Nightly PerformancesShow Schedule (Sagebrush Theatre)
Friday, July 2nd, 7:00pm
The Monument by Colleen Wagner
presented by Powerhouse Theatre, Okanagan Zone
Drama: A young soldier is convicted of war crimes. Stetko is the boy next door who comes from respectable parents and has gotten caught up in the political events of a war he never understood. Like the good son, the good soldier, he obeys his superiors only to find that, at the conclusion of war, he has become the scapegoat for crimes "everyone was doing." He is "rescued" by a mysterious woman from the enemy side. The Monument examines the paradox of a soldier today, and the ambiguities of morality and justice. Winner of the Governor-General's Literary Award in 1996.
Warning: Very coarse language and violence.(Full-length)
Saturday, July 3rd, 7:00pm
Memoirs of a Single Gay White Male by David Blue
presented by Raving Theatre, Greater Vancouver Zone
Comedy: Brad Lewis is a gay, white, male who resides in the West End of Vancouver. He has a good job, great friends, and a loving family. Oh yes, he is also single and there is nothing wrong with that. This hysterical comedy follows his romantic misadventures.
Warning: Coarse language, sexual content & nudity, simulated drugs (pot), some 70's disco. (120 mins.)
Sunday, July 4th, 7:00pm
Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley
presented by Nanaimo Theatre Group, North Island Zone
Drama: Set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, this thought-provoking tale revolves around a battle of wills between Sister Aloysius, an iron-willed conservative nun, and Father Flynn, a progressive priest whom she suspects of improper relations with one of her students. Caught in the middle is Sister James, a rather naïve young teacher who becomes the audience's surrogate.
Warning: Adult themes (95 mins. + intermission)
Monday, July 5th, 7:00pm
Ravenscroft by Don Nigro
presented by Stage 43 Theatrical Society, Fraser Valley Zone
Comedy/Mystery: This psychological drama is a thinking person's Gothic thriller, a dark comedy that is both funny and frightening. On a snowy night, Inspector Ruffing is called to a remote house to investigate the headlong plunge of Patrick Roarke down the main staircase. He becomes involved in the lives of five alluring and dangerous women: Marcy, the beautiful Viennese governess with a past; Mrs. Ravenscroft, the flirtatious lady of the manor; Gillian, her charming but possibly demented daughter; Mrs. French, the formidable and passionate cook, and Dolly, a terrified maid. They lead him through a bewildering labyrinth of contradictory versions of Patrick's demise and that of the late Mr. Ravenscroft. There are ghosts on the staircase, skeletons in the closet, and much more than the Inspector bargained for. His investigation leads into own tortured soul and the nature of truth itself. You will not guess the ending, but you will be teased, seduced, bewildered, amused, frightened and led to a dark encounter with truth or something even stranger.
Warning: adult themes and language (120 mins.)
Tuesday, July 6th, 7:00pm
Three Days of Rain by Richard Greenberg
presented by North Vancouver Community Players, North Shore Zone
Drama: In 1995, an emotionally unstable man, his sister and their childhood friend meet in New York for the reading of a will. The discovery of a journal in the abandoned apartment where their parents lived seems to give the answer to the mysteries surrounding their troubled past. After an evening of harrowing and sometimes comic revelations, they come to what they believe are definitive conclusions. In the Second Act, set in 1960 in the same apartment, we meet their parents and see how profoundly their children have misinterpreted their lives. Two architects, the house for which they became famous, and the woman they both love are hidden in the enigmatic journal entry, “three days of rain.”
Warning: smoking (120 mins.)
Wednesday, July 7th, 7:00pm
Disney's Mulan Jr. a collaborative
presented by Parallel Players, South Island Zone
Musical: Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney's Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu to save the Emperor! Mulan JR. is a heartwarming celebration of culture, honor and a fighting spirit. The score includes favorites like “Reflection,” “Honor to Us All” and “I'll Make a Man Out of You” as well as new songs that will get the audience up on its feet.
General Audience (1-Act)
Thursday, July 8th, 7:00pm
Sex, Drugs , Rock & Roll by Eric Bogosian
presented by Bridge to Broadway, Peace River Zone
Dramedy: This non stop tour through some oddball minds by the author of Talk Radio and Drinking in America enjoyed a lengthy run Off-Broadway. Originally performed as a one man show, these are hilarious, riveting and often disturbing monologues.
Warning: adult themes, harsh language. (90 mins.)
Friday, July 9th, 7:00pm
Bill W. and Dr. Bob by Stephen Bergman and Janet Surey
presented by Williams Lake Studio Theatre, Central Interior Zone
Drama: Bill W and Dr. Bob tells the story of of a stockbroker and a surgeon, both alcoholics, whose relationship was the genesis of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Warning: Language , violence & adult themes. (Full-length)
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