Sunday, December 8th – 2:00 pm
Experience the holiday magic like never before with A Zaniac Christmas! This heartwarming and side-splitting spectacle is designed to bring joy, laughter, and a truckload of whimsy to audiences of all ages.
Two-time Guinness World Record holder Alex Zerbe delivers belly laughs with a jolly twinkle in his eye as he catches a giant candy cane WITH HIS FACE! A master of multitasking and mirth, the Zaniac sprinkles laughter and merriment like confetti. Flying props will leave you breathless, as Seattle’s Funniest Prop Comedian makes the laughter contagious and the holiday spirit infectious!
Suitable for children from kindergarten to grade 7 and their families.
Free parking at Vancouver Island University on Sundays.
A Zaniac Christmas is generously sponsored and supported by the City of Nanaimo, Mid-Island Co-op, Carly Gibson Re/Max, Nisa.net+, Thrifty Foods, Ocean’s Edge Orthodontics, Nanaimo News Bulletin. British Columbia Arts Council, and the BC Live Performance Network. TheatreOne acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Friday, January 31st – 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 1st – 2:00 pm
Saturday, February 1st – 7:30 pm
When a great singer lets her voice float out over a crowd, or from the grooves of thousands of records, or flow through radios into millions of homes across the world, she makes countless unknown connections with people.
This one-woman powerhouse performance, starring Sheila Sharma and a live bank, weaves the music of legendary divas Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, and Maria Callas through a mosaic of stories, told by the everyday women who had unexpected life-changing encounters with these musical icons.
Featuring such favorites as “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Crazy,” and “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do,” Songs for Nobodies illuminates the power of song to share a story, heal a heartbreak, and inspire a dream.
Songs for Nobodies is generously sponsored and supported by the City of Nanaimo, Pinnacle Pharmacy, Allegra Marketing, 460 Realty, BMO Nesbitt Burns, Nanaimo News Bulletin, British Columbia Arts Council, and the BC Live Performance Network. TheatreOne acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Sunday, March 30th – 2:00 pm
Once upon a time, in a dull, gray endless place called Cementland there lived a very special boy who wished to find TREASURE. After much searching among piles of greasy toaster ovens and wet smelly socks, he spies a box filled with specks and a wrinkled note that says “Put these wondrous riches in the earth and enjoy.”
Horrified to learn that thieves are after his treasure, the boy scrounges through the junkyard and conjures a creature to stand guard – a scarecrow like gardener with crooked bony arms, a giant belly, and a jaunty crown – Frog Belly Rat Bone
Incorporating beautifully handcrafted puppets and an original pop/rock musical score, Cementland comes to life as two enigmatic garbage collectors tell the story of a very special boy, and the treasures he brings to his world.
Suitable for children from Kindergarten to Grade 7.
Free parking at Vancouver Island University on Sundays.
Frog Belly Rat Bone is generously sponsored and supported by the City of Nanaimo, Mid Island Co-op, Nisa.net+, Nanaimo News Bulletin, British Columbia Arts Council, and the BC Live Performance Network. TheatreOne acknowledges the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.