{"id":1007145,"date":"2018-05-25T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T07:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metrotheatre.mysites.io\/homepage-1\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T19:05:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T02:05:04","slug":"calendargirls2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/calendargirls2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Show 55 #2 Calendar Girls 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h1 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Calendar Girls &#8211; The Show and it\u2019s Performances<\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:3px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#9400940a;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:0.5rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#9400940a;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:0.5rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0.5rem\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h4 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong>FAST FACTS:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" class=\"wp-image-1007099\" style=\"width: 240px;\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/hats.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar Girls\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/hats.jpg 400w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/hats-225x169.jpg 225w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/hats-86x64.jpg 86w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/hats-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">SHOW TIMES<strong>:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Evening Performances at 8 pm:<br> <strong>Thursday to Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><br>Matinee Performances at 2 pm:<br> <strong>Nov 5th &amp; Nov 18th<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">SHOW RUN:<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Oct 28 to Nov 18, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\" eplus-wrapper\">\r\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The&nbsp;<strong>Preview<\/strong>&nbsp;is on&nbsp;<strong>Friday Sep 24<\/strong> \u2013 it is the final dress rehearsal.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Running Time<\/strong>: about 2 h 15 min.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">LOCATION:<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC.&nbsp; Next to the on-ramp to the Arthur Lang Bridge by Marine Drive and Granville. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong>TICKET PRICING:<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Tickets are $25 for adults or $22 for seniors and students, with a special every Thursday 2 for $38. Preview performance $15.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>Tickets<\/strong>&nbsp;can be reserved by calling the Metro Box Office&nbsp;<strong>604 266 7191&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">BOX OFFICE WINDOWS HOURS FROM <strong>4:30 pm on Performance Days\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><strong>604 266 7191<\/strong> voicemail or Contact Us form below can be used at other times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">LICENSED LOUNGE HOURS:<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Performance Evenings \u2013 7:00 \u2013 11:00 pm<br>Performance Matinees \u2013 1:00 \u2013 5:00 pm<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">PARKING:<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">There is plenty of easy parking \u2013 in the parking lot, on the street, even \u2018All Evening Parking\u2019 for $4 at the Value Liquor Store Lot just up the street from Metro \u2013&nbsp;1450 SW Marine Dr, Vancouver, BC V6P 5Z9<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">BUS ROUTES:<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">We\u2019re close to the Marpole bus loop and on the #10 route. Check out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.translink.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.translink.ca<\/a>&nbsp;for transit directions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">CONTACT:<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Metro Theatre via the contact form at the bottom of this page for more information, publicity photos, and arrangements for interviews.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-width:2px;border-radius:25px;background-color:#9400940a;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:0.5rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:0.5rem\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong>Show Pictures:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1087\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CG-Crew-1087x720.jpg\" alt=\"Metro's Calendar Girls 2017 Cast and Crew\" class=\"wp-image-1007142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CG-Crew-1087x720.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CG-Crew-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CG-Crew-255x169.jpg 255w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CG-Crew-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/CG-Crew.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1087\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951495371_01567d1049_k-1087x720.jpg\" alt=\"Metros Calendar Girls 2017 Cast\" class=\"wp-image-1007140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951495371_01567d1049_k-1087x720.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951495371_01567d1049_k-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951495371_01567d1049_k-255x169.jpg 255w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951495371_01567d1049_k-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951495371_01567d1049_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1097\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37920827952_d256d4c746_k-1097x720.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar Girls at the piano\" class=\"wp-image-1007136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37920827952_d256d4c746_k-1097x720.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37920827952_d256d4c746_k-600x394.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37920827952_d256d4c746_k-258x169.jpg 258w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37920827952_d256d4c746_k-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37920827952_d256d4c746_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1097px) 100vw, 1097px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898128326_c4254893e0_k-477x720.jpg\" alt=\"A Calendar Girl\" class=\"wp-image-1007132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898128326_c4254893e0_k-477x720.jpg 477w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898128326_c4254893e0_k-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898128326_c4254893e0_k-112x169.jpg 112w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898128326_c4254893e0_k-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898128326_c4254893e0_k.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1087\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951474291_8219087670_k-1087x720.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar Co Operation\" class=\"wp-image-1007139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951474291_8219087670_k-1087x720.