a christmas carol | responses

"Tour de force is a phrase I've used before to describe a performance of Reed's but it's never been as remarkable as it is here. He gives the illusion of having memorized the entire novella, playing all the characters from penny-pinching Ebenezer, to his ebullient nephew Freddie, Freddie's disapproving wife and the street urchin who runs to buy the biggest turkey in town for Scrooge. The only character Reed doesn't play is the turkey. (Considering what happens to the bird, that's probably a good thing.)" | Jo Ledingham, The Vancouver Courier

"Reed is a wonderful storyteller and as he moves quickly from a simple reading into full-blown reenactments of scenes, the richness of Dickens' tale shines. Reed has an obvious love for his source material and it pours forth onto the stage with an openness and spirit that easily draws you in. In the final moments of the play Reed is so joyful in his character’s enlightenment I even found my own indifference to the holiday season melt away." | Mark Robins, Gayvancouver.net

"A Christmas Carol with Ron was an entirely moving experience; I left the theatre with a big smile on my face and tears in my eyes. The set was priceless - the Old Curiosity Shop set the perfect Victorian mood. All the old toys and puppets and crows and real candles and, well, curios were endlessly interesting, particularly when they were brought in as part of the storytelling. So lively. And Ron was phenomenal - I was taken in from beginning to end. Gorgeous. Such a timely message for the season. PT outdoes itself again! Love you guys!" | Lorri Romhanyi, email


"The second central strength of this mounting is Reed’s performance. He starts by simply voicing the characters as he reads the book, but he soon moves into full enactments of multiple-character scenes. A Christmas Carol is fundamentally about generosity, and so is Reed’s work. Rather than showing off, the actor impresses with his subtlety and his affection for the characters. I especially enjoyed it when Reed embodied Scrooge’s clerk, Bob Cratchit, and his family. His Mrs. Cratchit is timorous and furious, his Cratchit a liquid mixture of optimism and grief. And Reed expresses Scrooge’s giddily ecstatic spiritual rebirth better than anybody I’ve seen do it since Alistair Sim set the standard in the classic 1951 movie." | Colin Thomas, The Georgia Straight

"Ron Reed’s brilliant performance breathes new life into an old classic." | Jan Quiring, email

"Pacific Theatre does great honour to Dickens’ beautiful, humanist message through this imaginative and wondrously entertaining production." | Brian Paterson, Laura Murray PR

"Please go if you can! Ron’s acting keeps you in the moment with Scrooge...I felt I had gone back in time. Very thought provoking. Entertaining too! Great for all ages. I’m taking both my kids and my parents." | Anne Mak, email

"Ron Reed switches between characters so briskly that he’s in dialogue with himself. His transitions are a sight to see: one moment he’s issuing a sincere gale of laughter, all red in the face and jovial, and in the next, he’s hunched, growling and proclaiming Bah! Humbug! like he means it. ... This play is a great reminder of the joys of simple storytelling — and a reminder that we need not wield high-tech media or special effects to partake in them." | Alyzee, Being Emme

"Bah Humbug! Ron Reed’s adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic was a true delight." | William Hay, blog

"Loved the creativity in the setting and the use of props. As always, Ron’s acting was a delight! We’re recommending it to friends!" | Ron Wilson, email

christmas presence on the north shore | set list - readings

Act One

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Father Christmas excerpt) – C.S. Lewis
Annunciation – Fredrick Buechner
Creche – Nicola Colhoun
No Room at the Inn – Dina Donahue
The Irrational Season – Madeleine L’Engle
The Risk of Birth - Madeleine L’Engle
My Christmas Memory – Kaitlin Williams
Scrooge – Garrison Keillor

Act Two

Feast Days – Annie Dillard
Xmas Files – Author Unknown
Camels of Ancient Yore – Wayne Harrel
My Christmas Memory – Peter La Grand
Mary Considers her Situation – Luci Shaw
Joseph’s Suspicion – Rilke
No Safe Place – Shelia Rosen
Christmas Prayer – Robert Louis Stevenson

