Another glowing article from Cecilia Nasmith after seeing the show on Opening Night. Read the article here and check out Pete Fisher’s extensive photo gallery of show pix.
Opening Weekend was wonderful with sell-out shows and big buzz for the whole production. And a selection of our own photos.
Check out Cecilia Nasmith’s great Wizard of Oz article in Today’s Northumberland. Here’s the link:
https://todaysnorthumberland.ca/2024/03/19/video-return-to-the-land-of-oz-with-vos/
And Pete Fisher’s video interview with Stage manager/Set Construction Lead Alan Fletcher on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Fm2KOOz5I
With a star-studded roster of local talent, seasoned performers and newcomers the show is guaranteed to have you singing the songs and remembering “There’s no place like home.” Meet the cast of VOS Theatre’s Wizard of Oz. April 18th to 27th at Victoria Hall in Cobourg. Get your tickets now at: https://tickets.cobourg.ca/TheatreManager/1/login?event=1439
See the cast list here: http://www.vostheatre.com/Shows/wizard-of-oz.aspx
Actor Nelia Amaro shares her thoughts on being a “Bluebird” as she takes to the stage November 3rd and 4th with fellow actors Louise Calnan and Alexandra Borner.
My theatrical experience has mostly been in musicals, (Guys & Dolls,
The Music Man, Chicago and Sound of Music) so taking on this role has
been a new and very rewarding experience. It is by far the most
challenging dramatic work I’ve done. The play is set 105 years ago
during WW1 and yet speaks to topics still so prevalent in our time…
atrocities of war and women finding their voices. I had the privilege of
working with WW2 veterans and have always had a deep regard for
acknowledging Remembrance Day, yet had little, well no direct
knowledge of the importance and historical role of the Canadian
Nursing Sisters… better known as Bluebirds. I’m grateful to playwright
Vern Thiessen and the VOS Theatre for sharing the stories of these three
women. The nurses were well-trained, very skilled, well-respected, and
in some ways pioneers of women’s rights; receiving rank, equal pay, and
even the right to vote! But what moves me the most is the personal
story and journey of each character. The friendship and bonds they form
as women who chose a different path from those expected by society at
the time of wife, teacher, or nun. Christy is the most naïve and
sheltered character of the three and sees a whole new world before her.
All three have dreams and hopes and the show is full of laughter, and
song. I hope the audience takes away their strength and humour and
how fortunate we are to live in peace with our loved ones. Lest we
forget.
And check out the interview that Gonorthumberland.ca did with director Florence Fletcher.
Get tickets here:
Why not call and reserve a fabulous dinner from the Best Western Plus Cobourg Inn and help the VOS fundraise for its scholarship fund?
VOS Theatre awards $3500 every year to graduating high school students. Normally we’d use funds from our intermission 50/50 draws, but with no performances, we need your support to continue to help these deserving students. Last year we were able to make it work with our savings but this year, with an eye to having enough cash to support upcoming productions we need your help. Funds will go towards the 4 – $500 awards to local schools, the $1000 Ruth Harcort scholarship and the $500 Garth Watson scholarship.
If you choose not to order a meal but would like to donate to the scholarship you can send a cheque or check our website.
http://www.vostheatre.com – You’ll find a place to donate at the bottom of the Membership page.
Many thanks to Best Western for their support! Call NOW!
What’s Coming Up?
VOS THEATRE has been very careful not to jump into a project and spend our cash reserves only to start and stop again with shutdowns. We are monitoring all of the movements of this pandemic and discuss the likelihood of an upcoming productions at each board meeting.
We have secured the rights and the venue for a November 2022 production but are still waiting and watching B1, B2 and whatever else this plague throws at us. There is much to consider as producing a musical with all that rehearsals, wind instruments and singing bring with them in the way of risk. It will be a task! So we are carefully monitoring, discussing options and moving forward in baby steps. As a board it is our responsibility to monitor the organization’s expenses and at an investment of 50 to 60K we want to be as sure as we can before we move forward.
We will be discussing whether to move forward with our secured production at the next couple of board meetings. Watch our VOS Facebook and Instagram pages for more news as we have it.
Our First Rental
Our rental business was shuttered with the incoming plague. So sad. Requests started arriving in our inbox in October, 2021. Not surprisingly they came from the south in the U.S. where cases were higher but they were giving it a go. All of those requests were turned away as we just were not ready to deal with customs and pandemic red tape. Our first rental of some Spamalot costumes went to Victoria School of the Arts in Edmonton on Friday. Many thanks to Florence Fletcher, Joel Varty for their assistance with this rental. The rental income will cover one month rent at the barn! Slowly but surely…………………….
If you’re looking for costumes or live in Northumberland County and would like to rent a portable stage or some props or Costumes contact us!
Fundraising Ideas
If you have some fundraising concepts that might be fun to consider shoot them our way. Be forewarned, we swore off yard sales in 1992. theatre@vostheatre
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