Articles tagged "Red Dot Players"
Local playwright hits the right notes featuring 1950s Kelowna in original musical
October 21, 2024
Travel back in time to 1958, where rock and roll is causing trouble in Southeast Kelowna! Michael Minions, recently retired as ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Education Technology Coordinator. Minions found an unconventional way to stay active in retirement ā writing a musical inspired by popular music from the 1950s with plenty of references to Kelownaās early days. The play is titled Society for the Prevention of Rock and Roll and is proudly presented by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot players. āThe idea for Society for the Prevention o...
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Suspense and intrigue guaranteed in Red Dot Players' biggest production yet
March 8, 2024
Get your ticket and climb aboard for a delightful evening of murder and mystery as ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot Players bring to life Agatha Christieās Murder on the Orient Express. For the playās assistant Director and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē alumna Kendra Holly Grant, the support of Red Dot Players and her former professor has given her the opportunity to take her skills from the classroom to directing her first show. āI am very excited to progress my knowledge with Jeremy Beaulne, who was my teacher and mentor while attending ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē,ā said Grant. ā...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot Players present The Haunting of Hill House āÆ
October 23, 2023
As the weather gets chilly something is heating up the stage at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē. A supernatural horror story that promises to be a hauntingly good time for attendees. The Red Dot Players are excited to present The Haunting of Hill House, a psychological horror story about an investigator of supernatural phenomena who arrives at Hill House to unravel its morbid history. The play is written by F. Andrew Leslie and based on the novel by Shirley Jackson. The performance is directed by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē faculty member Sarah Foss. āÆ "I was drawn ...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot Players present The Beast of Blackthorn Manor
March 1, 2023
Spring may be in like a lion out like a lamb, but a different beast is on the prowl at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē this month, courtesy of ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās theatre troupe. The Red Dot Players are excited to present the premiere production of The Beast of Blackthorn Manor, a new comedy by ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē English professor Jeremy Beaulne. The plot promises to delight fans of gothic literature and those new to the genre: When she accepts a position at Blackthorn Manor, an isolated manor house in the Yorkshire moors, governess Charlotte Vole has no idea that she ...
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ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot Players return with series of funny folk tales
October 6, 2022
For the first time ever, the Red Dot Players, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās community theatre troupe, will present a fall production this year, delving into the world of fables and folk tales. The Red Dot Players will present Folk Tales: Grimm & Otherwise this fall, the first time the community theatre company has produced a show in the fall, in addition to its regular spring-time feature. āThis production has been bouncing around in my head for many years,ā said Mike Minions, the showās director and producer, and recently retired Okanagan Coll...
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Collegeās Red Dot Players return to the stage with Wonder of the Age
February 22, 2022
Curtain up! After a two-year, pandemic-imposed hiatus, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās theatre troupe, the Red Dot Players, are bringing back the wonder of live theatre this March. Wonder of the Age is an original comedy by playwright and director Jeremy Beaulne about a medical hoax that scandalized eighteenth-century London. The show will run March 10-13 in the theatre at ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna Campus, 1000 KLO Road at the following times: Thursday, March 10, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m. Ti...
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Vanity Fair: An (Im-)Morality Play takes centre stage on ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Kelowna campus
March 9, 2020
Celebrating 10 years of dynamic performances, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ēās Red Dot Players are set to delight audiences again as they transport them to 19th-century England with their latest production. The curtain will go up on Vanity Fair: An (Im-)Morality Play from March 12-15 at the Collegeās Kelowna campus, bringing together students, employees and community members. Theatre-goers also have the opportunity to dine beforehand at Infusions, the Collegeās Culinary student-led restaurant, with dinner theatre tickets available for the March 12 and 1...
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