New West Theatre
1002 - 4 Ave South T1J 0P5 Lethbridge, AB, Canada

April 18 -24 marks National Volunteer Week! We’d like to give a very special shoutout to the amazing people who chose to commit their time as volunteers with New West Theatre. In a typical year, we work with close to 150 volunteers, who donate over 3000 volunteer hours in helping us put on live performance for Lethbridge audiences. Simply put, we literally could not be able to do what we do without their support! On behalf of everyone at New West Theatre, we want to shout i...t out: THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! In celebration, we would like to dedicate this week’s Tunes on Tuesday to our amazing volunteers! Enjoy!

On sale now: Beginner at home video ukulele lessons with Rylan Kunkel! To purchase: https://form.jotform.com/210987219472261... Choose from two different packages: Ukulele Kit and Lessons Bundle - $120 This bundle includes our four video lessons, your very own Ukulele, tuner, case, picks, extra string, sheet music and chord charts! Lessons Bundle Only - $65 This bundle includes our four video lessons, sheet music and chord charts! For everyone 10 and up! (Younger participants may need their parents’ assistance) Here is a small clip of what to expect from the lessons.

Available Monday April 12, beginner at home video ukulele lessons from Rylan Kunkel! Choose from two different packages: Ukulele Kit and Lessons Bundle - $120... This bundle includes our four video lessons, your very own Ukulele, tuner, case, picks, extra string, sheet music and chord charts! Lessons Bundle Only - $65 This bundle includes our four video lessons, sheet music and chord charts! For everyone 10 and up! (Younger participants may need their parents’ assistance)

Happy World Theatre Day! #WTD2021 We love live theatre and absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder. While this past year has been tough, we are optimistic about the future, and can’t wait to be together at the theatre once again. We’d like to share the following video, courtesy of Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, featuring theatre lovers from across our country speaking about what they love most about live theatre.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oYHa6OIGQ

Katie and Rylan join us again for this week's Tunes on Tuesday with a wonderful performance of "Im Yours"!

Reminder: 'Flight Risk' goes live tomorrow night! January 28 at 7:30pm to register for free: https://tinyurl.com/y5bwx4gx... In a quest to spotlight Albertan writers, New West Theatre is pleased to present a free, online play-reading. Please join us online on January 28 at 7:30pm, as we read this touching and funny story of a very unlikely friendship. Stick around following the reading for an informal conversation with the performers and playwright. Cast: Ali Deregt as Sarah Erica Hunt as Kathleen Terry Gunvordahl as Hank Live Q&A: Please join us immediately following the reading for a live Q&A . Questions during this period can be typed in the comments section of the livestream. About the Play: 99-year-old World War II veteran, Hank Dunfield is found wandering aimlessly through a field in the early hours of the morning, five kilometers away from his residence at Ponderosa Pine Lodge. Six weeks away from his 100th birthday, the lodge recruits Sarah, a nursing student, to help keep Hank safe, comfortable and in the building while they plan a grand centenarian celebration. There’s one problemHank doesn’t want to live that long. About the Playwright: Meg Braem is the 2020-2021 Canadian Writer-in-Residence with the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary. Her plays have been nominated for a Governors General’s Literary Award and won the Alberta Literary Award for Drama. She is a two-time winner of the Alberta Playwriting Competition. Meg’s work has been presented at the Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary, The Belfry Theatre, Sage Theatre, Sparrow and Finch Theatre, Theatre Transit, Atomic Vaudeville, and Intrepid Theatre. She is a past playwright-in-residence at Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre and member of the Citadel Playwrights Forum. Her publications include Blood: A Scientific Romance (Playwrights Canada Press, 2013) The Josephine Knot (Playwrights Canada Press, 2018) and co-author with Norah Bowman and Dominique Hui, Feminist Resistance: A Graphic Approach (University of Toronto Press, 2019). Meg was the director of Alberta Theatre Projects’ Playwrights Unit for two years and is a past Lee Playwright-in-Residence at The University of Alberta.

New West Theatre presents An online play reading of FLIGHT RISK by Meg Braem January 28 at 7:30pm... to register: https://tinyurl.com/y5bwx4gx In a quest to spotlight Albertan writers, New West Theatre is pleased to present a free, online play-reading. Please join us online on January 28 at 7:30pm, as we read this touching and funny story of a very unlikely friendship. Stick around following the reading for an informal conversation with the performers and playwright. About the Play: 99-year-old World War II veteran, Hank Dunfield is found wandering aimlessly through a field in the early hours of the morning, five kilometers away from his residence at Ponderosa Pine Lodge. Six weeks away from his 100th birthday, the lodge recruits Sarah, a nursing student, to help keep Hank safe, comfortable and in the building while they plan a grand centenarian celebration. There’s one problemHank doesn’t want to live that long. About the Playwright: Meg Braem is the 2020-2021 Canadian Writer-in-Residence with the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program at the University of Calgary. Her plays have been nominated for a Governors General’s Literary Award and won the Alberta Literary Award for Drama. She is a two-time winner of the Alberta Playwriting Competition. Meg’s work has been presented at the Citadel Theatre, Theatre Calgary, The Belfry Theatre, Sage Theatre, Sparrow and Finch Theatre, Theatre Transit, Atomic Vaudeville, and Intrepid Theatre. She is a past playwright-in-residence at Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre and member of the Citadel Playwrights Forum. Her publications include Blood: A Scientific Romance (Playwrights Canada Press, 2013) The Josephine Knot (Playwrights Canada Press, 2018) and co-author with Norah Bowman and Dominique Hui, Feminist Resistance: A Graphic Approach (University of Toronto Press, 2019). Meg was the director of Alberta Theatre Projects’ Playwrights Unit for two years and is a past Lee Playwright-in-Residence at The University of Alberta.

