Tag: Bard on the Bandstand

Emerald Pig Theatrical Society proudly presents:
“Too Many Cooks” by Douglas Hughes and Marcia Kash
Directed by Simon Challenger

It’s 1932 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, where the rum-running business is at it’s peak. In the aftermath of the Crash, Irving Bubbalowe and his daughter Honey, have risked everything they have to open a new gourmet restaurant. When their star – the renowned singing chef, Francois LaPlouffe, fails to appear, tonight’s grand opening is suddenly placed in jeopardy. However, when unemployed chef Frank Plunkett wanders in looking for work, Honey persuades him to masquerade as the missing LaPlouffe. The beleaguered Bubbalowe, meanwhile has to contend with Chicago gangster Alphonse Feghetti and his sidekick who have come looking for an illegal shipment of booze that, unbeknownst to Bubbalowe, has found its way into his basement. In addition, Bubbalowe has to keep at bay the hot-blooded Immigration officer, Veronica Snook, on the trail of the vanished chef, as well as suspicious teetotalling Mountie who is ready to arrest Bubbalowe for both murder and bootlegging. Madness ensues and Bubbalowe and the others create a hornet’s nest of fabricated stories and identities as they try valiantly to save the restaurant – and themselves – from both the gangsters and the law.

Production dates: November 6, 7, 8 and 9 in Maple Ridge and November 13, 14, 15 and 16 in Pitt Meadows.

Characters:
Irving Bubbalowe – Affable fellow. Proprietor of “Chateau Bubbalowe.”
Mickey McCall – Ne’er-do-well. Delivery man for the Dominion Warehouse.
Honey Bubbalowe – Irving’s daughter. Pragmatic and practical.
Frank Plunkett – Unemployed chef. Down on his luck, looking for work – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Alphonse “Noodles” Feghetti – Chicago mob boss – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Shirley – Mob enforcer. Imposing presence. Al’s right-hand man – THIS ROLE HAS BEEN CAST
Veronica Snook – Dogged investigator for Canadian Immigration.
Hamilton X. Effing – RCMP constable. “Dudley Do-right.”

AUDITION DATES:
Wednesday, September 3, 6pm to 8:30pm at the Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall
Cold reads.

First Read through – September 7, 1pm, Albion Community Centre.

Rehearsals: Sunday afternoons, Monday and Wednesday evenings commencing Monday, September 8.

Break a leg!

The Tempest
By William Shakespeare
Bard on the Bandstand (Emerald Pig Theatrical Society)
Director: Hayley Lavik
Producer: Simon Challenger
Auditions:
Wednesday, March 5 (6:30 to 9pm, Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall)
Saturday, March 8 (1pm to 4pm, Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall)

Callbacks (by invitation): Wednesday, March 12 (6pm to 9pm, Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall)
Auditions are first come first served. If you need to book an audition time, please email
eptspresident@gmail.com
Sides will be available at the auditions.
Rehearsals:
Rehearsals will begin in early April, dates and locations TBD
Performances:
July 10-11-12 in Pitt Meadows
July 17-18-19 in Maple Ridge
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The Story:
Prospero, sorcerer and rightful captain of the pirate ship Milan, has lived a reclusive life with her
daughter Miranda since she was betrayed and marooned by her crew. Now, as the pirates who
betrayed her sail near Prospero’s island home, the sorcerer conjures a terrible storm to wreck
them all.
Scattered across an uncharted shore, the survivors must navigate the bewitching magic of the
isle as Prospero orchestrates a retribution years in the making. On this enchanted island,
however, nothing is as it seems—power corrupts, love blooms in the unlikeliest of places, and
one storm will change the destinies of many.

Casting: All roles will be cast gender blind. Some roles may be gender swapped.
Some roles will require singing and/or stage combat.

The Islanders:
Prospero — the rightful captain of the pirate ship Milan, a sorcerer
Miranda — Prospero’s daughter
Ariel — a spirit of the isle, indentured to Prospero
Caliban — a monster of the isle, subjugated by Prospero

The Pirates:
Alonso — the Pirate King, captain of the pirate ship Naples
Antonio — Prospero’s sibling, the usurping captain of the Milan
Sebastian — Alonso’s sibling, first mate of the Naples
Ferdinand — Alonso’s son, a crewmember of the Naples
Gonzalo — an honest advisor, quartermaster of the Naples
Stephano — a drunken cook of the Milan
Trinculo — a foolish crewmember of the Milan
Adrian — a crewmember of the Milan
Francisco — a crewmember of the Naples
Boatswain — a crewmember of the Naples

Additional:
Ceres — an apparition of the isle
Iris — an apparition of the isle
Juno — an apparition of the isle
Various Spirits of the Isle, Pirates