Schedule 2010

(To get to the lyrics which used to be on this page go to Music)

What We've Been Up To

We just got back from our western tour, springtime on the prairies, and are now putting in our kitchen garden.

What We're Going To Be Doing

2010 Massively Important Summer Theatrical Events!

THE FIXER-UPPER!
from the novella, which the good people at Acorn Press published last year, "The Fixer-Upper". and which in turn is an adaptation from the play I wrote called "Tourist Trap" (I hope that's clear.)
I will be performing two small parts, (one in drag), and the astounding Will MacFadden will be taking one of the lead roles, Bruno, while the incredibly remarkable Laurel Smyth will be revisiting her hit starring role as the redoubtable Aunt Tillie. As they say in Italy "Into the mouth of the wolf!"
At THE GUILD in Charlottetown, PEI
10 performances on Saturdays and Sundays over the course of 5 week-ends:
July 17 & 18, July 24 & 25, July 31 & August 1, August 7 & 8, August 14 & 15.
Box Office: (902) 620-3333 - or online www.theguildpei.com

AND

CULTURE SHOCK, The Comedy That Will Not Die (no matter how many times we try to murder it) is being taken up by the Trinity Pageant in Trinity, Newfoundland. It will be performed by the awe-inspiring Rory Lambert, the staggeringly talented Glenn Downey, (star of stage and screen.("Yeah! Fishing stage and screen door!")) and Tina Randell, who I have not had the undoubted pleasure to have worked with, but whose sterling qualities are sung to the heavens by the rest of the cast. All in all, probably the best bit of theatre you'll ever witness, (although "The Fixer-Upper" promises to give it a run for it's money. See both of them and compare for yourself.)
This link Rising Tide Theatre will tell you more about this marvellous group of people at this marvellous festival in a marvellous part of the world you really should go see if you haven't already, and even if you have, then it's probably time to get back and revisit. Marvellous.

This story DOES seem to have legs. I mean, people hear about it and turn up to see what the fuss is about. Probably because it was written for the right reasons, and was allowed to grow on it's own, like fungus. I've also put a link here where you can order a publish-on-demand script of the play if you so desire it.

And now, our...

TOUR LIST FOR MY ONE-MAN SHOW FOR SUMMER AND FALL 2010

These will be performances of the ONE-MAN SHOW we are now calling

"THE UPSIDE OF THE DOWNTURN"

The way the One-man show works is by not staying in one place too long. It's harder to hit a moving target. We have different names for the different tours, and I'm always writing new material, and right now it's in an interesting state. Hopefully, that should always be the case. New stuff emerges pushes old stuff out, old stuff resurfaces and gets put back in with new twists added to it, themes and threads and monologues interweave in new ways, which in turn engender other ideas. The only criteria which are hopefully achieved is that when an audience leaves, they're saying, "Well, THAT was worth it."
It'll never be finished. Somehow, I find this comforting.

July 3rd:(Saturday) CHESTER PLAYHOUSE in Chester(Nova Scotia)
Box Office: (902) 275-3933 or www.chesterplayhouse.ca

July 10th:(Saturday) KINGS PLAYHOUSE in Georgetown (Prince Edward Island)
Box Office: (902) 652-2374 or www.kingsplayhouse.com

July 21st: Alberton (PEI): - Heritage & Cultural Centre
Box Office: (902) 856-2120
Info at e.mail: albertonheritagecentre.kelly@gmail.com
Tickets available at: Pat?s Retail and at: Bonnie's Boutique

August 5th:(Thursday) HARMONY HOUSE THEATRE in Hunter River
Box Office: (02) 964-2255 or www.harmonyhousetheatre.com

Thursday, August 19th: KINGS PLAYHOUSE in Georgetown
Box Office: (902) 652-2374 or www.kingsplayhouse.com

September 25: Peterborough (Ontario) - Showplace Performance Centre
Box Office: (705) 742-7469
www.showplace.org

October 1st: Coquitlam (BC) - Evergreen Cultural Centre
Box Office: (604) 927-6555
www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca

October 2nd: Squamish (BC) - Howe Sound Arts Centre
Box Office info: c/o Squamish Adventure Centre (604) 815-5084
www.howesoundarts.ca

October 6th: Invermere (BC) Arts Centre
Box Office info: Columbia Valley Arts Council (250) 342-4423
www.columbiavalleyarts.com

October 7th: Fernie (BC) - Arts Station Theatre
Box Office info: (250) 423-4842
www.theartsstation.com

October 9th: Procter (BC) - Community Hall Tickets info at ODK Productions (250) 229-5370 or
e.mail: "kootenannyman@gmail.com"

