Live Theatre, Concerts & Events

The Cemetery Club
by Ivan Menchell
Directed by Joan Sonnenburg
August 13, 14, 15, 21 & 22 at 8:00 pm
August 16, 23 at 2:00 pm

This bittersweet comedy-drama concerns three friends, Doris, Lucille, and Esther, have become widows within the past few years. Once a week, they gather to visit their husbands’ graves and meet at a deli afterward to talk about their lives. Each has a different view of widowhood and devotion to their late husbands. The Cemetery Club, a story about love and friendship, has been compared to The Golden Girls and Steel Magnolias, with good reason. It’s a play with an important message: life may change, but love will always remain.

Tickets: $22 at The Book Nook, 60 Gore Street E. (cash only); Hay Design, 63 Gore Street East (cash only); Shadowfax, 67 Foster St. 613-267-6817, shadowfax.on.ca (on-line, phone & credit cards; a convenience fee applies) $24 at the door; $10 rush seats at the door for students with ID

Special! Buy tickets to both plays for $40 at all ticket outlets!

MIKE IRVIN

Mike is a retired broadcast production veteran whose 43-year career includes TV & Radio production, along with a 21-year span of teaching part-time in the Algonquin College Radio Broadcasting and Theatre Arts program. His passion for radio performance has garnered several awards and recognition from industry peers and students. As Regional Production Manager at Rogers Radio, he helmed a 6-person team serving the Ottawa, Kingston and Halifax markets. He has directed various productions including commercial and news features, music specials, and podcasts.