CHRISTMAS PRESENCE

Dec. 17th in the Valley

Dec. 18-19 at PT (SOLD OUT)

www.pacifictheatre.org

christmas carol | dining with dickens

Last weekend we had a very special Subscriber Appreciation Saturday, Dining with Dickens. Our lucky subscribers (or the ones who signed up at any rate) got to enjoy a taster menu prepared by Chef Nikolai Braun from Chef in the House of food inspired by Dickens. The meal was accompanied by a discussion from UBC professor (and former PT publicist) Julie Sutherland about food in Dickens' era. Drool over the menu and read a snippet of Julie's chat below!

'I want some more': The Truimphant Working Class in the Novels of Charles Dickens
by Julie Sutherland

If you were middle or upper class during the reign of Queen Victoria, and hadn’t squandered your wealth on wine, women, and song, you could be assured you would be well fed. It was a period of extravagance where, being entertained at a host’s banquet, you might enjoy upwards of nine courses; enough to make the buttons burst off your dinner jacket or the ribs crack on your whale bone corset. It was the age of the rise of the afternoon tea, where scones hung in a delicate balance between perfectly buttery and downright disgustingly rich. The Victorian poet Christina Rossetti provides us with a mouth-watering list of the kinds of delicious foods available for consumption. In “Goblin Market”, a tale that at once dives into the secret erotic love life of a deeply repressed society, explores the nature of Christian sacrifice, and considers capitalism and the rise of Victorian market economy, we get a gastronomic orchestra of the kinds of food accessible to those with money:

MORNING and evening
Maids heard the goblins cry:
"Come buy our orchard fruits,
Come buy, come buy:
Apples and quinces,
Lemons and oranges,
Plump unpeck'd cherries,
Melons and raspberries,
Bloom-down-cheek'd peaches,
Swart-headed mulberries,
Wild free-born cranberries,
Crab-apples, dewberries,
Pine-apples, blackberries,
Apricots, strawberries; -
All ripe together
In summer weather, -
Morns that pass by,
Fair eves that fly;
Come buy, come buy:
Our grapes fresh from the vine,
Pomegranates full and fine,
Dates and sharp bullaces ,
Rare pears and greengages ,
Damsons and bilberries ,
Taste them and try:
Currants and gooseberries,
Bright-fire-like barberries,
Figs to fill your mouth,
Citrons from the South,
Sweet to tongue and sound to eye;
Come buy, come buy."

And buy they did. It was an age where money meant something.

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christmas presence artist profiles | ken hildebrandt

Ken is a first-timer with CHRISTMAS PRESENCE this year, and will be reading at the Abbotsford performance tomorrow (Saturday) night!

You saw Ken already on the PT stage this year in the Gallery 7 Theatre production of TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE that kicked off our season.

Here's a few more fun facts about Ken:
-He is the founder and artistic director of Gallery 7 Theatre in Abbotsford
-He is an announcer at The Abbotsford International Air Show (a very coveted position, from what I hear)
-He teaches occasionally at Columbia Bible College
-He flies around the Fraser Valley in a Cessna (no big deal)

Here's a little video he made promoting this season's work at Gallery 7 Theatre:

christmas carol | reid farrington, nyc

Remember THE PASSION PROJECT? Can you imagine that same creative mind tackling A CHRISTMAS CAROL? Wish I could be in New York!

Created and directed by acclaimed theater artist Reid Farrington, this exciting work takes the form of a Victorian-era phantasmagoria, conjuring up ghosts of the past, present, and future by integrating media and live theater with the well-known holiday classic.

Haunting images from seventy different film versions of A Christmas Carol are projected on moving screens using a modern-day version of the magic lantern. Film clips collide and combine with live performers on stage, eerily blurring the distinction between performance and video projection.

