Courtenay Little Theatre
General Meetings are scheduled four times per year.
Our next meeting will be
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, October 21st , 2025
at 7:00pm
The Studio at the Views
Old St Joseph’s Hospital, Comox, BC
Everyone welcome!
Meet and Greet at 7:00 pm
Meeting or Event at 7:15 PM
PLAY CLUB
2025-2026
FALL/WINTER PLAY CLUB READINGS
Hi Everyone,
Mark your calendars, we have three very interesting plays to explore for our fall/winter Play Club!
All readings are Sundays, 2-4 at The Studio at the Views, accessed via the old hospital parking lot in Comox, on Comox Ave.
Readings are followed by a discussion and written feedback. ALL WELCOME.
If you are interested in being a presenter or reader in forthcoming Play Club readings please contact Catherine Hannon c/o info@courtenaylittletheatre.com to be added to our roster.
Oct 19 – The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa Fasthorse, presented by Catherine Hannon.
“Good intentions collide with absurd assumptions in Larissa FastHorse’s wickedly funny satire, as a troupe of terminally woke teaching artists scrambles to create a pageant that somehow manages to celebrate both Turkey Day and Native American Heritage Month.” (Concord Theatricals
Nov 16 – Skylight by David Hare, presented by Ray Garford.
“David Hare’s intensely clear-sighted and compassionate play, about reconnected lovers who consider resurrecting their relationship.” (Concord Theatricals)
Dec 14 – The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis, presented by Erin Malin.
“Set in a time-bending, seriocomically imagined world between Heaven and Hell, The Last Days of Judas Iscariot is a philosophical meditation on the conflict between divine mercy and human free will that takes a close look at the eternal damnation of the Bible’s most notorious sinner.” (Amazon.ca)
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Temporary archive
MYTH OF THE OSTRICH
by Canadian Playwright Matt Murray
Directed by Kirstin Humpherys
This comedy opens at the home of Holly, a self-help writer and single-mom to teenager, Jodi. Holly’s morning is interrupted when Pam shows up unannounced. Having found a letter from Jodi to her teenage son, Evan, Pam deems the letter inappropriate and is eager to discuss matters. What starts a pleasant enough visit between two moms meeting for the first time, quickly becomes a complicated bizarre and hilarious roller-coaster ride of misunderstanding, as Holly soon realizes Pam has no idea what’s actually going on between their kids. The mess and confusion of this precarious situation launches into orbit with the arrival of Holly’s outrageous and filter-less best friend, Cheryl. One lie leads to another and another, and another as Holly and Cheryl do everything in their power to try to keep Pam in the dark. Little does either of them know, Pam may not actually be the head-burying ostrich they think she is…..
Review: “…. a hilarious roller coaster ride of twists and misunderstandings, and the result of what happens when two opposing values collide. You will be kept laughing until the end and then you realize that it is really about a mother’s love and how to navigate the different values and opinions that we all face in the world today.” from our own Marianne Harris who saw the play in PEI
CAST
Holly – Erin Malin
Pam -Nicole Bergot
Cheryl- Laura Marshall
ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Alice in Wonderland
December 22 to 31, 2024
At the Sid Williams Theatre
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Janet Yates Vogt & Mark Friedman Based on Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Courtenay Little Theatre is excited to be presenting Alice in Wonderland as our family production this Christmas. This brand-new musical version of the timeless classic takes you down the rabbit hole with the ever-curious Alice to a land of zany adventures where nothing is as it seems. The White Rabbit, Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum, the Mad Hatter, the Caterpillar, the Mock Turtle, the mysterious Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts and all of your favourites from Lewis Carroll’s beloved books make this a magical, tuneful, and over the top entertaining musical for the whole family!
Cast
Alice: Airlie Eason
Mother/Ensemble: Victoria Rigdon
Loreena/Ensemble: Olivia Craig
White Rabbit: Nicole Bergot
Mad Hatter: Alex Schwalm
Queen: Katharine Kimmins
Doormouse: Skyla Gorman
Tweedle Dum: Allyson Leet
Tweedle Dee: Cedar Hilberry
Cheshire Cat/ensemble: Josh Langhorn
Caterpillar/King: Ian Mclean
March Hare/ensemble: Andria Young
Knave of Hearts/ensemble: Piper Frawley
7,5 and 2 of Hearts: Skye Rigdon, Finley Gorman, Chloe Perez
Mock Turtle: Pamela Tessman
Mock Turtle Junior: Toby Jadaong
Dodo Bird: Henry Hosleton
Ensemble, who play, Flowers, Cards, Wonderland characters,
Caucus Race animals, Queen’s Court, door and window frames, and much more.
Anika Barrios-Langhelt
Yve Hosleton
Ruth Hosleton
Lillian Kimmins
Marshall Lacasse
Izzy Lefebvre
Victor Lutick
Madeline Maclean
Cedar Rigdon
Lyric Rigdon
Sage Rigdon
Maddie Thomas
Jocelyn Van Giesen
Alice in Wonderland is presented through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com
Directed by: Susan Bradsaw and Kymme Patrick
Vocal Coach: Carrie Lemke
Live Band: Dagmar Killian, Nancy Cox, Corijn de Roo