L.A. Beat

Event

Title:: One Act Play Festival
When:: Sat, Apr 9
Where:: Lethbridge
Category:: Alternative

Description

Local playwrights and performers will be taking part in the annual One Act Play Festival this weekend.

Tentative One Act Play schedule

Friday April 8

7:15 p.m. TBA
7:45 p.m. Prairie Bear Theatre “Tripping the Light Fantastic” (drama) by Garrett Bishoff Actors: Monique Prusky Lauren Copp director Cassandra Watson
8:30 - 8.45 p.m. Intermission
8:50 p.m. Espresso Theatre “Duck Variations” by David Mamet Actors: Andrew Legg and Mike Thiessen (comedy)
9:15 p.m. Comments by Adjudicator
9:30 p.m. Private meetings with Adjudicator

Saturday April 9

7.15 p.m. TBA
7:30 p.m. Fancy Trash Productions (Medicine Hat 'Exhibition play') “Nine” (drama)
Intermission
8:30 p.m. Triple Moon Productions (Audrey Gartner) “Crumbs” (drama) Actors Audrey Gartner
8:45 p.m. Drama Insidis “The Last Thing I Did ” (comedy) by Garrett Bishoff based on an idea by Stephen Graham and Justin Masson
8:55 p.m. Intermission with food + Adjudicator's thinking time
9:15 p.m. Adjudication and awards
9:30-10 p.m. Private meetings with Adjudicator

Venue

Venue:: Yates Theatre-Sterndale Bennett Theatre
Street:: 1002 - 4 Avenue South.
ZIP:: T1J 0P6
City:: Lethbridge
State:: Alberta
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Description

The Yates Theatre is located downtown next to Lethbidge City Hall. It is a great room which hosts a variety of shows including music and comedy from Ian Tyson to Ron James.

The Genevieve E. Yates Memorial Centre consists of two performance spaces, the Yates Theatre, a 486 seat proscenium theatre, and the Sterndale Bennett Theatre, a black box theatre with a maximum audience capacity of 180. Several facilities are shared between the two theatres. These include a costume construction/sewing room; a set construction workshop; set, costume, and property storage areas; offices; box office and concessions. In addition to serving as a performance venue, the Yates Memorial Centre also houses an art gallery in the upper mezzanine area. Works from new and established visual artists are displayed on a rotating basis for the enjoyment of both theatre patrons and the general public.

Ticket Centre - (403) 329-7328