The Belle of Winnipeg

Keystone Theatre proudly presents the World Premiere of
"The Belle of Winnipeg", A Stage Meets Silent Film Extravaganza!

Nov 04, 8pm Preview
Nov 05-07, 8pm
Nov 11- 14, 8pm
Sun Nov 08 & 15, 2:00pm, pwyc
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Tickets : $22 /
$17.50 (students/seniors, ACTRA, EQUITY, the Unemployed &Railway Workers)
Great discounts on groups of 10 or more!

Purchase tickets online with TO Tix (www.totix.ca) or at the door.

An innovative production that melds a newly developed style of physical performance with film projection and live musical accompaniment, The Belle of Winnipeg is a new original play inspired by the silent film era. The culmination of over four years of collective creation this production combines physicality with a group of engaging characters to introduce a new vocabulary of theatrical expression in silence – save for the live accompaniment of a piano.

The Belle of Winnipeg tells the story of a young woman named Belle, played by Ginette Mohr (Fish Face – Playwrights Theatre – Clutch Theatre Award, A Bird’s Eye View – Theatre LMNOP – Dora Nomination). It is 1882 and our heroine has been shipped off from her comfortable life in France to an arranged marriage in the wilds of Canada. Unimpressed with her new life in Montreal, Belle escapes her wedding only to find herself stranded smack dab in the middle of the dangerous and foreboding frontier town of Winnipeg. From the old CP railways, to drunken bar room brawls, to a good intentioned tramp lousing up simple jobs, to a damsel in distress being tied to the train tracks, Belle is a hilarious, exciting and often touching production.

By bringing this blend of physical performance, live music and filmic elements to the stage and presenting it in an environment that is designed and costumed in black, white and shades of grey, Keystone Theatre will treat audiences to a classic form of entertainment in an entirely new way.

Created by The Keystone Ensemble

Directed by Richard Beaune

Featuring:
Ginette Mohr as Belle
With
Phil Rickaby, Scott McCulloch, Dana Fradkin, Adam Bradley,
Ted Neal, Dylan Juckes, Ashley Botting & Richard Beaune

Music: David Atkinson

Assistant Director: Tommy Taylor - Set Design: Kimberly Beaune - Lighting Design: David Fox -
Dramaturgy: Jordan Hall - Projection Design: Tommy Taylor & Alvin Campana - Fight Direction: Matt Richardson