Thursday, August 26, 2004
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THEATRE
by FFWD Staff
Calgary’s 2004/2005 theatre season
Alberta Theatre Projects

Stones In His Pockets by Marie Jones, Sept. 21 - Oct. 9

Joni Mitchell: River by Allen MacInnis and Greg Lowe, Oct. 26 - Nov. 13

Pinocchio by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Nov. 30 - Dec. 27

Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays, Jan. 28 - March 6

Marion Bridge by Daniel MacIvor, March 29 - April 16

2 Pianos, 4 Hands by Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt, May 3 - 21

All shows at Martha Cohen Theatre (Epcor Centre)

One Yellow Rabbit

September 10, 2001 by Douglas Coupland, Sept. 7 - 14

Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger, Oct. 12 - 30

19th Annual High Performance Rodeo, Jan 5 - 30

Bigger than Jesus by Rick Miller and Daniel Brooks, Feb. 23 - March 6

In Klezskavania by Ty Semaka and Blake Brooker, April 5 - 23

4th Annual Solocentric Festival, May 17 - 21

All shows at Big Secret Theatre (Epcor Centre) except some Rodeo presentations

Theatre Calgary

Of the Fields, Lately by David French, Sept. 14 - Oct. 3

Sherlock Holmes by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle, Oct. 19 - Nov. 7

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, adapted by Greg Nelson and Ian Prinsloo, Nov. 25 - Dec. 24

Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Feb. 1 - 26

West Side Story by Laurents, Bernstein and Sondheim, March 8 - April 3

Humble Boy by Charlotte Jones, April 12 - May 1

All shows at Max Bell Theatre (Epcor Centre)

Ghost River Theatre

X-Ray by the company, Sept. 8 - 26

Mesa by Doug Curtis, Dec. 8 - 19

All shows at Vertigo Studio (Tower Centre)

Sage Theatre

Drinking in America by Eric Bogosian, Nov. 17 - 27

The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek by Naomi Wallace, March 16 - April 2

Ignite! Calgary’s Next Generation Arts Festival, June 16, 17 & 18

All shows at Pumphouse Theatres

Ground Zero Theatre

Illegal Entry by Clem Martini, Aug. 31 - Sept. 11

The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets by Tom Waits, William S. Burroughs and Robert Wilson, Nov. 23 - Dec. 4

10-Minute Play Festival (High Performance Rodeo), Jan. 10

The Mercy Seat by Neil LaBute, April 20 - 30

Shows at Pumphouse Theatres and Big Secret Theatre (Epcor Centre)

Blacklist Theatre

Glenn by David Young, Sept. 14 - 26

Downstairs Hall, Epcor Centre

Theatre Junction

Tribute to Vaudeville, Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2

Random Acts: A Mini-festival of New Works, Dec. 1 - 4

All shows at Grand Culturehouse

Vertigo Mystery Theatre

Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer, Sept. 11 - Oct. 9

The Hollow by Agatha Christie, Nov. 20 - Dec. 18

Dear Boss by Eric Woolfe, Feb. 26 - March 26

Strangers on a Train adapted by Craig Warner, April 23 - May 21

Centennial double-bill: The End of the Rope by Aaron Coates & Tuesdays and Sundays by Daniel Arnold and Medina Hahn, May 28 - June 25

All shows at Vertigo Playhouse (Tower Centre)

VERTIGO Y Stage

New Canadian Kid by Dennis Foon, Oct. 22 - 31

Live and In Sync! by Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Nov. 17 - 21

Snowflake by Gale LaJoye, Nov. 26 - Dec. 5

Danny, King of the Basement by David S. Craig, Feb. 4 - 10

Robin Hood by Rick McNair, March 30 - April 10

Russell’s World by Herbie Barnes, May 6 - 15

All shows at Vertigo Studio (Tower Centre)

Lunchbox Theatre

Blues in the Night by Sheldon Epps, Sept. 13 - Oct. 20

Hearts and Soles by Jaan Kolk, Oct. 11 - 30

Life After Hockey by Ken Brown, Nov. 8 - 27

Ivanka’s Perfect Christmas by Jo-Ann Waytowich, Dec. 6 - 24

The Big Rock Show: The Complete History of the World in One Hour! by Monster Theatre, Jan. 10 - 29

Afterlife by Clem Martini, Feb. 7 - 26

The Exquisite Hour by Stewart Lemoine, March 7 - 26

Anomaly by Neil Fleming, April 4 - 23

The Petro-Canada Stage One Plays, April 25 - May 7

All shows at Lunchbox Theatre (Bow Valley Square)

