Cap Theatre Series
Past Performances
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
By Alan Janes and Rob Bettinson
Arts Club On Tour
September 27 & 28, 2011 @ 8 pm
$45/$42
Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day, Oh Boy, Not Fade Away—the list of hit songs penned by Buddy Holly goes on and on. By his untimely death, the legend had already changed popular music forever. Vibrant and celebratory, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story highlights the talent and passion that lives on in his music and continues to thrill audiences.
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7 Stories
By Morris Panych
Directed by Dawn Moore 
October 19 - 22, 2011 @ 8 pm
October 22, 2011 @ 2 pm
$22/$14/$8
In this fast paced, sophisticated and hilarious play, a man contemplating suicide on the seventh-storey ledge of a building is confronted by the stories of the people who live inside. These seven stories examine profound questions of life and death in a theatrical, witty, playful and outright funny journey. This play is Everyman, the Book of Job, Magritte and Woody Allen seen through the witty, inventive and cruelly lighthearted lens of award winning playwright Morris Panych. The Canadian Theatre Review calls the play "very funny and endlessly inventive" and The Georgia Straight called the original production, "Stunningly theatrical, endlessly witty, and cruelly clear headed."
Arabian Nights
By Dominic Cooke
Directed by Des Price
November 17 - 19, 24 - 26 @ 8 pm
November 20 & 26, 2011 @ 2 pm
November 22 & 23, 2011 @ noon
$22/$14/$8
This spellbinding adaptation of Arabian Nights, tells the story of the King's new bride Sharazad. It’s her wedding night and in the morning she is destined to be put to death like a thousand brides before her. But she has one gift that could save her—the gift of story-telling. Can the young queen transport the vengeful King to the mystical land of her stories? On her side she has a rich array of characters including Ali Baba, Es-Sindibad the Sailor and Princess Parizade. Adventurers in strange and magical worlds populated by giant beasts, talking birds and crafty thieves. But will her silver-tongued story-telling save her life?
Please note, the Sunday November 20, 8:00 pm show is cancelled.
Recommended for ages 12+
Don Quixote
Based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes
Adapted by Peter Anderson and Colin Heath
Arts Club On Tour
January 10, 2012 @ 8 pm
$39/$35
This immortal quest has captivated readers for over four centuries. Don Quixote's tale of courage and madness is re-imagined with masks, magic, and mayhem. Physical comedy at its finest; brought to you in collaboration with Axis Theatre Company, creators of the smash hit The Number 14.
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The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Stuart Aikins
February 15 - 18, 2012 @ 8 pm
February 18, 2012 @ 2 pm
$22/$14/$8
In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts was an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believed unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief has poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft. Those accusations multiply to consume the entire village. The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spiteand collective evil. It is relentlessly suspenseful, vastly moving and compels the audience to search their hearts and consciences in ways that only great theatre can.
"A drama of emotional power and impact"—New York Post
Hello, Dolly!
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the play "The Matchmaker" by Thorton Wilder
Directed by Gillian Barber
Musical Direction by Kevin Michael Cripps
March 29 - March 31, 2012 @ 8 pm
April 5 - 7, 2012 @ 8 pm
April 1 & 7, 2012 @ 2 pm
April 4 @ noon
$22/$14/$8
"And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?" asks Ambrose Kemperin the first scene of this most delightful of musical comedies." Some people paint, some sew... I meddle," replies Dolly. And we are off on a whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the twentieth century, as we follow the adventures of America’s most beloved matchmaker! "Money, pardon the expression,” comments Dolly, "is like manure. It’s not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow." Hello, Dolly! is full of memorable songs including Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Ribbons Down My Back, Before the Parade Passes By, Elegance, and Hello, Dolly!. A fun filled treat for the whole family!