Through complex staging and choreography, the show mashes together over one hundred years of film history. Performers slip in and out of characters from the Alastair Sim, George C. Scott, and Bill Murray versions of A Christmas Carol, as well as The Muppets and Mr. Magoo variations (and many more) to create an imaginative and new interpretation of the beloved Dickens story.

Last call! A handful of tickets remain for the final 4 performances of Reid Farrington's A Christmas Carol. Get yours now

The audience reactions to this show have been overwhelmingly positive, we had to share some of our favorite quotes that were posted to the Readers' Review tab on the NY Times:

"...one of my favorite aspects of the show is that the actors do not just play the characters from "A Christmas Carol", but also take on the roles of the storytellers - one might see the Narrator/Bob Cracthit as playing Dickens himself. More importantly, the storytellers do not seem to agree on just exactly how to tell the story (perhaps a product of how many different versions are used in the show). The result is a delightful conflict between not just the characters of Dickens' story, but also between the actors who are telling the story; it's a narrative within a narrative, and helps to tie the whole show together (as well as to lighten the mood). Overall I found the show to be both thoroughly enjoyable as well as wonderfully critical of the same tired old Christmas themes.
It's also worth mentioning that, in the context of Occupy Wall Street and this year's presidential race, the story of A Christmas Carol seems particularly relevant!" - Sam Newman, NY, NY

"The evening is a rollercoaster ride through one of the most familiar of tales. Through the repetition and the incredible work by the actors, we are reminded of childhood memories and forced to remember the artful language and insight into the human spirit which has made this a mainstay of the holiday season. Props to Mr Forkner, Mr Loar and Ms Nicoll for their amazing work." - LEE, Brooklyn, NY

"After my annual trip at Art Basel Miami Beach, where I was exposed to hundreds of pieces of visual art--some of them good, most of them bad-- Mr. Farrington's A Christmas Carol was a refreshing experience that renewed my faith in the transformative potential of Performance Art. He is an incredible visual artist, blurring the lines between theater and film, taking full advantage of modern technology in a completely original way. The show was great and I look forward to his next project." - jackay227, NY, NY

The final 4 performances are this week: Thursday at 8 / Friday at 8 / Saturday at 8 / Sunday at 4
All performances take place at Abrons Arts Center - 466 Grand St. at Pitt St. on the lower east side

dec 14-18 | bah humbug!

It's another CHRISTMAS CAROL in Vancouver this winter! Our good friend Tom Pickett (you saw him in PLAYLAND) is performing in this adaptation that benefits community-engaged art practice in the Downtown Eastside and the Heart of the City Festival. Ron spoke in The Globe and Mail about the connection between Dickens' work and modern social justice - what a perfect way to engage in both!

Bah! Humbug! A Spirited Benefit for the Downtown Eastside

Victorian England meets Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) this December with Bah! Humbug!, a theatrical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

Reconceived as a staged reading and musical event, this imaginative all-ages production offers a bittersweet twist on a cherished seasonal classic that celebrates the transformative power of human redemption. Bah! Humbug! runs December 14 – 18, 2011 in the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.

Commissioned and co-produced by SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs in partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre, Bah! Humbug! is a benefit for community-engaged art practice in the Downtown Eastside and the Heart of the City Festival.

Now more than 150 years old, Dickens’ timeless story remains relevant today, especially in light of parallels between the economic disparities of Victorian London and Vancouver’s DTES.

“Dicken’s vivid portrayal of the plight of community members displaced and driven into poverty during London’s boom years has never been out of print,” says Savannah Walling, Artistic Director of Vancouver Moving Theatre. “Not only is it a haunting ghost story with unforgettable characters and a comic touch, but Dicken’s advocacy for social justice, ethical transformation and generosity of spirit are just as urgently needed today. ‘Charity begins at home,’ Dickens said, ‘and justice begins next door.’”

