2009
LETTER FROM WINGFIELD FARM MR. PIM PASSES BY AH, WILDERNESS! OKLAHOMA! THE WOMAN IN BLACK ANNE LIVE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE THE PLAYBILL DINING ROOM THE GALLERY
2009
Chemainus Theatre Festival 9737 Chemainus Road, Bag #1000 Chemainus, British Columbia Canada V0R 1K0 Administration 250.246.9800 Box Office 250.246.9820 1.800.565.7738 info@chemainustheatre.ca www.chemainustheatrefestival.ca
Artistic Director JEREMY TOW Managing Director RANDAL HUBER Photography DAVID COOPER Graphic Design JAMES A GLEN Costume Coordination NORMA BOWEN
Charitable Tax Number: BN registration # 140012428RR0001
JUMP FOR JOY! I’ve had ten glorious years of leading this arts organization, and I’ve decided to celebrate by choosing a season that will tickle your funny bones, make your spines tingle, cause your toes to tap, and warm your hearts. Comedies, love stories, ghost stories and musicals…filled with a nostalgic glow that will keep you celebrating all year long. Join us in our quaint little seaside village. Here you can meet your friends, take in the murals, explore our unique shops, and walk through the ancient forest of Askew Park. Then you’ll enter our theatre complex where you’ll discover the beautiful work of BC artists and artisans, you’ll taste the exquisite pre-theatre cuisine in the Playbill dining room, and then you’ll top your day off by experiencing the joy of live theatre. Our heart felt and detailed productions of the classics take place in an intimate 268 seat theatre. There you will share in the passions, the laughter, the tears and the joy of some of the most accomplished professionals from all across Canada. Join us. We’re Central Vancouver Island’s favourite theatre destination.
Jeremy Tow Artistic Director The Chemainus Theatre Festival
LETTER FROM WINGFIELD FARM BY DAN NEEDLES STARRING ROD BEATTIE When a city slicker trades his pinstripe suit for overalls and moves to a hundred acre farm, the local township sounds the alarm. Weekend farmers are common, but this man thinks he can make a living with a broken down racehorse and a single furrow plough. Hilariously funny! Don’t miss this Canadian classic that has played to sold out houses from coast to coast. Beattie is astonishingly adept at transforming himself from one character to another in a matter of seconds, calling up echoes of a crotchety Walter Brennan, a gawky Jimmy Stewart or a flustered Bob Newhart. The Toronto Star
JANUARY 21 FEBRUARY 14
CHEMAINUS FESTIVAL INN
MR. PIM PASSES BY BY A. A. MILNE Mr. Pim blows into town and quickly turns an unsuspecting family's quiet country life upside down. From the writer of Winnie the Pooh comes this delightful grown up comedy. Absolutely charming...and just a trifle scandalous, the original production took the West End and Broadway by storm. Dinah: Brian, this is Mr. Pim! He’s been telling me all about himself. Pim: I haven’t said a word. I never opened my mouth. Dinah: Yes. It’s so interesting.
FEBRUARY 26 APRIL 11
AH, WILDERNESS! BY EUGENE O’NEILL A tender-hearted comedy for anyone who has fallen in love, grown up, and discovered that their parents were once young, too. Many consider Eugene O’ Neill the greatest American playwright. His nostalgic look back at life in a small seaside town is joyful, beguiling, and uplifting.
I can only remember a few nights that were as beautiful as this – and they were so long ago – when your mother and I were young.
APRIL 23 MAY 23
COWICHAN VALLEY BOTTLE DEPOT
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S
OKLAHOMA!
MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS BOOK & LYRICS BY
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN BASED ON THE PLAY "GREEN GROW THE LILACS" BY LYNN RIGGS
ORIGINAL DANCES BY AGNES DE MILL Filled with all the exuberant melodies you remember, including Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, The Surrey With the Fringe On Top, I Can’t Say No, People Will Say We’re in Love, and, of course the title song, Oklahoma! This 1944 Pulitzer Prize winner ran for an unprecedented 2,212 performances when it originally opened on Broadway. Later
it
enjoyed
award-winning
revivals, national tours and a movie which won the Academy Award.