Join Katie Fellger and Rylan Kunkel as they share their rendition of "Lava" for the first Tunes on Tuesday of 2021!

On the twelfth day of Christmas, New West Theatre wishes we could be with you... "The Chipmunk Song" performed by the New West Theatre ensemble, "New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas" Proudly supported by Downtown Lethbridge and The Heart of our City. ... Performers: Kathy Zaborsky, Erica Hunt, Katie Fellger Musical Direction: Kathy Zaborsky Technical Direction: Nole Richardson Sound and Video Design: Jason Eveleigh & Sonic Multimedia Artistic Director: Kelly Reay Click here to get up to date with New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas https://www.newwesttheatre.com/12-days-of-christmas/ Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewWestTheatreLethbridge/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newwesttheatre/

Quarantined on New Year's Eve! While we are disappointed not to be performing live at the Yates this evening, we are pleased to bring you Rylan Kunkel & Katie Fellger asking the question, "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" On a typical year, this would be an easy question to answer. But in 2020 during a lockdown? Sigh. So, what are you doing in your cozy homes on New Year’s Eve? Are you dressing up for a zoom party? Watching a Star Wars Marathon? Resigning yourself to the fact that you’ll be in bed by ten?

On the eleventh day of Christmas, New West Theatre gave to me... The Night Before Christmas: Narrated by Erica Hunt, underscore by Kathy Zaborsky Proudly supported by Downtown Lethbridge and The Heart of our City. ... Artists featured: James (age 4), Makenna (age 5), Ruby (age 6), Trudy (age 7), Ayla (age 8) Click here to get up to date with New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas https://www.newwesttheatre.com/12-days-of-christmas/ Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewWestTheatreLethbridge/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newwesttheatre/

On the tenth day of Christmas, New West Theatre gave to me... "The Prayer" performed by the New West Theatre ensemble, "New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas" Proudly supported by Downtown Lethbridge and The Heart of our City. ... Performers: Rylan Kunkel & Kathy Zaborsky Musical Direction: Kathy Zaborsky Technical Direction: Nole Richardson Sound and Video Design: Jason Eveleigh & Sonic Multimedia Artistic Director: Kelly Reay Click here to get up to date with New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas https://www.newwesttheatre.com/12-days-of-christmas/ Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewWestTheatreLethbridge/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newwesttheatre/

We have extended the light installation by a day to the 26th. Tonight is the last night to see A Holiday Show of Lights at the Yates Theatre! Lights start at 6pm and run until 10pm.... Proudly supported by Downtown Lethbridge and The Heart of our City

Christmas Bonus: "Spirits of Christmas" performed by Keenan Pezderic Proudly supported by Downtown Lethbridge and The Heart of our City. Click here to get up to date with New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas... https://www.newwesttheatre.com/12-days-of-christmas/ Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewWestTheatreLethbridge/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newwesttheatre/

On the ninth day of Christmas, New West Theatre gave to me... "The Christmas Song" performed by the New West Theatre ensemble, "New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas" Proudly supported by Downtown Lethbridge and The Heart of our City. ... Performers: Scott Carpenter (vocals), Keenan Pezderic (drums), Scott Mezei (guitar), Kathy Zaborsky (keys) Musical Direction: Kathy Zaborsky Technical Direction: Nole Richardson Sound and Video Design: Jason Eveleigh & Sonic Multimedia Artistic Director: Kelly Reay Click here to get up to date with New West Theatre's 12 Days of Christmas https://www.newwesttheatre.com/12-days-of-christmas/ Follow us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewWestTheatreLethbridge/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newwesttheatre/

There are only 5 spots left! To register: https://tinyurl.com/yya9eqgs The safety of our students, families, instructors and staff is always of paramount importance to us. Risk mitigation measures will be strictly observed. Please contact us for more information... For more information: www.newwesttheatre.com THEATRE CLUB (Ages 9-12) Tuesdays, 7pm-8:15pm. October 13th to December 15th 10 in-person classes for $200

Did you know, our Fall Classes qualify for the City of Lethbridge's Fee Assistance Program. Which can pay up to $200 per person for registration. to apply: www.lethbridge.ca/feeassistance

Announcing our Fall Theatre Classes for 2020! To register: https://tinyurl.com/yya9eqgs The safety of our students, families, instructors and staff is always of paramount importance to us. Risk mitigation measures will be strictly observed. Please contact us for more information... For more information: www.newwesttheatre.com THEATRE CLUB (Ages 9-12) Tuesdays, 7pm-8:15pm. October 13th to December 15th 10 in-person classes for $200 IMPROV FOR TEENS (Ages 13-18) Thursdays, 7pm-8:15pm. October 15th - December 17th 10 in-person classes for $200

Congratulations to our very own Nole Richardson who will be taking home an award tonight! Tune in to watch Allied Arts Council Lethbridge’s award ceremony

The Drive-in is almost SOLD OUT - Get your tickets now while there’s some available! - https://mailchi.mp/newwesttheatre/drive-in-info-4853054