Pacific Theatre

To open our season we are featuring Pastiche art by Brent Unrau in our lobby🎨🖌

Pastiche Art was born out of Brent’s love for old wood window frames (he views them as works of art in themselves, with their own hidden stories to tell), and the wide world of graphic, visual art. He describes the process as a matchmaking dance that finds and marries wood window frames with evocative, complementary prints. Focused care is given to bring out and maintain the distinct character of each frame while at the same time adapting it to a particular work of art. The end result is a unique “pastiche” (a work of art combined from various sources).

If you are interested in purchasing any of the pieces during your visit you can visit our box office for more information✨

Only 10 Performances left to discover the world of Middletown🌏 Join us for our last Buzz Week event🐝, Artist Talkback tonight, book your tickets through our website NOW✨🎭

Next up at PT, we are so happy to be hosting our pal Duane Forrest for one night only of his show Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World on October 12th at 8:00PM🎸 Come and catch the vibes of this incredible singer and friend of PT✨

Want a taste of what you can expect? Watch his trailer through the link in our linktree👀🎟

We’d like to introduce two more members of the creative team from Middletown✨

Nyla Bedard offered her creative talents as movement consultant on the show, and Corina Akeson has stepped in as the understudy for Librarian. This team is epic in size - to pull off an epic show - and we are grateful to have these artists along for the ride! Read more about them in their bios below!

Nyla Carpentier (Tahltan, Kaska, French, Scottish) is a multifaceted performing artist currently residing in North Vancouver. She is a new mom, a powwow dancer and workshop facilitator. Theatre acting highlights: Battle of the Birds (Savage Society), The Flats/Les Flats (Prairie Theatre Exchange and Theatre Cercle Moliere), The Berlin Blues and Ipperwash (The Blyth Theatre Festival), Busted Up: A Yukon Story (Openpit Theatre), God’s Lake (Castlereigh Productions) and Nyla performed her new solo Dissection of a… Mixed Heritage Woman (Victoria and Vancouver Fringe Festival) Drawing on her experience as someone of mixed heritage – her goal is to blend the past, present and create new works for the future.

Corina is delighted to be back at Pacific Theatre, sneaking through the tunnels, and working with such a wildly talented group of artists. A graduate of Studio 58, Corina has never been content to keep her thumb in just one pie; she is a Jessie-nominated actor and sound designer, a producer, production manager, an emerging director and a co-founder of Vancouver’s Classic Chic. She also works in film & television, is a voice over artist, a carpenter, and dabbles in visual
arts.

Middletown reviews are rolling in, and we are so thrilled with the positive responses we are receiving for this production! To read the full articles by Colin Thomas, Jo Ledingham and John Lane you can visit the linktree in our bio🎭

Middletown only has 12 performances left so book your tickets today by visiting our website www.pacifictheatre.org✨

Wine Wednesday returns this Wednesday✨ Join wine-aficionado Nelson Boschman for a pre-show wine tasting paired with a peek behind the scenes from our AD Kaitlin. These nights are tremendously popular, so we suggest booking your tickets now! Tickets include a complimentary tasting of Mount Boucherie vino🍾

🎭Details: Wed September 25th
6:30 pm Doors open
6:45 pm Wine Tasting and AD Talk
7:30 pm Curtain

🐝The other remaining Buzz Week events:
Thursday, September 26th at 7:30 PM: 2-for-1 tickets
Friday, September 27th at 8:00 PM: post-show talkback with the cast

Purchase tickets through our website www.pacifictheatre.org✨

Happy Opening to the cast and crew of Middletown and Sticks and Stones Theatre! We are so thrilled that we are able to share this show with all of you and we can't wait to hear what you think of our season opener👀✨

Middletown runs till October 6th! If you have not purchased your tickets already you should head over to our website and snag yours before we are all sold out🎟

About the show:
Mary Swanson arrives in Middletown ready to start her family in a normal suburb. But her new neighbours see the surreal in the status quo and the outer bounds of the universe in their local garden patch. As Mary connects to her community via the magic and tragedy of ordinary experiences, Middletown dives into the big questions: what are beginnings? How should we end? And how are we supposed to deal with all the stuff in between?

