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Theatre Burlington 2024-25 Season
Theatre Burlington is pleased to announce its playbill for the 2024-25 season, featuring a lineup of all Canadian plays,
We kick off the season with “The Invention of Romance” by Conni Massing.
Love can be tough at any age, 30-something Kate searches for the meaning of romance through a series of disastrous dates. Meanwhile, her long-widowed mother rekindles a relationship with a man she knew 60 years ago. This delightful rom-com challenges the notions of love and romance.
September 13,14,20,21,27,28 (September 21 includes a matinée)
The annual holiday show for children is “Santa the Panto” by Diana Kimpton (adapted by Julie Donoahue and Kathy Hyde-Nagel).
Beatrix the Bad hates Christmas and will stop at nothing to prevent it from happening, including kidnapping Santa. It’s up to Mrs. Claus, Barbie, Ken and the “Elf on a Shelf” to rescue Santa and save Christmas. The perfect show to introduce children to the magic of live theatre.
November 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 30 (November 22 is an evening show)
Our winter show is “Timepiece”, by Kico Gonzalez-Risso.
As the clock ticks down in the kitchen, the kids want to plan for the future. Mom wants a smooth transition into the golden years, while Dad doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about. This dark comedy explores the parent-child relationship amid a changing family dynamic.
February 7,8,9,14,15,16,21,22 (February 9 and 16 include a matinée)
We close out the season with “Bluebirds” by Vern Thiessen.
At the height of the Great War three nurses cross the ocean to care for wounded Canadian soldiers. Despite their trying circumstances, the trio manages to stay hopeful while finding friendship and independence. This award-winning drama examines the role of women in a world where men are, once again, trying to destroy it.
April 11,12,18,19,25,26 (April 19 includes a matinée)
Why not become a season ticket holder? For just $75 you get all three main stage shows, and as an added bonus, you can reserve the same seat for all three. Seasons tickets are available now at TheatreBurlington.on.ca or by calling the box office at 905-639-7700.
Individual tickets for these shows will go on sale August 1st, 2024. All main stage shows are $30 ($27 for seniors). Kid show tickets are $15.
Theatre Burlington is located on Teen Tour Way, behind the Central Park band shell and beside Central Library.
Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) festival (May 17-18)
Theatre Burlington’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ wins WODL award
The production won the award for outstanding production as well as outstanding ensemble
The accolades continue to roll in for Theatre Burlington’s critically acclaimed production of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.
At the recent Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) festival (May 17-18), celebrating the best in community theatre, Virginia Woolf won the award for outstanding production as well as outstanding ensemble.
Kelly Kimpton won the award for best lead actor, while Deb Dagenais won for outstanding direction by a first time director.
On the technical side, Virginia Woolf was nominated for best costumes (Barb Pollard), best set design (Michelle Spanik) and outstanding lighting design (Tricia Ward). In addition, Mark Collis and John Spanik were nominated for an award of merit behind the scenes, for their design and build of a prop “umbrella gun”.
WODL supports community theatre groups stretching from Burlington west to Sarnia and north to Tobermory.
Theatre Burlington has been presenting award-winning productions, including three main stage shows and an annual holiday show for children, for more than 70 years. The Drama Centre is located on Teen Tour Way, behind the Central Park bandshell and beside Central Library.
2024 Theatre Workshop For Adults
Executive Board 2024-2025
Theatre Burlington Executive
| President | William Armstrong |
| Vice President | Julie Donoahue |
| Interim Secretary | Evelyn Principato |
| Treasurer | Liz Boydell |
| Business Administrator | Neil Palmer |
| Past President | Chuck Learn |
Department Heads
| Box Office (Inquiries only. Purchase tickets online or by phone only) |
Evelyn Principato |
| Volunteer Coordinator |
Moe Dwyer |
| Communications | Julie Donoahue |
| Advertising & Promotion | Liz Boydell |
| Publicity | Kathy Hyde Nagal |
| Social Media | Shannon Campbell |
| Membership | Liz Boydell |
| Play Reading Chair |
Michelle Spanik |
| Facilities |
Chuck Learn |
| Webmaster |
Julie Donoahue |
Jack & The Beanstalk – Show Cancellations
The following performances have been cancelled due to illness.