JUNE 4 AUGUST 29
THE WOMAN IN BLACK ADAPTED BY STEPHEN MALLATRATT FROM THE BOOK BY SUSAN HILL A shiver, a jump, a tingle up the spine. Eel Marsh House stands tall and
gaunt
on
the
bleak
English seaside. A gentleman is sent to this lonely place, unaware of the secrets that lie behind the house’s shuttered windows… or the identity of the mysterious woman in black. This old fashioned ghost story has played to sold out houses in London’s West End for over two decades!
SEPTEMBER 10 OCTOBER 31
ANNE BY PAUL LEDOUX FROM THE NOVEL, ANNE OF GREEN GABLES BY L.M. MONTGOMERY Our favourite red-head is back in this marvelous new adaptation of the classic story. “That’s Green Gables. The one surrounded by the blossoming apple trees with the crystalwhite star over it…shining like a lamp of guidance and promise.” Anne “Anne of Green Gables” and other indicia of “Anne” are trademarks and Canadian official marks of the Anne of Green Gables Licensing Authority Inc. “L.M. Montgomery” is a trademark of Heirs of L.M. Montgomery Inc. This dramatization by playwright Paul Ledoux is produced with the permission of Ruth Macdonald and David Macdonald.
NOVEMBER 12 JANUARY 2
CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL
KIDZPLAY 2009
This successful series now entertains all ages. Join tens of thousands and let your imagination soar with the power of story.
JAKE’S GIFT BY JULIA MACKEY MARCH 17 - 21 For Ages 10+ Sweeping across the country to loud acclaim! Jake, a delightful old curmudgeon, returns to France for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. There he meets a precocious little girl who awakens his memories and his deeply buried heart. “Every Canadian school child should see this... If you're a war vet, go see it. If you're not, take your war vet relative to it.” Edmonton Sun
THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
FROM THE STORY BY C.S. LEWIS DRAMATIZED BY LE CLANCHE DU RAND JULY 1 - AUGUST 29 For Ages 6+ Join Lucy and Edmund as they enter the magical world of Narnia. A bold adventure for all! “We are what we believe we are” C.S. Lewis
MINI MASTERPIECES
PETER RABBIT, RIP VAN WINKLE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL AND MORE CREATED BY MONSTER THEATRE DECEMBER 18 - 31 For Ages 4+ Four frolicking plays – one hour of rollicking fun! Improvisation, original songs and physical comedy. This celebrated show packs a whimsical load of laughs. “Creating the most exciting, accessible and engaging theatre for young audiences in Canada.” Kevin Bruce Arts Management $10 PER PERSON, FOUR TICKETS FOR $30
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2pm Farm 8pm Farm
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8pm Farm
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2pm Pim 8pm Pim
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2pm Pim 8pm Pim
2pm Pim 8pm Pim
8pm Pim
2pm Pim 8pm Pim
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11am Kidz 2pm Pim
11am Kidz 2pm Pim 8pm Pim
11am Kidz 8pm Pim
11am Kidz 2pm Pim 8pm Pim
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2pm Pim 8pm Pim
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11am SM Pim
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Preview 8pm Pim
Farm - Letter from Wingfield Farm
8pm Pim
8pm Pim
2pm Pim 8pm Pim
Pim - Mr. Pim Passes By
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2pm Pim 8pm Pim
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Preview 8pm Wild
8pm Wild
11am SM Wild 8pm Wild
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2pm Wild 8pm Wild
Pim - Mr. Pim Passes By Wild - Ah, Wilderness! Kidz - KidzPlay Series SM - Student Matinee
“Any city in the world would be overjoyed to have a quality theatre company like Chemainus Theatre; we have loved each and every play for the past five years!” 18
Brenda & Bill Dumont – Season Ticket Holders
“Fabulous theatre! I’ve been to Broadway many times and find that the productions at Chemainus are equal - first class!” Heidi West – Port McNeill, BC
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Preview 8pm Ok
8pm Ok
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2pm Ok 8pm Ok
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2pm Ok 8pm Ok
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11am Kidz 2pm Ok 8pm Ok
11am Kidz 2pm Ok 8pm Ok
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Wild - Ah, Wilderness!
Ok - Oklahoma!
SM - Student Matinee
South Pacific “Awesome! Stage settings were amazing, music, acting, characters, made this a must see” 20
Donna McArthur – Theatre Patron
Ok - Oklahoma!
