2022-23 Playbill

DIRECTED BY JOAN JONES: In this delightful comedy, four unique southern women are drawn together by fate - and an impromptu happy hour - and decide it's high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they have lost through the years. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment, no matter what hilarity may ensue.

DIRECTED BY KEVIN TANNER: This is Ken Ludwig's clever adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic and boasts all the glamour, intrigue and suspense of Dame Agatha's celebrated novel with a healthy dose of humour to quicken the pace. The luxurious train "The Orient Express" is stalled by snow overnight on the tracks. In the morning there is one passenger less and Hercule Poirot will search for the murderer among the strange and exotic group of remaining passengers.

DIRECTED BY VALERIE WINSLOW: By chance, Kris Kringle, an old man living in a retirement home, gets a job as Santa at Macy's Department Store, unleashing waves of goodwill as he states he is actually Santa. Macy's vocational counselor sees Kris as deluded and dangerous and Kris ends up in a court competency hearing. The verdict is especially important for one little girl's belief in Santa.

DIRECTED BY MAE WHALEN: This comedy is set in a small Italian restaurant and it charts, chats, and chomps its way through the rise and fall of a middle-class family's fortunes and relationships. As we dash through the past, present and future, the play suggests that living in the moment is the best time of all.

DIRECTED BY DON MITCHELL: These Shining Lives chronicles the strength and determination of women considered expendable in their day, exploring their true story of continued resonance. Catherine and her friends are dying, it's true; but theirs is s story of survival in its most transcendent sense.

DIRECTED BY PAULINE JODOIN: It is an exciting summer day in 1956 for Sam and Hilda Fluck. Newly on their own since their thirty-something children Gary and Janey moved out, they are finally ready to relax. What could possibly disturb their simple peace? Norm Foster will, in this comedy of craziness.

DIRECTED BY MICHELLE McNICHOL: Nick is a single Italian-American guy from New Jersey. He sees both sets of grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he has been offered his dream job—in another city. This endearing family comedy showcases love, connection and the possibility of loss.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, except 2:00 p.m. on the final Saturday of each production. at the Domino Theatre, 52 Church St. Admission is $20.00 for adults, $10.00 for students and children. Senior citizens and members can buy discount tickets at the door for $16.00 on Thursday evenings only. For tickets, contact the Grand Theatre Box Office, 613-530-2050.