📷 Picture by Stuyt

Cast and Crew credits below⬇

FIRST LOOK at Middletown! We are taking you behind the scenes to give you a sneak peek of this phenomenal show. Are you as excited as we are for Opening Night tomorrow👀?

📷 Pictures by

Cast and Crew credits below ⬇

Hosted by our TC facilitator Lance Odegard, join a panel of guest artists as they discuss Will Eno’s Middletown in contrast to Thornton Wilder’s classic Our Town. Former PT apprentice Larisse Campbell directed a production of Our Town earlier this year. PT staff member Phil Miguel was the set designer of that same production. They will be joined by Middletown company member Anita Wittenberg and chat about how these two great works of American theatre speak to each other across the decades✨

Theatre Club is a free value-added part of our BuzzWeek promotions. Book your ticket now, and stick around for this engaging conversation🎭

Buzz week begins today! To start off, we have two previews at only $25 per ticket today and tomorrow at 7:30 PM 🐝🎭

One of our favourite nights of the season is also coming up! Our first Wine Wednesday of the season is only one week away, where you get a chance to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine from Mt. Boucherie estate winery and a pre-show chat with Nelson Bauchman, purchase your ticket now through our website www.pacifictheatre.org 🍷🍾

It’s opening week for Middletown and the start of our 41st season—exciting times around the office! Last week, we were thrilled to get some great media attention. Kelly Nestruck highlighted Middletown in the Globe and Mail as a must-see West Coast show this fall, and we also won bronze in the Georgia Straight’s “Best of the City” awards🎊

A huge thank you to everyone who voted, and lots of love to our friends at the Cultch, the Arts Club, and all the amazing theatre makers in our city. We encourage everyone to support the vibrant theatre scene this fall—book a ticket and enjoy a play🎭

BUZZ WEEK dates and details🐝

Wed Sept 18th: $25 Preview #1 - Associated Artist night 🎭
Thurs Sept 19th: $25 Preview #2 - Associated Artist night 🎭
Friday, Sept 20th: Opening Night 🎊
Sat, Sept 21st: Theatre Club (post matinee) ✨
Wed, Sept 25th: Wine Wednesday 🍷
Thurs, Sept 26th: 2-for-1 Night 🃏
Fri, Sept 27th: Artist Talkback Night 🌍

Book your tickets today by visiting our website www.pacifictheatre.org✨

In frame: Jay Clift and Melissa Oei
Photo by Matt Reznek

Middletown opens NEXT WEEK! Jerry Wasserman from the Vancouver Sun says Middletown is a MUST-SEE show this fall so we are giving you a a chance to win two tickets to see the show during Buzz Week (Sept 18th to Sept 27th) ✨

Follow these steps for a chance to win 🎫
- Follow Pacific Theatre and Sticks and Stones Theatre
- Share this post and tag Pacific Theatre
- Tag 3 friends in the comments

We will announce the winner on Tuesday, September 17th on our story🎭

This year we wanted to feature some of our Box Office and Front of House Managers who you will be meeting through our season! Our staff and volunteers are such an integral part of your experience at PT and we could not run the show without them✨ Say hello!

This season you will be meeting: Alina Quarin (Our Office Manager), Ashley Chodat, Donna Wu, Holly Lam, Kat Morrow, Katrina Robinson, Riaan Smit, Scott Boyce🎊

We know a new year is starting around PT when our season apprentice arrives. Cassie Unger started with us yesterday and is already fitting right in. She shared a few thoughts with us about what she’s looking forward to this year:

What are you looking forward to most about the apprenticeship?
I'm really looking forward to getting a front-row seat to the production of this season's shows and connecting with all the amazing artists. I am also excited to produce my own final project at the end of the apprenticeship!