- Saturday November 18, 2023 @ 1:30 PM – CANCELLED
- Saturday November 18, 2023 @ 3:30 PM – CANCELLED
- Sunday November 19, 2023 @ 1:30 PM – CANCELLED
- Sunday November 19, 2023 @ 3:30 PM – CANCELLED
Our box office manager will be contacting ticket holders to re-book tickets or issue refunds to any cancelled shows.
Theatre Burlington thanks you for your patience and understanding.
Theatre Burlington 2022-2023 Season
Theatre Burlington is proud to announce our 2022-2023 season. Show dates and ticket information will be available shortly.
Educating Rita, by Willy Russell
The play follows the relationship between a 26-year-old Liverpudlian working class hairdresser and Frank, a middle-aged university lecturer, during the course of a year.
Frank is a tutor of English in his fifties whose disillusioned outlook on life drives him to drink and bury himself in his books. Enter Rita, a forthright 26 year-old hairdresser who is eager to learn. After weeks of cajoling, Rita slowly wins over- the very hesitant Frank with her innate insight and refusal to accept no for an answer. Their relationship as teacher and student blossoms, ultimately giving Frank a new sense of self and Rita the knowledge she so craves.
Hansel & Gretel, by Canadian playwright, Vic Hyde
Not part of the series but offered for the enjoyment for the young and young at heart to enjoy affordable family fun.
Our children’s production are designed for the little ones to experience live theatre in an up close, friendly theatre setting using colourful costumes, sets and lighting. The children usually sit up front on mats while caregivers use the regular chairs.
Children are invited to meet the actors and visit the set at the end of the performance.
My Old Lady, by Israel Horovitz
When a down on his luck middle aged man inherits an apartment in Paris, he plans to solve his financial woes by selling it. He arrives on the doorstep and discovers, to his dismay, that the elderly woman living there has lifetime habitation rights under an arcane French law and she is not about to give them up. Because he has no other place to go, she invites him to stay in the spacious apartment. A spiral of friendship, romance with the old lady’s outspoken daughter, and some uncomfortable revelations about his unmourned father affect all in this poignant play.
Remember, Maggy?, by Canadian playwrights, Matt Murray and Carol Anne Murray
“Remember, Maggy?” follows two polar opposite sisters in their 40’s and the journey of their complex and often hilarious relationship over the span of five years.
Kate, a widowed housewife and Maggy, a pill-popping/alcoholic actress, battle to stay connected while dealing with the progression of their sharp-tongued Irish mother’s Alzheimer’s; together with a family secret which, if revealed, threatens to destroy their already fragile relationship.
2021-2022 Season Changes
To Our Valued Patrons,
As of January 5th, 2022, new provincial government mandates require Ontario theaters to close through January 26th, 2022 in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
As a result, the 2021/22 season has been re-structured with the following changes:
- Waiting Room has been rescheduled to run April 1-23, 2022.
- Educating Rita will be rescheduled to the fall. We hope it will be the first show of our 2022-2023 season. We will be announcing the dates for all our next season shows later this year.
If you already have tickets to these shows, you will be contacted directly by our box office team about the new dates. If any other changes are necessary, we will update you all as soon as possible. Ticket-holders may contact our Box Office to reschedule your seats.
We are grateful, as always, for your ongoing support and look forward to seeing you in person very soon.
Stay well,
Mark Collis,
President – Theatre Burlington
Waiting Room
By Diane Flacks
Directed by Maureen Dwyer
Produced by Michelle Spanik
What are you willing to risk to save a life?
A doctor embarks on a ground-breaking medical experiment despite the objections of his colleagues. Meanwhile, a couple are torn about whether the doctor has what it takes to save their baby. This is a play about life in the waiting room of a major children’s hospital. This is a play about medical compassion and risk. This is a play about families who find the will to keep going. This is a play about the needs of the heart and the extremes of medicine. This is a play about breaking the rules. This is a play about hope.
Show dates
Friday, April 1, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 8, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Friday, April 22, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Saturday, April 23, 2022 at 8:00 PM
Please note this play contains mature content and strong language
Please note: General admission seating only (100 seats maximum per performance).
All those entering the Drama Centre must be fully vaccinated. Masks and social distancing are required for attendance to help protect patrons, cast and crew.
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Stage Write 2021
Please note that this is NOT a Theatre Burlington production
Stage Write Burlington will be back with an afternoon of rehearsed readings at Theatre Burlington on November 6, 2021. Seven 10-15 minute plays will be presented under the theme of Kaleidoscope.
Show dates
Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM