Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Anne of Green Gables Playwright/s/Composer/s – Book by Donald Harron, music by Norman Campbell lyrics by Donald Harron, Norman Campbell, Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore (son of Dora Mavor Moore for whom the Toronto Theatre Awards is named for) adapted from the novel by Lucy Maude Montgomery. Production Company/Theatre space – StoryBook Theatre / The Beddington Arts Centre Length – 2 Acts, 2 hours, 20 minutes (one 1

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Casey & Diana Playwright – Nick Green Production Company/Theatre space – (professional) Alberta Theatre Projects / The Martha Cohen Theatr e, The Werklund Centre. Length – 2 Act (2 hour, 20 mins, one intermission) Genre/s – Tragedy Premise – It’s 1991 and Thomas is at Casey House, a hospice for men dying of AIDS, preparing for the arrival of Princess Diana. Why this play? Why now? – While no comparison can be

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Shakespeare’s R&J Playwright – Adapted by Joe Clarco based on the work of William Shakespeare. Production Company/Theatre space – (semiprofessional) Sage Theatre Company, The Shakespeare Company with Calgary Young People’s Theatre / West Village Theatre. Length – 2 Acts (2 hours, 15 mins, one intermission) Genre/s – Tragedy Premise – Four male students at a Catholic boarding school act out Romeo and Juliet at

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – The Tale of the Gifted Prince Playwright/composer Book and lyrics by Lezlie Wade, Music by Daniel Green based on the novel The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen by Lloyd Alexander. Production Company/Theatre space – (professional) Theatre Calgary in partnership with Somerled Arts / Max Bell Theatre, Werklund Centre. Length – 2 Acts, 2 hours, 50 mins. (one intermission) - with opening night festivities - but the regula

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Who’s Under Where? Playwrights – Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes based on material originally conceived by Ian Clark, Ian Deakin, Cheryl Hood, Marcia Kash and Cheryl Partington. Production Company/Theatre space – Stage West Length – 2 Act (2 hours 5 minutes one intermission.) Genre/s – Farce Premise – Two women, trying to secure a business deal for their lingerie business, go to a hotel room to hire models but

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Hansel and Gretel Playwright/s/Composer/s – Composer Engelbert Humerdinck, libretto by Adelheid Wette, the translator (from German) was sadly omitted from the program. Production Company/Theatre space – Calgary Opera / Jubilee Auditorium. Length – 2 Acts (2 ½ hours including one intermission.) Genre – Fairytale opera Premise – A brother and sister, hungry and lost in the woods, come across a house made of ginge

Show – My Name is Karen Playwright – Karen Hines Production Company/Theatre space – One Yellow Rabbit, High Performance Rodeo / Big Secret Theatre, Werklund Centre. Length – 1 Act (60 minutes) Genre/s – Comedy Premise – Karen Hines wrestles with the associations that come from having the same name as the meme of a privileged, middle aged, and often blond woman demanding attention and acting badly in public over some real or imagined slight. Why this play? Why

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Bloodlust Summer-Time Playwright/s/Composer/s . Writer – Shenoah Allen Production Company/Theatre space – One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo / Heather Edwards Theatre, Contemporary Calgary. Length – 65 minutes Genre – Storytelling Stand-Up Premise – Allen recounts personal stories from his family including drugs, guns, and murder, sometimes impersonating his male relatives. Why this play? Why now? – N

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King SHOW – HUCKSTERLAND THE MUSICAL PLAYWRIGHT – BOOK BY CALEIGH CROW, MUSIC AND LYRICS BY SACHA CROW & GUS RENDELL PRODUCTION COMPANY/THEATRE SPACE – CO-PRODUCED BY CHROMATIC & THUMBS UP GOOD WORK THEATRE, ONE YELLOW RABBIT, HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO / ALEXANDRA CENTRE CONCERT HALL LENGTH – 1 ACT (1 HOUR, 55 MINS, NO INTERMISSION!) GENRE/S – MUSICAL TRAGEDY PREMISE – A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT MOGUL/SLUMLORD WHO HAS THE MAYOR IN

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Your Show Here Playwright – Daniel MacIvor Production Company/Theatre space – ReWork Productions, One Yellow Rabbit, High Performance Rodeo / Big Secret Theatre, Werklund Centre. Length – 1 Act (80 minutes) Genre/s – Meta Drama Premise – While simultaneously teaching us we too could have a show, he uses the points, Title, Poster, Lights, Sound etc. to illustrate a seemingly insignificant story about returning fro

