Live theatre

Ballet Jörgen brings its adaptation of the fairy-tale classic Cinderella to the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Saturday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. (Contributed)

Ballet troupe dances Cinderella on Vernon stage

Ballet Jörgen presents the fairy-tale classic Saturday, March 25, at the Performing Arts Centre

 

Jani Lauzon in Prophecy Fog performs for an audience seated in a circle at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre March 25. (Dahlia Katz photo)

Journey beneath the desert skies descends on Vernon

Award-winning performer Jani Lauzon in Prophecy Fog

 

Spoken word artist Shane Koyzan will be performing at Oliver’s Venables Theatre on March 29. (Contributed)

Penticton’s own spoken word artist Shane Koyczan is coming to Venables Theatre

Koyczan, known for his Vancouver Olympic appearance, performs at the Oliver theatre March 29

 

Actors Brittany Parr (seated on edge of couch), Jeff Kirkham (back row, from left), Heather Boyd, Christopher Marioni, Ellen Campbell (front row, from left), Ezra Sanders, and Josh Eppele ponders which of the other is the guilty one in Vernon Powerhouse Theatre’s production of the legendary classic, The Mousetrap, running Feb. 22-25, Feb. 26, March 1-4. (Contributed)

Vernon Powerhouse Theatre sets classic Trap

Theatre to showcase Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap Feb. 22-25, Feb. 26, March 1-4

Actors Brittany Parr (seated on edge of couch), Jeff Kirkham (back row, from left), Heather Boyd, Christopher Marioni, Ellen Campbell (front row, from left), Ezra Sanders, and Josh Eppele ponders which of the other is the guilty one in Vernon Powerhouse Theatre’s production of the legendary classic, The Mousetrap, running Feb. 22-25, Feb. 26, March 1-4. (Contributed)
Lead actor Isaiah Bell in his 2021 performance of <em>Book of My Shames </em>(Dahlia Katz Photography)

Solo cabaret show embracing queer storytelling returns to Opera Kelowna

The Book of My Shames, starring Isaiah Bell, comes to the Rotary Centre for the Arts Feb. 17 and 18

Lead actor Isaiah Bell in his 2021 performance of <em>Book of My Shames </em>(Dahlia Katz Photography)
Vernon Secondary students have created an original performance, which will be played out Thursday and Friday at the school theatre. (Theatre on the Hill design)

Students play out Life, Death and Shakespeare at Vernon theatre

Theatre on the Hill showcases original content and talent

Vernon Secondary students have created an original performance, which will be played out Thursday and Friday at the school theatre. (Theatre on the Hill design)
Auditions are being held for a few remaining roles for Cabaret. (File photo)

Curtain opens on Cabaret auditions in Vernon

Big Apple Productions presents saucy musical in spring

Auditions are being held for a few remaining roles for Cabaret. (File photo)
The performers of Holiday Cabaret are thrilled to again present their revue-style show on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at Vernon’s Schubert Centre. (Contributed)

Life’s a Holiday Cabaret for Vernon performers

Tremendously talented cast putting on revue-style show Saturday, Dec. 17 at Schubert Centre

The performers of Holiday Cabaret are thrilled to again present their revue-style show on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at Vernon’s Schubert Centre. (Contributed)
Vernon’s Emmanuel Baptist Church once again becomes a tiny town in Palestine with the return, walk-through presentation of Bethlehem Star, a free family-friendly event that runs Dec.9-1 at the church located on 34th Street and 15th Avenue. Watch for the ‘Star’ in the sky to guide the way. (Emmanuel Baptish Church - photo)

VIDEO: Vernon church transforms into small Palestinian town

Emmanuel Baptist Church happy to present a walk-through version of Bethlehem Star again

Vernon’s Emmanuel Baptist Church once again becomes a tiny town in Palestine with the return, walk-through presentation of Bethlehem Star, a free family-friendly event that runs Dec.9-1 at the church located on 34th Street and 15th Avenue. Watch for the ‘Star’ in the sky to guide the way. (Emmanuel Baptish Church - photo)
DuffleBag Theatre’s A Christmas Carol comes to town Sunday, Nov. 27. (Contributed)

Scrooge and Fezziwig play out classic in Vernon

Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at Performing Arts Centre for all-ages show

DuffleBag Theatre’s A Christmas Carol comes to town Sunday, Nov. 27. (Contributed)
Kris Kringle (Jackson Mace), centre, gets a Christmas wish list whispered to him by new friend Susan (role-shared by Shelby Wilson and Lucy Popowich, both pictured) in Vernon’s Powerhouse Theatre’s production of Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical. (Contributed)

