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2017\/2018 Season Productions<\/h1>\n

Join us for our TWENTY-THIRD SEASON of Shows Worth Seeing. Click here to Download the Season Ticket Brochure<\/a>\u00a0(0.5 mb file).<\/p>\n

Show times are Wednesday to Saturday at 7:30pm.\u00a0 Weekend matinees are at 2:00pm.<\/p>\n

All performances are at the Pumphouse Theatre, 2140 Pumphouse Avenue SW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

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MOON OVER BUFFALO<\/a><\/h2>\n

September 22nd – 30th, 2017
\nBy\u00a0Ken Ludwig
\nDirected by\u00a0Mike Johnson<\/p>\n

What goes up must come down. It\u2019s true of all things in this world, including the roller coaster that is show biz fame and fortune. George and Charlotte Hay are at a low point in their ride, running two shows in rep and losing parts to rivals. But then \u2013 hold the curtain, folks \u2013 they hear that Frank Capra is coming to their matinee and if he likes what he sees, it could mean a movie deal and a trip back up the star-studded rails and into to the spotlight once again! It\u2019s the chance of a lifetime! Everything has to be perfect! So naturally, everything goes completely wrong. How could it not when you have a desperate and dramatic couple, several doors, the well-meaning, but clueless fianc\u00e9 of George and Charlotte\u2019s daughter, and a somewhat deaf stage manager who happens to also be George\u2019s mother-in-law? It\u2019s farce, pure and simple, lively and hilarious and we hope you\u2019ll join us for the ride.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST<\/a><\/h2>\n

December 8th to 16th, 2017
\nBy Ben Crocker
\nDirected by Michelle Brandenburg<\/p>\n

The childhood classic you have come to love; a tale of finding love where you least expect it, about seeing with your heart, complete with a needy witch, some animated furniture and a poodle. Our holiday panto is back \u2013 oh yes, it is! \u2013 and it\u2019s fun for your whole family. When her mother trespasses and takes a rose from the Beast\u2019s garden, Rose, a.k.a. Beauty, is forced to go live in the castle with the Beast, who hopes that she will be the one to break the curse laid upon him by the clingy, magic-slinging Malabelle. Will Beauty come to love him, despite his ugliness? Will they have a happily ever after? Anything is possible, but they must make their way through beloved panto tropes, musical numbers and some cheesey jokes first, but that\u2019s all part of the charm of panto! We think they\u2019ll make it. After all, what is it they say? Love will find a way! Oh yes, it will!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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A Little Murder Never Hurt Anybody<\/h2>\n

January 26th to February 10th, 2018
\nBy Ron Bernas
\nDirected by Dan Gibbins<\/p>\n

They say that New Year\u2019s Resolutions, that most time-honoured tradition, are doomed to fail. People throw themselves enthusiastically at a lofty goal; this year they will cut out sugar completely, learn a new language by July, quit smoking, or finally write their novel. It doesn\u2019t matter that their outline has the page count skyrocketing \u2013 it has been resolved! And on the glitziest, tipsiest of nights too! It can\u2019t possibly fail. So, what happens when Matthew Perry, husband to Julia, father to Bunny, resolves that before the clock strikes midnight one year from now, he will have murdered his wife? Well, she laughs hysterically for a moment before vowing that she will make passionate love to their butler and then they go off to host their party. What this new year brings is laugh after laugh, body after body (not Julia\u2019s\u2026Matthew isn\u2019t very good at this), and a bona fide gumshoe, who probably couldn\u2019t buy gum. Or a shoe. Join us for a new year full of comedy, mystery, marriage (maybe) and falling in love all over again!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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HMS Pinafore<\/h2>\n

April 27th to May 12th, 2018
\nBy W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
\nDirected by Sean Anderson<\/p>\n

Friends, theatre lovers, patter aficionados \u2013 the famous ship has docked at the Pumphouse Theatre once more. Join the Captain, the Admiral, dear little Buttercup, and of course, all the sisters, all the cousins and the aunts for a visit to the HMS Pinafore! A musical farce, and a beloved favourite of the creative team, Gilbert and Sullivan, HMS Pinafore is a love story, a lesson in rank and in the proper ways of things, as well as how to stand up for the desires of the heart. With a smattering of mistaken identity, a patter song that rivals the trickiest of tongue twisters and enough joy and rapture to go around, this nautical caper will have you singing along, or at the very least, chiming in with three cheers, and one cheer more \u2013 save the date for HMS Pinafore!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

Morpheus G&S Junior Theatre School Program<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Morpheus Theatre is pleased to announce that the G&S Junior Theatre School program is back for a 7th season.<\/p>\n

In October 2017, we will be continuing to offer both a Junior class for students 9 to 12 years old, and a Senior class for students 13 to 17 years old. The program gives youth an opportunity to expand their acting skills and challenge themselves with the lyrics and patter of a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The Senior class will also include more advanced acting skills and choreography.<\/p>\n

Both classes will run Saturday mornings from 10:00-11:30 beginning in Oct 14. Classes will include professional instruction in Acting and Voice and the program will culminate in two\u00a0youth performances on the set of our mainstage production in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatre.<\/p>\n

Please be advised that the G&S JR Theatre School Class for ages 9 – 12 is full. \u00a0Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n

Cost: Juniors – $350, Seniors – $400
\nEarly Bird rate by July 31 save $50
\nAdditional Family members also save $50.
\nPlease call (403) 246-2999 to register. 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