TheatreOne celebrates 40 years with a spectacular new season of professional live performances.<\/b><\/p>\n
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Nanaimo\u2019s very own professional theatre company, TheatreOne, is thrilled to announce our 40th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary season.\u00a0 Founded in November 1983 as The Vancouver Island Shakespeare Festival Society, TheatreOne has brought over 250 professional productions to our community.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs we approach our 40th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary season, with a new strategic plan in place, TheatreOne is excited to offer programs that build on the very best of our past professional theatre performances and that will engage with more diverse communities over the next forty years\u201d, said Graham Pike, TheatreOne\u2019s President of the Board of Directors.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2023\/24 season kicks off with the first show in our\u00a0Just Kidding for Kids\u2019\u00a0<\/b>series,\u00a0Through My Eyes<\/i><\/b>, by Quebec dance company Bouge De La on Sunday, November 26th<\/sup>\u00a0at 2:00pm.\u00a0 This spectacular explosion of colour, shape, and movement will keep your young theatre lovers totally entranced. An ode to the power of imagination,\u00a0Through My Eyes<\/em>\u00a0stimulates the child\u2019s senses and brings us back to one of the loveliest things about childhood: a tireless capacity for wonder.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Just Kidding for Kids\u2019\u00a0<\/i>series continues with two more great performances \u2013\u00a0Penny Pom Pom<\/i>\u00a0on Sunday, March 10th<\/sup>\u00a0and a return of Dufflebag Theatre with their hilarious interactive retelling of\u00a0Cinderella<\/i>\u00a0on April 13th.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0Penny Pom Pom<\/i><\/b>\u00a0show is an exciting multimedia experience for young kids full of music, storytelling, and magic. Penny is a colourful ball of energy who embodies creative confidence and artistic freedom. Kids will sing and dance along to her catchy and original guitar-driven music about magic, creativity, nature, animals, and the seasons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dufflebag Theatre<\/i>\u00a0returns to Nanaimo for a single performance of\u00a0Cinderella<\/em>\u00a0with all the familiar characters including the lovely Cinderella, a flitting fairy godmother, an ugly stepmother, a dedicated messenger, and of course, the handsome prince making appearances in this family friendly interactive version of the much-loved story. In this refreshing adaptation of the classic fairy tale,\u00a0DuffleBag Theatre<\/em>\u00a0invites audience members into the show to play the main parts!<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n All Just Kidding for Kids performances will be held at the Malaspina Theatre (Vancouver Island University).\u00a0 Tickets are available online through the TheatreOne website TheatreOne.ca .<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The Mainstage Series Kicks off with a stunning new production of the Canadian classic musical\u00a0Billy Bishop Goes to War<\/i>.\u00a0<\/strong>From feats of derring-do flying in the skies, to the horror of the trenches, through the halls of Buckingham Palace, to inside the human spirit,\u00a0Billy Bishop Goes to War<\/i><\/b>\u00a0follows the incredible adventures of Canada\u2019s greatest WWI flying ace. Damon Calderwood brings a fresh interpretation to one of Canada\u2019s most enduring plays, making this musical full of humour, hellfire, and the boldness of an extraordinary career of this military hero. We join Billy Bishop as he reconciles the ecstasy of flying with the horrors of war.\u00a0 The show runs December 1st<\/sup>, 2nd<\/sup>, and 3rd<\/sup>, at the Malaspina Theatre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In May, TheatreOne returns to our roots by producing the World Premiere performance of Jennifer Wynne Webber\u2019s\u00a0Wild Geese<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0 TheatreOne initially workshopped the show in 2019 as part of our ongoing efforts to support local British Columbia playwrights.\u00a0Wild Geese<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/i>is a moving and uplifting play about learning to follow your heart, even when it feels like you might be on a wild goose chase, and learning to love, even when people change beyond recognition \u2014 yourself included.\u00a0 This heartfelt comedy will run May 15th<\/sup>\u00a0to 18th<\/sup>\u00a0at the Malaspina Theatre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tickets for the Mainstage series are available online through TheatreOne.ca<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, TheatreOne\u2019s\u00a0Emerging Voices<\/b>\u00a0series returns in the new year.\u00a0\u00a0Emerging Voices<\/b>\u00a0is an annual series of workshops and public readings of three new, original plays by local and regional playwrights. Participating playwrights benefit from dramaturgical support before, during and after the workshops and have the opportunity to engage with professional artists during the workshops.\u00a0 Ultimately their plays will be read before live audiences, and the playwrights will receive valuable feedback from actors and patrons.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Workshopped plays this year include Lily Chang\u2019s\u00a0Leila Roils the Seas<\/i><\/b>\u00a0(January 28th<\/sup>),\u00a0<\/i>Olivia Etey\u2019s\u00a0Woman Against Gravity<\/b><\/i>\u00a0(February 11th<\/sup>), and Brianna Bock\u2019s\u00a0Diving Bell<\/i><\/b>\u00a0(March 24th<\/sup>).\u00a0 The readings are by donation and will be held at 2:00 pm in The Port Theatre\u2019s Harmac room.<\/p>\n David Mann, TheatreOne\u2019s Artistic Director says \u201cAs we move into a new season, we are carrying forward our ongoing commitment to bringing the best in live performing arts \u2013 and especially theatre \u2013 to Nanaimo audiences of all ages. Whether produced locally or invited to our stage, our Just Kidding, Main Stage and Emerging Voices series are curated to bring artistic excellence to the community, to entertain, and to move hearts and minds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n TheatreOne\u2019s 40th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary season is generously supported by the City of Nanaimo, Mid Island Co op, and The Province of British Columbia.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TheatreOne celebrates 40 years with a spectacular new season of professional live performances. 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