Action, music and even a Cambodian rock band play the Arts Club this coming season
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The Arts Club Theatre Company announced its 61st season tonight.
The 2024/2025 season will feature 11 shows at the company’s trio of venues. Single tickets go on sale to the public this summer.
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Ashlie Corcoran, artistic director of Western Canada’s largest non-profit theatre organization, noted the variety of the offerings this season:
“I am elated that amongst the 11, we have two Canadian premieres, eight plays written and co-written by women, four shows filled with music, three productions by Canadian playwrights, and four engaging adaptations,” Corcoran said. “We invite audiences and theatre-lovers across the Lower Mainland to join us in celebrating the rich diversity of Canadian theatre across our three stages.”
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The season includes:
Stanley Theatre
Jersey Boys
When: Sept. 5 – Oct. 20
The tale of how the Four Seasons came together singing doo-wop under a Jersey Shore spotlight achieved global stardom and is packed with great stories and greater music.
Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol
When: Nov. 14 – Dec. 24
Head to the Appalachian mountains for a night of down-home storytelling, singing and dancing. Given the show bears her name, you can expect to hear some Dolly Parton classics in here too.
The Three Musketeers
When: Jan. 16 – Feb. 16
Some swashbuckling good times from the pen of Alexandre Dumas. A co-production with Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre.
Cambodian Rock Band
When: March 6 – April 6
Lauren Lee’s story of survival through the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime has a rock-and-roll drive behind it.
Casey and Diana
When: April 24 – May 25
Corcoran says that Nick Green’s show will appeal to theatre goers with “the desire to feel longing and sorrow for fictional characters.”
Waitress
When: June 12 – Aug. 3
The Broadway touring hit with music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles and book by Jessie Nelson is based upon the motion picture by Adrienne Shelly.
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Granville Island Stage
Miracle on 34th Street
When: Nov. 21 – Dec. 29
The holiday classic gets a fresh spin in this production. Is there or isn’t there a Santa Claus?
Primary Trust
When: Feb. 6 – March 2
A Canadian premiere by Eboni Booth with Ashlie Corcoran directing.
Burning Mom
When: March 27 – April 20
Written and directed by Mieko Ouichi, this is a story of her mother.
The Mousetrap
When: June 26 – Aug. 10
One of the most beloved theatre mysteries of all time from the mighty pen of Agatha Christie.
Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre
The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret
When: Dec. 5 – 22
A seasonal cabaret with Christmas crooning and lots of holiday fun.
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