Tickets for these productions available at www.wavestagetheatre.com
Showing posts with label productions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label productions. Show all posts
Monday, 3 June 2013
19th Season Mixtape
Enjoy a taste of some of the incredible musical productions coming your way this season at Wavestage. We can't wait to bring these productions to a theatre near you. In the meantime, enjoy this mixtape on 8tracks Radio!
Tickets for these productions available at www.wavestagetheatre.com
Tickets for these productions available at www.wavestagetheatre.com
Friday, 3 May 2013
Anne of Green Gables Opening
Tonight, our production of Anne of Green Gables will finally make it's debut! Tickets are already almost sold out for some performances, so grab your seats today at www.newtix.ca or at the box office before the show. This production features an extremely talented cast of all ages, performing a truly heartwarming Canadian tale.
Performance Dates:
May 3 at 7pm
May 4 at 2pm and 7pm
May 5th at 1pm
Don't forget to let us know what you thought of the show by tagging us on Twitter or Instagram @Wavestage, or by commenting on Facebook! We give thanks to those who come out to support this incredible production. What a wonderful way to end our 18th Season. We are looking forward to sharing our 19th Season with you all.
Performance Dates:
May 3 at 7pm
May 4 at 2pm and 7pm
May 5th at 1pm
Don't forget to let us know what you thought of the show by tagging us on Twitter or Instagram @Wavestage, or by commenting on Facebook! We give thanks to those who come out to support this incredible production. What a wonderful way to end our 18th Season. We are looking forward to sharing our 19th Season with you all.
Monday, 11 February 2013
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Take a Peek Inside Our Annie Rehearsals!
Our 18th Season production of Annie is just around the corner. Take a sneak peek into this past weekend's rehearsals!
Don't miss out on this spectacular musical production. Tickets at www.newtix.ca or by calling the box office at 905-953-5122!
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| Director Sarah Kyle giving notes to the actors. |
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| "It's a Hard Knock Life" |
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| Can you spot one of our Annie's? |
Monday, 13 August 2012
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Sweeney Todd in Pictures
Below are some of our favorite snaps from our production of Sweeney Todd! We had a great time backstage and on stage during this show, and hope you enjoyed watching it! More photos of this production can be found on our Facebook Page.
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| Justine Turl as Mrs. Lovett and Chris Roberts as Sweeney Todd |
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| "God, That's Good!" |
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| Rhiannon Kyle as Tobias, discovering Pirelli's coin purse |
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| David Sisson as Anthony |
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| Wendy Simone as Adolfo Pirelli; Yuriy Volyanskyy as Beadle Bamford |
Monday, 21 May 2012
What Audience Members Thought About Sweeney Todd!
We always love hearing feedback from people that have attending our shows! If you saw Sweeney Todd, make sure to leave a comment on this post, on our Facebook page, or Twitter (@APerformingArts) to let us know what you thought!
Here's what some of our audience members thought about our production of Sweeney Todd:
"Thank you for a wonderful evenings entertainment! Keep up the great work! I saw the show last weekend and have to say it was truly a wonderful experience. Solid acting, wonderful cast, gut wrenching performances, a beautiful set and masterful directing. I was moved to tears a couple of times, and was so very glad I had a chance to see it. Thank you each and every one of you for making theatre what it should be. A truly memorable experience WELL DONE!" - Marci C.
"I saw the Sweeney show Friday and I’ve just got to say WOW! What an extraordinary experience! Well done! It’s amazing how your ensemble made an old story feel so fresh and easy to relate to. Your characters all seemed so real, and their motivations and reactions so completely understandable… and it’s fascinating how the play still has great relevance today. Revenge at the expense of humanity. I can honestly say I have never been so moved by a play before. Tobias really scared me because the wounds of life are so deep sometime that finding the truth brings destruction. Her portrayal of these – gut-wrenching moments that really affected me, I don’t mind admitting I had tears in my eyes, and I’ve never experienced that from a play before. A tragic story, but there’s so much inspiration you can draw from it. Our only disappointment was that the theatre wasn’t a sell out because you deserved a bigger audience."- James L.
