Apr 13 – Apr 28 | Theatre

This is How We Got Here

Running Time: 80 min + talkback

by Keith Barker
Produced & Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Both heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time, This is How We Got Here follows a close-knit family still dealing with the lingering trauma of an unexpected loss. A mother, father, aunt, and uncle must learn how to move forward after their shared grief as they re-learn how to interact with one another through humour, forgiveness, and love.

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Showtimes

Monday: —
Tuesday: 7:30pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm & 7:30pm
Thursday: 7:30pm
Friday: 7:30pm
Saturday: 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday: 3:00pm

Special Performances

Previews: April 13 at 7:30pm, April 14 at 3:00pm, April 16 at 7:30pm and April 17 at 1:00pm.

Opening Night: April 17th at 7:30pm

Pay-What-You-Can: Tuesdays at 7:30pm and Wednesdays at 1pm

Post-show Talkbacks: Thursday evenings

Ticket Prices

Side sections: $30

Centre section: $40

Student/Senior: $30

Credits

Produced & Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Playwright: Keith BarkerDirected by Donna Spencer & Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen

Performances by Tasha Faye Evans, Gordon Patrick White, Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen & Darcey Johnson

Set Design: Kimira ReddyLighting Design: Rebekah JohnsonSound Design: MJ CoomberStage Manager: Susan D. Currie

Photo by Sarah Race

Content Warnings

This play addresses sensitive and potentially triggering themes related to suicide. Viewer discretion is advised, as the content may evoke strong emotions and may not be suitable for individuals who are personally affected by or sensitive to such topics.

Additionally, it contains occasional strong language and cursing.

Recommended for audiences aged 13 and older.

MOI – Momentum of Isolation

Running Time: 1 hour

by Shay Kuebler
Produced by Radical System Art
Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

MOI bases its themes around loneliness and isolation to reveal how social bonds and connections are essential to our humanity. The performance explores the objective and subjective experiences through the individual, the group, and modern society - a society with shifting values and an ever-advancing digital way of life.

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Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen

Running Time: 2 hours

Produced & Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Director/Choreographer: Tracey Power
Musical Director: Steve Charles

A crowd favourite when it first opened at the Firehall in 2012 and went on to tour Canada, Chelsea Hotel is back. Celebrating the life and work of the late Mr. Cohen, Chelsea Hotel follows a writer with a tumultuous love life haunted by the memories of the past. He checks into New York’s infamous titular hotel, desperate to find the words and inspiration for his next song. Told through song and old relationships, the production is an inventive fusion of music, dance, and drama embodied as a poetic musical journey of the creative mind, set in a hotel room.

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Pants

Running Time: 1 hour

Cancelled: Opening Night Jan. 17th at 7:30pm
*due to weather conditions
Additional Performance: Jan 21 at 3:00pm

Written, performed, and choreographed by Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
Produced by Tara Cheyenne Performance
Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Solo dance-theatre (stand-up comedy with dance breaks) by veteran dance artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg.

Can one reimagine gender from inside a middle-aged body while standing at the playground caught in the no "man's" land between the "moms" and the "dads"? Pants takes a deep dive into the shallow end of the gender binary through raw comedy and dance that crawls inside our "packaging". What happens to one's flimsy identity, built on blending, when one's offspring sheds the binary before recess? Profoundly personal storytelling is delivered through alarming comedy and movement that reveals the heart of the matter.

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Reflections on Crooked Walking

Running Time: approx. 2hr 30min

Book tickets for our 2024 production of Reflections on Crooked Walking.

by Ann Mortifee
A Firehall Arts Centre Production
Presented by The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund (held at the Vancouver Foundation)

This Juno Award-nominated family musical tells the tale of four people who find themselves the only ones left awake, surrounded by sleeping townspeople. Their journey in search of a cure for the mysterious sleeping sickness leads them down a surprising path of deeper self-awareness.

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Peace Country

Running Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

by Pedro Chamale
Produced by rice & beans theatre
Presented by Firehall Arts Centre

Inspired by playwright Pedro Chamale’s growing-up in Chetwynd, BC, Peace Country is an examination of intercultural friendship, the realities of northern living and the vilification of northern communities in the fight against the climate crisis. Set in a small rural town in BC’s Northern interior, a new political party has swept into office with the promise of big changes: changes that could put the nail in the coffin for a little carbon-economy town, that is, if climate change doesn’t wipe it out first. In a time where it feels easy to spit rhetoric and blame each other, a familiar face in the party forces childhood friends to have tough conversations and work together for change. Through Peace Country, we see a plea for dialogue around climate action, in a time of great division.

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The Dead Wrongs

Join The Dead Wrongs and Merton Creek Mayhem for a night of bluegrass, honky tonk, and outlaw country in the open air of the Firehall courtyard!

Originating in Prince George, and fronted by the Firehall's Audience Services Director, Solomon Goudsward, The Dead Wrongs are resurrecting the spirit of honky tonk through country standards, outlaw ballads, and all-original Northern cowboy tunes. Click here to hear their new album on Spotify!

Doors at 6:30pm. Show at 7pm.

Tickets are $15 in advance, or Pay-What-You-Can at the door, minimum $5.

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Firehall Day at the Track

Running Time: 240 mins

Firehall Day at the Track, an afternoon of fun, food, and community at Hastings Racecourse on Sunday, June 25 from 1-5pm. It’s been a busy season. Let’s get together to relax, socialize, and have fun (and maybe even win big on a horse race).

This is a free event with an option to make a donation to the Firehall.

Space is limited, so RSVP soon to avoid missing out. Please only reserve tickets if you plan on attending and refrain from sharing the link.

On the day of the event, we will be stationed in a marquee tent. Enter through the West Gate of the racecourse grounds, where we will have food, drinks, betting terminals, and a view of the race track.

Complimentary burgers, hot dogs, salads, and desserts will be provided with gluten-free and vegetarian options available (we'll be in touch about dietary restrictions). There will also be a cash bar available. Bring cash if you'd like to enjoy an alcoholic drink, bet on the races, or buy 50/50 tickets!

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Tree Drum

Tree Drum is told by Bill Beauregarde (Cree/Enoch.) It explores the personal life story and experience of Indigenous theatre artist Bill Beauregarde, who was taken from his family at the age of three. Bill shared the story with long-time friend and theatre artist, Susanna Uchatius (Austrian/Eastern European), that at 9 years old, while in a group home, the crab apple tree in the backyard repeatedly called to him. It wanted to be a drum. So, Bill cut the tree down and made his first drum. This was the beginning of a remarkable journey - an intuitive discovery of who he is.

After sharing conversations over the past three years, the "TREE DRUM's" branches grew. The story of the journey stretched from the past represented by two youth, Clayton Shanoss (Nisga, Gitxsan) and Isaiah Heyoka, and into the future, as acknowledged Elder, Bill Beauregarde, keeps the drum heartbeat alive.

This is a workshop production by Theatre Terrific. For more information, please visit www.theatreterrific.ca

All performances will be ASL interpreted

Ticket Prices:
Regular: $30
Student/Senior: $15

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Firehall Gala

Join us for an intimate evening of fun, entertainment, and delightful surprises at "The Side Door Speakeasy" and "The Firehall Supper Club." We are celebrating 40 years of bringing arts and culture to the downtown east side and we would love for you to be there!

Tickets are $175.00 and include dinner, wine and cocktails, as well as a $100 tax receipt.

Table Patron Sponsors are welcome - purchase a table of 12 for $5000 and receive a $4100 tax receipt. For table bookings, please call the Firehall box office at (604) 689-0926

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