October 12th: Osoyoos (BC) - Mini Theatre
For Tickets: Imperial Office Pro (Osoyoos)
Sundance Video (oliver)

October 15th: Kitimat (BC) - c/0 Kitimat Concert Association
Mount Elizabeth Theatre

October 16th: Prince Rupert - LESTER centre for the Arts
Box Office: (250) 627-8888
Tickets also on sale at COOK's Jewellers Downtown

October 17th: Terrace - REM Lee Theatre
Info: www.remlee.net

October 20th: Salt Spring Island - Artspring
Box Office: (250) 537-2102 / toll free: 1. 866-537-2102
www.artspring.ca

October 22nd: Harrison Hot Springs - Harrison Festival venue
Box Office: (604) 796-3664
www.harrisonfestival.com

October 23rd: Lake Country - Creekside Theatre
Box Office info: (250) 766-5669 ? tickets: (250) 766-9309
www.creeksidetheatre.com

October 26th: Lumby - Arts Centre

October 27th: Armstrong - Arts Centre

October 28th: Vernon - Performing Arts Centre



And here's where we've been recently (in case you think we've been slacking)

Newfoundland Screech Comedy Festival
Friday,June 11th, at the Bella Vista, 8 pm, Saturday, June 12th
Sheraton,8 pm, and Sunday, June 13th for the CBC Gala at the Mile One Centre, 8 PM.

April 7th: Fort Saskatchewan (Alberta) – Dow Centennial Centre – SHELL Theatre
Box Office: Theatre (780) 992-6400 www.fortsask.ca
Or Ticket Master (780) 451-8000 – www.ticketmaster.ca

April 10th: Leduc (Alberta) – MacLab Centre for the Performing Arts
Box Office: Tix on the Square: 1- 877.888-1757 or (780) 420 1757
Leduc Recreation Centre: (780) 980-7120
www.maclabcentre.com

April 12th: Lethbridge (Alberta) – Lethbridge University Theatre
Box Office: (403) 329-2616

April 13th: Medicine Hat (Alberta) – Monarch Theatre.

April 15th: Red Deer (Alberta) – The Elks Lodge
1. Box Office: Black Knight Ticket Centre: 2929 – 50th Ave
Charge by phone: (403) 755-6626 or 1 800-6618793
www.bkticketcentre.ca
2. Valhalla Pure Outfitters: (403) 343-3658

April 16th: Airdrie (Alberta) – The Bert Church Live Theatre
Box Office: (403) 948-8824
www.thebertchurchtheatre.com

April 17th: Bragg Creek (Alberta) - The Bragg Creek Performing Arts Centre
Box Office: (403) 949-4114
www.braggcreekperformingarts.com

April 18th: Golden (B.C.): - The Golden Civic Centre
Box Office: (250) 344-6186
www.kickinghorseculture.ca

April 20th: Canmore (Alberta) – Canmore Miners Union Hall
Box Office: (403) 609-2968
www.liveon7th.com

April 23rd: Saskatoon (Saskatchewan) - Broadway Theatre
Box Office: (306) 652-6556
www.broadwaytheatre.ca

April 24th: Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan) - Mae Wilson Theatre
Box Office: (306) 693-4700
www.moosejawculture.com

April 26th: Tisdale (Saskatchewan) - Tisdale RECplex
Box Office: Tisdale Arts Council

May 7th: Kingston (Ontario) – Grand Theatre
Box Office: (613) 530-2050
www.kingstongrand.ca

May 15th: Ottawa (Ontario) – Centrepointe Theatre
Box Office: (613) 580-2700 or 1. (866) 752-5231
www.centrepointetheatre.ca

February 13th: Bancroft (Ontario) – Village Playhouse
Box Office: (613) 474-1787
Online info: www.BancroftDistrict.com
Tickets available in Bancroft at POSIES, HARVEST MOON & GUITAR NUTS

February 19 & 20: Hudson Village Theatre
Box Office: (450) 458-5361
www.villagetheatre.ca

ONTARIO:

May 30th: Almonte, Fundraising Event
Almonte Old Town Hall Theatre
Tickets available from:
- The Miller's Tale Book Shop, 52 Mill Street, Almonte ? Tel: (613) 256-9090
- The Mills Community Support Corporation, 67 Industrial Drive, Almonte Tel: (613) 256-1031.

SPRING 2009:

NEW BRUNSWICK:

April 29th: St Andrews
ST ANDREWS ARENA COMPLEX THEATRE
Box Office: c/o Jamie Steele (506) 529-4585
Or e.mail: steeljm@nbnet.nb.ca TBA

NOVA SCOTIA:

May 1st: Annapolis Royal, KING'S THEATRE
Box Office: (902) 532-7704
www.King'sTheatre.ca

May 2nd: Shelburne, OSPREY ARTS CENTRE
Box Office: (902) 875-2359 or online www.ospreyartscentre.com

May 3rd: Yarmouth, The YARC
Box Office: (902) 742-8150 or online www.yarcplayhouse.com

May 5th: Liverpool - ASTOR THEATRE
Box Office: (902) 354-5250 or online www.astortheatre.ns.ca

May 7th: Pictou, DECOSTE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
Box Office: (902) 485-8848 or online www.decostecentre.ca

May 9th: Glace Bay, SAVOY THEATRE
Box Office: (902) 842-1577 or online www.savoytheatre.com

NEW BRUNSWICK:

May 12th: Sackville SACKVILLE UNITED CHURCH
Box Office: Live Bait Theatre
87 Main St. Sackville
-Tel: (506) 536-2248 or www.info@livebaittheatre.com
Or at Ticket Pro online Ticketpro
Tickets also available at Tidewater Books in Sackville

QUEBEC:

May 21st: Montreal, Fundraising event
Royal West Academy Auditorium, Montreal West.
Tickets available at Royal West Academy,
189 Easton, Montreal West.
514-489-8454.

ALBERTA:

October 15: Lloydminster; Vic Juba Theatre
Box Office: (780) 872-7400
Info: Vic Juba Theatre

October 18: Red Deer; Memorial Centre Theatre
Box Office: Black Knight Ticket Centre
Charge by phone: (403) 755-6626 or 1-800-661-8793
Online: Black Knight Ticket Centre

October 19: Calgary; Triwood Community Centre
Box Office: (403) 282-2677 (open Mon-Fri: 8.30 am to 4.30 pm)

BRITISH COLUMBIA:

October 21: Invermere; Christ Church Trinity
Box Office/ info: www.columbiavalleyarts.com/calendar
Our ticket venues are:
Dave's Book Bar, Essentials, and Pynelogs in Invermere
N'Deco in Radium Hot Springs
Trims & Treasures in Fairmont Hot Springs.

ALBERTA:

October 24: Banff ; Arts Centre: Margaret Greenham Theatre
Box Office: (403) 762-6301 or 1-800-413-8368
Info: www.banffcentre.ca

October 25: Bearberry; Bearberry Community Hall
Tickets: c/o B. Bell (403) 638-2704
Info: www.bearberrycommunity.com/events

October 26: Daysland; Community Hall
Tickets: c/o S Eshpeter: (780) 374-2403

October 28: Barrhead; Comp High School; Drama Theatre
Tickets: The Comfort Corner (Highway 33)
Computer Outlook; downtown Barrhead
At the theatre prior to the performance.

October 30: Fort McMurray;Keyano Theatre
Box Office: (780) 791-4990
Info: www.keyano.ca/Theatre/ Series

November 1: Spruce Grove; Horizon Stage
Box Office: (780) 962-8995
or Ticketmaster charge-by-phone (780) 451-8000
or online www.ticketmaster.ca

ONTARIO:

November 8: Picton; Regent Theatre
Box Office: (613) 476-8416 #28
Info: www.theregenttheatre.org

BRITISH COLUMBIA :

April 2 & 3: West Vancouver – Kay Meek Centre
Box Office: (604) 913-3634
www.kaymeekcentre.com

ALBERTA:

April 6: Ponoka – Performing Arts Society
Box Office: c/o Karen Duke, email: gduke@telus.net

April 8 & 9: Fort MacLeod – Empress Theatre
Box Office: (403) 553-4404
www.empresstheatre.ab.ca

BRITISH COLUMBIA:

April 10: Fernie – Arts Station Theatre
Box Office: (250) 423-4842
www.theartsstation.com

April 12: Nelson – Capitol Theatre
Box Office: (250) 352-6363
www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

April 14: Kaslo – Kaslo High School Auditorium
Ticket info: (250) 353-2661 or www.thelangham.ca

April 15: Nakusp – Bonnington Arts Centre
Ticket info: website Bonnington Arts Centre Schedule
April 18th: Penticton - Cleland Theatre
- Box Office: c/o Dragon's Den: (250) 492-3011

April 19: Vernon - Performing Arts Centre
- Box Office: (250) 549-7469 or Toll Free: -866-311-1011
www.ticketseller.ca

April 20: Kamloops – Sagebrush Theatre
- Box Office: (250) 374-5483 or Toll Free: 1-866-374-5483
www.sagebrushtheatre.ca

April 22: Armstrong - Centennial Theatre
- Box Office: c/o The Brown Derby (250) 546-8221

April 23: Summerland - Centre Stage
- Box Office: c/o Summerland Bookstore: (250) 494-9110
c/o First try Books in Kelowna: (250) 763-5364