"Thank you so much for the enjoyable evening last Saturday of Sweeney Todd. A talented group of actors. Mrs Lovett was fireball of energy. She overtook the stage with her playing out to the audience moments and it was great fun to see a new way to present such a dark character. I particularly enjoyed the actors Tobias and the Judge. They had great charisma on stage playing the parts of the human psyche we seldom want to acknowledge in darkness or sadness. Having a woman play the Tobias role was brilliant. I soon forgot she was a she, and saw the story through the eyes of a sad and tormented boy. 'Not While I'm Around' was a still and quiet defining moment in the performance. No need for bravado or playing to the audience. This actress owned the stage. Similarly excellent, was your Judge Turpin. Power came from his deep voice and from never having the need to fan out or over act the moments. It was also interesting that you had a woman playing the role of Pirelli. She was an admirable actress and most believable. In fact, all the supporting actors were terrific. Johanna and Anthony strong, strong singers and Johanna was quite comical. I liked your Sweeney. The story was scary enough and so directing this man to be a reserved and calmer Sweeney really added different colours to the musical. I am quite interested in music theatre and travel around to see all the community theatre in a 50 K radius each season. I shall look forward to all three of your next seasons productions." - Ray L.
"Last weekend, my wife and I attended your Sweeney Todd performance at Newmarket Theatre. We had a fine evening - the story was well-told, the singing was terrific, the sets great and we had ice cream on the way home. Not a bad evening at all! A few days later - I was struck by this amazing thing about your production company. It isn’t anything fancy, really: its just the way you allow your actors to come out into the lobby and give us, the audience a simple thank you for attending. But it struck me as a positively first-class, smart-as-heck move. By doing this simple practice it invigorates our experience by giving us the opportunity to share and remember a few particularly compelling moments from your production. The Aurora Performing Arts Group actors were gracious and spoke to all the audience members in such engaging ways simply talking about the performance. You are doing whatever you can to bring audience members closer and closer to the art, which is (to my mind) an admirable goal. An excellent decision. Why don't all theatres make this a standard practice? This isn't a theatre with a huge budget or staff; money can't be an issue. I think other companies sometimes focus too exclusively on the work they put on stage, rather than on the entire theatre-going experience they're creating for audiences. I really appreciated you allowing for us to check in with the actors after the performance is over. I said it to many that night. These actors are well directed, well taught. They sing well, act well and they deserve the kudos. But so do you as Director and Producer for making the enlightened performance, for directing the team and the simple added bonus of the meet and greet at the end. Bravo! " - Andy J.
We hope you've enjoyed reading some of the feedback that we have received about our Sweeney Todd production! Thank's to all who came out to support the arts in York Region, our company, and our talented performers.
Follow us on Twitter: @APerformingArts
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/APerformingArtsGroup
Here's what some of our audience members thought about our production of Sweeney Todd:
"My daughter and I saw the show yesterday afternoon and enjoyed it immensely. Congratulations! I laughed and got scared at the same time. Sweeney was quirky and scary and very intense. Toby made me hug my daughter. What an incredible singer and actress. Mrs Lovett needs to be locked up but in all seriousness what a strong performance. Anthony and Johanna make the most amazing team of performers, with very strong operatic voices. I wish there was more singing for the Judge he had a beautiful voice too. What a talented roster of performers Aurora Performing Arts has. A clever set and staging as well. Thank you for bringing such quality to this region." - B
"Just wanted to congratulate you and the cast on an Amazing show! The sets, costume, music...all of it, amazing!!! I love it! So much talent!" - E. S.
"Seriously AMAZING performances in Sweeney Todd. Bravo! Loved every single second of it. Everyone was so in tune with each other that it just flowed fantastically. Also loved the set, the 'chop and drop' chair... was fantastic. Very Very Very well done!" - Brian Edwards (from our FB page)
"The production on Saturday night of Sweeney Todd was sensational. I was expecting an amateur evening and was surprised by the quality of the sets, costumes, direction and of course the talent. I saw the production both in Stratford and on the London stage and this production was funny and yet retained the dark edge. It simply was a good as the professional shows I have seen. Well directed. Your Tobias was intense and had a moving performance . What splendid voices in Johanna and Mrs Lovett. I particularly enjoyed the mood and tone of the work. I shall return to see other productions next season. Bravo!" - M. D.
"The production on Saturday night of Sweeney Todd was sensational. I was expecting an amateur evening and was surprised by the quality of the sets, costumes, direction and of course the talent. I saw the production both in Stratford and on the London stage and this production was funny and yet retained the dark edge. It simply was a good as the professional shows I have seen. Well directed. Your Tobias was intense and had a moving performance . What splendid voices in Johanna and Mrs Lovett. I particularly enjoyed the mood and tone of the work. I shall return to see other productions next season. Bravo!" - M. D.
