Local theatre season in Medicine Hat promises broad stage variety
Local talent prepares three major plays and two children’s productions while touring shows visit the Hat. Schools foster budding performers as audiences may travel from an insane asylum setting to Egypt to England and Narnia with Toyland dreams. Over 200 Hatters participate across venues.
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Medicine Hat
Egypt
Jolly Old England
Enchanted Forest
The
Narnia
Hatters stage two kid friendly fairy tale spoofs
Two local plays at Hatters Theatre showcase child actors ages seven to 15 in The Two Dwarves and the Seven Whites a Snow White riff with audience interaction and a theatre in the round. Deb Deans directs Babes in Toyland featuring Mary Contrary Little Boy Blue and three villains with a 30-strong cast.
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Neroes
Hatters
Christopher Gieschen
Hatterland Children’s Theatre
Silas Litovsky
Suave
Snow
Ann
Lily
Curly
Litovsky
Colo
Toyland
Actrics
Deb Deans
Little Boy Blue
Little Bo Peep
Mary Contrary
Deans
Victor Herbert
Barnaby
Paul Roberts
Roberts
Mark Beven
Karolyn Harker
Hat High
Medicine Hat College
Jen Edwards
England
Medicine Hat theatre groups unveil bold season of musicals comedies
Hundreds of Hatters gear up for a nine night My Fair Lady in November followed by Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat around New Year. The Drawer Boy in February and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest from Thesbos promise drama to complement local musical theatre with all profits aiding MedicAir.
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Tom Rooke
Medicine Hat
Hatters
Broadway
Thesbos
Angela Schenkey
Thesbos Theatre Group
Ken Kesey
Darren Rathwell
Randall Patrick McMurphy
Nick Dieterly
Dale Harding
Roddy Reed
Billy Bibbit
McMurphy
Schenkey
Peggy Bengert
Fireball Theatre
Theater listings bring shows to Medicine Hat venues
A series of productions headlines Medicine Hat venues from October through February. Westside first Assembly of God hosts a free will offering show The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe on Oct 19, while Brookstone Theatre stage Oct 20 features the same play at Hillcrest Church with tickets at 9 dollars. Other offerings include Mousetrap at Medicine Hat College Theatre Oct 23-26 with 10 dollar adults and 7 student fares, Jillian Jigs to the Rescue Oct 29 at Medicine Hat College Theatre, Two Dwarves and the Seven Whites Nov 7-9 at Medicine Hat College, My Fair Lady Nov 15-23, Babes in Toyland Nov 28-Dec 7, Dreamcoat Dec 30-Jan 11 with dinner, and later shows through February including The Drawer Boy and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with auditions and ticket details listed. Proceeds from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest support MedicAir.
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Medicine Hat Lodge
Ron Blackmer
Joseph
Karen McKay
Stage West
Bernard Shaw
Tom Rooke
Henry Higgins
Amber Krause
Eliza Doolittle
Bill Cox
Colonel Pickering
Rooke
Medicine Hat
Fat In the Hat
Cultural Centre
Canada
Karen Cunningham
Fut In
Cunningham
Michael Healey
Peggy Bengert Dee
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