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Jubilations Dinner TheatreJubilations Dinner Theatre offers a four-course dinner and musical entertainment. It performs original three-act musical comedies while the actors stay in character and serve the dinner. Telephone 403.249.7799 www.jubilations.ca Shakespeare in the ParkMount Royal College's Shakespeare in the Park is one of Calgary's most anticipated events. Since 1987, thousands of people have come to see the Bard's classics performed in the great outdoors each summer. The performances are one-of-a-kind, bringing Shakespeare's plays to life for a wide ranging audience. Telephone 403.440.6374 www.mtroyal.ca/conservatory/sitp/ Stage WestStage West offers visitors laughs, music and an "all-you-can-eat" buffet. The theatre also presents Saturday daytime shows for children featuring a kid-friendly buffet and comic fairy tales by the Shadow Productions Troupe.Telephone 403.243.6642 www.stagewestcalgary.com Alberta Theatre ProjectsAfter 30 years, Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) is among the largest theatres in Canada. ATP has produced more than 200 plays during its mainstage season by renowned playwrights spanning the globe. Mainstage programming showcases recent Canadian and international successes, while the PanCanadian playRites Festival develops and produces original material for Calgary audiences, and also for the consideration of national and international producers.Telephone 403.294.7402 (box office) www.atplive.com Calgary Young People's TheatreCalgary Young People's Theatre presents quality theatre education and performing opportunities for young people. The programs help develop young people's creative abilities, enhance their self-esteem, increase their knowledge in the performing arts and give them opportunities to perform in high quality productions.Calgary Young People's Theatre provides diversified programming for both first-timers exploring the theatre world and the experienced who participate in advanced programs and productions. Telephone 403.230.2664 www.cypt.ca Ground ZeroGround Zero is the theatrical voice of Generation X showcasing plays such as Laurence Fishburne's Riff Raff and Eric Bogosian's SubUrbia. Located in the Big Secret Theatre in the Epcor Performing Arts Centre, Ground Zero offers cutting-edge fare performed by local talent. The company also runs a mini-festival of new writing at the Pumphouse Theatres.Telephone 403.202.2520 www.groundzerotheatre.ca The Liffey Players Drama SocietyThe Liffey Players Drama Society is a highly regarded community theatre group recognized for its high standards of production and performance. Members come from a variety of backgrounds and while the company's mandate is to perform plays by and about the Irish, the company is open to all.Telephone 403.281.3638 or Box Office 403.263.0079 www.liffeyplayers.com Loose Moose TheatreThe Loose Moose is well-known for both its children's theatre and its improvisational theatre. The Theatre holds the International Improvisation School in Calgary each July. Teachers and performers come from around the world for this intensive two-week course in improvisation.Box office 403.265.5652 Telephone 403.269.3444 mail@loosemoose.com www.loosemoose.com Lunchbox TheatreThe Lunchbox Theatre presents 5O-minute shows tailored to the lunchtime crowd. Audience members are invited to bring their own bag-lunch to enjoy the one-act plays by Canadian playwrights.Every season the company also hosts the Petro-Canada Stage One Plays. These are a collection of fresh one-act plays by Canadian playwrights, which span a variety of genres including docu-dramas, revues and musicals. Box Office 403.265.4292 Telephone 403.265.4297 www.lunchboxtheatre.com One Yellow RabbitDuring the last 23 years, One Yellow Rabbit has grown into an established and internationally recognized company. Each year it presents a minimum of three new and original plays, produces High Performance Rodeo (Canada's premiere showcase/festival of new and experimental performance theatre), and tours various Canadian and International venues. OYR is located in the 200-seat Big Secret Theatre in the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts.Telephone 403.264.3224 www.oyr.org Pumphouse TheatresAs a Registered Historic Resource, the Pumphouse Theatres building was originally constructed as Water Pumping Station No. 2, serving Calgary from 1913 to 1967. In 1968, it was saved from demolition and was restored and equipped with two fully functioning theatres. Productions are presented September through June by community arts groups.Telephone 403.263.0079 www.pumphousetheatres.ca Storybook TheatreStoryBook Theatre is a venue specifically catering to children, offering events such as performance camps, plays and sleepovers. It is also strongly supported by community involvement. Every production is the result of volunteers mentoring and learning, on and behind the stage. The theatre seats up to 350 people patrons and has 1100 volunteer positions available.Telephone 403.216.0808 www.storybooktheatre.org Theatre CalgaryTheatre Calgary produces classic plays from Canadian and international repertoire that emphasize powerful, evocative language and substantial, complex stories relevant to the people of Calgary and Southern Alberta. The company is located in the Max Bell Theatre in the . Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts.Box Office 403.299.8888 Information Line 403.294.7447 www.theatrecalgary.com Theatre Junction at the GRANDTheatre Junction at The GRAND is Calgary’s culturehouse for contemporary live arts. Innovative and cutting edge theatre, music, dance and film are all at home in this stylish new venue that also houses the sumptuous Velvet Lounge. With local, national and international artists performing in the space, something unexpected is always going on at The GRAND.Telephone 403.205.2922 www.theatrejunction.com Pegasus PerformancesPegasus Performances is a Calgary-based theatre and entertainment company which has been around since 1993. Pegasus is the resident company at the City of Calgary owned historical sites, the Deane House Restaurant and Fort Calgary. The Deane House is the host of the longest-running Murder Mystery Dinner Theatres in the city of Calgary. There, Pegasus presents both Public & Private Comic Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre shows each month.Telephone 403.246.4811 www.greatfun.ca Vertigo Theatre CentreVertigo Theatre produces Canada’s only professional series of mystery-based plays and presents Calgary’s only professional theatre series for young audiences. It presents both series at Vertigo Theatre Centre located in Palliser Square, adjacent to the Calgary Tower.Telephone 403.221.3708 (ticket office) www.vertigotheatre.com
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