Arts Club Theatre Company

Jan
26

One week added to A Craigslist Cantata!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Arts Club Theatre Company

The cast of Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata. Photo by David Cooper.

We’re very excited to announce a one-week holdover of our and the PuSh Festival’s production of Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata!

The brainchild of Veda Hille and the CBC’s Bill Richardson, this hilarious and heartfelt song cycle has been playing to packed houses and standing ovations since it premiered last week. Our Artistic Managing Director Bill Millerd says, “The team of Bill, Veda, and director Amiel Gladstone has created a wondrous work, interpreted by a dynamic cast, that is generating great buzz.” The show will now run until Saturday, February 18, 2012, at the Revue Stage.

Get your tickets for the show The Straight calls, “Simply terrific…See Craigslist Cantata in its first run and be part of Vancouver theatre history.” Tickets for these added performances are on sale now and can be purchased by calling the Arts Club Box Office at 604.687.1644 or visiting www.artsclub.com

Posted in A Craigslist Cantata, Featured, News and Reviews Tagged A Craigslist Cantata, Amiel Gladstone, Bill Richardson, Do You Want What I Have Got?, Holdover, PuSh Festival, Revue Stage, Straight review, Veda Hille |

Jan
25

California Wine Fair Dinners Unveiled

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Arts Club Theatre Company

California Dreaming at West + Food, Wine, Adventure at Q4 Ristorante

Think California is all about theme parks and Hollywood starlets? We’re going to make you think again about our neighbours to the south. Californians know how to live the good life, with a temperate climate and lush landscapes, amazing wines and creative cuisine, all with the backdrop of pristine nature and the Pacific coastline.

The Arts Club will pay tribute to the award-winning new world wines of Sonoma and the Napa Valley at the California Wine Fair, our annual spring fundraiser series.

In addition to the California Wine Fair ballroom tasting on April 18, two unique dinners have been planned to show off the diversity of the region, hosted at two award-winning Vancouver dining hotspots.

Due to an overwhelming response the first dinner, California Dreaming at West Restaurant with Vintage Corks is already sold out! But you’re in luck, tickets to the Food, Wine, Adventure dinner are still available. The dinner takes place at Q4 Ristorante and will feature a wine list exclusively from the Francis Ford Coppola Winery served with an Italian inspired menu by Executive Chef Subraaz Abdulla.

Coppola purchased his first vineyard and property in 1975 using the proceeds from The Godfather in Rutherford in the Napa Valley. In 2005, he purchased the Chateau Souverain winery and renamed it the Francis Ford Coppola Winery. It’s near Geyserville and includes a restaurant and exhibit of memorabilia from his films.

Winemaker Lise Asimont has worked at the Coppola winery since 2006 and will be in attendance at the dinner to impart her extensive knowledge about the winery, the vinter techniques they use, and maybe drop in the odd story about the director of The Godfather trilogy himself. The dinner is on Monday April 30 and tickets are $185 per person, call 604.687.5315 ext. 248 to book.

There is still time to order your early bird tickets for the California Wine Fair Ballroom Tastings. Single tickets are $65, available until January 31^st, 2012. Or get a group together – discounted $60 tickets are available for bookings of six or more. Buy Tickets

The California Wine Fair including the Vintage Corks West Dinner and Francis Ford Coppola Winery Dinner at Q4 Ristorante are Arts Club fundraising events

Posted in Putting the FUN in Fundraising Tagged california wine fair, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Q4 Restaurant, Vintage Corks, West Restaurant |

Jan
25

You want this Glamourama we got!

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Arts Club Theatre Company

vancouver, BC craigslist > city of vancouver > for sale / wanted > awesome photos of opening night post show party

Do You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata

Date: 2012-01-25, 3:02PM PST
Reply to: sale-actc-6046871644@craigslist.org

Product Features
• 3 female performers
• 3 male performers
• one baby grand, one drum kit, one sax, one flute
• more laughs than a barrel of monkeys
• the fifth collaboration between the PuSh Festival and the Arts Club

PLUS – tons of appreciative and entertained audience members!

See photos of the awesome post-show opening party below.

Show creators Veda Hille and Bill Richardson

Despite being expert Craigslist surfers, neither Veda nor Bill have ever bought or sold anything on Craigslist.

Dmitry Chepovetsky (performer), John Webber (Lighting Designer) with his wife Christiane Wilhemlson, Amiel Gladstone (Director)

Dmitry has never bought anything on Craigslist either, but he does have 784 unconfirmed friends on Facebook. John and Christiane sold a queen sized mattress frame on Craigslist—with a catch! You had to take the old, heavy futon mattress that went with it. Amiel likes to turn wallpaper he finds on Craigslist into art.

Performers Bree Greig and J. Cameron Barnett

Bree uses Craigslist to sublet her home while Cameron buys cheap Ikea dressers, decorates them, then sells them on Craigslist for more than he bought them for.

Performers Barry Mirochnick and Selina Martin with friend Ford Pier

Barry found the drum kit used in the show on Craigslist! Selena has also sublet her apartment, and Ford found a job on Craigslist.

Amiel Gladstone and Kathleen Oliver

Amiel has found 2 couches on Craigslist and Kathleen has purchased lots of things for her son, like a baby swing, and a baby gym!

This is Hannah

Hannah had her bike stolen and went to Craigslist to post a notice. Two hours later a Craigslist vigilante sent her a posting for a bike that was for sale and it was hers! She contacted the police and helped them set up a sting operation to catch the thieves and retrieve her bike. Well, most of it.