FOUR SHOWS PRESENTED BY ECHO PLAYERS
TEEN MUSICAL THEATRE
Music and Lyric by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine

Be careful what you wish for! Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. Into the Woods Jr features all of your favourite characters – Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (and his Beanstalk) and the Witch – in this rich retelling of Brothers Grimm fables.

Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
Al authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.

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by Ann-Marie MacDonald
directed by Brian Mather

Suggestive Language Warning: Recommended ages12 and up

Constance Ledbelly falls down a rabbit hole. In this exuberant comedy, a drab and dusty academic deciphers a cryptic manuscript she believes to be the original source of Othello and Romeo & Juliet and soon crashes down into the plays themselves. Constance visits Juliet and Desdemona, helps save their lives, and finds out exactly what these women are about!

In true Shakespearean spirit, Constance plunders the plays, all the while engaging in a personal voyage of self-discovery. With an abundance of twists, fights, dances, seductions and wild surprises, the play is an absolute joy of theatricality.

This Canadian play is a winner of the Governor General’s Award for Drama and is written by the author of Fall On Your Knees. Welcome back Director Brian Mather after his breath-taking work with last year’s hit The Revolutionists.

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Book by Terrence McNally
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynne Aherns

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Her past is a mystery. Her future is an adventure.
This show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.

EYT - Directed by youth, for youth

by Roy Teed
directed by Robb Mowbray

The saying goes “Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away”. Not so with cranky old ex-army guy Jack.  He will not surrender to the old folks' home without a good fight.  His schoolteacher daughter thinks if he can only visit her classroom of young innocents, it might loosen his stubborn resolve.  This could be a tall order though.  When describing what serving your country was like in 1943, will Jack expose his soft centre or a wound that has never healed?  This is an adult drama about all the battles we face in life when only a low stone wall separates us from delicious peace.

ECHO Players welcomes Quesnel writer Roy Teed and veteran local director Robb Mowbray to the Village Theatre.  Following its run in Qualicum Beach, the production is slated to represent ECHO Players at the Theatre BC North Island Zone Festival in Nanaimo in May.

WARNING: This show contains coarse language and graphic depictions of war. Not recommended for young children.

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by Peter Quilter
directed by Eileen Butts

A “currently single” comedy about finding second love. Richard and Julia are a long-married, but now recently-divorced couple. Seeking new mates through a series of blind dates, they explore and experience the positives and the pitfalls, the perils and the pleasures of searching for new partners in the 21st century. A captivating contemporary comedy about a romantic rendezvous gone ridiculously awry.

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