned two non-fiction books for youth (Jackfruitpress.com) and writes regularly for the Queen’s Alumni Review, Canadian Wildlife magazine and Wild! magazine for children. Her photographs have appeared in Equinox and National Geographic Traveler magazines and on the cover of a dozen poetry books. Born in Ottawa, she lives with her family near Montreal. Visit her at http://www.hgrace.com.


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'Night, Mother by Marsha Norman, Altera Vitae Productions, March 19 - 30, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-03-11 05:35 - (9621 Reads)
Follow Jessie as she prepares to die, wrapping up her affairs as she simultaneously throws her mother's life into turmoil. Night, Mother is a heart-wrenching look at the “could-have-beens” and “if-onlies” that get in the way when what one should be doing most is listening.
Directed by Jesse Corbeil, Featuring: Sandy Ferguson & Alexandra Valassis . Original Music http://www.alteravitae.com.
March 19 to 30, 2008
Tuesday to Sunday: 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday Matinee: 2:00 pm**
General Admission: 18$, Students / Seniors: 15$
Mainline Theatre: 3997 Boul. St. Laurent, Montreal (below Duluth, Metro Mont Royal)
Box Office & Ticket Reservations: 514-823-8823 or tickets at alteravitae.com
From left: Sandy Ferguson and Alexandra Valassis. The photographer is Luc Guilbault.

Modern-day Persephone myth revisits Mainline Theatre


No mere chance that mother, Thelma (Sandy Ferguson), dresses in vibrant red silk slippers and house-coat, whereas daughter, Jessie (Alexandra Valassis), wraps herself in some shapeless loose-fitting grey. On this fateful evening, the overt contrast between mother and daughter only intensifies as the moments tick away, dispassionately recorded by the old-fashioned clock, hooked to the kitchen door...


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Zarathustra said some things, no? Theatre La Chapelle, March 15–30, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-03-11 05:35 - (2375 Reads)

ZARATHUSTRA SAID SOME THINGS, NO?

March 15 – 30, 2008
Théâtre La Chapelle
(3700 St-Dominique)
(514) 987 – 1774 ext. 104
or box-office at infinitheatre.com


This is a theatrical experience that I believe may define the term ‘edgy.’ Edgier than edgy. It’s a self-perpetuating stream of raw, intimate exchanges—morphing into an exposé. A dual and duplicitous life story. The narrative action is accentuated at key moments by stage-lighting that is awesome and quite eerie in its effect.....


Lina Roessler and Brett Watson as Adrienne and Ricky. PHOTOGRAPHIE: Riccardo Cellere

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I, Claudia, at Segal Centre, March 16 - April 13, 2008

Author: Christina - Published 2008-03-10 23:36 - (2972 Reads)
The Leanor and Alvin Segal
in association with Delav Consulting Inc.
Present

I, Claudia

By Kristen Thomson
Directed by Leah Cherniak
Starring Michelle Polak
March 16 –April 13, 2008

“ I'm going through puberty. Oh my God, I don't even want to talk about it, it's disgusting!” –Claudia

MONTREAL February 2008- The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre, in association with Theatre and Company and Delav Consulting is pleased to present the award-winning play I, Claudia from March 16-April 13 in the new Studio space. This lauded Canadian work has also been turned into a film directed by Chris Abraham. Michelle Polak, originally from Montreal, returns to portray Claudia as well as the important adults in her life in this outstanding performance.
The photographer is Randy Cole.

One-woman masquerade


If you’ve ever been around adolescents, you’re bound to recognize Claudia, the mystery persona behind a deliberately goofy masque. Michelle Polak’s live traveling portrait of a 12-year-old schoolgirl is absolutely real, as well as being a hilarious theatrical ‘send-up’ of every quirky mannerism and expression you’ve ever witnessed amongst the youth...



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