April 24: Oliver - Frank Venables Theatre
- Box Office: . in Oliver c/o Periwinkels: (250) 498-3434
. in Osoyoos c/o Imperial Books: (250) 495-2510

April 26: Harrison Hot Springs – Harrison Memorial Hall
Harrison Festival
- Box Office: (604) 796-3664

ONTARIO

February 6: Orillia - Orillia Opera House
- Box Office: (705) 326-8011
www.operahouse.orillia.on.ca www.operahouse.orillia.on.ca

February 7: North Bay - Capitol Theatre
- Box Office (705) 474-4747 / 1 (888) 834-4747
www.capitolcentre.ca www.capitolcentre.ca

February 8: Sudbury -Fraser Auditorium
Laurentian University
Tickets; Sudbury Theatre Centre
- Box Office: (705) 674-8381

February 9: Ottawa - Centrepointe Theatre
- Box Office (613) 580-2700 / 1-866-752-5231
www.centrepointetheatre.ca www.centrepointetheatre.ca

February 10: Brockville - Brockville Arts Centre
- Box Office: (613) 342-7122
www.brockvilleartscentre.com

February 13: Lindsay - Academy Theatre
- Box Office: (705) 324-9111 - 1 (877) 888-0038
www.academytheatre.ca

February 14: Peterborough - Showplace Performance Centre
- Box Office: (705) 742- 7469
www.showplace.org

February 15: Port Hope - Capitol Theatre
- Box Office: (905) 885-1071 or 1-800-434-5092
www.capitoltheatre.com

February 16: Kingston -
Duncan Mac Arthur Hall (West Campus Queen's University)
- Box Office: (613) 530-2050
www.grandtheatre-kingston.com

February 17: Belleville - Empire Theatre
- Box Office: (613) 969-0099
www.theempiretheatre.com

February 21: Sarnia - Imperial Oil Centre for the Performing Arts
- Box Office: (519) 344-7469 or 1-877-344-7469
www.imperilatheatre.net

February 22: Guelph - River Run Centre
- Box Office: (519) 763-3000 - or 1-877-520-2408
www.riverrun.ca

February 23: Owen Sound - Roxy Playhouse
- Box Office: (519) 371-2833 / 1 (888) 446-7699
www.roxytheatre.ca

February 24: London - Grand Theatre
- Box Office: (519) 672-8800 or 1-800-265-1593
www.grandtheatre.com

ONTARIO:

February 14th: Ottawa Fundraising Event
For info call: (613) 838-5744

QUEBEC:

March 6th and 7th: Hudson- Village Theatre
Box Office: (450) 458 5361 or online
Village Theatre

ONTARIO:

March 12th : Brampton, ROSE THEATRE
Box Office: (905) 793-4600
Info: www.rosetheatre.ca

March 13th : Hamilton, Fundraising Event
For info call: (905) 527-3505

BRITISH COLUMBIA:
October 2: Surrey - Surrey Arts Centre
www.arts.surrey.ca

October 3: Whistler - Maurice Young Millennium Place
www.whistlerartscouncil.com

October 7: Quesnel . Correlieu High School

October 9: Vanderhoof. Nechako Valley Senior Secondary

October 10: Prince George. The Prince George Playhouse
Tickets $20.00 plus $1.00 service charge will be on sale at:
- Books and Company: (250) 563-6637
- Studio 2880: (250) 563-2880
- Meow Records: (250) 564-6369

October 13: Dawson Creek. Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre
www.pris.ca/spcartscouncil

October 14: Fort St John. North Peace Cultural Centre
www.npcc.bc.ca

October 16: Williams Lake. Gibraltar Theatre Centre
Tickets available in September at CARIBOO MEMORIAL COMPLEX

October 17: 100 Mile House. Martin Exeter Hall

October 21: Lake Country. Creekside Theatre
www.creeksidetheatre.com

October 23: Merritt. Arts Council

October 25: Vancouver. Vancouver East Cultural Centre
www.thecultch.com

October 28: Denman Island. Denman Island Community Hall
www.artsdenman.com

October 29: Powell River. Evergreen Theatre
Box Office: (604) 485-2891

October 30: Courtenay. Sid Williams Theatre
www.sidwilliamstheatre.com

ONTARIO:

November 10: Keswick. Stephen Leacock Theatre
www.stephenleacocktheatre.ca

November 12: Gravenhurst. Opera House
www.gravenhurst.ca

November 13: Barrie. Gryphon Theatre
www.gryphontheatre.com

March 13th: Port Hope (Ontario) – Capitol Theatre
Online: www.capitoltheatre.com

March 14th: Belleville (Ontario) – Empire Theatre
Stay tuned!