Tag Archives: Jack the Ripper Monster of Whitechapel

October 2014 Workshop Theatre Newsletter!

by

Our WTS Newsletter October 2014 is available for the masses!

In this issue you will find a preview of our 45th season, a preview of our first show, -“Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel”, the Pool Party, The Willies, The Calgary ACTS Awards and Paul’s usual jokes and ramblings.  Enjoy!

2147cb631c55391deb33e08249816505

A ‘Ripping’ Good Time at Rehearsal for “Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel”

by
You can't have a play about Jack the Ripper without any victims!

You can’t have a play about Jack the Ripper without any victims! (photo courtesy of neetsnotesblog.wordpress.com)

Workshop Theatre will open its 45th season with a black comedy called “Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel”.  This thriller written by Joe Dickinson runs October 17 – 25, 2014 at the Pumphouse Theatres.  Tickets are on sale now through www.workshoptheatre.org.  Limited run of only 8 shows!

“They cut her like a fish!”

“Holy Mackerel!”

Who is Jack the Ripper? Well, that all depends. There is an interactive element to this play.  With three different endings for this play, audience members will have a chance to vote at intermission for which ending they want to see.

 This show is a “ripping” good time, a “scream” of fun, and “killed” me with its humor. – Dallas Morning News

This play is a comical but scary treatment of the serial killer who terrorized London in the 1800’s.  Many of the characters and events are taken right from history, but others are pure comic invention.

The cast of “Jack the Ripper, Monster of Whitechapel” includes:

  • Mrs Dobbs – Sue MacKenzie
  • Officer O’Connell – Marcus Kupila
  • Phillip Poole – James R. Cowley
  • Polly Poole – Ginette Simonot
  • Ernestine Pankhurst – Susan Soprovich
  • William – Ian Bamford
  • Forbes Winslow – George Thomson
  • Sir Charles Warren – Eric Brown
  • Angela Ellison – Christine Peterson
  • Pegeen – Sue Moore
  • Hogarth – Ben Jeffery

Rehearsals are well underway for this production at the Workshop Theatre rehearsal space in south Calgary.  Thank you for all the volunteers that have contributed to this production so far.  We can not do it without you.

Workshop Theatre is celebrating Alberta Culture Days by rehearsing for this production.  Make sure you go out and experience the culture you have in your community.  Go see a play!

Workshop Theatre’s 2014-2015 Season Line-Up

by

 

Workshop Theatre's 45th Season - Calgary's longest running community theatre.

Workshop Theatre’s 45th Season – Calgary’s longest running community theatre.

Workshop Theatre is proud to announce its 2014-2015 season line-up! For our 45th season it’s all about serial killers, another evening at Fawlty Towers, a miscarriage of justice and a twist on Shakespeare.

Jack the Ripper Monster of Whitechapel
By Joe Dickinson
September 2014
Victor Mitchell Theatre
A comical but scary treatment of the serial killer who terrorized London in the 1800’s. Many of the characters and events are taken right from history, but others are pure comic invention.

Another Evening at Fawlty Towers
Based on the British television comedy
November/December 2014
Victor Mitchell Theatre
It’s back by popular demand!  Basil and Sybil will have the hotel ready for guests. There will be three acts from this popular British comedy: Waldorf Salad, The Anniversary and Gourmet Night!

Steven, The Steven Truscott Story
February 2015
Joyce Doolittle Theatre
In the summer of 1959, a sleepy town in rural Ontario was rocked by a tragedy that changed the community forever and sent shockwaves around the world. A 12-year-old girl named Lynne Harper was found raped and strangled to death. Days later, 14-year-old Steven Truscott was charged with her murder. After a two week trial by jury, the boy was found guilty and sentenced to hang, making him the youngest person to sit on Canada’s death row.

Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
By Anne-Marie Macdonald
May 2015
Victor Mitchell Theatre
What if Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies were actually comedies? After a professor steals her thesis, Constance Ledbelly is transported into the Bard’s world of Othello and Romeo & Juliet, where she inadvertently sends his stories in new directions. With an abundance of twists, fights, seductions and wild surprises, Constance engages in a truly hilarious Elizabethan tale 
of self-discovery.

All shows will be held at the Pumphouse Theatres.  Season tickets are $80 for Adults and $60 for Students/Seniors.  Season tickets will be sold online soon at www.workshoptheatre.org.   Stay tuned for exact show dates.

 For more information on auditions, directing or volunteering, please contact info@workshoptheatre.org