Saturday Matinee Pre-Show Chats

Join Citadel Theatre staff, artists, and special guests 45 minutes prior to the start of our Saturday matinees for a 20-minute presentation and chat . . . about the theatre, about art, about the production currently playing on the Citadel stage.

Pre-Show Chats are a great way to learn about and enhance your appreciation of theatre and the production you're about to see.

But they’re not just for tickets holders — anyone and everyone is welcome to attend!

Final Matinee Rush Ticket Sales to Benefit The Actors’ Fund of Canada

Proceeds from rush tickets for the matinees preceding the Pre-Show Chats of Wingfield’s Lost and Found (January 30^th),
The Glass Menagerie (April 17^th) and As You Like It (May 8^th) will go to benefit The Actors’ Fund of Canada. The Actors’ Fund of Canada provides emergency financial aid for theatre, film, television, music and dance artists across Canada. The rush tickets are $25 and will be available only at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

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2009/2010 Season

THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Saturday Sept 26, 2009 12:30 PM followed by 1:30 PM performance in Shoctor Theatre		Don McKellar visited the Citadel Theatre on Saturday, September 26 to do a Pre-Show Chat with members of the audience before the matinee of The Drowsy Chaperone. Many excited fans of Don’s work on stage and on film were on hand to listen to a live interview and ask questions.
		Afterwards Mr. McKellar watched this version of his show for the first time and met the cast backstage. He enjoyed it so much he stayed overnight in Edmonton and visited with the cast later that night.

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Saturday Nov 28, 2009 12:45 PM at the Citadel Theatre followed by 1:30 PM performance in Shoctor Theatre	SPECIAL GUESTS Sylva Jelen Dagmar Loserd Native Czechs and members of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences in Edmonton Sylva Jelen and her sister Dagmar Loserd were born in Czechoslovakia, and lived through the Soviet occupation of their country before coming to Canada. Sylva and her husband struggled with the impossible choice of remaining in Czechoslovakia with their families or pursuing further education and freedom overseas. The sisters spent several years apart before being reunited. Both Sylva and Dagmar will be sharing their incredible stories, talk about life in Czechoslovakia during the Soviet occupation and shed some light on the political and historical context of Tom Stoppard’s Rock ‘n’ Roll.

WINGFIELD LOST AND FOUND Saturday Jan 30, 2010 12:45 PM Shoctor Theatre Lobby followed by 1:30 PM performance in Shoctor Theatre	Featuring Greg Henkelman Science educator and environmental enthusiast Please join us for a pre-show chat with Greg Henkelman, science educator and environmental enthusiast as he discusses some of the topics of water management and the environment as presented in *Wingfield Lost and Found*. After completing his Bachelor of Science degree in microbiology, Greg completed his Bachelor of Education to learn about much bigger things. A teacher with Edmonton Public Schools for the past ten years, Greg shared the Canadian Iron Science Teacher Award and was one of 16 recipients in Alberta of the APEGGA Math and Science Teacher Award in 2009. Greg is currently enrolled in a Master's program in Secondary Education at the University of Alberta, focusing on how teachers address science literacy in their classrooms. This (and incessant questions from his two kids) caused him to consider more closely the teaching of controversial topics in science education. Water is one such topic we will discuss and which can be contemplated while you watch the afternoon's performance.

SWEENEY TODD, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street A musical thriller Saturday Feb 27, 2010 12:45 PM Maclab Theatre Lobby followed by 1:30 PM performance in Maclab Theatre	THE GLASS MENAGERIE Saturday April 17, 2010 12:45 PM Shoctor Theatre Lobby followed by 1:30 PM performance in Shoctor Theatre	AS YOU LIKE IT Saturday May 8, 2010 12:45 PM Maclab Theatre Lobby followed by 1:30 PM performance in Maclab Theatre

BLACKBIRD Saturday Oct 24, 2009 3:15 PM Rice Theatre Lobby followed by 4 PM performance in Rice Theatre	COURAGEOUS Saturday March 13, 2010 3:15 PM Rice Theatre Lobby followed by 4 PM performance in Rice Theatre	THE DROWNING GIRLS Saturday May 1, 2010 3:15 PM Rice Theatre Lobby followed by 4 PM performance in Rice Theatre