Stag and Doe – The Show and it’s Performances
FAST FACTS:
SHOW TIMES:
Evening Performances at 8 pm:
May 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28
Matinee Performances at 2 pm:
May 15, 22, & 29
By order of the Provincial Health Officer:
* Proof of vaccination is required to enter the theatre.
* Masks are required inside the theatre for all patrons born in 2009 or earlier.
SHOW RUN:
May 13 – 29, 2021
- Director’s Talk is Friday May 20th
- The Preview is on Friday May 13, 2022 – it is the final dress rehearsal.
- Running Time: about 115 minutes including intermission.
LOCATION:
1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC. Next to the on-ramp to the Arthur Lang Bridge by Marine Drive and Granville .
TICKET PRICING:
From $34
The Preview is $25
~ GST and fees are additional
* Group Discounts available
Tickets can be reserved by calling the Metro Box Office 604 266 7191
BOX OFFICE WINDOWS HOURS start 4:30 pm on Performance Days
604 266 7191 voicemail or Contact Us form below can be used at other times.
LICENSED LOUNGE HOURS:
Performance Evenings: 7:00 – 11:00 pm
Performance Matinees: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
PARKING:
There is plenty of easy parking – in the parking lot, on the street, even ‘All Evening Parking’ for $4 at the Value Liquor Store Lot just up the street from Metro – 1450 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver, BC V6P 5Z9
BUS ROUTES:
We’re close to the Marpole bus loop and on the #10 route. Check out www.translink.ca for transit directions.
CONTACT:
Metro Theatre via the contact form at the bottom of this page for more information, publicity photos, and arrangements for interviews.
Metro Theatre is a non-profit theatre company, dedicated to promoting and developing theatre arts. This is our 58th (resumed) Season of bringing laughter, intrigue and surprise to live audiences.
Rehearsal Pictures:
Press Release: Stag and Doe
Metro Theatre Vancouver presents Stag and Doe, live on stage May 13 – 29, 2022.
Wedding costs get secretly out of control, wedding parties both need the same venue the same day, all the catering staff is in jail, the wedding cake is gone… snatching happiness out of chaos is the challenge.
This is NOT some kind of combined bachelor and bachelorette party. A stag and doe is a party to raise funds for the couple about to be married. Usually everyone they know is invited. They buy tickets to attend, buy drinks at the bar or participate in activities. It helps the new couple begin marriage without or reduced debts.
Bonnie and Brad are putting on the stag and doe to help with out of control wedding costs. Your true to life young couple facing the challenges of getting married.
A storm has forced Mandy and Rob to need the community hall for their wedding today. The bridezilla alcohol-infused actions twists everyone’s reality.
Serendipity strikes Dee and Jay as they discover and find they enjoy each other.
Stag and Doe Backgrounder
All communities invest in the relationships of their members. Stag and Doe is a pre-wedding fundraiser for anyone wanting to attending. No invitation required. Yes, some who come will feel obliged to attend. Most however will just see it as an excuse to party.
Everyone pays a couple of bucks to get in, buy drinks participate in the games. The revenue helps the couple get a start on their new life and the guest share in the excitement.
These days much of it goes to pay for the expectations the wedding industry and tv shows create, rather than to be an investment they build on, as originally intended, when they began.
Stag and Doe has acquired many alternate names for this common Canadian tradition. They include: Jack and Jill, Buck and Doe, Shag and even a Dosey Doe for a lesbian couple.
Now we find a funny thing is happening… as the couple looks back, the Stag and Doe becomes a treasured memory. This Reddit posts reveals the happiness … “I threw a surprise wedding at my Stag and Doe. It was the best evening of our lives!”
Cast and Production Team
CAST
BONNIE……………………………………………………….. Kyra Weston
DEE ……………………………………………………….. Isabella Ciccone
BRAD ……………………………………………………….. Joshua Sheridan
MANDY……………………………………………………….. Claire deBruyn
ROB ……………………………………………………….. Hayden Clewes
JAY ……………………………………………………….. Ryan Johnson
PRODUCTION TEAM
DIRECTOR ……………………………………… Dale Kelly
PRODUCTION MANAGER ………………… Heather Stewart
STAGE MANAGER …………………………… James Mainguy
PROPERTIES …………………………………… Heather Stewart
SET DESIGNER ………………………………. Warren Johnson
COSTUME DESIGNER …………………….. Claire Turner
SOUND DESIGNER …………………………. Colleen Bignell
LIGHTING DESIGNER ……………………… Les Erskine
GENERAL MANAGER ……………………….. Les Erskine
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR …………………… Les Erskine
HEAD CARPENTER …………………………. Robin Richardson
SCENIC PAINTING ………………………….. Meredith Fraser
SET DECORATION ………………………….. Lesley Martin
PUBLICITY …………………………………….. Debra Danny
GRAPHIC DESIGN …………………………… Barbara LaBounta
WARDROBE MANAGER ………………….. Claire Turner
Reviews & Being Said
It is a comedy that does not rely on an outrageous plot, on shock effect humour, on a dialogue of one-liners or set-ups and punchlines. Instead, the plot, humour and dialogue are so amusing because they are so true to life.”
“Crawford wrote the play during his stay in Blyth inspired by his own brother’s stag and doe in 2004 in Glencoe, Ontario. Crawford who grew up in Glencoe, has said, “Spending a summer in smalltown, rural Ontario,… I thought I would love to tell a story to these people, for them, about them”.
“Jell-O shooters, which apparently are de rigeur at such events.”
“Stag and Doe is a lovely, well-written comedy based on keen observational humour. It captures the nature of small town society in both the fierce rivalries it can generate but also in the sense of community. “
Directors Talk
Dale Kelly, the Director, joined by cast members, immediately following the show on Friday, May 20, 2021 HAD an informal chat about:
- This was Dales 97th directorial presentation. Things have changed and others stayed the same since he brought us Round and Round the Garden, The Crazy Time or Cards on the Table.
Dale opened the session up for questions from the audience after that introduction.