The Following is a Partial Archive of Centre Stage Shows
April to June 2010
Centre Stage Theatre productions live at Stage West for Kids dinner theatre.
Playing April 24, May 1, 8, 22, June 5 & 12, 2010It is Los Angeles, 1977, and the Disco Queen has a problem. Prince, her son, can’t find "somebody to love". Enter Cinderella and her dreams of meeting someone sweet and cool like John Travolta or Al Pacino- the only thing standing in her way is her super freaky Stepmother and her Stepsisters. With help from her friend Mouse, and The Godfather, will Cinderella get her "Happily Ever After" at The Disco Ball? Hustle on in and see this hilarious adaptation of a classic fairy tale that will leave families groovin’. Starring: Mallory Gallant, Bonnie Gratz, Andrea Halwas, Briana Lowe, Anastasia St. Amand, Tyson Traschel, Brandon Trotter & Mary-Jean Uszy. |
Centre Stage 2009/10 Season!
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Center Stage's 4th Annual KIDS GALA - Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre, March 27, 2010 2‐4:00pm
May and June 2009
Now Playing at Stage West - Held Over May 30 and June 27!!
A co-production between Stage West for Kids and Centre Stage Theatre
A very successful run - held over and all shows sold out!
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October 23 to 26, 2008
Tickets at TicketMaster or Call 403 777-0000
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World Premiere was held October 23 to 26, 2008
at the Engineered Air Theatre in EPCOR Centre, Calgary
Touring October 2008 to April 2009
A
Most Dangerous Game
Written
& Directed By Bonnie Gratz
Feb. 1 to 3, 2008 at The Engineered Air Theatre
Matinees: Evening Shows:
Feb 1 to 3 at 12:30pm Feb 1 & 2 at 7:30pm
Epcor Centre For The Arts
On Tour, Feb. 4 to Apr. 30, 2008
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Glimpse
into the secret cyberworld of three teenagers.
Sydney relies on text messaging, chat rooms and cyberbullying to maintain
her social status and tear apart her enemies, Daniel escapes into “nextlife”
to avoid his real one and Bailey is about to meet the boyfriend of her dreams-at
least that is what she thinks. All
three are playing a most dangerous game, and like the classic original short
story The Most Dangerous Game, they are completely oblivious to what will
happen to them next. Accompanied by
a multi-media and live techno soundscape, this play takes a timely issue and
pushes audiences to rethink the affect they have on technology and the effect it
has on them.
Bunnicula
The
Musical
Based
On The Books By James Howe
Special Kids Gala Performance March 1, 2008
Premiered
October
10-14, 2007 at The Engineered Air Theatre
Epcor
Centre For The Arts
Toured, Oct.16, 2007-April 30, 2008
Click Here to Listen to CKUA Arts Alive Coverage, October 10, 2007
Click Here to See the YouTube Preview
Munsch
apalooza
based on stories by Robert Munsch
A Rock Musical Play for Kids, Adapted by Arne MacPherson & Debbie Patterson
Elementary – Show
Suitable for K - 6
Munschapalooza
brings the charismatic characters of Robert Munsch to your school in this fun
musical. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, The Paper Bag Princess, one of Canada’s
best-loved stories, is featured along with the unforgettable characters from Andrew's Loose Tooth, Something
Good, I Have to Go! and Smelly Socks.
These Munsch stories are sure to enthrall and captivate young audiences. Expect
to see both old & new favourites, performed with kid-friendly fun!
Public Performances October 18-22, 2006
Engineered Air Theatre, EPCOR Centre
Toured Calgary Area Schools October 06 to April 07
Munschapalooza wrapped its phenomenally successful 2006/07 Tour with our Centre Stage Kids Gala
at the Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre, April 21, 2007
It was remounted in 2009 in collaboration with Stage West for Kids
Wrecked
By Chris Craddock Directed by Bonnie Gratz
Secondary - Show Suitable for Grades 7 - 12
This award winning play features Lyle, a hardworking high school student trying to shield his little sister from the behavioral swings of their alcoholic mother. He is working two jobs after school, but still lacks the money to move them out on their own. When a contest comes up to make an alcohol awareness commercial, the $5000 prize might be just what he needs. Framing the main plot are a series of teen scenes, giving insights on the consequences that drugs and alcohol can have on students. Accompanied by a live percussion soundscape, Wrecked is a Jekyll & Hyde story for today by one of Canada's most acclaimed young playwrights.
