The Bus Stop Theatre

JimiBill a workshop presentation by Genevieve Jones
2017-08-18 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K3B5, Canada
JimiBill is a woman’s recounting of the vivid memories of her past and her relationship with her father. He fell victim to addiction, depression and homelessness. As she takes on the role of her father she tells the story from his perspective. In it’s raw approach the play is a cathartic and personal journey of the artist, writer, and human being Genevieve is today.
Based on true life events, although not limited to, JimiBill draws a line between what the truth may be and what the writer has assumed. At it’s core, it’s truly about a father and daughter who are physically disconnected yet emotionally magnetized to the others existence and purpose.
****JUST A WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE. ****
– the script is in early stages, Genevieve may have script in hand. After the show there will be a question and answer period with Genevieve
8pm, DOORS AT 7:30. Show runs just under an hour
TICKETS: 10$ at the door

Black Box Basics with Matthew Downey
2017-08-13 13:00 - 17:00
The Bus Stop Theatre Coop – Trade School Workshop Series
Sunday, August 13
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Learn the basics of how to run lights at the Bus Stop!
SPACE IS VERY LIMITED, and will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
This Black Box Basics workshop is facilitated by Merritt award-winning technician/designer Matthew Downey and will provide the opportunity for participants to learn about technical theatre. It will give participants the skill-set to be able to run the lighting equipment of the Bus Stop (or any other similar black box theatre), as well as briefly touch on lighting design for small spaces. Participants will have the opportunity for hands-on usage of the equipment, and will be instructed in the capabilities of a wide range of technical equipment and tips on how to wrangle such equipment in various spaces.
Who can attend? Anyone!
Free to Members, $30 for public.
*Join the Co-op now to get discount prices on our workshops!
If you want to attend, yet cost is an issue, please email info@thebusstoptheatre.org and we’ll do our best to accommodate your needs. We hope to make these workshops as accessible as possible!
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The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op – Trade School Workshop Series offers monthly workshops to enhance skills that make artistic production more accessible. Stay tuned for the next workshop announcement!
The Trade School Workshop Series is made possible thanks to the support of the Nova Scotia Department of Communties, Culture and Heritage.

Terra Novella Theatre presents Safe Haven: A Workshopped Prouction on Mental Illness
2017-08-11 - 2017-08-12
Terra Novella Theatre presents: Safe Haven, a workshopped production on mental illness.
We invite all theatre goers and theatre creators to join us during our workshop to drop in, watch what we have created and stay after for a talk back on how we could further improve the script.
Written and Directed by Ryan Wilcox, Safe Haven is an intimate encounter with one’s mental illness. The goal of this workshop is to refine the script to reveal the thought process of those suffering from mental illness and to break the stigma of invisible disabilities. The script is filled with hard hitting truths and intimate reality with heart warming moments scattered throughout.
Tickets are pay what you can (reccommended 5 dollar donation) and will be available at the door.
Show times are Friday August 11th at 7:30 and Saturday August 12th at 2:00 and 7:30. Doors open 30 minutes before top of show.
TLDR: Bring 5 dollars to a show on Aug. 11th or 12th and give opinions on a play about mental illness.

Terra Novella Theatre presents: Conjurers' Court - A Magic Show
2017-08-10 19:30 - 21:30
Come one, come all to another special magical showcase in cooperation with Terra Novella Theatre and the magicians of Halifax’s magic club, the Conjurers’ Court.
Get ready to be amazed, amused, and entertained by some of Halifax’s finest professional and hobby magicians. Tickets are pay what you can at the door or after the show.
There will be a bar available for refreshments as well. Children are allowed to attend although magic is not targeted at the young ones.
Time: Show starts at 7:30PM, with doors opening ~30 minutes before, show will run until about 9:30PM.

East Coast Improv Festival
2017-08-03 - 2017-08-05
Art | Improv | Music | Stand Up
Doors at 7:30pm | Shows at 8:00pm

Elevate Summer Dance 2017 Showcase
2017-07-28 18:00 - 19:00
The Dancers at Elevate Summer Dance Intensive will be showcasing their talent Friday, July 28th, 2017 at the Bus Stop Theatre in Halifax! Join us for a wonderful showcase of dance!

