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Bargains for theatre-goers! Cheap tix, group discounts, special codes, etc.

Deal (Edmonton): Ten at the Ten – Teatro La Quindicina

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teatroTeatro La Quindicina is pleased to announce rush tickets for the people who make Edmonton’s Professional Theatre community as vibrant as it is—the people working within it and the people who can’t wait to start.

With Ten at the Ten, Tickets will be available to theatre professionals and students in professional training programs for ten dollars, ten minutes before the show. Members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, ACTRA, IATSE, as well as students of Grant MacEwan’s Theatre Arts, Arts and Cultural Management programs, The University of Alberta’s BFA, MFA in Theatre (technical, stage management, design and acting) programs, members of Theatre Alberta, and drama students at area high schools are invited to join us at the ten! This price does not apply to the Fringe run of Marvelous Pilgrims but will be available for holdover performances between August 27 and September 1. Shows and dates eligible for the Ten at the Ten program are as follows:

Cause and Effect
May 30-June 15

Eros and the Itchy Ant
July 11-27

Marvelous Pilgrims
August 27- September 1

Whiplash Weekend
October 10-26

So come on out ten minutes before the show, ask for a Ten at the Ten ticket and join us for a riot of fun!

For more information about our venue, show descriptions and times, please visit us at www.teatroq.com

Event (Calgary): Y Calgary Festival – Calgary Young People’s Theatre

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Join us for the Y Calgary Festival, May 30th - June 1st, 2013!

Join us for the Y Calgary Festival, May 30th – June 1st, 2013!

Join Calgary Young People’s Theatre for the inaugural Y Calgary Festival , running from May 30-June 1, 2013 at the Unitarian Church of Calgary, 1703 1 Street NW. Join us for a weekend of FREE performances and interactive opportunities all exploring the stories and people that make up our beautiful city. This program is FREE for audiences to attend and suitable for ages 8 to adult (some mature content). Audience capacity is limited, first come, first seat!

Connections
Facilitated by Myriam DeRosa
Jacqueline, a 4th generation Calgarian, feels that she does not fit in, in Calgary and therefore
does not like the city. While at the airport, contemplating life-changing choices, she meets
people who are new to Calgary and who teach her (through their newly found love for Calgary
how to love Calgary as well.

The Bridge
Facilitated by Jamie Dunsdon
In a land where everything is dark, where people who are different are captured and locked
away, how can a 10-year old girl named Mouse survive? Especially now that she has found a
piece of the forbidden light, and the Evil Prince is after her. A fantasy adventure about being
different in a world where everything looks the same.

Move
Facilitated by Devon Dubnyk and Mark Ikeda
When thrown into a new life scenario, how do we arm ourselves against these anxieties and what personal growth do we experience? MOVE explores these questions as a young girl new to Calgary is thrust into a nightmare version of ‘Stampede’. MOVE uses strong physical storytelling and stylized choral work to bring themes of isolation and alienation alive on stage.

immiGREATion: The Greatest Indoor Show on Earth
Facilitated by Judith Mendelsohn
Prepare to laugh and be touched as the performers share their personal backgrounds through
Clown, Comedy, Dance, and Shadow Puppetry. Welcome to the immiGREATion Variety Show!

The Interactive Room
Join us in the Birds & Stone Theatre for an interactive experience and a chance to tell YOUR
story through visual arts, writing and video diary. Check out the art on display created during
the workshop portion of the Y Calgary project, including photography, visual arts, sound and
shadow puppetry.

All shows presented at the Unitarian Church of Calgary, 1703 1 Street NW in Panabaker Hall,
Wickenden Hall and Birds & Stone Theatre.

Y Calgary Festival Schedule:

Thursday May 30, 2013
SHOW /EVENT TIME VENUE
Connections 7:00pm Wickenden Hall
The Bridge 8:00pm Panabaker Hall
Interactive Room 6:00pm-9:30pm Birds & Stone Theatre
Opening Night Reception 8:45pm Wickenden Hall

Friday May 31, 2013
SHOW/EVENT TIME VENUE
Double Bill: immiGREATion and The Bridge* 7:00pm Panabaker Hall
Double Bill: Connections and Move* 7:30pm Wickenden Hall
Interactive Room 6:00pm-9:30pm Birds & Stone Theatre
*Please note that there will be a 15 minute intermission between each show in the Double Bill

Saturday June 1, 2013
SHOW/EVENT TIME VENUE
MOVE 2:00pm Wickenden Hall
immiGREATion 3:00pm Panabaker Hall
Interactive Room 1:00pm-3:00pm Birds & Stone Theatre

Saturday Night Showcase!
Join us on Saturday June 1, 2013 for a showcase performance featuring vignettes from each of
the four performances created for the Y Calgary Festival. Followed by a closing night party filled
with food, friends and of course dancing!

Showcase Featuring Connections, The Bridge, Move & immiGREATion
7:30pm, Panabaker Hall

Closing Night Party
8:30pm-12:00am, Wickenden Hall

Visit us at www.cypt.ca/ycalgary for further information or call us at 403-230-2664.

Event (Edmonton): Knights in the Square! – Citadel Theatre/ Beyond the Stage

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539623_10151356540345880_1594996231_nKnights in the Square!
When: April 21, 12 – 4 p.m.
Where: Sir Winston Churchill Square
Cost: FREE!

Hear ye, hear ye! Come join us, one and all, for an afternoon of medieval revelry – and the joys of SPAMALOT Pay-What-You-Can!

Step into the times of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Watch as Vikings battle Saxons, Knights in shining armour display their chivalry, beautiful damsels dance in their immaculate gowns and bards sing the tales of their lords – all to get you into the spirit for SPAMALOT!

We will be joined by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Living Backwards Medieval Society, Knights of the Northern Realm, Knighthaven, Amtgard, Odin’s Ravens, Underworld: Kalidor, and the Council of Barons.

Workshop (Calgary): The Actor’s Voice with Dawn Sadoway – Morpheus Theatre

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Morpheus TheatreThe Actor’s Voice
with Dawn Sadoway

SYNOPSIS:
Dawn will be speaking about release work, resonance, articulation in relation to acoustics and projection, the vocal demands of various styles of text (heightened vocal demands such screaming/laughing/crying etc.) and vocal health. A useful course for all actors, public speakers, and others who use their voice regularly!

INSTRUCTOR BIO:
Dawn Sadoway has taught, directed, sung and acted across Canada. She has degrees in music, drama and education as well as an MFA in Vocal Pedagogy from the University of Alberta. She has worked as an arts administrator in Alberta and Prince Edward Island and is a strong advocate of the performing and visual arts in this country. She is a recipient of the Stuchbury Plaque, a provincial/national award for voice, has been nominated for an International VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainer’s Association) teaching award and was recently awarded a graduate teaching award from the University of Alberta. Currently Dawn is teaching Acting and Voice at the University of Calgary as she is also the Voice and Speech Instructor at Rocky Mountain College in Calgary. Dawn has been invited to New York in June, 2013 to work directly with Catherine Fitzmaurice, an internationally renowned voice trainer in order to become certified as a Fitzmaurice voice practitioner.

DATE: Saturday, April 13, 10:00 – 5:00pm
COST: $40 (registration online or by phone)

Register a group of 5 or more, and attend for less! Or, register for 3 workshops and get the 3rd one for 50% off (Call Morpheus Theatre to redeem).

WHERE: Morpheus Rehearsal Centre (3512 5 Avenue NW, Lower Level)

Refreshments served from 10:30 to 11:00am
Afternoon break from 2:00 to 3:00pm (please bring your own food and drink)

This valuable workshop is presented at this low price in the spirit of community theatre.

Classes (Edmonton): Shakespeare Master Class with James MacDonald – Citadel Theatre

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Shakespeare Master Class With James MacDonald

Shakespeare Master Class With James MacDonald
Sunday, March 10, 2013
2:00pm
The Club at the Citadel
$10+gst

Come join the Director of the Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, James MacDonald, as he works with a company of actors in a lively and informative session on making Shakespeare’s plays come to life for an audience. The session will take you through a mock Shakespearean rehearsal process, covering text exploration, themes of the plays, and dynamic between characters.

Tickets are just $10+gst and are on sale NOW.
Call 780.425.1820 or click here to get your tickets online.

Workshop (Lethbridge): Prologue – Alberta Playwrights’ Network

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APN Logo NEWAlberta Playwrights’ Network- Lethbridge

PROLOGUE- LETHBRIDGE
March 2 & 3 2013, Location TBA
Cost: $100.00
Ticket to the March 2 performance of An Almost Perfect Thing by Nicole Moeller included!
Staff Contact: Trevor Reuger: trevor@albertaplaywrights.com

This 2-day workshop focuses on the building blocks of dramatic writing. Using classic texts as examples, participants will discuss narrative structure, plot, character, and conflict among many other topics.
For beginning and novice playwrights or anyone looking for a refresher.

For more information about any of our programs, please go to our website at:
www.albertaplaywrights.com

Workshop (Edmonton): Site-Specific Creation – Common Ground Arts Society with Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre

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Site-Specific Creation Workshop – Feb 23 or Feb 24

Common Ground Arts Society is hosting a workshop via Theatre Alberta on site-specific creation.