For
Families / Youth - Grades 7- 12
Toured Calgary Area Schools March to April 2007
Sponsored Tour - Special thanks to the Calgary Foundation - supporting 20 of the school performances of this great play.
Public Performances - February 23-25, 2007
Engineered Air Theatre - Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts - Calgary
The Venus of Milo, AB
Thanks to our Great Audiences who joined us for our First Fringe Production, The Venus of Milo, AB!
A trippy journey back to rural Alberta, circa 1982, with a rock diva and a would-be beauty queen. Now in middle age, they unearth the strangest of boyfriends and memories as they clean up their closets and their lives. Written and created by actress/musician Mary Jean Uszy and Bonnie Gratz, this autobiographical romp is a hilarious musical comedy you will not want to miss!
Venue: The Big Secret Theatre, Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts
www.CalgaryFringe.ca August 13-20, 2006
Written and Performed by Bonnie Gratz & Mary-Jean Uszy
Featuring Josh Rimer
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Centre Stage has done theatre and film residencies at the following schools and organizations:
City Of Calgary Summer Programs, Strathcona Christie Community Association, A Step Ahead Childcare, Aboriginal Cultural Society, Annie Foote Elementary, Bearspaw School, Bearspaw Lifestyle Centre, Calgary Health Region, Calgary Health Services, Calgary Jewish Academy, Catherine Nichols Gunn, Foothills Composite High, Jennie Elliott; Rundle College, St. Rita, Tuscany Club, Vista Heights, University of Calgary Outdoor Programs, Sunnyside Community School, McKenzie Towne Hall., Tuscany School, Elboya Elementary, Windsor Park Elementary, Sparwood BC Summer Festival
Centre Stage has performed
at the following schools and organizations:
AE Cross, Almadina Charter School, A Step Ahead Childcare, Aboriginal Cultural Society, Abbeydale, Acadia, Altadore, Annie Foote Elementary, Ascension of Our Lord, Banff Trail, Bearspaw School, Blessed Kateri, Brentwood, Calgary and Area Child and Family Services, Calgary Christian School, Calgary City Teachers Convention, Calgary City Preschool Convention, Calgary French and International School, Calgary Health Region, Calgary Health Services, Calgary Jewish Academy, Capt. John Palliser, Catherine Nichols Gunn, Central, City of Calgary, Colonel Irvine School, Colonel Sanders, Crossing Park, Dalhousie Elementary, Delta West Academy, Eastbrook, Edgemont, Elbow Valley, Eugene Coste, Father James Whelihan, Fish Creek School, Forest Lawn, Glamorgan, Good Shepard, Griffin Park, Harold W. Riley, Haysboro, Holy Cross, Holy Family, Holy Redeemer, Hidden Valley School, Hillhurst School, Inglewood SunFest, Jennie Elliott; Kids Care Cancer Foundation, Langdon, Louis Dreyfus Canada Ltd., Lycee Louis Pasteur, Manachaban Middle School, Marion Carson, Montessori Children's House Academy, Mother Theresa, Mount View, Mountain Park School, Muriel Clayton Middle, New Brighton Club, Okotoks Childcare, Our Lady of Peace, Our Lady Of Assumption, Penbrooke Meadows, Prairie Waters, Queen Of Peace, Queensland Downs, Riverbend, Senator Patrick Burns, Radission Park, Riverbend, Rundle College, Simon's Valley, Somerset Childcare, Sacred Heart, St. Ambrose, St. Alphonsus, St. Angela, St. Augustine, St. Benedict, St.Bernadette, St.Bonaventure, St. Brigid, St.Cecila, St. Dominic, St. Gregory, St. James, St. Jude, St. Joseph, St. John Fine Arts, St. Helena, St. Maria Goretti, St.Martha, St. Matthew, St. Monica, St. Rita, St. Sylvester, St. Philip, Silver Springs, Suzuki Parent’s Association, Terry Fox, Tuscany School, Tuscany Club, Varsity Acres, Vista Heights, Thomas B.Riley, University of Calgary Outdoor Programs, University Elementary, Valley View, Van Horne High, Varsity Acres, Wheatland, Woodlands, Webber Academy, YMCA Eau Claire, Mount Royal, Sparwood Summer Festival, Gordon Heights, EP Scarlet High School, Forest Lawn High School, Foundations for the Future, William Roper Hull, JP Charyk / Hanna High School, Delta West Academy
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