a little sing for The BIG Swim
2017-07-27 19:30 - 22:00
The BIG SWIM is a fundraising event that supports Brigadoon Village, a non-profit recreational facility for children living with a chronic illness, chronic condition or special needs.
Join singer (and BIG SWIMmer) Margaret Champion and friends, Anders Balderston, Heather Boucher, Rick Gunn and Scott Taylor, for a cabaret-style concert. Come enjoy some standards, traditional tunes, and Broadway classics, and help a worthy cause.
TICKETS AVAILABLE ON EVENTBRITE

Konyon Cash X KinG WiiZ LIVE in Halifax
2017-07-22 20:00 - 22:30
Iconic duo Konyon Cash and KinG WiiZ both from Africa, Liberia currently living in Halifax Canada.
Live in Halifax! Both are Hip hop rap artists, Afro-beat musicians and African/Hip hop dancers. Konyon Cash and KinG WiiZ have multiple songs and music videos and have performed all around including Schools, festivals and shows.
With SPECIAL GUEST
CUNNY
JOY BROOKLYN
And more
$10 a ticket ALL AGES. You can also pay at the door.
ONLINE TICKET AVAILABLE
( There will be JALLAH APPAREL booth, where you will be able to purchase you very own Jallah Apparel clothing ) NEW PRODUCT WILL BE AVAILABLE.
During the show there will be a Fashion Show for JALLAH APPAREL , Dance crew and Other amazing local artists and a DJ set.
THE BAR WILL BE OPEN 19+ with ID to get served alcohol.
Here is some of their work.
https://youtu.be/ArtGBGMkr3g
https://youtu.be/JJu8mCiiBBs
https://youtu.be/UFWCooDPfCM
https://youtu.be/1exoXyWEKEk
Www.soundcloud.com/wizzlwbrown
Www.soundcloud.com/konyoncash
SOCIAL MEDIA
instagram- legitmusicgrouplmg
facebook- Legit Music Group
Twitter- legitmusicgrop
KinG WiiZ
instagram- wiizoffial
twitter- @wizzlebrown
FB page- KING WiiZ
KONYON CASH
instagram- konyoncash
twitter- @konyoncash
fb PAGE: konyon ca$h
For booking – legitmusicgroup2015@gmail.com

Opera Backwards: A Very Queer Show
2017-07-20 19:30 - 21:30
In the tradition of “Broadway Backwards”, the annual show where musical theatre numbers are given an LGBT twist, HSOF presents its third annual salute to Halifax Pride: “Opera Backwards”. Come and experience gay and lesbian stories told through the great arias and duets of opera and operetta, sung by participants in the thirteenth annual Halifax Summer Opera Festival. Host Kristi Davidson.
Tickets $20 each — the theatre is small and this event always sells out, so we do recommend buying your tickets in advance 🙂 Any extra tickets will be sold at the door.
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

Turn Me On Podcast LIVE
2017-07-19 19:30 - 21:30
Turn Me On podcast is a no holds barred conversation about what it is to be a sexual being in the world. Hosted by Jeremie and Bryde, a married, poly, adventurous couple who love to talk to people about S-E-X, the conversation is geared toward getting real about pleasures of the flesh with intelligence, humour and maybe a little pillow talk. Still reeling from their first sold out LIVE show in Halifax TMO is geared up and ready to bring balls to the wall pleasure for another round of salacious fun in North End Halifax!
July 19th – Doors: 7:30 – Show: 8:00 – 9:30
Limited Tickets Available: 95
How Much: $20 + fees
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

So You Want to Tour the World With Your Art (Queer Acts)
2017-07-15 13:00 - 16:00
Workshop with Sunny Drake
So You Wanna Tour the World with your Art: step by step considerations for self-producing and touring independent performance, including being presented by venues or festivals and Do-It-Yourself style touring (e.g. to warehouses, youth centres, hiring venues). Sunny has toured extensively to over 80 venues in 55 cities in the USA, Canada, Europe, Puerto Rico and Australia.
Presented in partnership with Halifax Fringe Festival

No Treats - Queer Acts Theatre Festival
2017-07-15 - 2017-07-16
Written and performed by Aisha Zaman (60min, Bus Stop Theatre)
“They experienced suffering and adversity and were so shaken in spirit that even the Prophet and the faithful who were with him cried, ‘When will God’s help come?’” (Al-Baqarah-214).
When 15-year-old Yasmin realizes that her “never-tell-anyone-especially-not-your-parents” secret is out, she begins a winner-take-all fight against herself for her right to live her seemingly ironic life by challenging the notion that there is no room for sexual diversity in Islam.
CW: Suicide, mental health
The Bus Stop Theatre
Saturday July 15th, 7PM
Sunday July 16th, 3:30PM
Sunday July 16th, 9:30PM
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

