Written and performed by Julia Mackey. Directed by Dirk Van Stralen.

Jake’s Gift is a multi-award winning Canadian play about a World War II veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings. While revisiting the shores of Juno beach, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious 10-year-old from the local village whose inquisitive nature and charm challenge the old soldier to confront some long-ignored ghosts – most notably the war-time death of his eldest brother, Chester, a once promising young musician. At its heart, Jake’s Gift is about the legacy of remembrance and makes personal the story behind one soldier’s grave.

“Jake’s Gift is theatre in its purest form. It is an instant love affair between performer and audience. This is a jewel of a show you simply can’t afford to miss…: – 

Louis B. Hobson, Calgary Sun.

SHOW TIMES

Tuesday, December 11 | 8pm (includes a pre-show chat @ 7:15 with Dirk Van Stralen, Director/Stage Manager)

Wednesday, December 12 | 8pm

Thursday, December 13 | 8pm (Talk Back Thursday to follow show!)

Friday, December 14 | 8pm

Saturday, December 15 | 3pm

Saturday, December 15 | 8pm

IMAGE: Photo by Tim Matheson.

Starring Dan Stevens (DOWNTON ABBEY) as Charles Dickens, The Man Who Invented Christmas tells of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. Directed by Bharat Nalluri (MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY), the film shows how Dickens mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today. PG

““Just like Stevens as Dickens, The Man Who Invented Christmas is immensely likeable, and undoubtedly will having you leaving the theatre feeling more festive than when you entered.” New Zealand Herald

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An annual tradition among classical music lovers, the brilliantly talented Quiring Chamber Players, Reg Quiring, (viola) and Rosemary O’Connor (piano), return for their 11th annual New Year’s Eve celebration at Evergreen. Featuring wonderfully musical guests, please join us to ring in the new year!

SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED:

Harpist Rita Costanzi – Rita Costanzi has been internationally acclaimed for the warmth, conviction and exquisite virtuosity of her playing, captivating audiences as harpist and actor. Formerly Principal Harp of the Vancouver Symphony and CBC Radio Orchestra, she now devotes her life to solo and chamber music performances and teaching. As a concerto soloist with orchestras across Canada, as well as invitations from many international festivals in North America, Germany, England, Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela she is recognized as an Artist of rare depth and expression, and has been featured on television and radio programs in Canada, the United States, Argentina and Brazil.

Flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor – Described as a “mind-blowing” musician of “huge physical energy” (Victoria Times Colonist), flutist Mark Takeshi McGregor is widely regarded as one of Canada’s leading interpreters of classical and contemporary music. As a soloist, chamber musician, improvisor, interdisciplinary artist, and as flutist of the internationally lauded Aventa Ensemble, McGregor has performed extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, Israel, and Australasia, including appearances at Festival Montréal-Nouvelles Musique, Music Gallery (Toronto), Vancouver New Music Festival, Modulus Festival (Music on Main, Vancouver), New Works Calgary, Athelas New Music Festival (Copenhagen), the Internationale A•DEvantgarde-Festival (Munich), the Melos-Ethos International Festival of Contemporary Music (Bratislava), and Núcleo Música Nova’s 2016 International Symposium of New Music in Curitiba, Brazil.

Violinist Lucia Hyunsil Roh – Hyunsil Roh (violin) known as “Lucia”, was recently appointed as the conductor of Coquitlam Youth Symphony Orchestra’s Junior Division and as the first violinist of Pro Nova Ensemble. Prior to arriving in Canada in 2015, she was dedicated to be a teaching artist in Korea Arts and Culture Education Service’s El Sistema program. Lucia completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition, her graduate string quartet from UW-Madision presented the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in live performances and educational presentations in elementary schools throughout southeastern Wisconsin. She also holds a Master of Music degree from Rice University, and a Bachelor of Music Degree in Violin Performance with distinction from the Eastman School of Music.  She enjoys a multi-faceted career as a recitalist, chamber musician, and educator throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Host Reg Quiring – Reg Quiring has performed as principal violist of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, Quebec Symphony and Vancouver Symphony. He often performs as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in concert and on CBC radio. As a chamber musician, Reg has performed in the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival, Vancouver New Music Ensemble, Standing Wave Ensemble, Vetta Chamber Players, Turning Point Ensemble and Quiring Chamber Players. Reg and his wife, Rosemary O’Connor, are the Davidsbündler Duo and as such have recorded a CD of works for viola and piano and given concerts in many parts of British Columbia. He and his sister, Angela Goddard, founded and co-direct the Quiring Chamber Music Camp for young musicians, now in its 18th year. Reg has served on the music faculty at UBC and the Vancouver Academy of Music, and currently teaches at the Quiring Chamber Music School in Coquitlam. Reg studied violin with Lise Elson and viola with Donald McInnes at the University of Southern California, and studied viola at the University of British Columbia with Gerald Stanick. Reg is the Artistic Director of the Coquitlam Youth orchestra at Evergreen Cultural Centre.

TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW ARE $42 Adult / $38 Senior / $15 Student and are NOT included in our Sample Pack Subscriptions.

FUNDING PARTNERS: BC Arts Council, Province of BC and BC Touring Council.

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Single Tickets go on sale September 1.

Adult ticket price $24, Seniors/Students $19

From the Great Northern Plains of Western Canada, Little Miss Higgins struts and serenades her way, guitar in hand, lips blazoned red, onto any stage. As if she just drove in off the back-road of another time with gravel dust and a sunset trailing behind her, this pocket-sized powerhouse plays music brewed up in old-time country blues sprinkled with a little jazz and maybe a hint of folk. Whetherit’s songs about passion or songs about panties, she writes about real things in a rooted and poetic way. This is all too true on her most recent award winning album, Across The Plains (2010).

Little Miss Higgins (aka Jolene Higgins) was born in Brooks, Alberta, and raised in Independence, Kansas. Music entered her life early.

“When I was about four my dad bought this old piano at a local bar,” she recalls. “It was a mini grand piano. He brought it home and told me it was mine. I carved my name in the side and started taking piano lessons.”

Growing up playing piano, Higgins now uses guitar and voice as her main instruments as well as her theatre background to bring a “refreshing sound and story to the stage.” She spent a number of years after studying theatre at a college in Alberta, roaming Western Canada, acting in plays, frequenting blues clubs and playing her guitar. Higgins finally settled down in Saskatchewan and that’s when music took the driver’s seat. Her stage name, Little Miss Higgins suits the undeniably inflammatory mix of her blues and country music repertoire but the moniker was largely accidental. “When I moved to Saskatchewan in 2002 I started hanging out with this Greek guy,” she recalls “He started calling me Little Miss Higgins so I used it on poster for a gig I was doing and it just stuck.”

Over the past five years, Little Miss Higgins has built a strong national reputation throughout Canada, appearing in clubs and on festival stages in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, Owen Sound, and Canso, Nova Scotia performing most often as a duo with partner and guitar player, Foy Taylor.

One actor. One audience member. One blind date.
A Spontaneous Theatre creation by Rebecca Northan

Experience all the exhilaration and excitement of new love as Mimi goes on a blind date with a different man every night—plucked right out of the audience! Straight from sold-out runs in New York, London’s West End, and Toronto, this fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants fusion of clown, improv, theatre and social experiment is sure to make you fall in love with Mimi and celebrate her audience-member-turned-Romantic-Hero!

Be sure to arrive early to enjoy a cocktail before the show and mingle with Mimi in the lobby!

“I’ve seen Blind Date at four different theatres, and am always captivated and excited by it.”
—Ashlie Corcoran, Artistic Director

“Fearless… and very funny” —The New York Times

Contains mature themes and some strong language. Programming, dates, and creative team subject to change.

SHOW TIMES

Tuesday, January 22 | 8pm 

Wednesday, January 23 | 8pm

Thursday, January 24 | 8pm (Talk Back Thursday to follow show!)

Friday, January 25 | 8pm

Saturday, January 26 | 3pm

Saturday, January 26 | 8pm

Running time: Approx. 70–100 min (average 85 min; no intermission). Not suitable for children under 16 years of age.

IMAGE: Tess Degenstein. Photo by Little Blue Lemon Photography.

Crazy Rich Asians follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, Nick Young (Henry Golding), to his best friend’s wedding in Singapore. Excited about visiting Asia for the first time but nervous about meeting Nick’s family, Rachel is unprepared to learn that Nick has neglected to mention a few key details about his life. It turns out that he is not only the scion of one of the country’s wealthiest families but also one of its most sought-after bachelors. Being on Nick’s arm puts a target on Rachel’s back, with jealous socialites and, worse, Nick’s own disapproving mother (Michelle Yeoh) taking aim. And it soon becomes clear that while money can’t buy love, it can definitely complicate things.PG-13

“A satirical but affectionate view of Asian culture from the inside, a genuinely serious look at the place of cultural values in marriage, and most certainly far, far more fabulous set designs than any recent film. Entertaining and fun.” Monica Reid, Far Out Magazine