Kidz - KidzPlay Series
“Joëlle Rabu was Piaf …the Chemainus Theatre play a masterpiece.” Peter Rusland – The Leader Pictorial
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8pm Anne
11am SM Anne 8pm Anne
2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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2pm Anne 8pm Anne
8pm Anne
2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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2pm Anne 8pm Anne
8pm Anne
2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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Preview 8pm Blk
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2pm Blk 8pm Blk
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11am SM Anne
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Blk - The Woman in Black
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2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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2pm Anne 8pm Anne
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11am Kidz 2pm Anne 8pm Anne
11am Kidz 2pm Anne 8pm Anne
8pm Anne
SM - Student Matinee
JANUARY 2010 SUN The Miracle Worker “ …smartly directed with intelligence and great heart.” 22
Adrian Chamberlain – Times Colonist
MON TUE
WED THU
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2 2pm Anne 8pm Anne
Anne - Anne
Kidz - KidzPlay Series
SM - Student Matinee
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Matinees Weeknights
Friday & Saturday Evenings
TICKET PRICING 2009
$55
$63
THEATRE WITH BUFFET
A $2 development fee applies to all tickets. GST applies to all prices
Letter from Wingfield Farm Mr. Pim Passes By Ah, Wilderness! The Woman In Black $59
$69
Oklahoma! Anne
THEATRE PERFORMANCE $34
$39
$39
$45
Letter from Wingfield Farm Mr. Pim Passes By Ah, Wilderness! The Woman In Black Oklahoma! Anne
PREVIEWS $15 Festival Seating CHILDREN Ages 4 to 12 are half price. STUDENT $22 A student is any person with student ID. GROUPS Group rates are available for 14 or more Adults. Call 1.877.247.4161 SCHOOL Student Matinees may be set up for BOOKINGS school groups. Call 1.877.247.4161 KIDZPLAY $10 per person - 4 tickets for $30 2009 Children must be accompanied by an adult
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INFORMATION & SCHEDULES 2009 PLAYBILL The Buffet is open before every DINING ROOM performance. A carve is offered every evening. Please mention food allergies at the time of booking. For Special Occasion Tableside Service, call our Executive Chef 250.246.9806 ext 719
SHOW & SEATING TIMES MATINEES Theatre at 2pm. Dining room seating begins at 11:45am. EVENINGS Theatre at 8pm. Dining room seating begins at 5:45pm. TALK BACK On Wednesday evenings, the actors WEDNESDAYS join the audience after the show for questions and discussion.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS BOX OFFICE Theatre Performances, Pre-show Buffet and Theatre Getaway Packages 1.800.565.7738 or 250.246.9820 POLICIES •Tickets are non-refundable • Exchanges may be made with 3 days notice prior to the show date. a $3 charge applies per exchange • a $2 development fee applies to all Centre Stage tickets • GST applies to all prices • Information & prices subject to change • No Babes in Arms. In consideration of our patrons and performers, children three and under will not be admitted to performances. (except KidzPlay Series) FREE PARKING For patrons behind the theatre. GIFT The creative gift for all occasions. CERTIFICATES SEASON On sale starting October 27, 2008. TICKETS
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THEATRE GETAWAY PACKAGES 2009 Enjoy a Theatre Getaway in the “Little Town That Did” Your Theatre Getaway Package includes a theatre performance, a pre-show buffet in the Playbill Dining Room, accommodation in the Best Western Chemainus Festival Inn, and a deluxe breakfast. Prices range between low & high season. Call the Box Office 1.800.565.7738 or 250.246.9820 Stay in a Bed & Breakfast for a delightful holiday! These listings are on page 28. There is lots to do in the beautiful seaside town of Chemainus! Take a tour of the world famous murals, browse through dozens of artisan’s shops, studios and antique stores. Enjoy the natural splendor of the Cowichan Region - and relax into ‘Island Time’
CHEMAINUS THEATRE FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER ISLAND’S THEATRE DESTINATION Chemainus Theatre Festival is renowned for producing exceptional entertainment. You will see the best of the world’s classics. Comedies, musicals and dramas that feature guest artists from across North America. People come from all over to see professional theatre and holiday in the seaside artisan town famous for its outdoor murals and warm hospitality. Playbill Dining Room Don’t miss out on the delightful ambiance and the great food in the Playbill Dining Room, open before every matinee and evening show. This impressive buffet, prepared by our Executive Chef, offers an amazing selection of culinary delights with a new menu inspired by the changing season and the theme of each show. Live musical entertainment sets the mood. The Gallery Gift Shop If you are an art lover or simply love to shop, The Gallery is a dream come true! Showcasing over 100 BC artisans, you will find things that are fantastic, functional and most definitely original and in all price ranges. Photo Credits Cover: Kelli McLeod & Gaelan Beatty; Letter From Wingfield Farm: Morgan McLeod; Mr. Pim Passes By: Neil Gallager: Ah, Wilderness!: Devin Estes & Tamera Broczkowski; Oklahoma!: Gaelan Beatty & Kelli McLeod; The Woman in Black: Tamera Broczkowski & Sebastian Tow; Anne: Hayley Carr; KidzPlay Series: Luanna Bowen & Wade Gamble; Page 29 top to bottom: Dawn Petten, Todd Thomson; William Groth, Colleen Wheeler; Joëlle Rabu; David Thomson; Steven E. Moore, Sara-Jeanne Hosie; Krista J. Konkin, Mark DuMez.
