New Voice Play Festival 2021

See all four plays at each performance: June 25, 26, 27

 

See four original one-act plays each performance, written by some of the country’s best new playwrights. Following each performance, take your turn as a Theatre Critic and help us select this year’s festival winners. Vote (by secret ballot) for your favorite play.  Following Sunday’s performance on June 27th all the ballots for the weekend will be counted and the winner of the 21st Annual New Voice Play Festival will be announced.

 

Baptism

by Jennifer Hart

directed by Ed Conn

and featuring

Dominic Massimino as Sam

Teresa McBee as Barbara

Kelly Pannill-Perkins as Nicole

Katie Wilson as Tess

 

Can you truly have it all? Weekend getaways and endless partying, or simply raising a family; is either perfect? This is the question that many people face in their lives, especially Tess, who is a new mother. On the day of her newborn daughter’s baptism, Tess’ mother Barbara and sister Nicole, join her and her husband Sam for not only Delia’s baptism, but her own baptism into motherhood. 

 

Focus Group                                                                                                                  

by Vicki Riba Koestler                                                                                                                       

directed by Carol Gallant

and featuring

Roger Heath as Mitch

Pat Markland as Rick

Rhonda Markland as Lottie

Claudia Patterson as Trudie

 

Three people and a lawyer gather on a winter's day to focus on a defense for the accused, but while accusations and conflict are obvious, the surprise hidden in the bigger picture will alter the outcome and change two lives forever.

  

Life and Death: The Game Show

by J.C. Svec

directed by Val Phillips

and featuring

Jen George as Lynn Levinsky

Donna Hamstead as Olivia Reardon

Lee Hebb as Mike McKay

Jeff Hudkins As Rusty Holmes

Charles Ochs as Vick Heller

Charlie Perkins as Buddy White

 

Welcome to Life and Death - the game show - where one wrong answer could be fatal.  This black comedy explores the themes of life and life?

 

More the Merrier

by Chuck Smith

directed by Jen George

and featuring

Christine Brewer as Helene

John Glymph as Dennis

Amy Hebb as Rhonda

Kelly Pannill-Perkins as Darla

 

Dennis, a nebbish aspiring novelist, is prepping for his first online date. He is expecting buttoned-up accountant, Darla, to arrive at his apartment for dinner any minute, but when the doorbell rings, the evening takes an unexpected turn. Standing before him is not Darla, but Rhonda, an eccentric psychic who is anything but buttoned up. Dennis invites both women to stay, and the night suddenly becomes way more interesting than any of them planned.

 

Special thanks to the 2021 New Voice Play Festival Judges: Ed Conn, Jen George, David Lusk, John-Michael Rolnik, Linda Romero, Lorin Smith, Kevin Tester, Katie Wilson

 

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Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm
Sunday Matinees @ 2:30pm

Adult: $15.00 | Students: $12.00 (Not recommended for young children)

 

OOH Summer Theatre and Dance Camps

Dive into the Performing Arts! | REGISTER by June 1st!

 

The Old Opera House Arts Centre is excited to announce our 2021 Summer Camps! We're offering a summer full of theatre, musical theatre, and all forms of dance for talented youth performers. If you're looking for a fun learning environment that's a positive influence, has engaging and energetic teachers, and small camp size, the OOH is where you want to be this summer!

 

Kids love our camps because they make new friends, build memories, and enjoy activities that benefit the whole community. Detailed information about our 2021 Summer Camps can be found in the

 

REGISTRATION PACKET

 

*Students will be in camps according to their age as of June 1, 2021. Registration deadlines are noted for each camp. Summer Camp tuition is due with registration. We reserve the right to cancel camps due to insufficient enrollment.