Emerging Queer Artists Double Bill - Queer Acts Theatre Festival
2017-07-14 - 2017-07-16
Emerging Queer Artists Double-Bill (60 Min, Bus Stop Theatre)
Queer Acts has partnered with Raven Davis as mentor and Jade Byard Peek is our local emerging queer artist! Jade is a Black and Mi’kmaw Artist working with Raven in a new piece entitled “fried”. Fried is a performance piece that confronts the colonial expectation of the presentation of black femme bodies in white spaces, intersected with conflicting notions trans-femme “passing” Ideals. While engaging conversations of appropriation, harassment, and tokenism, Fried explores the labour, pain, and struggle of maintaining and straightening afro-textured hair, while balancing of culture, work, and personal pressures and expectations. Using the combination of audio, monologue, and the act of straightening hair under time constraints, shows the labour of being a black trans woman in a humid city, depicting the constant assault on black women’s bodies, especially their hair.
From Toronto, we have writer/actor François Macdonald who comes to us with his play Aquarius, directed by Sunny Drake. In April 1975, the Aquarius bathhouse in downtown Montreal was firebombed, killing three patrons, two of whom were never identified or claimed. Aquarius tells the story of two men who met in the bathhouse that night. Originally conceived as part of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre’s 2016/17 Emerging Creators Unit, first performed at the 38th Rhubarb Festival in Toronto this past February and shared again at Toronto’s Queer Pride Festival last month, Aquarius is an exploration of sexuality, repression, violence and memory as it relates to Montreal in the 1970s and to the recent legalization of homosexuality by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1969. Creator and performer — François Macdonald, Director — Sunny Drake, Dramaturge — Mel Hague, Sound Designer — Jason Thomson
The Bus Stop Theatre
Friday July 14th, 6:30PM
Saturday July 15th, 8:30PM
Sunday July 16th, 2:00PM
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

Kooni - Queer Acts Theatre Festival
2017-07-13 - 2017-07-16
Written and performed by Izad Etemadi, Direction and Dramaturgy by Liza Balkan, Film Direction by Moze Mossanen and Stage Management by Steph Raposo. (60 Min, Bus Stop Theatre)
[koo-knee] Persian. Noun.
1. A person who is known to have anal sex. This term is most often used towards men to imply homosexuality.�2. Commonly used as an insult.�3. Mostly used as slang for “fag.”
“Dude, you’re so Kooni.”
His parents left Iran over 30 years ago in search for a better life for their children. Going back to Iran now could result in mandatory military service and even, death. But what if they hadn’t made that selfless choice? What would his life look like? This Canadian ‘Kooni’ contrasts his life in Canada with an imagined one in Iran, integrating the two worlds through live performance and video.
Izad last visited Halifax in 2015 with his comedic hit Love With Leila, which is currently on stage at OUTstages in Victoria.
The Bus Stop Theatre
Thursday July 13th, 8:00PM
Friday July 14th, 8:00PM
Sunday July 16th, 8:00PM
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

Breakfast - Queer Acts Theatre Festival
2017-07-13 - 2017-07-16
Written and performed by Adam Myatt and Nolan Natasha (30 Min, Bus Stop Theatre)
Breakfast is a comedy about waiting, often for the wrong reasons. Two friends sit in a quiet diner on a weekday afternoon, ordering off the breakfast menu. While waiting for their order to arrive, they discuss, among other things, annoying social media posts, relationships and orchestra conductors (what do they contribute, anyway?!). Breakfast explores the quiet earnestness inside a couple of grumps.
The Bus Stop Theatre
Thursday July 13th, 7:00PM
Saturday July 15th, 6:00PM
Sunday July 16th, 7:00PM
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

The Queer Ages of Hugo Dann - Queer Acts Theatre Festival
2017-07-13 - 2017-07-14
Performed and Written by Hugo Dann, with Rosemary Gilbert (90 Min, Bus Stop Theatre)
The Queer Ages of Hugo Dann explores the life of its author/performer from 1966 to the present day. The queer theatre artist and activist traces the connection between his life in the theatre and his coming of age as a gay artist. The play explores the disintegration of his family as a result of his father’s closeted homosexuality, his discovery of sex in the heady first years of of LGBTQ+ liberation, the years of violence and plague, right up to massacre in Orlando and beyond. Along the way it tracks the changes in Canadian attitudes and political responses to Queer/Trans peoples.
The Bus Stop Theatre
Thursday July 13th, 9:30PM
Friday July 14th, 9:30PM
Saturday July 15th, 10:00PM
TICKET HALIFAX LINK

