Academy students are on the road again

Once again students from the Academy of Film and Performing Arts are on the road to the United States. They have been asked to perform for the fifth time at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Fair. They will be the only amateur act invited from out of state to perform at this 12-week event. The students recently returned from the annual Celtic Fling in June where five students took 15 awards, plus two overall trophies and a runner-up award. As well the Performance Team performed a parody of Macbeth. The entertainment director announced at one of their shows that the students were an amazing group of performers and the festival was lucky to have such talented kids from Canada participate.

This fall the students will be performing The Bloody History of Scotland, hat will teach Celtic history in a fun and zany musical show. New this year, a number of parents will be joining in the fun.

The AFPA team will also perform at Kitchen Kettle in Pennsylvania as well as visit the well known production The Creation by the theatre company Sight and Sound. Academy students, parents and staff are all looking forward to this exciting weekend.

For further information please call Ellen Irmisch at 905 332 7070.

Theatre Burlington offers a season of comedy

Theatre Burlington, Burlington’s longest running theatre, is proud to be part of the great community of volunteers who bring theatre to the area at a reasonable cost. In competition they have won the Theatre Ontario festival on numerous occasions.  Our productions for the 2007-2008 season are:

CRIMES OF THE HEART - September 14-15, 20-21-22, 27-28-29
A comedy/drama by Beth Henley
Warm-hearted, irreverent, zany: adjectives used to describe this play about three sisters, betrayed by their passions

BORN YESTERDAY - February 1- 2, 7-8-9-10*, 14-15-16
A comedy by Garsin Kanin
Guys and Dolls meets Pygmalion in this romantic comedy that tackles corruption in Washington D.C. The year is 1946…Things sure haven’t changed much, have they?

THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES - Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 6-7-8-9 (evenings & matinees)

ROSE’S DILEMMA - April 18-19, 24-25-26, May 1-2-3
A comedy by Neil Simon
A touching, funny, unpredictable romantic frolic by America’s favourite Pulitzer price winning writer of comedies. Not included in the series, but for the young and young at heart.

All productions take place at the Drama Centre, Central Park (next to the Library)

To order tickets, call 905 637-1728 or visit our website www.theatreburlington.on.ca

Performing Arts Burlington receives its principal funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. It is also financially supported by a wide range of individuals and private companies, and earns the remainder of its income from membership, workshop & seminar fees and ticket revenue from performance showcases. If you would like to support us, please contact Pam Eddenden, Executive Director at 905-631-6666.