Last chance to see OMT’s Once Upon A Mattress
Friday June 13 2008
By David Nairn
Orangeville Music Theatre celebrates its 30th season by proudly presenting Once Upon A Mattress at the Orangeville Town Hall Opera House. In this hilarious musical version of the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea, Queen Aggravain has ruled that no one in the Kingdom may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that came along. When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn that they are going to be parents, wed or not, Sir Harry goes off to the swamps and brings back Princess Winnifred. The queen is horrified and immediately begins to scheme, but Winnifred, with some help from Sir Harry, the King, the Minstrel and the Jester, isn’t going to be quite so easy to get rid of. Final performances take place this weekend, Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. For tickets call 888-486-3399 or email boxoffice@orangevillemusictheatre.com.
I was very remiss last week in not thanking Betty Ann Lusk, Wayne King. Tom Althouse and Jeff Campbell for adding their stellar voices and remarkable music to our Town of Orangeville/ Theatre Orangeville bake sale event. Their great musical talents certainly made this benefit event for the hospital a resounding success! Well done!
Laura Bird, Marianne Girard, Heather Katz, Tannis Slimmon, Katherine
Wheatley and Chris MacLean, better known as The Pomelos, invite you to attend an outdoor backyard potluck luncheon and afternoon concert for all those left out in the cold the evening of March 8. The Pomelos Plus will gather together for a rare appearance at their first ever potluck picnic. They will honour tickets previously sold for the Opera House concert, however a suggested donation would be greatly accepted from others enjoying the fruits of this day’s performance. The concert takes place June 15, from 1 to 6 p.m. Festivities begin at 1 p.m., lunch is at 1:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 2:30 p.m. Please bring a food contribution to share, your favourite beverage, lawn chairs or blankets and sunscreen. Anchored by powerful vocals, memorable melodies and great stories, these songstresses combine their unique talents for an unforgettable musical event. With influences ranging from early folk-roots and gospel spirituals to rock, blues and jazz, The Pomelos invite you into their collective kitchen! For tickets and more details, connect with Michael & Heather at 519-921-0088 or at jazzland@sympatico.ca.
Auditions for the Theatre Orangeville Youth Singers (TOYS) will be held at Covenant Alliance Church, 3 Zina St., Orangeville on June 24 and 25. The choirs will have performance opportunities in 2008/2009 in Theatre Orangeville’s production of A Christmas Carol, the TOYS spring show at the Opera House, as well as other local events. Please prepare a song to sing a cappella. Children aged eight and up with unchanged voices will be auditioned to form the three choirs. Call the Theatre Orangeville box office at 519-942-3423 to book an audition time.
Quint-Essential is back! After a year hiatus, the area’s premier show of fine and functional art is about to open. Quint members Kathryn Thomson (glass), Brenda Roy (jewellery), Linda Jenetti (painting), Rosemary Molesworth (pottery) and Pat Burns–Wendland (weaving) have already spent the first half of this year participating and winning awards in a number of juried and individual shows. Come and delight in the Quint-Essential 2008 show and sale of new works at the beautiful Mono Community Centre. The show opens June 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. with gala starting at 7:30 p.m. Enjoy Celtic harpist Loril Shannik, refreshments and a draw for original artwork. The show continues on June 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.brendaroy.com or call 519-925-3056 or 519-925-2737.
Photographer Ila Sisson has scheduled a photo exhibit of her work in Orangeville this June. The exhibition of Ila’s work will be held at Yoga in the Hills Studio located at 28 Mill St. Join Ila on June 28 from 12 to 4 p.m. or for the reception that night from 6 to 9 p.m. The show continues on June 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. A portion of all sales will be donated to Choices Youth Shelter. For more informaton, contact Ila at 519-216-3115.
David Nairn is the artistic director at Theatre Orangeville.
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