2022 Burnaby Summer Theatre presents:
Polar Opposites
Join us as we head off to Camp Winding Woods, a place where talking polar bears wander the forests and making friends is the most important thing. For Ralph (Jesse Alvarez), it is the hardest. When he meets Cecelia (Muleba Chailunga), they are entirely different and do not get along. It is through their adventures at camp and meeting the mythical talking polar bear, that they learn to embrace their differences and find their way back to camp.
The Troupe
Writer
Director
Stage Manager
Actors
Katie Gartlan-Close
Mafer Douglas
Emily Willcox
Janavi Chawla, Jesse Alvarez, Muleba Chailunga
Touring Schedule
July
July 8, 11:00am
July 9, 4:00pm
July 10, 11:00am
July 15, 11:00am
July 19, 10:00am
July 21, 1:15pm
July 27, 10:00am
The Amazing Brentwood – Brentwood Plaza
Queen’s Park Bandshell – Millennium Trail
Nikkei Garden Farmers Market – BAC Booth
The Amazing Brentwood – Brentwood Plaza
Confederation Park
Willingdon Heights Park
Confederation Park
August
August 2, 10:30am
August 3, 2:20pm
August 14, 11:00am
August 17, 3:00pm
August 28, 2:00pm
Coquitlam Library – Poirier Branch
Coquitlam Library – City Centre Branch
Nikkei Garden Farmers Market – BAC Booth
Confederation Park
Queen’s Park Bandshell – Millennium Trail
About the Summer Theatre
OVER 20 YEARS!
The Burnaby Summer Theatre is primarily a professional development program for the local performing arts community. Emerging performing artists will assume a summer internship where they will produce an original work while developing the skills required to succeed as a performer, director and administrator in the industry. Participants will learn what it takes to create an original work: from the conceptualization and direction, to marketing, budget management, and much more. It is a hands-on experience from concept to a final production that will be enjoyed by the community.
If you are an organization looking to book performances for the summer, please contact us at summertheatre@burnabyartscouncil.org!
Book a performance this summer!
Add some theatre to your summer youth programs! The Burnaby Summer Theatre troupe is still taking performance bookings between July – August 2022. Watch the trailer below to get a peek at what you can expect for a performance!
Contact us for bookings at summertheatre@burnabyartscouncil.org
Support local theatre arts, consider making a donation so we can continue making the Summer Theatre possible annually!
This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs program in partnership with the Burnaby Arts Council.
Each summer in concert with Canada Summer Jobs employs four to six students from SFU who write, direct and produce a play geared towards children. The play provides a chance to engage with live theatre for Burnaby families as well as Children’s Hospital, Ronald MacDonald House, and Canuck Place.