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951474291_8219087670_k-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951474291_8219087670_k-255x169.jpg 255w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951474291_8219087670_k-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951474291_8219087670_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1166\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898153816_15f8660421_k-1166x720.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar Harmony\" class=\"wp-image-1007133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898153816_15f8660421_k-1166x720.jpg 1166w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898153816_15f8660421_k-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898153816_15f8660421_k-274x169.jpg 274w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898153816_15f8660421_k-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898153816_15f8660421_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 1166px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898168066_758bd289f9_k-477x720.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar Moment\" class=\"wp-image-1007134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898168066_758bd289f9_k-477x720.jpg 477w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898168066_758bd289f9_k-600x906.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898168066_758bd289f9_k-112x169.jpg 112w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898168066_758bd289f9_k-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898168066_758bd289f9_k.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1087\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951356261_2800c9bbf6_k-1087x720.jpg\" alt=\"Calendar Flowerrs\" class=\"wp-image-1007137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951356261_2800c9bbf6_k-1087x720.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951356261_2800c9bbf6_k-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951356261_2800c9bbf6_k-255x169.jpg 255w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951356261_2800c9bbf6_k-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37951356261_2800c9bbf6_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1038\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898119696_af12421535_k-1038x720.jpg\" alt=\"Calendarr Talks\" class=\"wp-image-1007130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898119696_af12421535_k-1038x720.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898119696_af12421535_k-600x416.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898119696_af12421535_k-244x169.jpg 244w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898119696_af12421535_k-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898119696_af12421535_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1085\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k-1085x720.jpg\" alt=\"The Calendar\" class=\"wp-image-1007122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k-1085x720.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k-255x169.jpg 255w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37242138254_67fee1e6a5_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong>Press Release: Calendar Girls<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">by Tim FIirth &amp; Directeed by Alison Schamberger<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large eplus-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"988\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k-988x720.jpg\" alt=\"The Calendar Girls in Action\" class=\"wp-image-1007131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k-988x720.jpg 988w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k-600x437.jpg 600w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k-232x169.jpg 232w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k-768x560.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k-86x64.jpg 86w, https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/37898122146_4773ade5db_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Funny, sincere, and just a wee bit naughty, CALENDAR GIRLS combines cheeky comedy with heart touching realism&nbsp;<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Metro Theatre is delighted to present CALENDAR GIRLS adapted by Tim Firth from his smash hit film of the same name and directed by Alison Schamberger for an extended run on our stage October 28 to November 25, 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">When Annie\u2019s husband John dies of leukemia, her best friend Chris comes up with a scheme to raise funds to make the waiting space in the cancer ward a little more comfortable, as a memorial to him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Based on true events, Calendar Girls lifts up the often hilarious, sometimes tense, story of members of the Women\u2019s Institute in Yorkshire who rally around their grieving friend by baring their torsos for a cheeky nude calendar. Interest in the project snowballs and the Calendar Girls find themselves revealing more than they\u2019d ever planned. Coping with the ensuing media frenzy proves even more challenging for their relationships than shedding their clothes<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Director Alison Schamberger explains that \u201cAll the jam-making and knitting (done by the Women\u2019s Institute) is basically an excuse for a load of respectable middle-aged women to get together and go nuts.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">These Calendar Girls are not what you may think.&nbsp;There is no actual nudity in this production, but there is the carefully staged appearance of nudity. The play is about sisterhood, doing something brave, being real, and building community. Revealing and fun, Calendar Girls, is one of the best-selling plays in British theatre history.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>The Story<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><em>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower. For me that\u2019s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. A satellite dish for sunshine. Wherever light is, no matter how weak, these flowers will find it. And that\u2019s such an admirable thing. And such a lesson in life.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>-John \u2013 Calendar Girls<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Adapted by Tim Firth from the film of the same name, Calendar Girls is based on the true story of WI members who posed nude for an \u201calternative\u201d calendar and has since become the fastest selling play in British theatre history.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Middle aged&nbsp;Chris Harper and Annie Clarke are best friends. They spend much of their time at their local chapter of the Women\u2019s Institute (WI), whose motto is&nbsp;<em>\u201cenlightenment, fun, and friendship\u201d<\/em>. Although they like most of the women at the WI (the friendship part), they find much of what goes on there, especially the monthly presentations, devoid of enlightenment and fun.&nbsp; Equally as banal as last year\u2019s fund-raising calendar, featuring local bridges, is this year\u2019s proposed calendar, local churches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">After Annie\u2019s husband John passes away from leukemia, Chris wants the WI to provide a memorial in his memory: a new sofa for the family room at the hospital.&nbsp; Chris proposes to raise the money by changing the fund-raising calendar to one featuring tasteful photographs of nude WI members.