Saturday, April 27, 2024
April 27, 2024

The Importance of Being Earnest

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Staged reading of Oscar Wilde comedy, directed by Chris Humphreys. First in a new series by Theatre Alive. Mahon Hall. 7 p.m.

Event Series Robin Hood

Robin Hood

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Term-end production of GISS' Acting 11-12 class. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. In this 1970s resetting of a classic story filled with action and hilarity, Robin will attempt to thwart the villainous plans of King John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Bishop, with a contemporary twist. Please bring a nonperishable food item or toiletry product as […]

Event Series Robin Hood

Robin Hood

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Term-end production of GISS' Acting 11-12 class. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. In this 1970s resetting of a classic story filled with action and hilarity, Robin will attempt to thwart the villainous plans of King John, the Sheriff of Nottingham and the Bishop, with a contemporary twist. Please bring a nonperishable food item or toiletry product as […]

GISS Improv Show

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

GISS Improv teams perform at ArtSpring. 7 p.m.

Theatre Alive presents Escaped Alone

Mahon Hall 114 Rainbow Road, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

Staged reading of the acclaimed Caryl Churchill play, directed by Bren Walker. Mahon Hall. 7 p.m.

Met Opera: Agrippina

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting. Sir David McVicar’s production ingeniously reframes the action of this black comedy about the abuse of power to “the present." ArtSpring. 10 a.m.

Annabelle’s Birthday – An Improvised Play

An improvised play in two acts where a roll of the dice determines the ending. Seven actors and two puppets explore adult relationships. 122 Lower Ganges Rd. 6 p.m.  

Met Opera: Der Fliegende Holländer

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

François Girard, whose revelatory 2013 take on Parsifal set the recent Met standard for Wagner stagings, now unveils a spellbinding new vision of the composer’s tale of a cursed sea captain doomed to sail the open ocean for eternity. ArtSpring. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Annabelle’s Birthday – An Improvised Play

An improvised play in two acts where a roll of the dice determines the ending. Seven actors and two puppets explore adult relationships. Not suitable for kids. 122 Lower Ganges Rd. Doors open 7 p.m. Show at 7:30.

Event Series The Addams Family

The Addams Family

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

A new musical comedy from Gulf Islands Secondary School Drama 10 students. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Family-friendly show with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Directed by Jason Donaldson. Tickets $15 through ArtSpring.  

Event Series The Addams Family

The Addams Family

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

A new musical comedy from Gulf Islands Secondary School Drama 10 students. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Family-friendly show with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Directed by Jason Donaldson. Tickets $15 through ArtSpring.  

The Addams Family

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

A new musical comedy from Gulf Islands Secondary School Drama 10 students. ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m. Family-friendly show with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Directed by Jason Donaldson. Tickets through ArtSpring: https://tickets.artspring.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent3546.html

The Comic Strippers Present The Improvisers

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

Award-winning Canadian comedians bring their latest show to ArtSpring. 7:30 p.m.  

Cleopatra – Queen of Exile

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

An original theatrical production directed by David R. Simpson showing at ArtSpring. 2 p.m.

Lovin’ Shakespeare

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

A celebration of love through some of Shakespeare’s most iconic love scenes and characters. From the comedic to the sublime the story traverses through Shakespeare’s canon from Titania and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. Told through song, sonnet and scene you will fall in love with Shakespeare […]

Lovin’ Shakespeare

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

A celebration of love through some of Shakespeare’s most iconic love scenes and characters. From the comedic to the sublime the story traverses through Shakespeare’s canon from Titania and Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet. Told through song, sonnet and scene you will fall in love with Shakespeare […]

GISPA Presents Moby Dick

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

GISPA's new creation is an alluring adaptation of Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick, which features original choreography and music, hand-made puppets and a script adapted by the students.  

GISPA Presents Moby Dick

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

GISPA's new creation is an alluring adaptation of Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick, which features original choreography and music, hand-made puppets and a script adapted by the students.  

GISPA Presents Moby Dick

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

GISPA's new creation is an alluring adaptation of Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick, which features original choreography and music, hand-made puppets and a script adapted by the students.  

GISS Theatre Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon

ArtSpring 100 Jackson Avenue, Ganges, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia

GISS's Theatre 11/12 class presents the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. These classic stories are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as we attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother. This wild, […]