Bottle Tree Productions: Performance Schedule
2008 Season at the Wellington Street Theatre in Kingston Ontario
The Motor Trade
Norm Foster
February 5 - 16 2008
Phil Moss' wife has just left him, he's being audited by Revenue Canada, and his partner, Dan, wants out of the car business. And it's not even noon yet!
Michael Bullett ("You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown") and Eirik Rutherford star in Norm Foster's laughter-filled play about a slow, snowy, Saturday afternoon at a used car dealership. Featuring Aerin Kemp ("Private Lives") and Amy Axford, and directed by award-winner, Ian Malcolm, this is Kingston's debut performance of this play from Canada's most popular playwright.
The Crackwalker
Judith Thompson
March 25 - April 5, 2008
***For mature audiences only. Some language/situations may be considered offensive.***
Terese, Alan, Sandy and Joe live on the poor side of town, where the Crackwalker is the BogeyMan. Their harsh lives connect through neediness and desperate friendships. Sandy and Joe have a tumultuous marriage; Terese and Alan are two child-like adults trying to be grown up.
The dialogue in this play is peppered with references to places very familiar to people living in Kingston during the 1970's. The Lido, the Manor, Wilmott's Dairy come back in this realistic urban drama about poverty and people living on the fringes of society.
BOTTLE TREE PRODUCTIONS THEATRE SCHOOL
First class and register by March 29; Saturdays for ten weeks.
Spring Session Starts March 29th!
Having fun with an open mind is where great learning starts. At Bottle Tree Productions, we believe your child's experience in our theatre school will be the start of a life-long love of theatre arts. Our classes also nurture your child's confidence, creativity, self-discipline, and community spirit.
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Twelfth Night
William Shakespeare
May 13 - 27, 2008
Shakespeare's romantic comedy is full of mistaken identities and confusion. A brother is lost and found, true love is thwarted and misdirected, but the plot and subplots are happily resolved in the end. Matt Davis brings his experience and finesse to directing this entertaining classic.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde
July 8 - 26, 2008
Oscar Wilde's wit and way with words shines brilliantly in this comedy of manners.
Polite society demands polite excuses for missing social obligations. Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing have invented perfect excuses; Bunbury, an invalid friend in the country, and Earnest, a younger brother in London.
Their deceptions weave tangled webs, as they each try to protect their secrets while navigating the shark-infested waters of love and London society.
Cinderella
Adapted by Charles Robertson
Music and Lyrics by Michael K. Myers
July 7 - 25, 2008
Theatre For Young People!
Cinderella is treated like a servant by her step-sisters, who are actually jealous of her. Through some difficulty, she manages to attend a ball where she meets the Prince, who falls in love with her. He, however has a certain affliction that makes it difficult for him to approach girls; he is a nerd. This is a highly entertaining play, performed successfully to the enjoyment of Kingston audiences over the past two decades, and priced for families to enjoy.
Backstage
Charles Robertson & Anne Mortensen
August 5 - 23, 2008
The theatre is a safe haven for the characters in this new comedy.
The ingenue, the bankroller, the artsy director, and other familiar types act in this play that imitates life imitating art. We are offered a humourous inside view of the personalities that mesh, meld and occasionally collide during the production process.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Book and Lyrics by Moira Forrester
Music by David Farmer
Orchestration by Jim McGrath and John Roby
November 6 - 30, 2008
A brand new musical based on the classic Victor Hugo novel. If you liked Les Miserables, you'll love Hunchback!