Hey KW, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve seen a weekend of live improv in town — and the Podcavern is ready to change that with A Little Something Silly!
Join us April 7-8 at the Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre for two nights of mischief, mayhem and make-em-ups with some of most talented performers from the region (and beyond!). Each night will feature four fabulous acts guaranteed* to make you giggle with glee. Watch this space over the next couple of weeks as our exciting lineup is announced!
Tickets are available on Eventbrite for $15/night, or $18 at the door (if we don’t sell out in advance!). Get ‘em while they’re hot — we can’t wait to see you there!
Violist Marlena Pellegrino curates and performs a dynamic program of solo and duo works including an original world premiere for viola and spoken word. She is joined by percussionist Yang Chen and actor and poet Kelsey Rideout.
The ensemble of “contemporary chamber trailblazers” (Boston Globe), Hub New Music makes its Canadian debut. Hub will give Canadian premieres of new works by Daniel Thomas Davis, Jessica Meyer, Angélica Negrón, James Diaz, and Michael Ippolito. Ippolito’s Capriccio rounds out the program and is a three-movement work inspired by the paintings of Hans Hofmann.
Presented by NUMUS as part of their 2022–23 season. Tickets are pay-what-you-can.
Established in 1997, the JUNO nominated Orchid Ensemble is acclaimed as “one of the most adventurous groups uniting Eastern and Western musical traditions” (Georgia Straight). The trio is made up of internationally renowned musicians Lan Tung (Taiwan/Canada) on the erhu/Chinese violin & vocals, Dailin Hsieh (Taiwan/Canada) on the zheng/Chinese zither, and Jonathan Bernard (Canada) on percussion, including the marimba. The ensemble regularly commissions and premieres new compositions. It has embraced a variety of styles in its repertoire, ranging from Taiwanese and Chinese music, World Music, New Music to Creative Improvisation.
This concert is presented by NUMUS as part of their 2022–23 season. Tickets are pay-what-you-can.
Three of Canada’s funniest comedians are on a coast-to-coast tour of Canada and will be performing ONE NIGHT at Kitchener-Waterloo Little Theatre! Come see Moe Ismail, Jesse Singh, and Abbas Wahab live on our stage.
All in German performance on the German world-famous doctor and healer Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), forefather of Hypnotism and friend of Mozart. Period music. Detailed scene summaries in English will be provided.
Performances are December 2 and 3 starting at 7pm and December 4 starting at 3pm. For tickets please email mesmerizingbookingswlu@gmail.com.
In August, six playwrights were sent to disturbing locations where they were left to write a play. They arrived at their destinations with no idea where they were going or what they were going to write, allowing the environment to influence their stories…and it did. Welcome to the Write or Flight RESPONSE.
We’ve been doing this since 2011, and have been amazed with the concepts and quality of writing that has emerged from this. Many plays have gone on to be performed at other festivals and venues. We have sent playwrights to haunted hotel rooms, a barn filled with not quite feral cats (the playwright did not mention she was allergic), mausoleums, empty stores, et al.
Three of the plays written during Write or Flight will be presented on the main stage of for Flush Ink Productions’ UnHinged Festival of Disturbing Theatre, with two more presented during the Saturday Matinee. The plays include:
ROPE by Jenn Weatherall
CORPORATE FINCH by Taylor Marie Graham
HEAVEN’S KNIFE by Joshua Bosworth (never yet performed, written at the height of COVID)
SCARLET RAIN by Paddy Gillard-Bentley
STILL by Diana Lobb
One ticket covers all three main stage plays. Note: Thursday’s performance will only include two plays, which will be reflected in the ticket price. The Saturday afternoon show, other plays from Write or Flight + Heaven’s Knife, is non-ticketed, play what you can at the door.
Join Jamie Warren & Katy Topham for some family harmonies on their originals and your favourite Christmas tunes!
Jeremy Williams will join on guitar, there will be free hot chocolate and a cash bar available. We will also be doing some charitable giving so stay tuned on what to bring for that!
Doors are at 7:30, the show runs 8-10pm. Tickets are $25 at EventBrite or at the door.
The Innovative Productions will be hosting a day of one act shows called “That One Act Thing”. Shows are at 1pm and 7pm; admission is pay-what-you-can with a minimum of $10 ($5 for students).
It’s a double release show! Newfoundland’s Alt Country singer songwriter Sherry Ryan and her band will play a full set of music celebrating the release of her new album! Drea will play a full set celebrating her new single Disappear with Me. This is Sherry and Drea’s debut in Kitchener Waterloo.
The show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $22.50. To find out more about the performers and hear some of their music, check out Drea’s and Sherry’s homepages.