Bah! Humbug! runs for six performances only December 14-17 (7:30 pm) and December 17-18 (2:00 pm) at the Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, 149 West Hastings. Tickets are $19 (students/seniors) and $29 (adults) and can be purchased at the Vancouver Playhouse Box Office by phone at 604-873-3311 or online at www.sfuwoodwards.ca

christmas presence | selling out

No, I don't mean selling out in the "giving up on your values in favour of tons of money" way, but in the "we are running out of tickets" way. If you're hoping to join in on this tradition and you don't have tickets left, you have one opportunity left: The Valley.

CHRISTMAS PRESENCE IN THE VALLEY
Saturday, December 17th at 8pm
at the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium in Abbotsford

Tickets available through the PT box office online or at 604.731.5518 OR in person at The House of James in Abbotsford.

It might seem like a long ways to go, but we always have a magical time out in the Valley!

christmas carol | director's notes

The notes from director Sarah Rodgers!

As a good little English girl I grew up on the works of Dickens. When all my friends were reading Enid Blyton my father was introducing me to A tale of two Cities and Great Expectations.

As I began my research for this production I was reminded of the great Dickensian novel: The Old Curiosity Shop.

As I began to dream about how to present this story in a fresh and theatrical way I realized what a wonderful playful setting an old curiosity shop would offer.

My actor and musician and I have had a joyful ride as we have discovered the curiosities in the shop to support our storytelling of this beautiful heart warming tale.

We hope you enjoy our Christmas offering and as Tiny Tim says ‘God Bless us everyone’.

 A CHRISTMAS CAROL

adapted by Ron Reed from the novel by Charles Dickens

Dec. 2-31

Tickets $16.50-29.50

christmas carol | christmas pudding

By request, here is the recipe for the Christmas Pudding that we served on opening night of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.

Sharon Newman's Cranberry Pudding

1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/3 cups flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen whole cranberries

For the Pudding

Measure molasses, baking soda and the boiling water in a 2-cup measure. Stir this together, causing it to foam up, then set aside.
Measure and mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder and cranberries in a large bowl.
Add the molasses mixture to the bowl and stir together well.
Spray or butter a pudding mold (a medium-sized pyrex dish or stainless steel bowl works very well) and pour pudding batter into it.
Cover very well with foil, pinching it tightly around the top edge.
Rig a steamer in a large pot by placing a small rack or vegetable steamer in the pot.
Place your pudding on the rack and pour in enough boiling water to come half way up the mold.
Cover the pot and let it simmer on low heat for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Check the water level every now and then cool your steamed pudding, removing it from the mold while it is still warm.
Reheat to serve by a short re-steaming, or even better, a little trip through the microwave.
This pudding is a great make-ahead. It freezes, thaws and re-heats perfectly.
Serve with sauce.

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

For the Sauce (don't skip this . . . it makes the pudding!)

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan.
Add the sugar and cook this together on medium low heat to dissolve the sugar. Be patient!
When it is smooth and bubbly, slowly whisk in the whipping cream, stirring until it is complete incorporated.
Add the nutmeg and vanilla.

Serve the warm sauce over warm pudding to your grateful guests. They'll love you for this one!

Enjoy!

christmas carol | artistic director's notes II

Here is the second instalment of AD (and adapter/performer in A CHRISTMAS CAROL) Ron Reed's notes. First instalment here.

It started as a gag.

February 2011, and I’ve got a season to schedule. Need something to fill the gap between the one about the Quaker who burns himself to death and the character study of two lost and self-destructive souls in a Bronx bar. A pair of gorgeous, soulful plays that lead us far from despair, deep into love, but hey— there’s no way we’ll convince anybody to see either. Folks love PT for taking risks, but when it comes to buying tickets, most people like what they know. So...

Let’s do A Christmas Carol! The clichéd save-the-theatre selection, the Christmas chestnut of all time. The kind of audacious programming this company’s known for!

And heck, if we’re selling out anyways, how about a one-man-show! It’s all in the imagination, heck, we don’t even need a set, blah blah blah, “theatre magic,” they liked it for Wardrobe (three times), we can sell it again! And there’s no royalty payments, right? The author’s dead. I think. (Check that, Alison. And copyright laws while you’re at it...)

