Catch two New West residents on stage in Fighting Chance Production's A Chorus Line, playing now until Sept. 2 at Waterfront Theatre in Vancouver.
New Westminster Secondary School grad Jolene Bernardino stars as Connie.
Bernardino was nominated for an Ovation Award for Outstanding Newcomer for her performance as Giselle in Awkward Stage Productions’ Carry On last year. (She also wowed audiences as Vi Moore, wife of the pulpit-pounding preacher who put an end to dancing in Bomont, in NWSS’s production of Footloose in 2015.)
The show also stars New West resident Amanda Lourenco as Maggie.
Based on an award-winning musical, A Chorus Line follows a group of Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line.
A Chorus Line runs until Sept. 2, with shows at 8 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday and matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $35 for students and seniors and $40 for adults. For more info, go to tinyurl.com/fightingchorus.
Curtain rises at Bernie Legge Theatre
Innocence, idealism and the sweet folly of young love is played out onstage in Shakespeare’s Love’s Labours’ Lost, now playing at the Bernie Legge Theatre.
Brought to the stage by Alchemy Theatre in cooperation with Vagabond Players, the play is directed by Matthew Davenport and stars Isaac Li, Matt Paynter, Derek Schnobb, Shawn Hillman, Casey Por, Matthew McCarron, Claire Temple, Junita Thiessen, Kelsey Cunningham, Emily Wheeler, Hollie Emerick, Alyssa Hanson-Smith, Blake Kimber and Kurtis Maguire.
Love’s Labours’ Lost runs until Aug. 27 with shows Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. and 2p.m. matinees on Sundays. The Bernie Legge Theatre is in Queen’s Park. For info and tickets, go to tinyurl.com/LoveatBernie.
Last call
Summer is winding down, but there’s still time to take in a couple events in Queen’s Park, hosted by the Royal City Literary Arts Society.
Monday, Aug. 28 is the Mosaic of the Arts finale in Queen’s Park, featuring Enrico Renz, Lawren Nemethand Poul Bech on stage for the songwriters open mic night hosted by Nasreen Pejvack, Janet Kvammen and Lavana LaBrey.
The evening’s featured artist is Candice James, former poet laureate for the City of New Westminster. The festivities run 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Queen’s Park bandshell.
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, catch Poetry in the Park in the bandshell for its last hoorah of the summer. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with readings by Curtis LeBlanc and Blair Trewartha and is capped off by an open mic portion. Be sure to sign up early if you want to present.
On display near you
Questions of nature and advancement are front and centre in a new exhibit, on now at the Amelia Douglas Gallery.
Greenlinks 2017: In a Nutshell features mixed media works by Tracie Stewart and displays by the college’s Institute of Urban Ecology.
Were we meant to turn gifts nature into agricultural crops? Stewart sets out to answer this question and others through her art.
The show runs until Friday, Sept. 8. There is an artist talk planned for 10 a.m. on Sept. 8.
The gallery is located on the fourth floor of Douglas College, 700 Royal Ave. It’s open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays. Admission is free.
