An arts festival where folks will be able to see some of the best community theatre in the province is coming to Chilliwack.
Theatre BC's week-long Mainstage Festival 2024 runs July 1-6 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre and one of Chilliwack's own theatre companies will be performing.
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A professional adjudicator selected a winning production from each zone to proceed to Mainstage. The Chilliwack Players Guild won best production at the Fraser Valley Zone Festival in June for its production of .
In addition to the performances, audiences are invited to stay for a short adjudication by festival adjudicator Joan MacLean, an actor, musician, director and teacher based in Vancouver. A bonus for interested audience members is the 香蕉视频直播楥offee Critique香蕉视频直播� session held the next morning, where McLean and the previous night香蕉视频直播檚 cast and director dive in for an in-depth discussion and potential working of scenes from the play. At the end of the week, McLean will announce awards for best production, acting, directing and other categories at a special luncheon event.
Here is the schedule for Mainstage Festival 2024 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre:
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For tickets and information about the performances, go to chilliwackculturalcentre.ca or call 604-391-SHOW. In addition to individual show tickets, there are three-show and full-week passes available.
Mainstage 2024 also offers a variety of acting and directing workshops, led by professionals associated with the Arts Club of Vancouver. Registration for these is available via theatrebc.org/workshops.
