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Blue Bridge Theatre kicks off it 10th season with fun Russian farce

Unique spin on Chekov classic promises surprises
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Wes Tritter acts out a scene from Swan Song (and other farces), which opens Blue Bridge Repertory TheatreB次元官网网址檚 10th season on April 24 at the Roxy Theatre. Photo contributed

Call them the little theatre that could.

The Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a production company and its fifth year as owners of the Roxy Theatre. To celebrate, theyB次元官网网址檙e hosting a full summer season of thespian delight.

The season kicks off on April 24 with Swan Song (and other farces), four one-act plays by 19th-century Russian playwright Anton Chekov. Blue Bridge artistic director Brian Richmond says the 90-minute show will not be what people expect.

B次元官网网址淧eople may think of older Russians as dour, and not the place to go for laughs,B次元官网网址 he said. B次元官网网址淏ut, itB次元官网网址檚 delightfully funny.B次元官网网址

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Blue Bridge is celebrating the opener of its 10th season with a full cast ranging from local theatre veterans like Wes Tritter to new performer and musical prodigy Noa Pastor, who is just seven years old.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a tough business creating a theatre company and keeping it alive, so weB次元官网网址檙e just celebrating that weB次元官网网址檙e still here,B次元官网网址 Richmond said.

The busy summer schedule includes:

B次元官网网址 Swan Song (and other farces) by Anton Chekov, April 24 to May 6

B次元官网网址 All My Sons by Arthur Miller May 29 to June 10

B次元官网网址 The Drawer Boy by Michael Healy July 3 to 15

B次元官网网址 Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim July 31 to Aug. 12

For more information, visit or call 250-382-3370.

nicole.crescenzi@vicnews.com





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