"Thank you for a wonderful evenings entertainment! Keep up the great work! I saw the show last weekend and have to say it was truly a wonderful experience. Solid acting, wonderful cast, gut wrenching performances, a beautiful set and masterful directing. I was moved to tears a couple of times, and was so very glad I had a chance to see it. Thank you each and every one of you for making theatre what it should be. A truly memorable experience WELL DONE!" - Marci C.
"I saw the Sweeney show Friday and I’ve just got to say WOW! What an extraordinary experience! Well done! It’s amazing how your ensemble made an old story feel so fresh and easy to relate to. Your characters all seemed so real, and their motivations and reactions so completely understandable… and it’s fascinating how the play still has great relevance today. Revenge at the expense of humanity. I can honestly say I have never been so moved by a play before. Tobias really scared me because the wounds of life are so deep sometime that finding the truth brings destruction. Her portrayal of these – gut-wrenching moments that really affected me, I don’t mind admitting I had tears in my eyes, and I’ve never experienced that from a play before. A tragic story, but there’s so much inspiration you can draw from it. Our only disappointment was that the theatre wasn’t a sell out because you deserved a bigger audience."- James L.
"Thank you so much for the enjoyable evening last Saturday of Sweeney Todd. A talented group of actors. Mrs Lovett was fireball of energy. She overtook the stage with her playing out to the audience moments and it was great fun to see a new way to present such a dark character. I particularly enjoyed the actors Tobias and the Judge. They had great charisma on stage playing the parts of the human psyche we seldom want to acknowledge in darkness or sadness. Having a woman play the Tobias role was brilliant. I soon forgot she was a she, and saw the story through the eyes of a sad and tormented boy. 'Not While I'm Around' was a still and quiet defining moment in the performance. No need for bravado or playing to the audience. This actress owned the stage. Similarly excellent, was your Judge Turpin. Power came from his deep voice and from never having the need to fan out or over act the moments. It was also interesting that you had a woman playing the role of Pirelli. She was an admirable actress and most believable. In fact, all the supporting actors were terrific. Johanna and Anthony strong, strong singers and Johanna was quite comical. I liked your Sweeney. The story was scary enough and so directing this man to be a reserved and calmer Sweeney really added different colours to the musical. I am quite interested in music theatre and travel around to see all the community theatre in a 50 K radius each season. I shall look forward to all three of your next seasons productions." - Ray L.
"Last weekend, my wife and I attended your Sweeney Todd performance at Newmarket Theatre. We had a fine evening - the story was well-told, the singing was terrific, the sets great and we had ice cream on the way home. Not a bad evening at all! A few days later - I was struck by this amazing thing about your production company. It isn’t anything fancy, really: its just the way you allow your actors to come out into the lobby and give us, the audience a simple thank you for attending. But it struck me as a positively first-class, smart-as-heck move. By doing this simple practice it invigorates our experience by giving us the opportunity to share and remember a few particularly compelling moments from your production. The Aurora Performing Arts Group actors were gracious and spoke to all the audience members in such engaging ways simply talking about the performance. You are doing whatever you can to bring audience members closer and closer to the art, which is (to my mind) an admirable goal. An excellent decision. Why don't all theatres make this a standard practice? This isn't a theatre with a huge budget or staff; money can't be an issue. I think other companies sometimes focus too exclusively on the work they put on stage, rather than on the entire theatre-going experience they're creating for audiences. I really appreciated you allowing for us to check in with the actors after the performance is over. I said it to many that night. These actors are well directed, well taught. They sing well, act well and they deserve the kudos. But so do you as Director and Producer for making the enlightened performance, for directing the team and the simple added bonus of the meet and greet at the end. Bravo! " - Andy J.
We hope you've enjoyed reading some of the feedback that we have received about our Sweeney Todd production! Thank's to all who came out to support the arts in York Region, our company, and our talented performers.
Follow us on Twitter: @APerformingArts
Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/APerformingArtsGroup
Sunday, 29 January 2012
The story behind Parade...
Imagine yourself in this scenario: a young girl in your hometown is brutally murdered.
Everyone liked this kid, she was pretty and friendly and more or less everything you'd like in a girl.
Of course, you're upset.
Now, you find out that the police have arrested a rich snob for the girl's murder.
No one likes this guy.
He's rude, he's arrogant.
He's everything you dislike in a person.
Exactly the kind of man who'd slaughter a young girl.
He goes to trial, and justice is served: he is found guilty and sentenced to hang.
But just before his necktie party, a bleeding heart governor commutes the death penalty to life in prison.
This schmuck just got away with murder.
Would you stand for it? (If you say "yes," you're lying)
So, you make sure that this man pays for his sins and you see to it that he dies one way or another, and feel pretty damn good about yourself.
Justice has been served.
End of story.
BUT... What if the man were innocent?
This is the premise for Parade, a new musical about the all-too-real Leo Frank case, which involved an odd eccentric man wrongfully convicted of murder. As he fights to clear his name, he grows to be a better husband, and to love and respect his wife, but it does him no good. When the governor realises that Leo Frank is innocent, he commutes the sentence only to have a lynch mob grab the convict.
There were many reasons for the unjust conviction and lynching: Leo Frank was living in Atlanta, Georgia at the time (1913), but he was from New York. The Civil War had only been over for forty-eight years, and the scars were still not yet healed. He ran a factory that paid children twelve cents an hour for body-breaking-mind-numbing work. And, to top it off, he was Jewish. He represented everything Southerners at the time hated, and here an ideal of Southern innocence had met her end in his factory. It would be easy to blow the lynchers off as redneck bigots, and perhaps they were... but we must also look at it from their point of view. They were wrong in the long run, but they honestly believed that they were doing the right thing for Justice, and for their own honour.
None of these changes damages the story in any real way - in fact, they make this horror story all the more dramatic - but I wanted to point them out.
Parade tells the story pretty accurately, even including actual words spoken by the real-life characters. A few changes are made for dramatic effect, most notably (for me, at least) the timing of events. Mary Phagan was murdered on April 26, 1913, Leo Frank was lynched August 17, 1915. Parade has the lynching occur some time before April of 1915, so that the show can end on the second anniversary of the child's death. Leo Frank was not in the courtroom when he was declared guilty; the judge was certain that he would be acquitted, and was afraid of mob violence.This murder - and many like it - happened in our United States, the "land of the free and the home of the brave". It's not just in Germany, Kosovo, and Rwanda. Our ancestors committed these crimes, and the only way we can attempt at atonement is to accept what they did and make certain it never happens again. Education is the best, and in this case, only defence.
End of story.
BUT... What if the man were innocent?
This is the premise for Parade, a new musical about the all-too-real Leo Frank case, which involved an odd eccentric man wrongfully convicted of murder. As he fights to clear his name, he grows to be a better husband, and to love and respect his wife, but it does him no good. When the governor realises that Leo Frank is innocent, he commutes the sentence only to have a lynch mob grab the convict.
There were many reasons for the unjust conviction and lynching: Leo Frank was living in Atlanta, Georgia at the time (1913), but he was from New York. The Civil War had only been over for forty-eight years, and the scars were still not yet healed. He ran a factory that paid children twelve cents an hour for body-breaking-mind-numbing work. And, to top it off, he was Jewish. He represented everything Southerners at the time hated, and here an ideal of Southern innocence had met her end in his factory. It would be easy to blow the lynchers off as redneck bigots, and perhaps they were... but we must also look at it from their point of view. They were wrong in the long run, but they honestly believed that they were doing the right thing for Justice, and for their own honour.
None of these changes damages the story in any real way - in fact, they make this horror story all the more dramatic - but I wanted to point them out.
Parade tells the story pretty accurately, even including actual words spoken by the real-life characters. A few changes are made for dramatic effect, most notably (for me, at least) the timing of events. Mary Phagan was murdered on April 26, 1913, Leo Frank was lynched August 17, 1915. Parade has the lynching occur some time before April of 1915, so that the show can end on the second anniversary of the child's death. Leo Frank was not in the courtroom when he was declared guilty; the judge was certain that he would be acquitted, and was afraid of mob violence.This murder - and many like it - happened in our United States, the "land of the free and the home of the brave". It's not just in Germany, Kosovo, and Rwanda. Our ancestors committed these crimes, and the only way we can attempt at atonement is to accept what they did and make certain it never happens again. Education is the best, and in this case, only defence.
It's worth seeing.
Please come and support the production.
PARADE - FEB 10-12 2012
NEWMARKET THEATRE
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