On Staging Kyle Gould

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Running May 29th through June 1st at the Pumphouse Theatre, Kyle reviews Morpheus and Workshop productions of Teach Stede, Jamie and Like and Subscribe, two one act plays from the Calgary One Act Festival back in March after thoughtful and careful consideration for the merits and themes of these two intelligent works.

About the Show: Fresh off a sold-out performance at the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival, come two exciting one-act plays:

Teach Stede, Jamie by Greg Miller presented by Grandora Players One dark night Jamie ends up somewhere a very long ways away. She meets Stede, who has suspicions. As they learn about each other, one of the fiercest characters in history appears. All have their own hidden truths, revealed in due course, until all is finally clear. Or is it? Drama | Comedy | 45 min | ADVISORY: Strong Language, gun shots, depiction of drinking

Like and Subscribe by AJ Pearce presented by Workshop Theatre The Olsen family have a very successful YouTube channel. Although, as they approach a new record for subscribers, their eldest daughter has decided she no longer wants to create content. This throws the family’s dynamic, and livelihood, into turmoil. Drama | 30 min

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent1004.html

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Friday, May 24, 2024
Running May 24th through May 25th at the Bert Church Live Theatre in Airdrie, Kyle reviews Nose Creek Players production of May Lynn Dobson's The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood with genuine delight and good humour.

About the Show: It sure is hard to be humble when you're a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic. This time around, the legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin conditions); an ever-scheming sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bull's-eye; a gold-hoarding, bad-guy monarch wannabe; and a good-natured "Town's Guy" who manages to make his way into every scene, whether he belongs there or not. Combine them with an expandable band of spoon-wielding Merry Men whose collective IQs equal six, and you've got an irreverent jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won't soon forget!

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Discussion
Running May 29th through June 1st at the Pumphouse Theatre, Morpheus and Workshop present Teach Stede, Jamie and Like and Subscribe, two one act plays from the Calgary One Act Festival back in March. Kyle sits down with the director/writer of "Teach Stede, Jamie" Greg Miller and the director/writer/performer of "Like and Subscribe" AJ Pearce to discuss wearing multiple hats and why they are re-mounting these one acts for a wider audience.

About the Show:
Fresh off a sold-out performance at the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival, come two exciting one-act plays:

Teach Stede, Jamie by Greg Miller presented by Grandora Players
One dark night Jamie ends up somewhere a very long ways away. She meets Stede, who has suspicions. As they learn about each other, one of the fiercest characters in history appears. All have their own hidden truths, revealed in due course, until all is finally clear. Or is it?
Drama | Comedy | 45 min | ADVISORY: Strong Language, gun shots, depiction of drinking

Like and Subscribe by AJ Pearce presented by Workshop Theatre
The Olsen family have a very successful YouTube channel. Although, as they approach a new record for subscribers, their eldest daughter has decided she no longer wants to create content. This throws the family’s dynamic, and livelihood, into turmoil.
Drama | 30 min

Tickets: https://tickets.morpheustheatre.ca/TheatreManager/160/tmEvent/tmEvent1004.html

Patreon: www.patreon.com/onstagingpodcast

Friday, May 17, 2024
Running May 2nd through May 18th at the Hope Covenant Church in Strathmore, Kyle reviews Strathmore Theatre Players production of Ken Ludwig's The Games Afoot with much thought about how it all came to be and how much he would have enjoyed seeing it a second time.

About the Show: Winner of the 2012 Edgar® Award for Best Playfrom The Mystery Writers of America. Breathtaking mystery and high hilarity in equal parts, this play tells the story of Broadway star William Gillette, who has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it’s up to Gillette himself, who just happens to think he’s Sherlock Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and laughter are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.

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Saturday, May 11, 2024
Running May 9th through the 12th at the Symons Valley United Church in Calgary, Kyle reviews Symons Valley Players presents Craig Sodaro's Dead and Breakfast with great thanks to everyone involved in the production.

About the Show: Join Nick Noir and Selma in a honeymoon twist like no other in ‘Dead and Breakfast’! When their romantic getaway sails into a hurricane, they find themselves at the Jolly Rodger Bed and Breakfast, mistakenly identified as a notorious tycoon and his mother. From poison candy to a chilling discovery in the freezer, their honeymoon turns into a hilarious whodunit. Will they untangle this web of mystery or become the next victims? Discover laughter, suspense, and a dash of romance in this thrilling comedy by the Symons Valley Players!

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Friday, May 10, 2024
Running May 10th through May 18th at the Pumphouse Theatres in Calgary, Kyle reviews Workshop's production of Moon Over Buffalo and expands on how director Jeremy McKenzie's direction has given him new appreciation of the time the production is set in.

About the Show: George and Charlotte Hay, a husband-and-wife team of actors, struggle to perform Cyrano de Bergerac and Private Lives in repertory while dealing with family crises and the possibility of a Hollywood director's visit.

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