Vernon theatre rings in classic for 60th anniversary

Powerhouse Theatre presents Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical later in November

Kris Kringle (Jackson Mace), centre, gets a Christmas wish list whispered to him by new friend Susan (role-shared by Shelby Wilson and Lucy Popowich, both pictured) in Vernon’s Powerhouse Theatre’s production of Miracle on 34th Street, The Musical. (Contributed)
Kelsey Hanna and Donaldo Nava in Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s taqəš. (Emily Cooper photo)

Rising First Nation Vernon star brings ballet to hometown

Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s work tells traditional story Raven Returns the Water

Kelsey Hanna and Donaldo Nava in Cameron Fraser-Monroe’s taqəš. (Emily Cooper photo)
Th’owxiya - The Hungry Feast Dish takes the Vernon Performing Arts Centre stage Nov. 6. (Contributed)

Children’s tale of Th’owxiya takes Vernon stage

Story of the Hungry Feast Dish geared towards kids ages 5-15

Th’owxiya - The Hungry Feast Dish takes the Vernon Performing Arts Centre stage Nov. 6. (Contributed)
A beautiful, dystopian cabaret that gives animals a voice in the climate crisis, The Cave takes the Vernon Performing Arts Centre stage Thursday, Oct. 20, the kickoff to the centre’s 2022-23 SPOTLIGHT Series. (Jeremy Marasigan Photo)

Cave comes alive with wildfire destruction on Vernon stage

The Cave, described as part musical cabaret, nightclub, enchanted forest, is at VPAC Thursday, Oct. 20

A beautiful, dystopian cabaret that gives animals a voice in the climate crisis, The Cave takes the Vernon Performing Arts Centre stage Thursday, Oct. 20, the kickoff to the centre’s 2022-23 SPOTLIGHT Series. (Jeremy Marasigan Photo)
Kelowna’s Kinshira circus performance troupe brings its fire-spinning, stilt-walking artistry to Walk of Terror thrills at Caravan Farm Theatre Oct. 11-29. (Zev Tiefenbach Photo)

Spallumcheen farm doubles the terror walk

Caravan Farm Theatre to host two ways to, er, enjoy the Walk of Terror Oct. 11-28

Kelowna’s Kinshira circus performance troupe brings its fire-spinning, stilt-walking artistry to Walk of Terror thrills at Caravan Farm Theatre Oct. 11-29. (Zev Tiefenbach Photo)
Cirque Alfonse’ brings Animal: A Farm Story to Vernon Sept. 29. (Contributed)

High-flying, haywire ‘animals’ take Vernon stage

Cirque Alfonse production plays out at Performing Arts Centre

Cirque Alfonse’ brings Animal: A Farm Story to Vernon Sept. 29. (Contributed)
Joel Plaskett takes the Vernon Performing Arts Centre stage Sept. 10 with guest Mo Kenney. (Contributed)

Grants boost Vernon theatre ahead of season start

Joel Plaskett kicks off the SPOTLIGHT series, followed by Free Theatre Night

Joel Plaskett takes the Vernon Performing Arts Centre stage Sept. 10 with guest Mo Kenney. (Contributed)
The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society’s SPOTLIGHT Season returns in September with acts such as Cirque Alfonse’s Animal. (Rolline Laporte photo)

SPOTLIGHT Series returns to Vernon Performing Arts Centre

No-holds-barred acts, musicals, theatre coming in 2022-23 as VDPAC Society announces schedule

The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society’s SPOTLIGHT Season returns in September with acts such as Cirque Alfonse’s Animal. (Rolline Laporte photo)
Vernon’a Powerhouse Theatre has put out a casting call for its winter production, A Miracle on 34th Street – A Musical. (File photo)

Vernon theatre puts out casting call for Christmas classic

The Powerhouse Theatre will present A Miracle on 34th Stereet - A Musical from Nov. 23-Dec. 3

Vernon’a Powerhouse Theatre has put out a casting call for its winter production, A Miracle on 34th Street – A Musical. (File photo)
VSS grad students Natalia Jones, Ethan Pastro and Tayva Salmon star in Legally Blonde Jr. June 3-10l. (Theatre on the Hill photo)
VSS grad students Natalia Jones, Ethan Pastro and Tayva Salmon star in Legally Blonde Jr. June 3-10l. (Theatre on the Hill photo)
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