Who: Taught by Mark Hopkins and Charles Netto, co-artistic directors of Swallow-A-Bicycle Theatre.

“Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre is dedicated to the creation and presentation of innovative and challenging performance, based in Calgary, Alberta. It was founded by Mark Hopkins and Charles Netto in 2006. Swallow-a-Bicycle is known for its work in unconventional spaces, its original theatre creations and its focus on enriching Alberta’s cultural community.”
Learn more about them at www.swallowabicycle.com

When: 1 Day – 6 hour workshop 9-4pm (with an hour lunch break)

Available on Saturday February 23 or Sunday February 24

Where: Saturday @ Avenue Theatre (9030 118 Ave)
Sunday @ Foote Theatre School (9828 101 a Ave)

Cost: $20 or $15 (for students)

All artists and disciplines welcome!

To sign up: Contact Tori Morrison at tori@commongroundarts.ca or via phone (780) 240-8634

This workshop is sponsored by Theatre Alberta with funding from The Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Alberta Foundation for the Arts – http://www.affta.ab.ca/Home
Common Ground Arts Society – www.commongroundarts.ca

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Workshops (Edmonton): Intro to Meisner with Melanie Dreyer – Foote Theatre School at the Citadel Theatre

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Workshops (Edmonton) – Intro to Meisner with Melanie Dreyer

This workshop will introduce participants to the beginning exercises of the Meisner Technique – a series of interconnected improvisational exercises designed to aid the actor in creating believable, responsive behaviour on state. Meisner principles are grounded in the “reality of doing” and “living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.”
This two day workshop is being taught by Melanie Dreyer, an internationally acclaimed director and teacher, currently an assistant professor in drama at Cornell University.

Saturday March 23 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday March 24 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Only $125
CAEA Members and full-time students only $100

For more information visit www.citadeltheatre.com/robbinsacademy/foote-theatre-school/

Event (Edmonton): National Elevator Project – Theatre Yes/ Canoe Festival

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Theatre Yes’s National Elevator Project is a series of very short plays written for and performed in working elevators. We’ve arranged for commissions from playwrights across the country by partnering with theatres from Nova Scotia to Vancouver. The 14+ plays in the cycle will be performed for the first time in Edmonton in the 2013-14 theatre season.

Feb 1st, 2nd, and 3rd that’s (this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday) we’re test-driving three of the plays by Greg MacArthur, Jason Chinn and Melissa Thingelstad in workshop-performances as part of the Canoe’s Festival. We’re pleased to be partnering with, Workshop West, Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, The City Market Building, and Artshub 118 to present this series of workshop performances.

This is what we are calling the ‘incubator phase’ of the project. We’ll be testing the aesthetics of working in elevators and of course the practicalities, and then disseminating the information to other writers and theatre companies across the county who are taking part in the project.

We need audiences to see the shows and help us trouble-shoot the making of theatre in elevators. Come on any (or all) of the three evenings and see the play we’re featuring that night, between 7:00PM-8:30PM. Each play is no longer than 5 minutes in length. They’re free and and probably the coolest thing to do next weekend in 5 minutes or less.

Event (Edmonton): Convergence – Good Women Dance Collective

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Voted Edmonton’s best dance company in Vue Weekly’s 2012 Best Of, the Good Women Dance Collective returns with its second annual Convergence – an evening of inspired contemporary dance performance coupled with experimental interactive technology, December 6 through 8 at L’Uni Theatre (8671 91 Street).

Exploring themes of modern technology and our constructed versions of reality, the ability to be two places at once, and the juxtaposition of the modern world versus the natural world around us, Convergence begs the question: is being too accessible damaging honest human connection?
“Our concept of communication is becoming skewed,” says Good Women co-founder and collective artist Ainsley Hillyard. “Could you actually fall in love with someone via Face Time? Using the tactile and sense-oriented medium of dance, we explore the notion of being in two places at once, we examine the value of virtual versus real relationships.”
A double bill featuring an extended version of Ainsley Hillyard’s Face Time, Convergence also employs the design talents of visual artist Kevin Green, and the use of five projectors, in the new collaborative work (de)Compose, which will see live interaction between movement artists and Green, creating a responsive landscape where Green is as much a performer as the dancers.

Convergence
December 6 – 8, 8pm
L’Uni Theatre, 8627 91 Street
$20 Regular | $15 Students, Seniors, Members
Tickets available through Tix on the Square www.tixonthesquare.ca | 780.420.1757