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Annie likes the idea as it is analogous to one of horticultural-loving John\u2019s last statements where he said that \u201c<strong><em>the flowers of Yorkshire are like the women of Yorkshire\u201d<\/em><\/strong>, and \u201c<strong><em>the last phase of the women of Yorkshire is always the most glorious\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">The women, who are eminently respectable and of a certain age, overcome their initial reserve, and drop their dressing gowns.&nbsp; Their modesty is artfully spared only in that each woman is posing behind a different task that the Women\u2019s Institute teaches their members, such as making bread rolls, knitting, planting flowers, and playing the piano.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Puzzling their husbands, mortifying their children and riding the wrath of the outraged WI, the Calendar Girls spark a global phenomenon and enjoy tremendous success. But as media interest snowballs, the women find themselves exposed in ways they\u2019d never expected, revealing more than they\u2019d ever planned.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">A note about nudity:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Our Calendar Girls will strip down under the cover of props and other actors.\u00a0 Nothing will be seen, unless we\u2019ve failed.\u00a0 If we do it right, the choreography will be best described as \u2018<em>fabulous<\/em>\u00a0<em>concealment\u2019<\/em>\u00a0.. and we intend to do it right.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Sisterhood, Doing Something Brave, Being Real<\/h5>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast and Production Team<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">CAST<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Cora\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Judy McLellan<br>Chris\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Rebecca Walters<br>Annie\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;..\u2026\u2026.. Peg Keenleyside<br>Jessie\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\u2026.. Joan Koebel<br>Celia\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u2026\u2026.. Yasmin Tayob<br>Ruth\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Helen Martin<br>Marie\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;\u2026.. Rhona Lichtenwald<br>Brenda Hulse\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.. Christine Egerton Ball<br>John\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. David Wallace<br>Rod\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Daryl Hutchings<br>Lady Cravenshire\u2026\u2026\u2026 Christine Egerton Ball<br>Lawrence\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;\u2026.. Adrian Maxwell<br>Elaine\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.\u2026.. Nicole Park<br>Liam\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Adrian Maxwell<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">PRODUCTION TEAM<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Director\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Alison Schamberger<br>Production Manager\u2026&#8230;. Val Bingley<br>Stage Manager\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Al Zylstra<br>Props ASM\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;..\u2026.. Colleen Shook<br>Rehearsal Properties&#8230;..\u2026 Gwen Palmer &amp; Deborah Watts<br>Set Designer\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;. R. Todd Parker<br>Head Carpenter\u2026\u2026..\u2026\u2026.. Robin Richardson<br>Carpenter\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Jamie Horsley<br>Costume Design\/Coordinator\u2026. Rene Schindel<br>Costume Assistant\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Val Palosaari<br>Costume Assistant\u2026\u2026&#8230;.. Christine Egerton Ball<br>Hair &amp; Make-up\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; Rob Walters<br>Sound Design\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;. Alison Schamberger<br>Lighting Design\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;. Les Erskine<br>Scenic Painter\/Design\u2026. Tracy Lynn Chernaske<br>Wardrobe Manager\u2026\u2026.. Sean Ullman<br>Tech Director\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. Jamie Horsley<br>General Manager\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230;. Les Erskine<br>Photographer\u2026\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Tracy Lynn Chernaske<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Reviews &amp; Being Said<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">The Voice: Calendar Girls On Stage At Metro Theatre<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Reported by Lisa Tanh, October 25th, 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><em>\u201cI think that in recent years, we\u2019ve seen a lot of movement in writing where women are empowering themselves to make the changes they want to see in the world\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\" eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\">Jewish Independent: Calendar Girls now at Metro<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">Reported by&nbsp;Olga Livshin,&nbsp;Friday 03rd, November 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"><em>\u201cThe actors playing the calendar girls are on stage almost the entire length of the play. Their monologues and sharp banter are in turn sad or funny, poignant or irreverent. They take the audience on an emotional journey. Each of the six shines in her unique way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns eplus-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column eplus-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center eplus-wrapper wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong><strong>Director\u2019s TALK<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\"> Alison Schamberger received her early training and education in Scotland while at school and university in Edinburgh. For 38 years she was a drama and english teacher, for 30 years at Burnaby North Secondary School where she directed countless plays and musicals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">On her retirement from teaching in 2005, she began directing at Metro Theatre. Highlights include&nbsp;<strong>Anything Goes, Oscar and Felix, Fawlty Towers<\/strong>&nbsp;and, most recently&nbsp;<strong>Crossing Delancey.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">\u2022Alison did a brief explanation on \u2013\u00a0 How growing up in the UK and having family in Yorkshire helped\u00a0her direct this play.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">\u2022 Discussed the\u00a0hazards of directing a play featuring middle-aged women and nudity!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\" eplus-wrapper\">\u2022 The cast of Calendar Girls\u00a0talked about working on essentially a comedic play that has many serious themes such as courage, friendship, loss and forgiveness.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calendar Girls &#8211; The Show and it\u2019s Performances FAST FACTS: SHOW TIMES: Evening Performances at 8 pm: Thursday to Saturday\u00a0Matinee Performances at 2 pm: Nov 5th &amp; Nov 18th SHOW RUN: Oct 28 to Nov 18, 2017 LOCATION: 1370 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC.&nbsp; Next to the on-ramp to the Arthur Lang Bridge by Marine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007145"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1007145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1019191,"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1007145\/revisions\/1019191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotheatre.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1007145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}