Powerhouse Theatre
2901 35th Avenue V1T 2S7 Vernon, BC, Canada

The first ever Powerhouse Online Trivia Night was a huge success and loads of fun. Both the agony of ‘aarghhh it was on the tip of my tongue’ along with the ecstasy of ‘yesssss, got it!’ were in abundance. Huge thanks to Keyanna Burgher and Lawrence Bird for handling all the tech stuff and for piecing it all together. Great fun!!

Hey members! Test your knowledge of plays, movies, and tv, and join us for TRIVIA NIGHT for Powerhouse Members this Friday, April 30 at 7pm on Zoom! Register as an individual or suggest a "Team" of like-minded trivia-masters and we'll do our best to accommodate your request. Teams are limited to 4 members - if you don't have anyone else in mind, don't panic! Register as an individual and we'll be sure to put you on a winning team... Registration closes at MIDNIGHT APRIL 27, 2...021. We'll send you the zoom link after you're registered! Click here to register: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeBx63Wy-IUviUddK/viewform

Today is International Theatre Day.... and oh HOW WE MISS our theatre fix!! Did you know that theatre techies are a special breed and they are increasingly being found, working in isolation, getting things ready for the day we get the OK to OPEN !!!

Here's a great opportunity for interested folks to be involved in a 'community theatre' type experience throughout the upcoming season at O'Keefe Ranch. This is from Diane, a Powerhouse member... read on...! My name is Diane Llewelyn-Jones and I am the new Guest Experience Coordinator at the O'Keefe Ranch and as such I am responsible for what is experienced and remembered by visitors to the Ranch. I hold a Masters in Theatre Performance Studies, am an actor, playwright, d...Continue reading

What if we changed the Boards every week or so and posted two messages with a short but memorable line from a play script that inspires or amuses, or memorable quotes made about theatre, or theatre puns, or witticisms... We invite you to contribute a short quote to be displayed on the Powerhouse marquees!

Have you checked out the Drive Thru Ice Park yet? Cowboy wannabes at ‘Jopo Ranch’. #vernonwintercarnival #vernonbc #beachmorningswithbrianandrebecca

The Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre Society has launched the second episode of the FOCUS Online Series. Airing TODAY, February 4th! Streaming for fre...e, the link is will available until Sunday, February 7th at 11:59pm. The second episode kicks off with Melina Schein. Melina is a Julliard trained Opera Singer who has called the North Okanagan her home for the past 20 years. Melina is accompanied by pianist Neville Bowman. Jazz Duo Gerry Sholomenko and Neal Fraser perform an original work written by Gerry Sholomenko titled After the Rain. Gord Wilson is a singer songwriter from Lake Country. As a front man of Bloodloss, BCMMA award winning band after suffering an unexpected heart attack, he decided to pursue his true calling as an accomplished guitar player, lyricist and songwriter bringing his punk rock and metal roots to meld with dusty and dark, and bluegrass picking. Shaughnessy is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter, musician born and raised in Vernon, British Columbia. Currently working on her debut EP, she loves to share her art and experience through a mixture of blues, rock and pop. She has been singing and performing since she was a toddler and sees no end in sight with it, hoping to help make a difference in the world with her love of music. www.ticketseller.ca

2020 certainly is going to be a year that we will try to put behind us for so many reasons. Covid-19's final bite of the year for those of us connected with Powerhouse was to take away the opportunity to present live on stage a reading of 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. This was to be a reading, by four actors, of Dickens own abridged version of the novella which he deemed suitable for live readings.... That all came to an end with the extension of the Provincial Orders on Dec 8th. Despite not being able to get together to do this 'live', the four readers went into the theatre one by one where a camera was set up and read their lines individually - on different days with just one other distanced tech person in attendance. The job of editing both the soundtrack and then the video was enormous, hence the delay in getting this out to you. But here it is, a READING of Christmas Carol. I emphasize the reading element because if and/or when you watch it, you will understand that this is not 'the play'. You will notice some 'jumpy' frames as you watch. Because we couldn't do this in real-time, those connecting frames are inevitable because adjustments for timing had to continually be made to make the story 'flow'. This production was never meant to be captured in this way. This was only meant to be done live, in the theatre, with an audience. Once we knew that couldn't happen, we decided to give it a shot because we wanted to give something to our membership that came from the Powerhouse after nearly a year of inactivity. Of course, you don't have to watch it. Jackson, Eileen, Paul, and Bob won't be offended. You could simply listen as an audiobook and enjoy the story. It's your call. Whatever you choose, please accept this offering from a small group of people who are way more at home in live theatre than messing around with audio and video editing. However, if you enjoy what you watch or listen to, please consider making a donation to the Vernon Food Bank in lieu of a ticket to the theatre. That was always the intention of our readings, had we performed them as planned. Please accept our best wishes to you and yours this holiday season. Thank you for your continued support. Here's to a Joy-Filled 2021 and, hopefully, the opportunity to bring live events back to the stage.

Vernon's Powerhouse Theatre has worked very hard along with Ticket Seller to ensure theatre-goers have a safe and enjoyable event. Prior to the event night, the entire theatre is sanitized. If for any reason you are not able to attend, tickets may be transferred to another patron, a credit can be provided for future performances or a full refund can be provided. Purchase tickets today at https://www.ticketseller.ca/ticke/event/a-night-of-one-acts

Join us for one of our upcoming events at Powerhouse! Get your tickets soon as they are selling out fast. Only 50 seats are on sale each night. Get your tickets at www.powerhousetheatre.net

Get your tickets now for a staged dramatic reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol at the Powerhouse Theatre! Tickets on now at www.powerhousetheatre.net

Get your tickets! There are very limited seats and they are selling fast. Take this opportunity for a night out at the theatre. Vernon Morning Star