United Players Of Vancouver
By Dorothy Dittrich
Directed by Roy Surette
in association with Touchstone Theatre
A saga of friends and lovers, career crisis and personal angst. It is a story that switches gears in an instant to get at the heart of what makes people tick. When We Were Singing is an investigation of the friendship between four urban-dwelling lost souls. Work, loves, hopes, dreams, fears, failures – the story is pulled from the same source as our own lives. A musical like few others!
Dates: May 31 – June 23, 2024
Times: Thurs-Sat evenings at 8:00 pm, Sun matinee at 2:00 pm
Preview: May 30 ($15.00)
Opening: May 31
Talkbacks: Thursday, June 6 and Sunday, June 9
Matinées: All Sundays (June 9, 16, 23, 30)
Vocal Eye Described Performance:
United Players is pleased to offer a VocalEye Described Performance for the matinee performance on June 16, 2024.
VocalEye provides live description to audience members who are blind or partially sighted through the use of a single earpiece. This matinee performance will be described live for patrons who are blind and partially sighted. The description will not be audible to the general audience. Ten minutes before the show begins, VocalEye patrons will hear a brief description of the set, characters, props, and costumes. When the show begins, the VocalEye describer will convey important visual information and physical action, live, between the actors’ lines.
For tickets to this VocalEye performance or for more information, please email info@unitedplayers.com.
For general information about VocalEye, please check out VocalEye
When We Were Singing was first produced by Touchstone Theatre (Vancouver, British Columbia) in 1995.
When We Were Singing is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca.
DIRECTED BY
Roy Surette*
in association with Touchstone Theatre
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Abby – Nevada Banks
Jenny – Rachel Kent
Belinda – Viviana Renteria
Les – Michael Brigantiǂ
Pianist – Gordon Roberts
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR – Laura Di Cicco*
MUSICAL DIRECTOR – Chris King
PRODUCER – Nancy Caldwell
ASSISTANT PRODUCER – Susan Mellor
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR – Kelsey John Torok
SET DESIGN – Brian Ball
HEAD CARPENTER – Bruce Suttie
LIGHTING DESIGN – Brad Trenaman
SOUND DESIGN – Chris King
COSTUME DESIGN – Sydney Cavanagh
STAGE MANAGER – Emma Graveson
PUBLICIST – Joan Bryans
RESIDENT GRAPHIC DESIGNER – Lydia Avsec at Copilot Design
PROGRAMME DESIGNER – Susan Mellor
PROGRAMME EDITOR – Fran Burnside
PHOTOGRAPHY – Nancy Caldwell
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* The participation of Roy Surette and Laura Di Cicco is arranged by permission of
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance Opera Theatre Policy (DOT).
ǂ Appearing by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES: United Players has a strict Communicable Diseases Plan in place, which you can find here. Updates will be made throughout the season as needed. We rely on everyone to help us protect community health and safety – some principle points include:
• Please stay home if you are ill.
• United Players acknowledges that mask-wearing is a personal choice.
We continue to work to make your visit a safe and enjoyable one. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvement, please reach out at safety@unitedplayers.com.
Dorothy Dittrich is an award winning playwright, composer, sound designer, and musical director. Her most recent play, The Piano Teacher, is the recipient of the Governor General’s award for English-language drama. An Arts Club Theatre Silver Commission, it went on to win the Jessie Richardson Award for Outstanding Original Script. Other of Dorothy’s plays include The Dissociates, Lesser Demons, Two Part Invention and If the Moon Falls. Her musical When We Were Singing has been produced across Canada from The Belfry, to Buddies in Bad Times, the National Arts Centre, and in the U.S. It was workshopped at the Manhattan Theatre Company in New York City.
Dorothy’s work – including sound design and musical direction – has garnered her a number of Jessie Awards and nominations including two Dora Mavor Moor nominations for When We Were Singing. She is the proud recipient of the Sydney J. Risk Prize for Emerging Playwright.
A graduate of Simon Fraser University, Dorothy has a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies. Originally a Vancouver resident, Dorothy has recently moved to Vancouver Island where she continues to write and play music.
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