Hello City Improv Show
2017-07-03 20:00 - 23:00
Coming back at ya with that Barkenaked Ladies song about the greatest city in the world….
☀️ HELLO CITY IMPROV SHOW ☀️
ft. halifax improvisers from near and far making jokes and telling stories about the fog, dal bros going to split crow’s power hour, the consistent noon hour canon + more
Want to try/learn some new improv skills? Come early for a workshop taught by one of our players!
SHOW 8PM ⚬ WORKSHOP 6:00-7:30PM ⚬ BUS STOP THEATRE
● (just the) SHOW $10
● (only doing) WORKSHOP $10
● or BOTH for $15
ALL AGES (but heads up – there may be some cursing / drinking / who knows what) – EVERYONE WELCOME
* we want to create a safe space for everyone to come and play (our players, workshop participants, and audience). there will be zero tolerance for any forms of harassment *

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov - A Bombshell Theatre production
2017-06-27 - 2017-06-30
Family drama, personal feelings and the need for an innovative lifestyle can only be silenced for so long. Uncle Vanya explores just what may happen when these things can’t be silenced any longer.
Tickets are $15 for artists and students and general admission is $20.
Directed by Jon Cheverie with Assistant Director Amy Muir.
Featuring:
Jack Smith as Ivan Petrovich (Vanya)
Julia Schultz as Yélena
Edie Reaney as Sónya
Anika Riopel as Doctor Mikhail Lvovich Ástrov
Michael Kamras as Aléxander Serebriakov (The Professor)
Sophie Jacome as Marina
James Thornton as Telegin (Waffles)
Kayla Gunn as Madame Voitskaya (Vanya’s mother)

Summer Lovin': Peachy Keen Short Plays
2017-06-23 20:00 - 23:00
A wella wella wella UH!
Following the sold-out-in-a-snowstorm success of our first short play night*, the Bus Stop Theatre Playwrights Unit brings you SUMMER LOVIN: An evening of Peachy Keen Short Plays!
Haul your cookies to the Bus Stop Theatre for a night of tender missed connections, hipster Blanche DuBois, Eros the Love Clown and of course, a top-notch roster of our local artists: THEY’RE ELECTRIFYING.
Where: YOU KNOW WHERE!
When: 8pm June 23rd (doors @ 7:30)
Tickets PWYC UNTIL JUNE 23

Queer Acts Comedy Night 2017 - You Always(?) Remember Your First
2017-06-22 19:00 - 22:00
Join the Queer Acts Comedians in Residence Adam Myatt and Nolan Pike at the Bus Stop Theatre for a night of stand-up comedy and storytelling. This year’s theme, “You Always(?) Remember Your First”, invites some funny local LGBTQ+ people tell you jokes and stories about all sorts of first times.
To top off a fun night of comedy, hear about the upcoming shows that will be featured in the Queer Acts Festival in July!
Performers to be announced!
June 22nd
7PM
$10

Prepare: All Ages Rock/Metal Show
2017-06-17 18:00 - 22:00
A night you will not want to miss. Great mix of bands from rock to metal. Starts 6 pm and ends 10pm at the Bus Stop Theatre! Only 5 dollars at the door!

Please note that this is a dry event. No alcohol will be served, and no outside alcoholic beverages are permitted.

Matchstick Theatre presents: Bitter Rose by Catherine Banks
2017-06-08 - 2017-06-11
While reading the morning obituaries, Rose wonders how she will be remembered. As a mother? As a wife? As an artist? In her desire to be seen and heard, she dons her wedding dress and visits her daughters’ school, her husband’s university, and the Superstore. Eventually Rose finds herself alone again in the basement. Filled with memories and the weight of her choices, she opens up and unpacks her life, retracing the steps that have lead her to today. By inspecting her seemingly-perfect existence, Rose begins to understand the true cost of pursuing her art.
Catherine Banks’ Bitter Rose will be playing at The Bus Stop Theatre Co-op with the support of Theatre Nova Scotia, from June 8th-11th at 8pm with 2pm weekend matinees. Tickets are only $10 until May 22nd, after which they are $15 / $12 for students, underwaged, seniors, and Bus Stop Co-op members.
http://www.tickethalifax.com/events/43876574/catherine-banks-bitter-rose
Featuring:
Kim Parkhill as Rose
Directed by Jake Planinc
Stage Managed and Designed by Chelsea Dickie
Produced by Alex Mills
Photography by Samm Fisher (Samm Fisher Photography)
Poster Designed by Lindsay Laltoo (Art Things by Linds)
Matchstick Theatre produces contemporary Canadian plays, striving to ignite, affect, and ultimately transform its audience with every performance.
Visit www.matchsticktheatre.net for more information.