Loose Moose Theatre

53-Hour Impro Challenge, Sept. 3 - 11

Nibbly Bits, Oct. 6 - 16

Return of the Barbarian, April 13 - 23

All shows at New Dance/Theatre

CALGARY OPERA

Lakmé by Léo Delibes, Oct. 21 & 23

Laura Whalen and Marc Hervieux in recital, Nov. 25

Valdine Anderson and Kimberly Barber in recital, Feb. 3

Family Day Presentation: Turtle Wakes by Allan Bell and Rick McNair, Feb. 21

A Kurt Weill Cabaret, March 10 - 12, 18 & 19

John Tessier in recital, May 5

Shows at Jack Singer Concert Hall and Martha Cohen Theatre (Epcor Centre), Rozsa Centre (U of C) and Calgary Petroleum Club

Maple Salsa Theatre

Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig, Nov. 3 - 13

Gross Indecency by Moises Kaufman, Feb. 16 - 26

The Tremendous Adventures of Captain Gazpacho by Gerardo Mancebo Del Castillo, April 27 - May 7

All shows at New Dance/Theatre

MOB HIT PRODUCTIONS

Bat Boy: the Musical by Farley, Flemming and O’Keefe, Oct. 1 - 9

Fully Committed by Becky Mode, February 4 - 12

Elizabeth Rex by Timothy Findley, April 15 - 23

Shows at Vertigo Studio (Tower Centre) and Pumphouse Theatres

Stage West

The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien, until Sept. 5

The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch, Sept. 8 - Nov. 14

Grease by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, Nov. 18 - Feb. 14

45 Seconds From Broadway by Neil Simon, Feb. 17 - April 24

California Dreaming by Howard Pechet, April 28 - July 3

The Last Resort by Norm Foster, July 7 - Sept. 1

All shows at Stage West Theatre Restaurant

Dark Forest Theatre Company

The Secret Love Life of Ophelia by Steven Berkoff, fall 2004

Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs by David Halliwell, winter 2005

The End of the Rope by Aaron Coates, May 28 - June 25

Shows at Vertigo Playhouse (Tower Centre) and to be announced

THEATREBOOM

Fall Bill, Vol. 1: Hunting for Cat Kids: The Life and Death of Mickey Abagoush by Ethan Cole & The Drop by Jason Patrick Rothery, Oct. 20 - 30

Shows at Dancers’ Studio West

FIREBELLY THEATRE

Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love by Brad Fraser, Nov. 9 - 20

No Ordinary Morning by Anita Miotti and Abby Charchun, March 1 - 12

Blast Playwrights Festival, May 11 - 14

Shows at Big Secret Theatre (Epcor Centre) and Vertigo Studio (Tower Centre)

University of Calgary Department of Drama

Illegal Entry by Clem Martini, Aug. 31 - Sept. 11

Turcaret by Alain René Lesage, Oct. 26 - Nov. 6

On the Open Road by Steve Tesich, Nov. 30 - Dec. 11

The Last Sorcerer by Ivan Turgenev, Jan. 13 - 15

Newhouse by D.D. Kugler and Richard Rose, Feb. 15 - 26

Taking Flight: Festival of Student Work, March 29 - April 9

Shows at Reeve Theatre and University Theatre (U of C)

Morpheus Theatre

Plaza Suite by Neil Simon, Sept. 3 - 11

Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, Jan. 13 - 22

Iolanthe by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, April 1 - 9

All shows at the Pumphouse Theatres

Theatre Mystic

The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe, Oct. 7 - 16

Pieces of Ionesco, Feb. 24 - March 5

All shows at the Community Arts Centre (Currie Barracks)

Pegasus Performances

The Codfather: A Fishy Murder, Sept. 10 & 24

Martinis and Mayhem, Sept. 25

Murder Mystery Dinner, Oct 8 & 22

Shows at the Deane House and Bowness Seniors Hall

Echo37 Theatre

It’s a Wonderful Life, Dec. 8 - 18

Engineered Air Theatre (Epcor Centre)

Broad Minds Productions

Six Women with Brain Death or Expiring Minds Want to Know by Mark Houston and others, Sept. 21 - Oct. 2

Scrooge: The Female Version by Caroline Russell-King, Dec. 7 - 18

Jenny by Marjie Rynearson, May 3 - 14

Liffey Players Drama Society

A Skull in Connemara by Martin McDonagh, Sept. 30 - Oct. 9

April Bright by Dermot Bolger, March 17 - 27

All shows at Pumphouse Theatres

FIRE EXIT THEATRE

The Top 10,000 of All Time by Ron Reed, Sept. 8 - 11

Engineered Air Theatre (Epcor Centre)

ColdWater Productions

Skit Row, Sept. 15 - 18

The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico Garcia Lorca, April 2005

Shows at Pumphouse Theatres & New Dance/Theatre

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