Only, what starts as a gag idea soon enough stops making me gag. Fact is, I love this story – a Dickens show at Theatre Calgary was my theatre epiphany at the age of twelve, a one-man Christmas Carol in a Camrose gymnasium rekindled the spark when I’d fled my calling during my twenties, and a reading for a church basement Christmas party a decade ago kept it in my mind.

And come to think of it, this isn’t such a sentimental choice after all. Dickens was a tough old bird, with a raging social conscience and a fierce sense of justice – supernatural, don’t-mess-with-the-poor, eternal retributive judgment, as a matter of fact. Come to think of it, this one’s pure Pacific Theatre – the glories of language and character, the power of essential Story: choice and consequence, judgment, transformation, redemption, rebirth.

There are two old, old stories that are told at this time of year, two tales that embody the Spirit of Christmas beyond all others. One takes place in a manger, where a God becomes a baby. The other, in the frozen heart of a man who is called on to become...

Well, you know how it plays out. With some stories, knowing the ending spoils everything. But with the best ones, it only adds to the pleasure of the telling.

You know this one. How it ends, and how it begins. Say it along with me. “Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that...”

 A CHRISTMAS CAROL

adapted by Ron Reed from the novel by Charles Dickens

Dec. 2-31

Tickets $16.50-29.50

christmas presence | north shore photos

Our first CHRISTMAS PRESENCE has come and gone - this one gathered the likes of Laurell, Peter La Grand, Garth Bowen, Brett Ziegler, Spencer Capier, Rick Colhoun, Becca Birkner, Nelson Boschman, Kaitlin Gordon, Peter Carlone, and Erla Faye Forsyth on stage. Yep, it was crowded. Here are some pictures of the night!  Still FOUR more performances to go...

CHRISTMAS PRESENCE

Dec. 13, 18-19 at PT

Dec. 17 in the Valley

a christmas carol | happy birthday, charles!

Okay, so we're not quite on with Charles Dickens' birthday - the big day that ol' Chuck would have turned 200 is February 7th. If we were more on the ball, maybe we would have extended the run of A CHRISTMAS CAROL through February (although actually, we definitely wouldn't have). Luckily, the British Mint is right on top of things, and is wishing Mr. Dickens a happy birthday by releasing a new coin in his honour.

 A CHRISTMAS CAROL

adapted by Ron Reed from the novel by Charles Dickens

Dec. 2-31

Tickets $16.50-29.50

christmas presence artist profiles | jeremy eisenhauer

Jeremy Eisenhauer is rather linked with fellow PT musician Sheree Plett - they are married! They've also got one babe-in-arms, and another on the way. On top of accompanying Sheree in her band, Jeremy occasionally plays his own music with Eisenhauer Music.

Fun facts about Jeremy:

• He took a hiatus for about a year from Eisenhauer music with a few projects in mind:
• Playing music that was a little less folksy and a little more punk rock with band Podvig
• Writing and playing in Sheree's band
• Launching a carpentry career
• Getting used to life as, you know, a father
• All these factors have lead him to write songs around the ideas of Labour and Manhood

Here's a short, arty little video feature Jeremy and Sheree, accompanied by some video footage by the Zenga Bros.

christmas presence | the north shore

Just a friendly reminder that we're kicking off our CHRISTMAS PRESENCE performances on the North Shore this Sunday night! We've already given you a little preview into the worlds of three of the musicians who will be performing: Laurell, Peter La Grand, and Nelson Boschman. Top it off with Fringe superstar Peter Carlone reading alongside Kaitlin Gordon and long-time PT friend Erla Faye Forsyth, and we've got a show! Hope to see you there.

twice and twice | decreased fire potential

This Thursday we open TWICE AND TWICE: THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS PROJECT, the first apprentice project of the season!  Directed and produced by apprentice Kimberley Dawn, this production features original music performed by local band Decreased Fire Potential.

