When you think about innovative theatre, do you think about Vancouver? The people at SHIFT Performing Arts Society would like to change that. They focus on bringing new and fresh arts experiences to Port Moody and the Tri-Cities. When you attend one of their shows, you’ll see something you’ve never seen before. It’s innovative theatre in the Tri-Cities, and you won’t have to drive downtown and pay for parking.
SHIFT’s 1-Act Festival returns for its fifth run this month. The festival features a selection of plays each under one hour in length. It runs from June 21-23, 2012 at Inlet Theatre in Port Moody. You’ll be treated to a fantastic line-up of emerging artists presenting a variety of original and published short works.
Here’s what to expect at this year’s festival:
Thursday, June 21
- The Allure
by Chad Kamer
Directed by Chad Kamer - See Bob Run
by Daniel Macivor
Directed by Ghazal Azarbad - Improv in 1-Act
- The Act
by Julia Siedlanowska
Directed by Julia Siedlanowska
Friday, June 22
- Doctor Pennyweather’s Office
by Carolyn Nakagawa
Directed by Carolyn Nakagawa - An Inheritance
by Jennica Grienke
Directed by Jennica Grienke - Nate and Troy: the Next Big Things
by Nathan Kelly & Troy Cherkowski
Saturday, June 23
- Life Science
by Morris Panych
Directed by Zelda Coertze - Caught in the Act
by Bruce Kane
Directed by Troy Cherkowski - A Rope of Sand
by Alyssa Kostello & Tristan Bacon
a presentation of workingclasstheatre / IN THE FLESH - Funeral Parlor
by Christopher Durang
Directed by Nicole ‘Coco’ Roberge
Shows start at 8:00pm each night of the 1-Act Festival, and tickets are $18 for adults and $15 for students. Or save money and see the whole festival with a three-night pass for $40. For more information or to buy tickets visit shiftarts.ca or call 778.300.1852.