Could you share a piece of theatre that moved you?
I saw a play called "Lia and Dor" at the Vancouver Fringe last year. It was a two person production rooted in a beautiful family history and Romanian folklore. I was transfixed from the first moment -- It felt both old, in the ancient sense of lore and story, and so new in its use of movement and the actors' presence onstage. It was a wonderful example of a story that could only exist through the medium of theatre.

Is there a fictional place you’d like to visit?
One of my favourite books is "The Starless Sea," by Erin Morgenstern, much of which takes place in a magic library with infinite, amazing rooms, a sentient kitchen, and stories as far as the eye can see. I would love to find myself there and get a little lost.

What’s one of your non-theatrical specialties?
I've become quite keen on indoor plants. It started out innocently enough -- now I'm just sneaking in as many as I can and seeing whether my husband will notice. My dream is to one day have a little indoor jungle!

Say hello to the creative team of Middletown, we are thrilled to have such incredible designers, directors and stage managers as part of this production. Middletown is only 8 days away from its first preview performance where you can experience the work of this creative team and be transported to the little town of Middletown✨

To purchase tickets you can visit our website www.pacifictheatre.org 🎫

We’re thrilled to have been named one of the Vancouver Sun’s 5 Must See Plays this fall, read on to know more about Jerry Wasserman's thoughts about Middletown✨

"A few years ago, I reviewed playwright Will Eno’s Wakey, Wakey. My title: “In the Midst of Death, There Is Life.” Eno’s stream-of-consciousness existentialism is unique in the American theatre. In Middletown, he riffs on Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, as 13 occupants of a small community brood over life and death, happiness and misery, often in the same sentence. Provocative, funny, and highly recommended. Produced by Sticks and Stones Theatre."

https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/vancouver-theatre-openings-september-2024

Did you know that we have a few ways for our audience members to access affordable theatre? We want everyone to get a chance to see our work and find meaning within it🎫✨

Our Gift-a-seat campaign helps us offset some of these costs so we can continue making accessible and affordable theatre possible. To book an accessible ticket or to come to one of our 2for1 nights you can head to our website www.pacifictheatre.org, our next 2for1 night is on Thursday, September 26th! Don't forget we also have 2 previews for every mainstage show this season🎊

You can also become part of the PT community by signing up to be a volunteer with us, you would need to volunteer for one hour before the doors open and be a part of making our patrons have a memorable expereince at our little theatre🎭

Say hello to the Middletown Cast🌏✨ Only 12 days away!

Librarian - Anita Wittenberg
Mrs Swanson - Melissa Oei .oei
Mechanic - Zac Scott
John Dodge - Jay Clift
Cop/ Male Tourist - Mike Wasko
Ground Control/Freelancer/Landscaper/Attendant - Kaitlyn Yott
Greg/Man on date/Janitor - Kevin Nguyen
Public Speaker/Male Tourist/Male Doctor - Peter Anderson
Female Tourist/Woman on Date/Attendant 2 - Steffanie Davis
Tour Guide/ Aunt/ Female Doctor - Lisa Goebel
Sweetheart - Scout Lobo
Sweetheart - Kazja Wallberg
Sweetheart - Zoe Hirtle

Sticks and Stones theatre is led by Zac Scott, producer and actor in Middletown. He is a major reason this big-dream project is even happening. Read on to learn more about Zac and Sticks and Stones✨

“I remember the first time I read Middletown by Will Eno about five years ago, I quite literally both laughed and cried throughout, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, for days and days afterward, I couldn't shake it. I felt so strongly that this show was something that people should experience, it’s food for the soul. After years of trying, we at Sticks and Stones are so beyond thrilled to finally have a home at Pacific Theatre to produce this beautiful show, and we are so excited to share it with a Vancouver audience.” - Zac Scott

