THEATRE PREVIEW

OCTOBER 2024 | Volume 244

 

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tick, tick ... BOOM!
Book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Vagabond Players
Bernie Legge Theatre, New Westminster
Nov. 28-Dec. 15
$32/$30
www.vagabondplayers.ca
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Vagabond Players' second production in the 2024/25 season is the musical Tick, tick...BOOM!. Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, author of the musical Rent, directed by Amanda Russell, with Musical Direction by Allan Thorpe.  

Showcasing new talent at the Bernie Legge Stage are the actors, Nathaniel Johnson as Jon; Aaron Cheung as Michael; Tiffany Oud as Susan and appearing as the Ensemble - Donovan Wood, Oliver Spilsbury, Sarah Prato (last seen in VP's production Terror by Gaslight) and Sophia Sauvageau.

In choosing this musical in the time slot when most other productions are pantomimes and It's a Wonderful Life type of shows, VP invites patrons to enjoy a musical, written in 1990, that tells a story we can all relate to: turning 30 years old and having to make choices for the future. Tick, tick...BOOM! is Jonathan Larson's story with that struggle: does he continue with his passion of writing the great musical or give it up and conform to another career.

Previews Nov. 28-29
Shows Thurs-Sat 8 pm, plus 2 pm matinees Dec. 1, 7, 8 ,14, 15

Vagabond Players productions this season--Mauritius by Theresa Rebeck in September, Chris Schuessler director; Tick, tick...BOOM! by Jonathan Larson in December;A Nice Indian Boy by Madhuri Shekar in February, directed by C. K. Kaur; and Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson in April, directed by Samantha Alexandra--are giving new directors, emerging artists and designers a chance to create a new twist on familiar stories: family conflicts and inheritance; turning 30 and decisions about your future: love, weddings and family: and female suppression.  

Vagabond Players hope to attract patrons that love quality live theatre, experience great storytelling, enjoy excellent sets, costumes, lighting, sound and acting, all in a welcoming community theatre, set in gorgeous Queens Park amongst the beautiful heritage homes, right in New Westminster.  

Vagabond Players is privileged to be able to tell stories, work and play in the Bernie Legge Theatre which is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Halkomelem speaking peoples.

 

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