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\u201cOur 2016 Playbill is about discovering new ways to push the limits of comedy. It\u2019s a Playbill brimming with wit, music, romance and ingenious storytelling. It\u2019s a season that showcases three new Canadian pieces, including two world premieres and a new show by Canada\u2019s biggest playwright, Norm Foster. All five stories will, together, blaze a trail of laughter for our audiences all summer long.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013 Derek Ritschel, Artistic Director<\/p>\n
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FITZ HAPPENS! May 18-June 4<\/h3>\nMusical Comedy by MARK WEATHERLEY<\/em> Comedy by ALLANA HARKIN<\/em> Comedy\/Farce by MARCIA KASH & DOUGLAS E HUGHES<\/em> Comedy by ROBIN HAWDON<\/em>
\nFitzwilliam is a fun loving British Aristocrat who has fallen on some tough luck. After almost every club in England has barred him from entry, his uncle send him away to one of the colonies. Canada is his destination and despite his protests, the job of Canadian Mountie awaits him in his new small town life. Unfortunately, the town of Dry Gultch is full of bandits and criminals and Fitzwilliam must use his wit and charm to save the tiny prairie town from ruin.<\/p>\n
\n<\/h3>\nREAL ESTATE June 8-25<\/h3>\n
\nWhat to do when your client has even less curb appeal than his house? Declutter, simplify, add a touch of \u2018feng shui\u2019 and watch the sparks fly! Add a blocked writer, a guy with perfect hair, an ex-wife and an incredibly determined realtor\u2026 what could possibly go wrong? The comedy is solid, the characters well drawn and the circumstances? Hilarious!<\/p>\n
\nSOMETHING FISHY June 29-July 16<\/h3>\n
\nLocal hero Raymond Bream is running in the federal election, and has come back to his hometown of Port Walmsley to make a major campaign announcement that just might put him over the top. Meanwhile, the incumbent he\u2019s running against has sent a couple of henchmen to town to prevent Raymond from making that announcement- by any means necessary. The showdown between the two camps and the bumbling henchmen will have you laughing all night long!<\/p>\n
\nPERFECT WEDDING July 20-August 6<\/h3>\n
\nA bridegroom wakes in his bridal suite on his wedding morning, and finds a strange girl in bed beside him. His bride-to-be is about to arrive at any moment. The only way out of the dilemma is to persuade his best man to pretend that the strange girl is his girlfriend. By the time the bride\u2019s parents and half the hotel staff get in on the act, the chaos reaches nuclear proportions!<\/p>\n
\nJONAS & BARRY IN THE HOME August 17-September 3<\/h3>\n