About Sticks and Stones: “In 2016 a bunch of recent theatre school grads wanted to create some work for themselves, so they started Sticks and Stones Theatre. They rehearsed in living rooms and office spaces, and beg, stole and borrowed almost everything on the stage. They are built on the idea that the best way to learn to do something is by doing it, and that is how they approach every production they tackle🎭

Zac Scott is an actor, sound designer and producer, and is the general manager and one of the founders of Sticks and Stones Theatre. Select past acting credits include Body Awareness (Mitch and Murray Productions), Armstrong’s War (Western Canada Theatre), Hidden (Itsazoo Productions), The Out Vigil (Twenty Something Theatre), This is War (Rumble Theatre) The Aliens, This Is Our Youth, The Open House (Sticks and Stones Theatre). Zac is a graduate of Studio 5✨

We are excited to bring back our Gift-A-Seat! fundraising campaign. Each year, we offer hundreds of tickets to community guests in partnership with local service organizations and thousands of accessible, $20 tickets to students, seniors, community members on a fixed income, working artists, and anyone else who wants to see a Pacific show and might not be able to otherwise. Your donation goes directly to underwriting the cost of these tickets🎫

Help us to raise $10,000.00 toward this goal! $40 covers one full-priced ticket, and $100 covers the difference between four accessible tickets. $400 buys a block of ten tickets! Regardless of the amount raised by this campaign, we will continue to offer this low-barrier access to see our shows. You can donate today through our website www.pacifictheatre.org✨

Middletown is only 20 days away from coming to the stage! We are taking you behind the scenes today as the cast and crew prepare to bring this story to you🎭

Book your tickets today by visiting www.pacifictheatre.org or by calling our box office at 604-731-5518✨

Some big news: It is with a mix of emotions we share that PT’s Executive Director is moving on from Pacific Theatre, having accepted the role of Managing Director of the Vancouver Writers Fest. Her last day with PT will be opening night of Middletown on September 20th. Cue the tears!

Jenn joined PT in March 2020, an extremely challenging time to enter the performing arts sector. Despite the choppy waters, Jenn has ably helped steer the company and has been a stabilizing force for PT. She has consistently gone above and beyond, lending her many talents to the company.

PT’s board chair, Lilac Bosma, says “I am grateful for these years of working with Jenn Milley. She has brought her diligence, her creativity, her integrity and her whimsy to every aspect of her role. We will miss her deeply, but I am excited for her to take this next step!”

Jenn has co-led the company with Artistic Director Kaitlin Williams. She says, “It is difficult to imagine PT without Jenn, which is a testament to what a force of nature she is. I am grateful for her compassionate, creative, brave leadership these past few years, and I am grateful for her friendship. Words can’t capture how much I will miss working alongside her, but I look forward to cheering her on into this exciting next chapter.”

From Jenn: I’m so grateful for the way in which PT welcomed me into the fold from day one, and the kindness everyone -- staff, board, artists, and patrons -- showed me as I learned the ways of the theatre universe. Kaitlin has been a true friend and compatriot as we’ve co-led this team, and I consistently brag about the tenacity and talent of this community (and will continue to do so!) I am excited for this next adventure, but sad to be leaving the day-to-day of this quirky, wonderful place. Please excuse me while I go bake my feelings into more treats for the staff🥹

Drop some love in the comments for Jenn as we wish her well on her next adventure

First peek at MIDDLETOWN by Will Eno. Our season opens in just 3 weeks with this luminous script brought to life by Sticks and Stones Theatre. Single tickets go on sale today (!) via our website or by calling the box office at 604-731-5518🎊

Photograph by Matt Reznek✨

The company of Middletown (L-R, back row: Peter Anderson, Kaitlyn Yott, Melissa Oei, Mike Wasko, Anita Wittenberg. Front row: Steffanie Davis, Jay Clift, Kevin Nguyen, Lisa Goebel.)

Single tickets are now available for purchase! Visit our website www.pacifictheatre.org or call our box office at 604-731-5518 to purchase your tickets for our 24/25 season🥳 Only 22 days away from our first performance of Middletown!