Do you still have a few names to cross off your holiday shopping list? Not to fret, there are plenty one-of-a-kind, local gifts, many of which can be purchased online. We’ve picked our top five choices:
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Interview: ATP Subscribers Brian Mills and Susan Tyrrell
We sat down with Alberta Theatre Projects Subscribers and Donors Brian and Susan to learn more about their serial theatre-going, as well as the many other ways they soak up the arts, culture, and food scene in Calgary!
Personal Connections to Charlotte’s Web
The wildly talented Calgary-based Actor Nadien Chu is currently performing in The Martha Cohen Theatre, cast in ATP’s 2017 Holiday Show Charlotte’s Web in three roles: Edith Zuckerman, the Goose of the Zuckerman Farm, and a County Fair Spectator. For her role as an elderly fair spectator alongside Actor Sarah Wheeldon, Chu drew special inspiration from both her childhood connection to the story of Charlotte’s Web and a very dear family member:
Five fun facts about the cast of Charlotte’s Web
1. Actor Phil Fulton, playing both the Gander and John Arable in Charlotte’s Web, is no stranger to animals. Phil is the Community Outreach Manager for the Calgary Humane Society!
The Adventures of ATPig!
During Alberta Theatre Projects’ Annual Tweet Night on Tuesday, November 21 wherein both audience members and artists tweeted live from the Martha Cohen Theatre during the first preview performance of Charlotte’s Web, a fresh new face took over the ATP Twitter and Instagram feed: ATPig! In case you missed it, here’s what ATPig shared on Tweet Night:
GIVE THE GIFT OF THEATRE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Don’t yet have tickets to ATP’s Family Holiday Show, Charlotte’s Web? On Black Friday, you can purchase tickets for the following performances of Charlotte’s Web at 20% off:
- November 30 at 7:30PM
- December 1 at 7:30PM
- December 2 at 6:00PM
This Week’s Special Events at ATP
You can join us at ATP all season long for fun and friendly events where audiences and artists meet and mingle to explore the themes of the plays and celebrate the art of live theatre. Plus: all Exchange events are included with the purchase of your ticket! Read on to find out what we have planned for this week’s Exchange events.
ATP’s Charlotte’s Web: A Brand New Take on a Timeless Story
Featuring dazzling acrobatics and a live, original music score, Alberta Theatre Projects’ modern-day adaptation of Charlotte’s Web brings with it a brand new take to its encore production of this timeless story, filled with the everlasting magic fans have always loved.
The Revival of Charlotte’s Web
Everyone’s read Charlotte’s Web: E.B. White’s classic children’s book about the unlikely friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider called Charlotte. A story that follows Wilbur from his beginnings as a scrawny piglet who’s spared from becoming pork chops by a young girl named Fern. Originally written in 1952, this year has become that of a renaissance for the treasured children’s tale for a few key reasons.
“What I Love about YYC is the connection.”
As we approach Calgary’s second annual #LoveYYC Day on Saturday, November 4, 2017, Tourism Calgary has been asking the community what it is that makes our city so lovable! Alberta Theatre Projects took this opportunity to ask Head of Wardrobe Melissa Mitchell what she loves most about being a Calgarian: