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poster from Western Canada Theatre's World Premiere Production |
General Audience/Family (min. 4M + 3F + band) Book by Ian Gschwind & Vanessa LeBourdais
"Celebration" from Western Canada Theatre's World Premiere production in 2006. (L-R: Ryan Egan, Ksenia Thurgood). All photos by Barbara Zimonick. Used by permission. Synopsis What if the universe is trying to send us a message? Could we actually hear it? Do we even want to? Three young Roman-era adventurers are impelled by a vision to take a perilous quest through the Arabian desert. They lose their guide and end up at a decadent desert oasis controlled by a vicious queen. Will they be caught up in her murderous plans, or will they learn in time the true meaning of the message being sent to them? Scene-by-scene synopsis (and more gorgeous photos!) The Dreamer's Quest had its World Premiere at Western Canada Theatre in January 2006. The musical was developed over four years through their development program. They produced four workshops of the show. Directed by David Ross With
Ariya, Jeru and Hassan struggle in the desert heat. (L-R: Meghan Gardiner, Scott Perrie, Michael Walker) The musical is scored for seven actors plus four-piece rock band. Here are early recordings with just voice and piano (the only ones I can put on legally!). To listen to five minutes of the amazingly fabulous production archival recording - full band and all - come back soon; Western Canada Theatre is kindly putting some up on their website, and we'll link here. "What is a King?" sung by Peter Jorgensen, Matt Palmer and Timothy Brummond "I'm Gonna Get You" sung by Timothy Brummond "Take Me Back" sung by Jennifer Lines back to top "A non-stop soul train of melodius and rocking rhythm and blues . . . everyone - audience included - [was] swinging their hips, clapping their hands and singing." "Our company (Western Canada Theatre) has needed a show like this for a long time - something everyone could get excited about, that would uplift us all." - theatre company member "This is one of the best shows I've ever seen - and I just came from Stratford!" - audience member. "Next - Broadway!" - audience member "I've been attending theatre productions at Sagebrush Theatre since 1978 and this is my first note to a director after seeing a show. I just wanted to say what a superb performance we saw tonight. The inventive set, the splendid costumes, the fabulous music - what a show! Broadway in little ol' Kamloops, no less. How proud you must be! Thanks for a wonderful evening." - patron. back to top
The Market. Richard Cook, set. Marian Truscott, costumes. Gerald King, lighting. (L-R: Michael Walker, Ryan Egan, Meghan Gardiner, Neil Minor, Scott Perrie, Ksenia Thurgood). For the complete script, please contact the authors, with your name and the name of your theatre company, and we'd be delighted to send you a script. "Developing a Dream" - Vanessa writes about the development process of The Dreamer's Quest.
The Water Queen's Palace. (L-R: Meghan Gardiner, Neil Minor, Scott Perrie, Cailin Stadnyk, Paul Constable, Ksenia Thurgood, Ryan Egan)
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