Full of haunting three-part harmonies that transport you to another time, check out this trailer video for TWICE AND TWICE featuring the song they composed specifically for this performance. Talk about magic.

christmas presence artist profiles | sheree plett

Up next in our series of CHRISTMAS PRESENCE artist profiles is Sheree Plett! Sheree will be playing Dec. 13th and 18th at PT and 17th in the Valley.

Sheree has been around Pacific Theatre for years! A long-time CHRISTMAS PRESENCE performer, she also played in JESUS, MY BOY alongside her husband (and fellow musician) Jeremy Eisenhauer.

A few more fun facts about Sheree:

-She just released a new album of children's music called Hello Night!
-She used to wear a signature t-shirt that said "100% Dreamer" on it - an identity she still lives up to today
-Her and husband Jeremy Eisenhauer have an adorable baby together, Henry
-She's buds with fellow PT-family members Lance Odegard, Jonathan Anderson, and many more
-Recent facebook update: "I have to admit, Beyonce is pretty talented!"

Here's is the launch video for Hello Night:

christmas presence artist profiles | peter la grand

Up next in our series of CHRISTMAS PRESENCE artist profiles is Peter La Grand! Peter will be performing with Laurell and Garth Bowen this Sunday night at our North Shore performance.

Fun facts about Peter:

-He was "founded" (I think that means born) in 1978
-His mission: to play honest and true
-He claims to sound like: zing! kapow! shhhhhh!
-Among major influences on his work he lists church history, his childhood, and his adulthood

Check out this video of a very intimate performance of his song "Zion":

christmas carol | photos

Production shots for A CHRISTMAS CAROL are here! My goodness, it looks stunning, if I do say so myself. All photos by Andrew Smith.

 A CHRISTMAS CAROL

adapted by Ron Reed from the novel by Charles Dickens

Dec. 2-31

Tickets $16.50-29.50

12 days of subscriptions | day 12

We're here!  We made it!  All together now - 12 subscriber benefits in 12 days, here they all are!



On the twelfth day of Christmas
My subscription gave to me
Undying love from PT,
A pre-planned “date night”
Personalized service,
Free drink tickets,
Apprentice invites,
The convenience of will call,
No fee exchanges,
Subscriber Appreciation Saturday!
A first time friend,
Behind the scenes invite,
First choice of seats,
And up to twenty percent off my tickets!

We cannot express how much we appreciate the support our subscribers give us. By committing to attend four, six, or all of our shows this season you help us plan, grow and continue to offer the best theatre in Vancouver. Thank you.


More info on subscription packages here.

Catch up on the past few days: Day 11, Day 10, Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day 6, Day 5, Day 4, Day 3, Day 2, Day 1

dec 8-10 | twice and twice | kimberley dawn

Our first apprentice project of the season is coming!  TWICE AND TWICE: THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS PROJECT is a collection of scenes from (you guessed it) Tennessee Williams plays, knit together, produced, and directed by apprentice Kimberley Dawn.  This is pretty darn exciting - the performance features originally composed live music, as well as performances from some familiar names.  Check out their video trailer below.



Two women in a shabby room, caught in the struggle between where they come from and where they need to be. Tennessee Williams' stories never lose their power because we, generations later, are still fighting against time, fate and human frailty. World-weary but undefeated, Stella and Blanche, Amanda and Laura, demand of each other those things most essential, and consequently, most impossible. Acceptance, stability, reparation. Accompanied by a hauntingly original melody, this production focuses on the paradox of hope in tragedy; a struggle seen so clearly in Tennessee's writings, and one so prevalent in our own lives.

Tickets $11.50 in advance or PWYC at the door.
FREE if you come see A CHRISTMAS CAROL and stick around for the show!

We will be collecting non-perishable food items for a local food hamper at these performances.

