See You at the Theatre BCP hosts open house Aug. 20

By Donna Challis Battlefords Community Players

hive of activity.

Pens, brushes, ink, fingers, charcoal, watercolours, alcohol ink, oils and woodburning are just some of what these artists use to create. Located at the Don Ross Center, the program runs Tuesdays; you pick the time of day that best suits you between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. It’s an uplifting club, everyone is very friendly and very helpful. If you’re interested, our email address is battlefordsartclub@gmail.com.

Battlefords Community Players are calling you – to be our audience, our club member, our newest actor or just a friend of live theatre.

On Sunday, Aug. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m., we are holding an open house for anyone wishing to find out what we do and how they might be involved. We will have some interesting displays, including our history, pictures of past plays, posters and stories. We will also pull out some of the amazing costumes and props that have been created for performances over the past 70 years or more.

Members of the club will be available to talk to everyone about how and what needs to be done to make a live theatre production a success and how much support we need to continue building. Battlefords Community Players is truly a volunteer non-profit organization made up of people with a love of seeing that live theatre is happening in the Battlefords.

putting up posters, stuffing envelopes, helping to decorate, working our bar, hosting or washing dishes – we have a need for all that help and more.

Please come and find out what you can do to help make the club a viable entity by the day, month or year. We need that kind of help. There is a place for you. On Aug. 20 please drop in and enjoy our hospitality and become a friend of the theatre.

Happening at the same time is the performance of “Lose Not Thy Head” the summer theatre play which will take place that evening at 7 p.m. on the grass outside our building at 102 – 26th Street, Battleford. The show includes performances by 13 students from 10 to 15 and two adults and in total they will have five performances starting on Aug. 18, 19 and 20 and two final shows on Aug. 25 and 27. The first three will be outside and the last two will be held inside our theatre at the above address. For the outdoor theatre experiences on the 18, 19, and 20 please bring your lawn chair or blanket plus bug spray and enjoy the show under the setting sun. All performances start at 7 p.m.

Our 2023-2024 season starts now and we need you.

Tickets are now on sale for our four shows and can be purchased one show at a time or in a season package. We open our first show on Oct 18 called “You Can’t Get There From Here” a comedy by Pat Cook, and follow up with “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” by Joe Landry, which runs from Nov 30 to Dec. 9

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and our final two shows of the season are “An Inspector Calls” by J. B. Priestley on Feb 29 to March 9 and then “The Clean House” by Sarah Ruhl from May 16 to 25. With each show we offer show-only, a Sunday matinee and six dinner theatre options. Please join us in keeping live theatre alive in the Battlefords by contacting BCP at 306-4463133 or bcpdrama@sasktel. net and book your tickets now.

We are proud to announce our first 2023-2024 show sponsor Innovation Federal Credit Union and thank them for their support of live theatre in the Battlefords. Innovation has proven to be a generous supporter of events and organizations in the Battlefords and we are proud to call them a partner.

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Not everyone is an actor, director or technician — some just like to help make it real, by designing and building amazing sets, painting, creating a special costume, finding that right hairstyle for the play or helping an actor learn lines – there is a place for everyone. Others may just want to help by reading plays,

Associated Canadian Travellers recently made a presentation donation to the Battlefords Minor Baseball Association. “Battleford Minor Baseball would like to thank ACT for their generous donation of $5,000 towards our new scoreboard at the BlueJay Diamond,” said president Dean Dimmick. ACT remains active in the community and continues to support a large variety of community groups and events. In the photo are Wayne Lambie, Terry Mitchel, Glen Hunter, Dean Dimmick, Clayton Campbell, Don Dament and Peter Frey. | Photo submitted