How can we build a future that includes us all?
2017-05-31 18:00 - 21:00
Join the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-NS and the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour for a roundtable and reception with an incredible line-up of leading progressive economists representing multiple sectors from across Canada. What can we learn from leading economists from across Canada about how to move a progressive economic agenda forward? The right policies can create jobs, reduce inequality and renew hope in the future. The day after the provincial election is a great time to strategize together to make that future happen.
Free Admission
Featuring:
Iglika Ivanova, Senior Economist and Public Interest Researcher, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-British Columbia
John Loxley (PhD), Professor, Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.
Angella MacEwen, Senior Economist, Canadian Labour Congress
Kaylie Tiessen, National Representative, Research Department, Unifor
Moderator: Christine Saulnier, Director, CCPA-NS

KAMP – Workshop Production
2017-05-27
KAMP – Workshop Production
Bradley & Williams in association with DaPoPo Theatre
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Date:
SPECIAL ADDITION (in partnership with the MAYWORKS Festival)
April 29-30 – 7.30pm Halifax Music Co-op, 2164 Barrington St
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada
Session 1 (STAGES Fest): May 16, 2017 – 2pm VENUE: The Living Room
Session 2 (STAGES Fest): May 27, 2017 – 11am VENUE: The Bus Stop Theatre
(Note: one ticket gives access to ALL THREE sessions, but you do not HAVE to attend all sessions to enjoy the experience.)

Box Office
www.tickethalifax.com
Ticket Prices: $25 (Three sessions included)
CLICK HERE FOR SONGSPIEL TICKETS

PLUS: An orchestral preview of a new Musical by Jamie Bradley and Garry Williams
The Nazis hated them because they were gay… but that’s what saved them
KAMP Songspiel: An Orchestral Preview will highlight some of the original songs of this new musical and introduce the audience to the characters and their lives in the “Pink Barrack” as they plan and rehearse their own cabaret.
The Songspiel will feature a number of queer performers from the Halifax theatre community. The KAMP Cabaret Band will include musicians from the Halifax Music Co-Op, under the Musical Direction of John Bogardus.
A ticket to KAMP Songspiel gives you admission to two separate stage readings of the play presented during the STAGES Theatre Festival on May 16th and 27th!
So that’s THREE performances for one ticket.

Description:
The Nazis hated them because they were gay… but that’s what saved them.
KAMP is a two-act musical that tells the story of a group of homosexual men, interred in a Nazi concentration camp, who use their artistic talents to secretly produce their own musical revue; a project that would give them hope to survive, hold on to their identities, and maintain their humanity. KAMP is based on historical truth.
This reading is presented in a unique way.

How the ‘multiple readings’ thing works:
After you have enjoyed, experienced and lived the music at the songspiel…
The play receives a first reading in week one of the STAGES Theatre Festival, then a second reading in week two after work has been done.
‘KAMP’ (by Jamie Bradley & Garry Williams ) will be the second play script to receive this treatment. We initiated this process in 2016 and it proved successful and very useful to the writer.
Session 1 will feature a staged-reading of this new work in-development followed by a moderated feedback session with the audience. Over the course of ten days, the playwrights will rework the piece (heeding OR ignoring the audience’s comments!) for a reading to take place the following week.

