Endings and Beginnings... Introducing the Cast and Team of the The Weir

Another show closed at Walterdale last night, however, there is no rest for the building.  In the middle of the run of Nine, Director Anne Marie Szucs and her team were busy holding auditions for The Weir, the first show of the 2012-2013 season.

I am please to announce the Cast and Production Team of Connor McPherson's The Weir, coming to Walterdale's stage in October 2012!

CAST

Cody Porter - Jack

Justin Deveau - Brendan

Kieran O'Callaghan - Jim

Gavin O'Toole - Finbar

Gwyneth Kellii - Valerie

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director - Anne Marie Szucs

Assistant Director - David Johnston

Stage Manager - Kayla Lee Willey

Assistant Stage Manager - Ian Fitzgerald

Assistant Stage Manager - Anglia Redding Turkiewicz

Production Manager - Catherine Wenschlag

Set Designer - Jim Herchak

Light Designer - Brad Melrose

Sound Designer - Darrell Portz

Costume Designer - Patti Zeglen

Dialect Coach - Marliss Weber

Props Coordinator - Elinor Tofin

Master Builder - Richard Hatfield

Master Painter - Kristen Finlay

Lighting Operator - Liz Furber

Sound Operator - Nathan Stasiewich

It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This...

Vue Weekly released their review of Nine. Here's a snippet...

"The music is truly what has made the story such a success, and the Walterdale cast pulls of demanding choreography and vocals effortlessly with the accompaniment of a live instrumental quartet. On top of high-energy musical numbers and an intricate plot, the cast was required to take the Italian aspect one step further with accents, which can be tricky territory. However, each cast member pulled off every rolling "R" and nuance as if it were second nature."

Only 3 more shows.  There are tickets available at the door tonight and you can get your tickets online or by phone through Tix on the Square for the other two evenings.

* photo of Nadine Veroba (Claudia), Kristin Johnston (Luisa) and Erika Noot (Carla); photo by Janine Hodder

A Couple of Excellent Reviews!

We are enjoying the praise!

From Sound and Noise:

"This play allows you to connect with the characters at many different levels, in different circumstances, and touch you and make you reflect about life in the way plays should. I think you will enjoy the live music as well. The Walterdale, the cast, and director Kristen M. Finlay should all be proud of their production, which is—as they promised—full of talent, fun, and powerful, insightful, songs."

From St. Albert Gazette:

"It’s a large-scale project with 24 actors, many playing multiple parts. Ambitious in scope, it shows once again that Kristen M. Finlay is an imaginative director, an artist that turns a desert into a blooming garden."

A Very Excellent Beginning...

Wednesday night was Opening Night for Nine at Walterdale.  We were thrilled to be SOLD OUT and even more thrilled to receive a standing ovation from a very enthusiastic audience.  It was nice to finally have people in the seats to watch the production.  Thursday night was also SOLD OUT and the audience showed their appreciation in the same way that the opening night audience did. The Friday night show has just started but there are still 7 opportunities to catch the show as it runs to the 14th of July. 

Comments from audience members suggest that people are really enjoying this production.  Here are a few:

Great job everyone! Very enjoyable. The directing, choreography, music and acting was all fantastic. We really got into the heart of the characters. Wonderful.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to say great job!! You all are fantastic! Last night was awesome :)

Saw the show Thursday night- wonderful!! A thoroughly enjoyable evening- thank you all!!!

There are more, in the FB event.

* photo of Erika Noot and Cory Christensen by Janine Hodder.

A Few More Previews about Nine...

Radio Interview/Preview on CKUA can be found here.

Preview Article online for Sound & Noise can be found here.

Preview Article for St. Albert Gazette can be found here.

Preview Article for Vue Weekly can be found here.

We Open Tonight!

Photo by Janine Hodder

Preview Article in Sound and Noise

Sound and Noise released a Preview Article on Nine today. You can read the article online here.

Bradley Bergeron as La Fleur, Cory Christensen as Guido Contini, and John Evans as Necrophorus.

Photo by Janine Hodder. 

Walterdale Casino - Volunteers Needed!

Walterdale Theatre Associates is having its Casino at the Palace Casino at West Edmonton Mall on Saturday July 7 and Sunday July 8. We have been successful in filling almost all of the Casino Volunteer positions.  However, we still have 5 empty spots for Chip Runners, and 3 spots for Count Room Staff. The dates and times for these shifts areas follows:

Chip Runner:

1 - Saturday July 7, from 11:30 am to 7:00 pm

2 - Sunday July 8, from 11:30 am to 7:00 pm

2 - Sunday July 8, from 7:00 pm to 2:15 am

Count Room Staff:

2 - Saturday July 7, from 9:45 pm to 3:00 am

1 - Sunday July 8, from 9:45 pm to 3:00 am

If you are able to volunteer for any of these positions, we would appreciate it very much if you would let us know ASAP.

If you can help out pleae contact the Casino Coordinator, Alex Hawkins at the following:

hawkins27@shaw.ca
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