Calgary's unique theatre etched within the famous Calgary Tower has announced its next season of theatrical productions, as well as its Y Stage Theatre productions for youth....

VERTIGO THEATRE ANNOUNCES THEIR 2008 - 2009

MYSTERY SERIES

Mark Bellamy, Artistic Director of Vertigo Theatre announced today their 2008-2009 mystery subscription series, presented at Vertigo's own ‘Vertigo Theatre Centre' located at the base of the Calgary Tower.  

Vertigo Theatre continues to be Canada's only presenter of mystery based shows, and the 2008-2009 series features:

VERTIGO THEATRE MYSTERY SERIES COLUMBO TAKES THE RAP
By William Link
September 20 - October 12, 2008
It's deadly at the top of the hit parade. 

A new script from one of the creators of Columbo....

Lt. Columbo confronts a powerful music producer who has tried to kill his major rap artist by shooting him in the head.  Columbo has the producer's gun, but the victim has miraculously survived although the bullet is still lodged in his brain.  Since the bullet is lodged in the brain, it is impossible to match it to the gun.  Columbo relies on his offbeat, wily, funny, deceptive ways to badger and finally trap the producer. 
 
THE MOUSETRAP
By Dame Agatha Christie                                                     
November 15 - December 7, 2008

A blizzard at the door and a killer on the loose.         

The all time favourite classic from the Queen of Crime makes a return to Vertigo. A young couple have started up a hotel in the converted Monkswell Manor. They are snowed in together with five guests. Detective Sergeant Trotter arrives on skis to inform the group that he believes a murderer is on his way to the hotel, following a death in London. When one of the guests is killed, they realize that the murderer is already there. It quickly transpires that the killer could be any one of the guests, or even the hosts themselves.

AN INSPECTOR CALLS
By J. B. Priestly
January 24 - February 15, 2009

What lurks beneath the upper curst?

When a young girl in an English industrial city commits suicide, an eminently respectable British family is subject to a routine inquiry in connection with the death. An inspector calls to interrogate the family, and during the course of his questioning, all members of the group are implicated in the girl's undoing. The closely knit and friendly family is shown up as selfish, self-centered or cowardly. Its good humour turning to acid before the evening is over.   

ART OF MURDER
By Joe DiPietro
A Joint Production with Gateway Theatre, Richmond, BC
March 7 - March 29, 2009

When you're an artist, it pays to be famous. And dead.
2000 Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery Play....
In a countryside estate in Connecticut, Jack Brooks, one of the most accomplished painters of his generation, awaits the arrival of his art dealer. But Jack feels wronged, and is intending to kill the man. As Jack lays out his intentions, his wife, Annie, calmly paints. She is reluctant to go along with the plan, until Jack's threat of violence convinces her otherwise. Will Jack carry out his plan? Will Annie help him? Or is something else going on?

SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE
By Steven Dietz
Based on the original 1899 play by William Gillette and Arthur Conan Doyle
April 25 - May 17, 2009

The game is afoot, Watson! And it's a dangerous one.
2007 Edgar Award Winner for Best Mystery Play....

The world's greatest detective has reached the end of his remarkable career when a case presents itself that is too tempting to ignore: The King of Bohemia is about to be blackmailed and the woman at the heart of this crime is the famous singer, Irene Adler. With Doctor Watson at his side, Sherlock Holmes pursues first the case, and then the affections of Miss Adler and in doing so, marches right into the lair of his long time adversary, the malevolent Moriarty.
 

To SUBSCRIBE and experience this year's exciting season of shows:
PHONE           1-403-221-3708
ON LINE          www.vertigotheatre.com <http://www.vertigotheatre.com/>
MAIL                Vertigo Theatre
                        115-9 Avenue SE, Suite 161
                        Calgary, AB  T2G 0P5 
  

VERTIGO THEATRE
ANNOUNCES THEIR 2008 - 2009
Y STAGE AT VERTIGO THEATRE CENTRE

Nathan Pronyshyn, Associate Producer of Y Stage at Vertigo Theatre Centre announced today their 2008 - 2009 Y Stage series, presented at Vertigo's own ‘Vertigo Theatre Centre' located at the base of the Calgary Tower.

VERTIGO THEATRE Y STAGE SERIES 

SNOWFLAKE
Created and performed by Gale LaJoye (USA)
October 24 - 26 | Recommended for ages 5 and up

SNOWFLAKE is a charming, funny, poignant and dignified portrait of a homeless person, performed by the internationally-acclaimed Gale LaJoye.  A former Boss Clown with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Combined Show Circus, Gale LaJoye, paints a portrait of a street person in his own personal style that harkens back to the European clowning traditions popularized by Charlie Chaplin and Red Skelton. 

BIRD BRAIN
By Vern Thiessen
Produced by Quest Theatre (Calgary)
November 7 - 9 | Recommended for ages 5 and up

Based on Albert Wendt's German children's book, BIRD BRAIN explores the impact of sound as a means of storytelling. Hat Street is a place controlled by rules and regulations and for those living there, following these rules is just a part of life. When a hard-working man happens upon baby birds in the forest, he becomes enchanted with their song and soon gives them shelter under his hat. This man must then decide whether he will keep his birds safe under his hat or abide with Hat Street's Golden Rule - to always remove your hat in the presence of others.

LIKE THE 5 FINGERS ON YOUR HAND
Conceived and choreographed by Hélène Langevin
Produced by Bouge de là (Montreal)
November 28 - 30 | Recommended for ages 5 and up

Music, scents, textures, tastes and images convene in an uproarious
celebration of perception. The comic images, choreography, situations, even the changes of scenery, are all devised to illustrate how our five senses allow us a renewed discovery of our environment, whether in the course of our daily life... or when the unexpected occurs!

THE EMPEROR'S NEW THREADS
By Melody Anderson and Peter Anderson
Produced by Axis Theatre Company (Vancouver)
Co-presented with The International Festival of Animated Objects
January 30 - February 1 | Recommended for ages 5 and up 

An Emperor, obsessed with the latest fashion, falls prey to two tricksters who boast they can make him some new clothes so fashionable that only those who are "smart and good at their jobs" will be able to see them. Worried about other people's opinions, the Emperor and everyone else pretend to see what isn't there - everyone, that is, except one small child who is not afraid to tell the truth.

CRANKED
By Michael P. Northey
Produced by Green Thumb Theatre (Vancouver)
March 6 - 7 | Recommended for ages 13 and up

Stan, a.k.a. "definition", was a rising freestyle MC who lost it all because of his meth habit.  He confronts his demons as he prepares for an upcoming competition without the "fix" that has dominated his life.  Memories of the highs and the rush of music collide as he struggles to recapture what he once had.  This award-winning production examines the rising epidemic of crystal meth use by teens. 
 
UNDER THE BIG TOP
By Jan Derbyshire
Produced by Quest Theatre (Calgary)
April 3 - 5 | Recommended for ages 5 and up

ZooZoo is a young woman petrified of marriage. Following a proposal from her faithful boyfriend, Gerky, she relives her childhood as the daughter of two circus clowns and revisits that fateful day when her parents decided to get a divorce. Combining fantastical circus and clown tricks with honest and moving experiences of a child witnessing the deconstruction of her parents' marriage, Jan Derbyshire presents a touching picture of love, forgiveness,and hope UNDER THE BIG TOP.