Playwright Unit - Off The Page
2017-05-26 21:00 - 22:00
Date:
May 26, 2017 – 9pm
Box Office:
www.tickethalifax.com
Ticket Prices: $5
Description:
Eastern Front Theatre’s Playwrights Unit is a group of Halifax based writers who meet to share their progress on current works and receive feedback from their peers. STAGES will feature staged readings from works in progress by these talented individuals.
The writers will be present for a day of rehearsal with a team of actors and a director, to see a ten-minute section of their play lift off the page.
This year’s nine Playwright Unit participants are:
Sam Horak, Katerina Bakolias, Kim Parkhill, Laura Burke, Andrew Chandler, Sarah Jane Blenkhorn, Amy Groening, Dan Bray, Liz Richardson
Eastern Front Theatre’s Writer in Residence 2017
Shelley Thompson trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (UK), the screenwriting lab at the Canadian Film Centre (2015) and recently (2016) was one of eight female writer/directors selected for the Women In the Directors Chair (WIDC) Program.
Work as an actor included: The National Theatre (UK), Adelphi and Whitehall Theatres, (West End), numerous UK regionals, Shaw Festival, The Neptune, The Globe and more in Canada. Television/film includes eleven season of Trailer Park Boys (Barb Lahey) and six seasons of ITV- UK’s Mike and Angelo (Rita) and the cult film Labyrinth with David Bowie.
Playwriting includes: A Kind of Faith (2004 – an Acadian odyssey), Leaving Wonderland (2015). For children: Belinda the Bicycle Witch, Bluenose Billy and Lost and Found. Presently (2017) playwright-in-residence for Eastern Front Theatre, Halifax Nova Scotia, developing an all female production about the Dieppe invasion of 1942 – A Bloody Jubilee – in association with Northern Broadsides Theatre (UK).
Screenwriting/direction includes the short DAWG (2015) which played family film festivals across North America. Her new short, Bats, premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival (Halifax,Sept 2016) and has played festivals throughout the Maritimes to date. Her feature project The Benefit was one of four chosen by the Atlantic Film Festival for their Script Development Program 2016 to develop/pitch at the festival, and her feature Dawn, Her Dad, and the Tractor has been supported by the Canada Council for development.
Based in Halifax/Dartmouth, Thompson is parent to singer/songwriter T. Thomason, and a champion of LGBTQ issues.
Twitter: @ThompsonShelley
PLAYWRIGHT UNIT BIOS
Katerina Bakolias is a Halifax born and raised actor who recently delved into the world of playwriting. Her first written piece, Re-taled, was staged this summer in the Atlantic Fringe Festival. Re-taled explored the comedy and misadventures that often ensue when working in retail. Katerina completed her BA in Acting and History at Dalhousie University and played many roles at Dal including, Masha (The Seagull), Duckling Smith (Our Country’s Good), and Meton (The Birds). She has most recently performed as Kate (Seminar) with Kick at the Dark Theatre and is very excited to be part of EFT’s Playwright Unit.
Liz Richardson trained at the York University Theatre Program and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (UK). Work in the UK includes: Whitehall Theatre, Donmar Warehouse and Lyric Hammersmith (West End), two seasons with the Bristol Old Vic and in numerous regional theatres. Work in Canada includes: the Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage in Toronto and seven seasons at Neptune Theatre. Film and television includes: Masterpiece Theatre, Ladykillers, Tales of the Unexpected, Max Headroom (UK), Warbrides (CBC), Margaret’s Museum, Haven, Black Harbour (NS).
Writing includes: Lyric collaboration for Fascinating Aida singing trio which she co-founded and dramaturgy for Jack Klaff- leading solo performer (UK). She co-wrote W(O)OF with Mary-Colin Chisolm and in 2012 her one-woman show Going On, was selected as one of four plays for Eastern Front’s SuperNova Festival. The show has been performed in Halifax, Mexico, upstate NY, Vancouver, Stratford, Seattle and Toronto. She has co-written another play S.P.I.N, which is still in development and is delighted to be joining such talented folk in the playwriting unit for support in working on her first full length play, Daniel.
Liz has studied and taught many meditation programs in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition in Canada, New Zealand and Chile and completed a three year retreat in 2010.
Kim Parkhill is a Halifax-based artist who principally performs and creates for the theatre, among many other things. She has toured with productions through the Maritimes and to Germany. She is a member of ACTRA, CAEA and PARC and is a former associate director of DaPoPo Theatre, with whom she co-created/contributed writing for ten of the company’s original productions. As playwright, credits include: A Good Death (Neptune Studio Theatre, Halifax), Warp & Weft (co- created with Lizon Richard, Atlantic Fringe, Halifax), Phaedra’s Bed (Atlantic Fringe, Halifax), The Again Walkers (Ibsen Bites, LunaSea Theatre, Halifax), Tom-Tom, die TraumWerwerter (Winter’s Journey, Halifax), And Then Nothing Happened (in development).
Amy Groening began her career as an actress in her hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba working on such projects as Century Fox’s GOON and Space Channels TODD AND THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL.