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – A Brief History of Smoking Cigarettes Playwright/s/Composer/s – created by Deanne Jones, with music by Paul Simon and snippet of writing from CBC. Production Company/Theatre space – Suitcase in Point, One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo / Heather Edwards Theatre, Contemporary Calgary. Length – 1 Act, 1 hour 10 minutes (no intermission.) Genre – Storytelling with two songs, video, puppets, and audience part

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – The Boss of it All Playwright/s – Lars von Trier adapted by Jack McNamara Production Company/Theatre space – The Theatre, (yes, the new company is called “The Theatre”) at the base of Fontainbleau Estates on 14 th Ave and 2 nd Street SW. Length – One act, 1 hour 30 minutes (one intermission) Genre/s – Meta Sitcom Premise – An actor is hired to represent the owner of the tech company by the people-pleasing real

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Beyond Fallujah Playwright – Writer Patrick Graham Production Company/Theatre space – One Yellow Rabbit, High Performance Rodeo / Engineered Air Theatre, Werklund Centre Length – 90 minutes Genre/s – Reading from memoir Premise – A journalist shares his life story, the risks he took to get the story in Iraq during Bush’s “Shock & Awe” campaign, and his adventures reporting and interviewing terrorists and insurgen

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Monstress Playwright– Trevor Schmidt Production Company/Theatre space – Professional / The Playhouse, Vertigo Theatre, Length – 2 Act, 1 hour 50 minutes (one intermission) Genre/s – Science fiction Premise – At the behest of a wealthy man, a female scientist/engineer/surgeon is asked to reanimate his daughter who he claims broke her neck from an equestrian accident. Why this play? Why now? – Vertigo started ou

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Juliet: A Revenge Comedy Playwright/s – Co-written by Ryan Gladstone and Pipa Mackie Production Company/Theatre space – Monster Theatre, One Yellow Rabbit, High Performance Rodeo / Martha Cohen Theatre, Werklund Centre Length – 1 Act (90 minutes) Genre – Comedy (billed as a feminist action-comedy) Premise – Juliet decides, since she’s only thirteen and known this boy for two days, that she shouldn’t kill herself,

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Ribstone Playwright – Christopher Hunt Production Company/Theatre space – Lunchbox Theatre, One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo / Studio Theatre at Vertigo Theatre. Length – One hour, 30 minutes (no intermission) Genre/s – Storytelling Premise – A collection of stories of ancestors which grapples with complicated hindsight post Truth and Reconciliation, centered tangentially around a boulder that was carve

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – I Would Prefer Not To Playwright/s/Composer/s – co-created by David Gagnon Walker and Tori Morrison. Production Company/Theatre space – A Strange Victory Production, One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo / Heather Edwards Theatre, Contemporary Calgary. Length – 1 Act, 1 hour 25 minutes (no intermission.) Genre – Storytelling Premise – A man tells us about his depressive episodes, and a woman tells a story

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Swan? Playwright/composer – Lauren Brady with snippets of lyrics from 3 pop songs. Production Company/Theatre space – Bad Knees Studios, Heywire Production, One Yellow Rabit, High Performance Rodeo / Vertigo Studio Theatre. Length – 65 minutes (no intermission) Genre/s – Absurdist clown ballet fantasy with audience participation. Premise – A swan turns into a woman who lives in a pond, tells us stuff, and dances

Postcard Review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Moulin Rouge! Playwright/s/Composer/s – Book by John Logan, based on the movie written by Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Production Company/Theatre space – Carmen Pavlovic, Gerry Ryan, Bill Damaschke, Aaron Lustbader, Hunter Arnold, Darren Bagert, Adam Blanshay Productions/Nicolas & Charles Talar, Iris Smith, Aleri Entertainment, Sophie Qi/Harmonia Holdings, CJ ENM, Len Blavatnik, Ambassador Theatre Group, Endeavor Content

Postcard review by Caroline Russell-King Show – Peter Pan - An Awfully Big Pantomime Playwright/composer – Written by Tom Whalley based on the novel by JM Barrie with music and lyrics from songs recorded/written by Queen, Pharrell Williams, ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, Chappell Roan, Back Street Boys, Elvis Presley, Little Mix, Survivor, Bruce Springsteen, Blue Swede, Andrew Loyd Webber, Gloria Gaynor, Frank Churchill & Jack Lawrence, Arrogant Worms, Elton John, Stephen Schwartz