Bard on the Beach 2012 Season-Tickets on Sale Now
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/21/12 -- , Vancouver's signature summer festival, returns to Vanier Park for its 23rd season from May 31 to September 22, 2012. Bard's 2012 season launches with two productions on the BMO Mainstage. First up is the lively romantic comedy , directed by Meg Roe. Playing in repertory with The Taming of the Shrew is the dark, powerful drama , directed by Miles Potter. The BMO Mainstage is located in the 742-seat Mainstage Theatre tent.
In the intimate 240-seat Douglas Campbell Studio Stage tent, Johnna Wright directs , set in 1968 Windsor, Ontario, while Bard Associate Artistic Director Dean Paul Gibson helms a rare production of the medieval tale , presented in repertory with Merry Wives.
. Run dates and Special Events are as follows:
- - May 31 to September 22 (BMO Mainstage)
- - June 13 to September 20 (BMO Mainstage)
- - June 28 to September 21 (Studio Stage)
- - July 11 to September 19 (Studio Stage)
- - June 23, July 14, August 11 & 25
- - Play plus salmon barbecue & fireworks viewing: July 28, August 1 & 4
- - Wine tasting following the matinee performances and before the evening shows: August 18
- - UBC Opera Ensemble & members of Vancouver Opera Orchestra, hosted by Christopher Gaze: August 27 & September 3.
Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare Festival and its Artistic Director is . It presents its annual summer festival in Kitsilano's Vanier Park, adjacent to Vancouver's downtown core. The productions are staged in open-ended tents on the waterfront against a stunning backdrop of mountains, sea and sky. Performances run . Evening curtain is at 8pm, except Sunday evenings and daily from September 5 and onward, when curtain moves one hour earlier to 7pm. Matinees are presented on selected weekends and weekdays.
Play ticket prices include HST and are $40 (evenings) and $21 to $33 (previews & matinees) with a $30 Youth Rate (6-25 years) for evening performances. For the month of June, the adult evening ticket price drops to $36. On Canada Day, July 1, a special $30 all-ages price is in effect for the evening performances. Prices for special events and the four-play Bard Pack can be found on the . Early booking is recommended for best seat selection (all performances are reserved seating) and as many performances sell out in advance. For more information and tickets, call 604-739-0559 or (toll free) 1-877-739-0559 or through the website. Follow Bard on , Like Bard on the Beach on . Watch Bard on the Beach .
is now available. Please contact Cynnamon Schreinert for password access at or 604-802-2733.
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Bard on the Beach Theatre Society
Cynnamon Schreinert
604-802-2733
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Datum: 21.03.2012 - 10:30 Uhr
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