Amy now splits her time between Atlantic Canada and Toronto, ON and has been busy working on numerous feature films and television shows. Her most recent projects include the NBC Universal pilot HORIZON, eOne feature TEEN LUST, a recurring character on CW’s REIGN as well as a leading role on CW’s comedy BACKPACKERS. Amy is thrilled to be working on her first feature in Atlantic Canada, HALLOWEEN PARTY with Northeast Films. Additionally she is beyond excited to beginning her work with the Eastern Front Theatre’s Playwriting Unit.
Sam Horak is an emerging director, playwright and theatre creator. Horak runs a small indie theatre company called Rolling Bold Productions with the focus on creating Queer and Feminist theatre with a rock n roll twist. Horak recently directed and produced Rocky Horror at North St. Church, SIT ON MY FACE at Queer Acts (2016) and at the Company House, Atlantic Fringe Festival (2015) winning the “Fringiest fringe award” and “5th for best box office”. Horak also directed Sissydude, a dandy rock musical with Trrrash productions in 2013, and in 2012 at Queer Acts theatre festival, winning a bronze medal for best theatrical production in the Coast “Best of” awards. Kitchen, a dirty rock tale is Horak’s first full-length script and is what allowed her to find her passion for writing. After taking part in PARC’S Playwrights Colony, Horak is ever so grateful to be accepted into the playwright’s Unit with Eastern Front theatre, receiving another opportunity for feedback with the guidance of Shelley Thompson.
Sarah Jane Blenkhorn is a writer, performer and teacher. She has studied theatre, technical production, Western history and teaching English as a second language. Sarah worked in the Halifax theatre and film industries for more than a decade before going to Japan to teach English for eight years, immersing herself in modern daily life and traditional culture there. She has worked collaboratively and individually on plays, as well as her own poetry and nonfiction. In 2016, following her return to Halifax, she wrote and performed Rabbit Moon, a one-woman play, for the Atlantic Fringe Festival, where it was received warmly.
Dan Bray is a multidisciplinary artist based in Halifax and holds an MA in Drama from the University of Toronto. As a playwright, his work has been produced by the Villain’s Theatre, Taboo Theatre, and Lions Den Theatre. His adaptation of the elizabethan tragedy, Arden of Faversham, garnered him a Merritt nomination for “Outstanding New Play by a Nova Scotian Playwright,” and two of his original plays won “Best Playwright” and “Best All Ages Show” in the Atlantic Fringe. He’s tremendously grateful to be included in the playwrights unit and working with Eastern Front.
Andrew Chandler is an actor, director, producer and playwright from Halifax, NS. He holds a BMus in Percussion and a diploma in Musical Theatre Performance from Sheridan Institute. As an actor he has performed with Two Plans and a Passion Theatre Company, Ship’s Company Theatre, Shakespeare by the Sea, Festival Antigonish Summer Theatre, DaPoPo Theatre, Lion’s Den Theatre, and a number of independent productions. He is the artistic producer of Kick at the Dark Theatre Company, and starred in their 2015 Merritt-Award winning production The Story of a Sinking Man by Morris Panych. As a playwright, he has co-written several plays including Going Down (with Ann Doyle), Stay At Home Dead (with Dorian Lang, Jonny Thompson, and Claire St.-François) and the Musical So… What About Love? (with Garry Williams and Amy Reitsma). He has written short plays for Up the Hill Theatre productions and Once Upon a Theatre collective.
Laura Burke is a writer and actor with a background in performance poetry. She debuted her first play, Voices, in San Francisco in 2011. Since then, she has shown her work in every province between Newfoundland and Manitoba. Produced by The Doppler Effect, Heartwood premiered at the Mayworks Festival in 2013, then played at Neptune Theatre’s Open Spaces in 2014. Laura performed an excerpt from her play, Iris at the 2015 Soloicious Festival, and in 2016, her script proposal for Mad Ones was awarded support and collaboration from Eastern Front Theatre at the Stages Festival Pitch It Event. She looks forward to working with all of the fine folk at the 2017 EFT Playwright’s Unit, where she will develop Mad Ones – a play about love, madness and identity set in 1730.
Now in its 24th season, Eastern Front Theatre is a Halifax based theatre company that commissions, develops, produces, and presents plays that explore and celebrate the human condition in relation to our place in the world. We champion Atlantic Canadian artists and stories about Atlantic Canada. Eastern Front Theatre strives to stimulate, entertain, and challenge our audience with theatre that is provocative, innovative, and of the highest standard.
Eastern Front Theatre is proud to work with Theatre Nova Scotia, Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre, and our Print Media Sponsor The Coast. Eastern Front Theatre is generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Department of Canadian Heritage, Arts Nova Scotia, and the Halifax Regional Municipality.
EFT has received funding for the creation of Shelley Thompson’s new play, ‘Bloody Jubilee’ from the Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage. We are incredibly grateful.
Playwright Unit 2018
To apply to be part of the 2018 Playwright Unit, write to Artistic Producer Jeremy Webb (jeremy@easternfronttheatre.com), including:
* a sample of your playwrighting (a previously-written full script, if you have one)
* a resume
* a brief synopsis or description of the play you wish to work on as part of the Unit
Deadline to Submit: November 1st, 2017

Lullaby: Inside The Halifax Explosion
2017-05-26 16:00 - 17:00
Lullaby: Inside The Halifax Explosion
by Karen Bassett
Semi-Staged Reading: Theatre for Young Audiences version of a brand new play
Venue: BusStop Theatre

Date:
May 26, 2017 – 4pm

Box Office:
www.tickethalifax.com
Ticket Prices: $5

Description:
An opportunity to hear a reading of Karen Bassett’s new play as it is about to be locked down. It’s time for some final notes!
This script is the high school version of Bassett’s play and this reading will give teachers a chance to hear the material before booking it in the Fall of 2017.
Lullaby: Inside The Halifax Explosion is a dramatic, educational and emotive experience that explores little-told stories of the events of Dec 6, 1917.
It is a day that has become synonymous with tales of heroism, survival and of how a community fought against the disaster and the elements. It is a tale of how Canadians emerged from under terrible conditions to help each other.
The play is touring to Nova Scotia schools for four weeks, starting September 13th, 2017. To book the play to visit your school contact Allison McLeod at Neptune Theatre: 902 429-7300, or by email: amacleod@neptunetheatre.com

Les & Dawn
2017-05-25 - 2017-05-27
Les & Dawn
Presented by LunaSea Theatre
By Jake Willett
Venue: BusStop Theatre

Dates & Times:
May 25 – 7.30pm
May 26 – 7.30pm
May 27th – 2pm & 7.30pm

BOX OFFICE:
www.tickethalifax.com
Ticket Prices: $20 / $15

Description:
Les and Dawn is a fast-paced story about three lost souls; a simple man, who has always done what was expected of him, getting him nowhere; A brilliant, yet broken, little girl trying to make sense of the painful and hypocritical world around her; and a struggling, yet devoted, single mother run ragged by her daughter’s idiosyncrasies. These three unlikely allies teach each other to keep looking forward.

Woolly Nazareth Presents: Jesus Christ Superstar Singalong
2017-05-22 20:00 - 22:30
Cap off your long weekend with a good ol’ community punked-up-folk singalong rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar. We’ve all been working on this project for the winter (or longer), and are excited to share it with you all! Don’t worry about memorizing lyrics (if you haven’t already) as they will be projected on the wall for all to see so you can belt it out with the rest of the apostles, market vendors and lepers. Please note that this is a “concert-style” i.e. not staged, version of the musical.
All ages show, admission by donation (suggested $10).
Doors at 7:30pm, music starts approximately at 8pm.
Live music to be provided by the ever-legendary:
Aram Kouyoumdjian (Jesus)
Cory Bowles (Judas)
Gene Huh (Pilate)
Shelder the Electric Clamfish (Mary Magdalene/King Herod)
Preston Hudson (Simon/Annas)
Jeff Wheaton (Caiaphas)

Hello City!
2017-05-21 20:00 - 23:00
Hello City! Improv Show!
!! What up Halifax?! Come laugh some laughs about everybody’s favourite city !!
FIRST ACT will be improv inspired by stories from community members
SECOND ACT will feature teams going head to head playing some of our fave improv short form games
SHOW @ 8PM
TICKETS $10
BUS STOP THEATRE (2203 gottingen st)
PWYC improv workshop from 6-7pm
IMPROVISERS TBA

POOR BUNNY
2017-05-20 21:00 - 2017-05-21 02:00
$ 12 or a piece of art
DJ Fatzwa
Lazeez
The Folk & Country Line
Helen & Lucy
A Halifax night of live music with a performance art twist. This year the circus didn’t come to town 🙁 but that’s not gonna stop us from gathering in the black box of the Bus Stop and getting into some trouble under the banner of fundraising.
It’s gonna be great. Check out the bands and get prepared for some performance art theatrics.
