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SaskTel School MatinéesSchool matinées are a great opportunity to introduce your students to mainstage theatre. In order to make live theatre accessible to all, Persephone Theatre offers this student program at highly subsidized rates. Live theatre is a wonderful learning opportunity and one you can introduce to your students for less than the cost of a movie. Explore social issues, interact with actors, study the classics – take a trip to Persephone; it's magic! Performance Times 2012–2013 SaskTel Student Matinée Performances Additional dates may be added; please contact us.
The Importance of Being Earnest Gentleman chums Jack and Algernon take romantic entanglements to a whole new level in this trivial comedy for serious people. In pursuit of their lady loves, they assume alternate identities, both of whom are named Ernest, when they move between London and the country. On a weekend at Jack’s manor house, their double lives collide in spectacular fashion. Amid a flurry of mistaken identity, witty banter and cucumber sandwiches, Persephone Theatre offers you this most elegant and stylish comedy of manners, widely acknowledged as one of the best comedies ever written.
The Light in the Piazza Clara, a young American, pays a visit to Florence in 1953 with her mother Margaret. Among the statues and monuments of Italy, Clara finds discovers an unexpected romance with Fabrizio. But Margaret harbours a secret about Clara that threatens to keep the lovers apart forever. Can they overcome the objections of their families and the scars of Clara’s past, or are they doomed to heartbreak? As frothy as a cappuccino and just as delicious, this Tony Award winning musical features a sumptuous score, lighthearted comedy and forbidden love. Come and get carried away! 2005 Tony Award for Best Original Score
The Sound of Music Ah, the golden days of childhood when it seems all you really need for happiness was the newest toy. In the classic holiday tale loved by audiences everywhere for decades, young Ralphie Parker engineers a brilliant plot to get his fantasy Christmas present. He must outwit his parents, friends, schoolyard bullies and teachers, even Santa Claus himself, in order to unwrap the Official Red Rider BB Gun on Christmas morning. This holiday season, treat your family to the beloved story that gave new meaning to the phrase "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!" This wholesome and engaging story will captivate all ages.
Shirley Valentine For Shirley Bradshaw, the years have gone by far too quickly since she was the fun loving rebel Shirley Valentine. Now a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, unappreciated in her marriage and ignored by her children, she shares her deepest thoughts with a kitchen wall. But when her best friend offers up a trip to Greece, she jumps at the chance to escape and meets the true love of her life - herself. This hilarious and inspiring one-woman comedy proves that it’s never too late to find yourself. 1988 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
The Caretaker When Aston offers Davies, a elderly vagrant, respite in his cramped home, Davies quickly realizes that Aston and his brother Mick have very differing views on the world around them. Surrounded by a jumble of odds and ends, Aston’s half finished projects and Mick’s never to be realized grand plans, the unlikely trio try desperately to find some common ground. Featuring the talents of Harold Pinter’s dear friend and local theatre icon Henry Woolf, in the play that established Pinter’s reputation as a major playwright.
Ride the Cyclone A teenage chamber choir from a small town meets their demise in a freak roller coaster accident at a travelling fair. In this twisted cabaret, emceed by a fortune-telling machine named Karnack, all of them are called back from the grave to perform one last time. With eerily toe-tapping tunes and outrageous storytelling, six teenagers explore their fears, triumphs, dreams and defeats, culminating in a showstopping ride at a carnival in Uranium City. A roller coaster ride of hope, fear, fun and passion that will charm even the hardest of musical cynics. “Probably the most uproarious and outrageous piece of musical theatre Canada has ever produced.” J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail
Sexy Laundry After 25 years of marriage, Alice and Henry have fallen into a predictable rut. In hopes of rekindling the flames of passion and unearthing her inner vixen, Alice whisks Henry away for a weekend. She has packed Sex for Dummies and some.. um.. interesting wardrobe, he’s packed a bad attitude. Sexy Laundry is by turns a touching and delightful comedy that strikes a chord in all of us “In addition to being hilarious, "Sexy Laundry" is observant, moving, risqué, and even a bit of a tear jerker.” Vancouver Sun |