The senior art class at SOSS in combination with a variety of other classes is hosting an Art show and student work showcase on June 14 from 6-7:30 in the schools library and cafeteria. There will be student performances throughout the evening and lots of goodies made by the cafeteria program. During the evening we will also be unveiling our school’s new mural made in combination between First Peoples Art 10 and Senior Woodwork.
This is our first year using this new format and space for the year end show so we are really excited and hope you will be able to join us!
This event is free to the public, but donations for the SOSS Student art club will be accepted.
Friday June 8 & Saturday June 9 at 6:30 MASQUERADE Dance Oasis Studios – Osoyoos
Presenting the 9th Annual Dance Oasis Studios Year End Recital, Masquerade! Join us for a night of entertainment, beautiful costumes and dazzling dances. Costume and masks encouraged! This is sure to be a night to remember! Get your tickets before the sell out.
TICKETS: $15 sold at Dance Oasis Studios, 7214 97th Street Osoyoos, or through email transfer atdanceoasisstudios @ hotmail.ca
Friday June 12 – Sunday June 14 THE MUSIC THAT MOVES US The Dance Studio – Oliver
The Dance Studio in Oliver has over 110 dancers ages 2 – 70 that will be hitting the stage for our 6th Annual Show. These dancers have been training since September in many different dance styles including Jazz, Tap, Ballet and much much more! Its a great family show so tell all your friends too!! This show is assigned seating so get your great seats booked today. Additional 5% discount on groups of 10 or more.
Friday June 15 & Saturday June 16 at 6:00
Sunday June 17 at 2:00 ) As a special Fathers Day treat, tickets to the Sunday Matinee are discounted $2/ticket)
Tickets: Adult $20, Seniors $15, Youth under 18 $10, under 2 free. Sold through an outside site. Please click the link below to be re-directed.
SOAP Theatre will hold its AGM at 7pm on Thursday June 14. If you’re a member, interested in becoming a member, or want to know more about the upcoming season and hang out with theatre types, this is your chance!
A review of the past year and a preview of the coming season will be provided to members and other interested people at the society’s annual general meeting on June 14. The evening begins with a potluck dinner at 6 pm at Big Blue followed by the meeting at 7 pm. Elections for the executive and board members will take place at the meeting.
More information on the meeting or the upcoming season can be obtained by email at info@soaptheatre.ca
The curtain has barely come down on SOAP Theatre’s last production of the 2017-18 season but already planning is in full gear for the 2018-19 season.
The award winning community theatre group successfully staged three productions this past season and it plans to continue with that ambitious schedule next year. The season was capped off with Outside Mullingar winning several awards at Theatre B.C.’s recent Okanagan Zone drama festival in Vernon, including Jennifer MacNeil as Best Actress, Director Tom Szalay for Best Newcomer and Brian Hesje for Best Sound Design. The adjudicator also had praise for Jeff Smith in the best actor category and gave a shout out to Tom Szalay in the best set design category.
First up for the next season is a dramatic production with a twist. Rights have been obtained for It’s A Wonderful Life- A Live Radio Broadcast, adapted by Joe Landry. Frank Venables Theatre will be transformed into a radio broadcast studio as this beloved holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. Part of the fun will be having the “foley artist” or sound effects technician, on stage, creating the necessary effects rather than relying on recordings played from the sound booth. The play will run the first week of December.
Planned for late January and early February is Beyond Therapy, by Christopher Durang and directed by Nathan Linders. When upscale New York’s two least license-worthy therapists inadvertently send two patients on a collision course, the unintended consequences of the worst blind date ever disrupt the lives of everyone involved, even the therapists themselves. Can these two therapists, their patients, and two hapless bystanders overcome their hang-ups, or are they Beyond Therapy?
Lawrence & Holloman, to be directed by Trevor Leigh, is the dark and twisted story of a cynical and suicidal accounting clerk (Holloman) who gets taken under the wing of a happy-go-lucky, ever-optimistic suit salesman (Lawrence). Lawrence the optimist tries to teach Holloman the pessimist how to live happily and remain positive, until his own good luck starts to turn. Lawrence’s fiancee dumps him, his car is demolished, his dog goes missing, he loses his job, and his apartment is burned to the ground… and that’s just the beginning! Is happiness determined by our outlook on life? Or can our destiny be changed by another? The play is written by Vancouver’s own two-time Governor General Award-winning writer Morris Panych and will be SOAP Theatre’s entry in the 2019 Okanagan Drama Festival. It will be staged in late April and early May.
Auditions for Beyond Therapy and Lawrence and Holloman will take place on June 9 and 10 from 1 to 4 pm at Big Blue, the large metal building at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre on Airport Road in Oliver. An audition call for It’s A Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Broadcast will go out in September.
Beyond Therapy is seeking four men and two women. Bruce is a lawyer in his mid to late thirties; Prudence is mid to late thirties; Bob is a pharmacist in his mid to late thirties; Stuart, a therapist, can range from early forties to early fifties; Charlotte is a therapist and can range from late thirties to late forties; Andrew is a waiter, preferably younger than Bob and Bruce and ideally mid
to late twenties. Questions about beyond Therapy can be directed to Linders at info@soplayers.ca
Director Leigh will be looking for two males, ages 25-60, for the lead roles. The actors will have lots of stage time and will be challenged in their roles. Also sought are two females, ages 20 to 80.
The play will have a live original sound score and sound effects. One or both of the female actors should be able to play piano or guitar or violin or cello or the vibes or any interesting instrument. One and/or both will also be asked to contribute live sound effects on stage and will be required to sing.
Leigh is looking for creative souls who love music and theatre and are interested in creating original compositions and sound effects. If you have any original music or recordings please submit a sample to the director at ftleigh@mac.com.
More information on the meeting or the upcoming season can be obtained by email at info@soaptheatre.ca
May Long Weekend is coming up, which marks one year since we opened our Patio! So we figure it’s worth a celebration, with another May Long Patio Party, Friday – Monday (May 18-21). We’ll have bouncy castles and food trucks on-site all weekend, drink specials and music entertainment. Friday will kick off with Thai On The Fly serving
delicious dinners, and a Funky 70’s Dance Party with DJ Master Blaster. We’re still on
the hunt for a band for Saturday night and a food truck for Saturday-Monday, but either way, we’ll have a wine feature from Oliver’s new La Casa Bianca Winery, and bouncey castles and games from the winery family’s other company: Fun4Life.
To continue the Patio Party all the way to May Long Monday (Victoria Day), we’ll obviously have to open Mondays again! We’ve been closing on Mondays for the
cold season, but we figure it’s safe to say that the warm season is back! From May
Long on, we’ll be open Mondays again, and extending our Beer Shop hours later
into the nights. The new hours are:
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS
SOUTH OKANAGAN-SIMILKAMEEN CHAPTER
“Tip Toe Through the Tulips” Art Show Opening Reception:
Friday May 11
6 pm – 8 pm
Exhibit:
May 11 – June 14
Monday 10 am – 2 pm
Tuesday – Friday 10 am -3 pm
Leir House Cultural Centre
220 Manor Park Avenue
Penticton, BC
Join us as we celebrate spring with a collection of art that is blooming with colour and excitement. The Artists of the South Okanagan-Similkameen are pleased to be showing a collection of member works in their upcoming spring exhibit “Tip Toe Through the Tulips”. For more information please visit our website at http://fca-sos.ca/show
SOAP Theatre will hold its AGM at 7pm on Thursday June 14. If you’re a member, interested in becoming a member, or want to know more about the upcoming season and hang out with theatre types, this is your chance!
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS