Auditions for our next show Italian American Reconciliation will be held on January 4th 2012 at 7.00pm at the theatre. Rehearsals will start as sonn as possible after the auditions. The Family Performance will be on February 19th 2012 at 2.00pm and Preview will be February 20th 2012 at 8.00pm. The play runs from February 22nd to March 3rd 2012. A reheasal schedule can be found here. The play calls for 2 men aged 23-37 and 3 women two aged 23-37 and one 35+. If you are interested in acting or working on any part of this production please e-mail Val at heuman@shaw.ca or call 250-308-4830 as soon as possible. An audition form may be found here.
THE STORY: Huey Maximiliam Bonfigliano is looking to win back his former wife, Janice, a termagant -- or in Huey's own words, "a vampire vulture monster fiend." Only what Huey really wants is to be rid of Janice so that he can love Teresa, "a nice girl." That he can do only by retrieving from Janice his power to be a man and to trust a woman. His friend, Aldo Scalicki, like Cyrano and Leporello, steps in for Huey in a fanciful and wild contemporary balcony scene. Love struck and damaged in his own way, Aldo, who is telling the audience his friend's tale with a moral, has to effect a reconciliation with himself just as Huey must exorcise the past in order to reclaim his own life.
Eric Hamber Award
A number of Powerhouse Members attended the awards banquet at Mainstage to witness the presentation of the TBC “Hamber Award” to our own Sarah McLean.
Theatre BC's most prestigious award is presented on an annual basis, if merited, as a part of the provincial
MAINSTAGE Festival awards Ceremony. The Eric Hamber Award is given to a person, group or institution having made an outstanding contribution to community theatre in British Columbia over a long period.
Nominations are reviewed prior to the MAINSTAGE Festival by the Hamber Committee, chaired by Theatre BC's 1st Vice-President and comprised of three past Hamber Award recipients or representatives on behalf of a group or Institution.
Sarah has had a notable career at the Powerhouse Theatre with the following awards to her credit:
1975– Best Supporting Actress
1986- Best Actress
1988– Directed Play Memory which was chosen to go to the Dominion Drama Festival in Halifax and then subsequently to represent Canada in Monaco. Sarah also won awards for Best Set Design and Best Technical Design ( lights & sound) for the same play.
1994– Best Actress
In addition to all this award winning, Sarah has worked tirelessly to promote and facilitate the growth and success of the Powerhouse Theatre. From the many hours that she has invested in the development of high quality drama at the theatre through personal effort and mentoring others to realize their full potential; to the equally many hours she has spent scrubbing, building, repairing, painting and generally coaxing the building and equipment to serve us for years into the future.
She is often the first one in the door for a work party and the last one out.
All the Powerhouse members who have worked with Sarah over the years are immensely proud of her and absolutely delighted that she has been recognized in this very important way.
CONGRATULATIONS SCOTTY
Powerhouse Scholarship Winner
Congratulations to Jenny Storey as the recipient of the Powerhouse Theatre’s 2011 Scholarship which is given to a successful applicant who is going on to pursue a theatre arts program at an accredited university.Jenny is pursuing a career in animation by attending the Vancouver Film School.
Shows and dates for 2011/2012 season have been announced.
Our Fall Production is It's Snowing on Saltspring by Nicola Cavendish, directed by Dave Sayer. This will run from December 7th to 18th 2011.
Our Winter Production is Italian American Reconciliation by John Patrick Shanley directed by Bev Steeves. This will run from February 22nd to March 4th 2012.
Our Spring Production is The Woman in Black by Stephen Mallatratt directed by Matt Brown. This will run from April 25th to May 6th 2012
Election of new Executive for 2011/12 season New Executive for 2011/12 is: Sarah McLean: President, Dave Sayer: VP Productions, Val Heuman: VP Facilities, Arlene Spearman: Secretary, Joyce Hodgson: Treasurer, Barbara Keith: Communications, John Lomas, David Jones, Therese Parent, Matt Brown, directors at large.
Thanks to outgoing Executive members: Debra Butler, Marnie Cullum, Wendy Stevens, Bev Steeves and Maureen Ruscheinsky
A Gem in the Making
A ten minute version of the film about the history of PowerhouseTheatre produced by Randy "Bones" Jones for the 40th Anniversary.
For all the results of the 2010 Mainstage Festival: Click here.
Fundraising Raffles
A fundraising raffle will be held in conjunction with any upcoming productions.
Tickets will be on sale prior to each performance and at Intermission with the draw taking place following intermission on the final night.
The winners will be contacted by Val Heuman and notified when to collect their prize.
Anyone, not involved in the production, who would like to help sell tickets prior to the show or at intermission is asked to contact Val at vheuman@gmail.com or Penny at pb.m2011@gmail.com
Notes from the Executive and General Meetings
The Executive positions have been posted on our Members page. See Theatre Executive for details..
Powerhouse Executive Meetings
Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. All are welcome.
Spotlight Newsletter
Our "Spotlight" newsletter editor is Val Heuman. Any submissions from members or “Letters to the Editor” are welcome. E-mail spotlight@powerhousetheatre.net or call (250) 558-1063.
Interesting in becoming a member?
Visit our Become a Member page for a membership application. Or, see our Help Wanted section if you're just interested in lending a hand.
