By Michael Armstrong

Directed by Michael Armstrong

LONGING is one woman’s story of a life through the 20th century, inspired by the life of the author’s own mother and by his relationship with her. Barbara spent her early life trying to find the lasting relationship that eluded her as a child and her later years struggling to hold that marriage together. It is a true and inspiring story of one woman’s courage to live her life for love and to rediscover what was lost.

A World Premiere of a new, and deeply moving play.

This is a true story and as such deals with adult themes and contains scenes of implied violence and may not be suitable for small children.

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ECHO Youth presents two comedic one acts plays:

Bad Auditions by Bad Actors by Ian McWethy
(Directed by Ashera Richards)

Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
(Adapted and directed by Lina Janeski)

Adults: $15
Students and Seniors: $12

By Stewart Lemoine

Directed by Ian Morton

This hare-brained tale is set in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1959.  A newly arrived English widow has a very delicate disclosure to make to her brand new beau - and she arranges for an Etiquette Expert to help her down this tricky path.  At first it starts out well but soon things get out of hand - four solid doors are slammed, drinks are tossed, identities are mistaken - and the action moves at a very tidy clip.  These are eccentric people in eccentric situations and the dialogue peels off like a 1940’s cocktail party - frightfully polite but with Oscar Wildly twists.

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ECHO’s Teen Musical Theatre presents Oklahoma! Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theatre. In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land. 

Adults: $15
Seniors: $12
Students: $12

Written by: Gail Young

Director: Michael King

Grown women, aching feet and heaving bosoms! Follow the Cheshire Cats team as they speed-walk their way to fundraising success in the London Moonwalk. Hilary, Siobhan, Yvonne, Vicky and Maggie are attempting to walk 13 miles across the English capital in record time in their decorated bras and posh new trainers, but the 6th member of the team doesn’t seem to meet the physcial criteria! Cheshire Cats is a cross between a girl’s night out and a real mission to support a cause close to many hearts, with plenty of laughs and a few tears along the way.

Adults: $28
Seniors: $25
Students: $17
Group Rate: $24

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Written by: Ben Cocker

Director: Julian Packer

“A fun-filled family frolice for those who enjoy booing, cheering, singing and laughing at a lighthearted, tradional, panto. With a nod to the original RL Stevenson’s classic tale of adventure on the high seas, this audacious tale asks some pertinent questions about our own treasures.” This madcap laugh-a-minute pirate adventure story, from start to finish, will have you rolling in the aisles with laughter!

Adults: $28
Seniors: $25
Students: $17
Group Rate: $24

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Written by: Ira Levin

Director: Rob Atkinson

An experienced playwritght going through a dry spell, a talented amature with a winning script, a supportive but reluctant spouse, a clairvoyant neighbour and a friendly attorney. Mix all of them with a remote home and ambitious characters and you have Deathtrap by Ira Levin. How far would you be willing to go to restore your former glory and bank account? What lines would you cross to make it big? Deathtrap weaves an intricate talk of greed and ambition that will leave you wondering what will happen next. Two-thirds thriller and on-third comedy, this play will leave you guessing and laughing.

Adults: $28
Seniors: $25
Students: $17
Group Rate: $24

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Written by: Lauren Gunderson

Director: Brian Mather

Four badass women lose their heads in this irreverent, girl-powered comedy set during the French Revolution’s Reighn of Terror. Playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, former Queen Marie Antoinetter and Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle hang out, murder Marat and try to beat back the extremist insanity in 1793 Paris. This grand and dream-tweaked comedy is about violence and legacy, art and activism, feminism and teroorism, compatriots and chosen sisters, and how we actually go about changing the world.

Adults: $28
Seniors: $25
Students: $17
Group Rate: $24

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Written by: Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein

Director: Gary Brown

Kinky Boots is the big-hearted musical extravaganza that won six Tonys including Best Musical in 2013. Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Thrying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they work to turn the factory around, this unliely pair find that they have more in common than they realized… and discover that when you change your mind, you can change your whole world.

Adults: $28
Seniors: $25
Students: $17
Group Rate: $24

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