Theatre

Heist

March 22 - April 13, 2025
By Arun Lakra
Directed by Haysam Kadri
Produced in Association with The Grand Theatre

Inspired by caper films like Ocean's Eleven, Heist is a fast-paced, heart-racing play about a diamond heist gone wrong. Can this band of criminals pull off the perfect robbery? Full of diamonds, guns, lasers, betrayal and an incredible cast of characters.

Age Recommendation: 12+
Content Advisory: This production contains explicit language, gunshots, non-toxic stage haze, lasers and strobe lighting effects.

Run Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes (Act I: 50 minutes Intermission: 20 minutes Act II: 45 minutes) All timings are approximate.

Venue: Shoctor Theatre (9828 101 A Ave, Edmonton)

Accessible Performances:

Sunday, April 6 at 1:30pm - Audio Described. Learn more and buy tickets here: secure.citadeltheatre.com/8729/8769

Saturday, April 12 at 1:30pm - Relaxed and Open Captions. Learn more and buy tickets here: secure.citadeltheatre.com/8729/8774

To learn more about Accessibility including gender-neutral washrooms, the accessible seating rows, sensory kits, video tours of the building and more, please visit citadeltheatre.com/accessibility

Tickets are available at citadeltheatre.com/shows/24-25-heist or by calling Box Office at 780.425.1820

This year marks the 117th Annual Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival (formerly known as the Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival) – North America’s first and longest-running festival of its kind. Nearly 1,400 single and group entrants (aged 4 to over 80), taught by 190 teachers, and entered in over 690 classes will perform and compete from April 22 to May 4, 2025, at the EPSB Centre High Campus (10050 MacDonald Drive – formerly known as Alberta College), McDougall United Church (10025 101 Street), the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre (8426 Gateway Boulevard), and Archbishop MacDonald Catholic High School (14219 109 Avenue).

This will be the last time the Festival is at its current main location (Alberta College). Stay tuned for news of where next year’s Festival will be!

Sessions generally start at 9 am, 1 pm, and 6 pm.

Choirs, bands, orchestras, singers, pianists, guitarists, speech/acting students, musical theatre performers, string players, composition students, chamber music ensembles, woodwind players, and brass players will be showcasing what they have learned this year in a variety of classes. Some will be recommended to represent Edmonton at the Provincial Music Festival, and some will win Scholarships, but all will share their passion in their chosen discipline.

All events during the Festival are FREE to the public.

The High Level Bridge will be lit up in Red & Gold on Saturday, April 26 in recognition of the Festival.

A Festival-at-a-Glance is currently available on the website, and the complete Programme will be available at www.emsaf.ca no later than April 13, 2025. There will be no hard-copy, printed programmes available at the Festival.

For more information, please visit the Edmonton Music & Speech Arts Festival (EMSAF) website at www.emsaf.ca 

Fluid Fest 2025 Call for Submissions by Alberta Artists

Deadline for submissions April 9, 2025

Applicants will be notified of results by May 1, 2025

Submit your application HERE. Website HERE. Details below.

For the Fluid Fest, Calgary’s premiere art, contemporary performance and dance festival (and our sparkly petri dish of possibility) we sink into the interconnections between distinct local creative voices and artists coming our way across many kinds of borders.

For Fluid Fest 2025 we are seeking submissions from Alberta (Treaty 6 and 7) artists. We invite proposals for evening length and mixed-bill presentations as well as our infamous festival cabarets. We are also keen to know about developing site-specific and small scale venue projects for inclusion in season presentations.

Springboard Performance aims to feature many local artists that together celebrate the beautiful multiplicity of voices that is Alberta- from the wacky and experimental to the political and poignant, show us who you are and what you care about through your distinct artistic offering.

Priority to artists of underserved communities and those with a focus on community animation.

Fluid Fest 2025 will take place the last two weeks of October. Dates will be confirmed with contracted artists.

Cabaret Submission Details:

• Works 5 - 6 minutes in length
• Presentation in a small venue with 6-8 total acts
• Very low technical needs
• Emergent and developing works, work-in-progress or improvisationally-based pieces welcome. This is the place to develop ideas and test with creative colleagues and an audience
• 1-2 performances
• Artist fees $350-$500

Mixed Bill and Evening-Length Submission Details:

• Works 15 - 80 minutes in length
• Possible venues include DJD or cSpace theatres, the Erratics Indie Art Club or site-specific locations, featured with 0-3 other works
• Technical rider required, or at least specific notes on technical needs, set-up, strike and storage
• Preference to fully developed works that have not yet premiered in Calgary, or where significant development has been made since a previous presentation.
• At least 2 performances
• Artist fees for mixed-bills between $1500 - $2500
• Artist fees for evening-length between $4000-$5000

Submissions must be made through this Google form, requiring:

• A short piece description or proposal
• Why this piece and why the Fluid Fest is the right context for it
• An artist statement or CV
• Link(s) to video footage.
• For the mixed-bill and evening length submissions we will also require technical details.

In 1891, Johanna Bonger, widow of Vincent van Gogh’s brother Theo, finds herself in possession of all of Vincent’s artwork–over 600 pieces. Though she is told to rid herself of the “worthless art”, she refuses, and passionately takes on the mission to bring Vincent’s work to the forefront of the art world. After Mourning – Before van Gogh follows Johanna on her tireless 35- year journey to give the work of van Gogh the attention it deserves. 

Varscona Theatre
March 19 - April 6

Tickets and information: www.shadowtheatre.org/shows/After_Mourning_-_Before_Van_Gogh/8 

The Pumphouse Theatre is now accepting applications for one (1) full-time Camp Coordinator position for our annual Summer Drama Day Camp. 

Drama camp activities include the exploration of acting, improvisation, creative movement, voice, sound, storytelling, and playwriting. The goal of the program is to develop the social interaction and life skills of the young participants through the creative utilization of theatrical techniques. The Camp Leaders also facilitate their participants in developing a final presentation, which is performed for friends and family on the final day of camp. Pumphouse Theatre believes in drama education that encourages creativity, freedom, and a healthy sense of play in our youth.

The Camp Coordinator will oversee and support the overall administrative needs of the Pumphouse Theatre summer camp program. Under the direct supervision and mentorship of the Programming Director, the Camp Coordinator will be responsible for supervising the daily activities of the Pumphouse Theatre camp sessions along with administrative and occasional instructional duties. This position will also work with other Pumphouse senior staff and provide support for the instructional team to ensure a great camp experience for our youths.

The successful applicants will:

• Possess the ability to supervise and instruct young people between the ages of 7 - 14 and have had 

previous experience in this area.

• Have a solid understanding of the creative theatre process and have experience and/or education in 

this area.

• Have had at least one term or semester of a Drama/Theatre class and/or Education class.
• Display strong communicative, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Have experience working with Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Experience with Eventpro is considered an asset
• Experience with working with people with ESL and people with Disabilities is an asset 
• Know how to have fun!

Pumphouse Theatre is committed to building a culturally diverse environment and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and abilities to apply.

The time commitment is approximately 40 hours per week beginning June 23 and continuing through August 29, 2025 (Monday to Friday). This will include prep time and training as well as 7 one-week camp sessions. Compensation will range from $20-$23 based on experience. For camp descriptions, please visit the Class & Camps section of our website at www.pumphousetheatre.ca.

Please respond with a cover letter and resume to Troy Couillard, Interim Programming Director, by mail or e-mail by April 15, 2025.  No phone calls, please.  Suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Thank you in advance to all applicants. We look forward to meeting with you!

Troy Couillard
Interim Programming Director
Pumphouse Theatre
2140 Pumphouse Avenue SW T3C 3P5
prod@pumphousetheatre.ca