So today is the day. Come to Skirts Afire and hear a snippet of my play Marathon/Sprint and four other wonderful shows at Alberta Avenue Community League today at 2 pm! Admission by donation — tell everyone you know, and see you there!
And for a bit of extra fun, check out Theatre Alberta’s very cool feature about Edmonton actors describing their Roles of a Lifetime — I’m in there, describing my role as Countess Marie-Laure de Tilly in Michel-Marc Bouchard’s amazing play Lilies.
Things are really ramping up for Skirts Afire this week. Here’s the lovely writeup in the Edmonton Journal. See you beginning Thursday.
It Started With an Allergy went brilliantly last night — SO good. Thanks so much to everyone who saw it and liked it, and THANK YOU Ken Brown, StageStruck’s adjudicator, for his absolutely spot-on critique and for saying I gave a great performance — NOT fangirling. Nope. I know now very well the show’s well worth continuing on with, so I’ll be busily re-writing. In the meantime, StageStruck is not over. More shows are coming up this afternoon starting at 1, and even more this evening!
For me, it’s on to the next thing (busy busy). My VERY latest play, called Marathon/Sprint, will be having a scene read at Peep Show, part of the new arts festival Skirts Afire. The festival runs from March 7-10 on Alberta Avenue — also known as 118th — and Peep Show will be on the final day. Have a look at the frankly gorgeous poster and complete schedule below. Hope to see some Take a Bite fans there!
So, fans of stories of love and hate, it’s only a week until the fabulous party to end them all, and here are some details of what you can expect.
With every ticket will come a chance for amazing Door Prizes — gift cards for free groceries and a fantastic Edmonton pub, lovely bath and beauty products — “smelly stuff” as our Cupid would say! — and a few fascinating handmade fascinators are all up for grabs.
For the Silent Auction we have pole dance lessons from Venus herself, the beautiful Nicole Grainger, plus a dance lesson from our ultra-cool colleague Gino Akbari, and a professional photo shoot. Each will be available to the highest bidder.
And don’t forget the best 50 / 50 draw, ever. What makes it so great? Buy enough tickets, and you get a HUG.
And then, of course, there’s our LIVE SHOW. Members of the magnificent Capital City Burlesque Troupe, songs by our own Nicole and Maria, and enticing previews of both Stories. Tickets available at the door, $10. Ten bucks! And Doug can vouch for HOW GOOD the Guinness is. So join the party at the Irish Club, June 15. Doors will open at 7 pm, show begins at 8!
Get an early taste of Stories of Love & Hate at our Toga & Burlesque theme party! You’ll see previews of both A Hate Story and A Love Story, a bit — just a little bit — of burlesque, there’ll be a fabulous raffle, a 50 / 50 draw, and then we dance! DJ, light show, frivolity! Tickets are $10 and available in advance at the party venue, the Irish Sports & Social Club at 12546 126 Street NW, Edmonton. Show begins at 8 pm on June 15, 2012, and continues into the wee hours!
