A Summer of Laughter and Sunsets in Port Stanley by Liz Gilroy, PSFT Artistic Director The perfect Canadian escape awaits you at Port Stanley Festival Theatre. We are proud to present 100% Canadian stories with 100% Canadian talent in our intimate 200-seat theatre located on the harbour in picturesque Port Stanley. My parents started taking me to theatre at a very early age and I can’t imagine my life without it, or without any of the arts -- musical theatre, concerts, classical music, dance, painting, literature, opera, sculpture, etc. How could we get through life without our favourite break-up song, a painting that ignites a memory, our childhood palm prints from Grade 2 art class, dancing to music in the aisles, the poem we were made to write in Grade 9, the garage band we formed in high school, and our favourite book that we long to read again and again. Live theatre is an experience unlike anything else and I hope you can visit us again -- or for the first time -- this summer; we have so much to share with you. Starting in June it’s another hit by Canada’s most prolific playwright, Norm Foster: Doris and Ivy in the Home . Perhaps 65 is the new 35! Meet Doris, Ivy, and Arthur, three delightful characters living in a retirement home in Canmore Alberta. Doris, a brassy retired prison guard, befriends former Austrian skiing legend, Ivy, and this unlikely duo become fast friends. Not to be left behind is the amorous Arthur, who would like to ‘tighten Ivy’s bindings’. Join these three seniors for some hijinks! Starring last year’s festival favourite, Debbie Collins (The Perils of Persephone) , playwright and actor, Alison Lawrence (Murdoch Mysteries) , and Brian Young (Flashpoint) .
Next up, Sophia Fabiilli’s hilarious modern farce, Liars At A Funeral . Join Mavis as she stages her own funeral to reunite her estranged family one last time. Will this dysfunctional family be able to put their grudges behind them, or will this be the final nail in the coffin? With doors and caskets slamming, you never know who might ‘pop up’ during this fast-paced comedy that will kill you with laughter. Starring two familiar faces to PSFT, Sarah Machin Gale (The Beaver Club) and Andy Pogson (They’re Found In Trees), along with some new faces to Port, but we’ll keep them a secret for now. You’ll have to come see the show to find out! Back again, it’s Musical Mondays on our fabulous patio with the best view in town! Have a cocktail, watch the sunset, and be entertained by live music from 7:00 to 9:30 pm. It’s the perfect way to end a summer’s day. Dates: Monday June 2, July 7, July 21, August 4, and Karaoke with Kevin on September 1. Please visit www.psft.ca for details.
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