SHOPS & SERVICES Chemainus Fuels Gas Bar & Mural Town Auto 250-246-3322 9793 Chemainus Rd. The Gallery Gift Shop at the Chemainus Theatre 250.246.9806 Ext 4
BED & BREAKFAST
FABULOUS FOOD
A Scented Garden 250-246-6796 www.ascentedgardenbb.com
Amineh’s Grill & Pizzeria 250-246-5335 www.AminehsGrillandPizzeria .com
A Small World 250-246-9962 www.asmallworld.ca Bird Song & Castlebury Cottage 250-246-9910 www.romanticbb.com By The Beach 250-416-0175 www.bythebeachbb.com Chemainus Bay 877-992-2337 www.chemainusbaybb.ca Chemainus Tudor Inn 250-246-2393 www.chemainustudorinn.com Eagle Quay Bed & Breakfast 250-246-5437 www.eaglequaybandb.com Jarid’s Corner 250-246-4938 www.members.shaw.ca /jaridscorner Summerley Bed & Breakfast 250-246-9104 www.summerleyinchemainus. com
The Book Nook Coffee House 250-246-9188 Coffee. Baking. Books. Wi-fi Internet. Chef Morgan’s Catering 250-246-4948 At Mount Brenton Golf Course www.chefmorganscatering.com The Garden Eatery Mediterranean and Greek In the Secret Garden 250-246-4199 April to October Josie’s Place 250-324-3224 9893 Maple Street Kudo’s Japanese Restaurant 250-246-1046 9875 Maple Street, Chemainus Meadowvale Farm Gourmet Foods 250-246-4608 www.meadowvalefarm.com Playbill Dining Room 1.800.565.7738 In the Chemainus Theatre Simple Super Coffee Bar 250-246-3613 Hand-made Chocolates & Fudge, Special Coffees www.simplysuperchocolates.com Utopia Bakery Café Open everyday 6am-6pm 250-246-9992 www.utopiabakery.com
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The Golden Hanger 250-416-0371 City fashions small town prices Hansel & Gretel’s Candy Co. 250-246-1059 “Come in My Sweeties” Ma’s Gifts & Accessories 250-246-9583 9766 Willow Street McBrides Services STN, Ltd. 250-246-3341 9616 Chemainus Rd. Gas Bar & Complete Mechanical Repairs Once Upon a Time 250-246-1059 Located in the Secret Garden. Painter’s Pride 250-246-5271 www.painterspride.ca PMS Enterprises 250-709-4930 9845 Willow Street Professional Management Services Sandpiper Gardens & Glass 250-246-2421 2891 Laurel St. A Destination Garden Shop Urban Legends Salon & Spa 250-416-0418
www.urbanlegendssalon.com
MEMORIES ARE MADE HERE
CHEMAINUS FESTIVAL INN Board the train or choose a relaxing getaway package Live theatre, golf, diving, wine tours, historic murals.
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Call for our free Brochure and see what we have in store for you. 877-246-4181 or 250-246-4181 or visit us on the web www.festivalinn.ca
Best Western Chemanius Festival Inn 9573 Chemainus Road, Chemainus. BC, Canada V0R 1K5