In search of an actor!

We had a good turnout at the Proof auditions held Monday January 24th at Rivercity Stage - thank you everyone! But we need your help!!! We are still looking for someone to fill the role of Hal (30ish male). If this could be you, or if you know a potential Hal, we would love to hear from you.

You can contact Alistair at altaylor @ telus dot net for more information or to set up an audition time.

Performance dates for the show at the Rivercity Stage are May 5 - 15, plus one performance at the North Island Zone Festival the following week in Courtenay.

Thank you so much!

Rivercity Players holding auditions for its spring production

Rivercity Players is holding auditions for its next production, Proof by David Auburn.

This is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama with a touch of mystery and romance.

An open audition will be held on Monday, January 24 at 7 pm with callbacks being held Wednesday, January 26 at 7 pm, both at the Rivercity Stage at 1080 Hemlock. You must wear a mask and show proof of vaccination.

The cast involves two women and one man ages 25-35 and one man aged 50-plus.

Performance dates for the show at the Rivercity Stage are May 5 – 15 plus one performance at the North Island Zone Festival the following week in Courtenay.

If your interest is more in line with helping out backstage, Rivercity Players is also looking for production volunteers for this play. Email altaylor@telus.net if you would like to help out with backstage help, set dressing, costumes, lights, sound, whatever you’d like!

The show must go on!

Rivercity Stage will open its doors for the first time in almost two years with a production of Love Letters, by A.R. Gurney. The Pulitzer Prize nominated play recounts a lifelong friendship between two extraordinary people through their letters exchanged over decades. Starting in childhood, the correspondence unearths successes and failures of two separate lives. Their love and affection for one another grows stronger over time despite being physically apart.

“Love Letters can be enjoyed by a wide audience because it is a true exploration of the

L-R: Directors Kimberley Preston-Stevens and Douglas Craig, and Actors Ashley Hedstrom and Glen Clark

human need for love and connection, something we can all identify with” said Douglas Craig, local musician and actor in his directorial debut.

The production is running two sets of actors and directors. Craig is directing local business man and Rivercity Board Chair Glen Clark, and Ashley Hedstrom, environmental activist and recent nursing grad, in the first week's performance. “In an effort to get as many people involved as possible, we have two crews running the play over two different weekends” said Bev Sievwright, co-producer. The second crew is made up of director Kimberley Preston-Stevens, local theatre enthusiast with actors Kelly Senko and Brian Down, both of whom are familiar to Campbell River audiences.

“We also wanted to make the show accessible to a wide audience by offering tickets by donation, first come, first served” Sievwright adds.

Love Letters runs November 25 - December 5 with evening shows at 7:30pm Thursday through Saturday and matinees at 2:00pm Saturdays and Sundays. Please note the play has adult content and themes. Everyone entering the theatre must be fully vaccinated and masks must be worn except when eating or drinking.