Featuring Mary Jane Eden (GODSPELL, THE CASINO), Holly Pillsbury (THE GREAT DIVORCE), Christie Maxson (YOU STILL CAN'T) and Elinza Pretorius

Costume, set and props by Kimberley Dawn
Costume assistant: Mary Jane Eden
Stage Manager and props assistant: Heidi Quicke
Music: Decreased Fire Potential
Videography: Chris Nash
Photography and Graphic Design: Kelsey Hagglund
Publicity by: Lydia Frey (twiceandtwiceproduction@gmail.com)

photo contest | the results

The results are in! Lois Dawson won the photo contest and two tickets to A CHRISTMAS CAROL. But we know that you guys are going nuts wondering what the answers were. Here you go!

1. Godspell
2. Farndale
3. Great Divorce
4. Three Rings for Michelle
5. Grace (Jessie Award)
6. Driving Miss Daisy
7. Mourning Dove
8. Damien
9. Jesus My Boy
10. You Still Can't
11. Driving Miss Daisy
12. The Great Divorce
13. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
14. Pacific Theatre office (that's a bonus!)

introducing kaitlin gordon | audience development and community engagement!

Any of you who are tuned in to our Facebook page have probably noticed some updates from a certain Kaitlin Gordon.  Of course, you probably already recognize her as a 2009 company apprentice who starred in the student matinees of THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE, I WAS MEANT FOR THE STAGE, and GODSPELL.  Now she's back, taking the role of Audience Development and Community Engagement Manager!  Below is a brief bio and introduction from Kaitlin.

Kaitlin in THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE

Kaitlin is so excited to be joining the team on staff at Pacific Theatre. Kaitlin has a BFA in Acting from the University of Victoria and is a local Vancouver actor and big PT fan. She was first introduced to PT as a young girl and grew up attending all the shows. In 2009 she apprenticed at the company and performed onstage at Pacific Theatre for the first time in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, and Godspell among others. In her new position on staff she brings years of experience in theatre marketing, audience services and community outreach as well as a passion for Pacific Theatre and the development of the company. She looks forward to growing with Pacific Theatre and is excited to embark on this new journey of strategic planning with them.  

12 days of subscriptions | day 11

Nearly there!  It's the game point, folks.  Day 11.




On the eleventh day of Christmas
My subscription gave to me,
A pre-planned “date night”,
Personalized service,
Free drink tickets,
Apprentice invites,
The convenience of will call,
No fee exchanges,
Subscriber Appreciation Saturday!
A first time friend,
Behind the scenes invite,
First choice of seats,
And up to twenty percent off my tickets!

Life is busy. Life is full. As a subscriber you will enjoy the fact that you can have up to ten “night-outs” pre-booked ahead of time. Our audiences love our shows because they always incite thoughtful discussions. So grab your best friend, your hubby, your Mom or Dad, and enjoy a years worth of evenings out at the theatre with great conversations after.

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Catch up on the past few days: Day 10, Day 9, Day 8, Day 7, Day 6, Day 5, Day 4, Day 3, Day 2, Day 1

dec. 3 | night vision

Saturday, Dec. 3, 7:00pm
By Donation
Grandview Calvary Baptist Church

In this season's production NIGHT VISION the Eastside Story Guild engages a cast of 40 nieghbourhood children, youth, and adult volunteers to tell the story of Abraham and Sarah’s migrant journey to a land of new opportunity, unlikely alliances, and faith-inspired promises. The biblical story is mirrored by that of a 20th century Trinidadian couple who choose to leave their home-land for a new life in Canada. What long-seeded life dreams reside deep within you?

NEW THIS SEASON! DINNER THEATRE For $20 you can enjoy a Trinidadian inspired meal before the performance on Saturday, Dec 3. Note: This is a fundraising dinner with opportunity to learn more about the vision and work of this unique storytelling community and to become a one-time or regular donor to the work of ESG. To reserve call 604-803-1195 or email eastsidestoryguild@gcbchurch.ca.