We are just over a week away from opening one of the biggest undertakings in the College's history. Two full casts of 26 students will present two distinct productions, all under rigorous COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

And Urinetown is the perfect show to do it, with its comedy and energetic wit. Get ready to laugh at the high-brow, the low-brow, and the somewhere-in-the-middle brow when the first cast opens next week!

Toronto based (but Victoria raised), Naomi has performed leads in theatres across Canada from Sally Bowles in Cabaret (Segal Centre), Janet in Drowsy Chaperone (MTC, Theatre Calgary), to Roxie in Chicago (Neptune Theatre), and 7 seasons at the Stratford Festival. She has choreographed numerous new musicals, has been on faculty at Randolph and Sheridan College, and studied musical theatre at Laine Theatre Arts in London, UK.

Michael Doherty is a Toronto based composer, sound designer, music director and multi- instrumentalist. He is the composer and co-lyricist of two full scale musicals; A Christmas Carol and For Life, as well as the composer and adapter for Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, which has been performed many times throughout North America. Michael has been an artist in residence at both Theatre New Brunswick and the Sudbury Theatre Centre. As a teacher Michael has taught at; St. Thomas University, the University of New Brunswick, Dalhousie University, Mt. Alison University and St. Lawrence College.

Caleb Marshall is the Managing Artistic Director of the Canadian College of Performing Arts. He has produced over 80 theatre productions as the Artistic Executive Director of the Sudbury Theatre Centre and the Artistic Producer for Theatre New Brunswick. Internationally he served as Resident Director on a UK/European tour for Shakespeare’s Globe, and appeared in productions by The Old Vic, The Imperial War Museum and the Edinburgh Fringe. Caleb spent four seasons in the Stratford Festival’s acting company and has premiered roles for the National Arts Centre, Canadian Stage, and the Blyth Festival. He has also played numerous principal roles in film and television. Caleb has maintained a life-long commitment to education and training. He holds a BFA Honours in Acting from York University, an MFA with Distinction in Theatre Directing from Middlesex University, London (UK). He has received the Christopher Plummer Fellowship Award, the Stratford Festival’s Eliot Haze Playwright Development Award, and was recognized by the New Brunswick Arts Board with an Excellence Award in the Arts.

We are offering four exciting behind-the-scenes events to give you an inside look at the experiences of the creative team and our students in bringing our two productions of Urinetown to life!

Friday, May 28 | 7:10 – 7:20 SHOWTIME 7:30

Sunday, May 30 | end of show: 15 minutes

Thursday, June 3 | 7:10 – 7:20 SHOWTIME 7:30

Friday, June 4 | end of show: 15 minutes

Thank you to Camosun's Nexus Newspaper for the preview on Urinetown. Click the link below to find out more about the production

Friday, June 4 – 6:00pm

In addition to our online ticket platform, tickets for our productions can be purchased over the phone. Due to the current provincial guidelines we have we have only essential staff onsite at the College, but you can schedule a call with our box office by emailing boxoffice@ccpacanda.com to arrange a time and they will call you via their personal phone line.

Tickets will be available up until to 30 minutes before the performance. Patrons are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance. All tickets are non-refundable and have no cash value.

The College has a new ticketing software! We are now selling tickets through our own online portal at tickets.ccpacanada.com. Here are a couple quick things to note through the transition:

If you’re purchasing tickets to the College for the first time, you can create a new profile when purchasing your tickets.

If you’ve previously purchased tickets to any of our productions, please put in your email at login and click on “forgot your password”. This is how you can set up your profile.

If you receive a message saying the email is already in use, please send a message to our Box Office at boxoffice@ccpacanada.com. We will be happy to sort it out for you!

If you have any questions about your ticket purchase, please don’t hesitate to email the Box Office.

The College appreciates how hard this last year has been on drama students, arts workers and seniors and want to make this production as accessible as possible, please contact the Box Office (boxoffice@ccpacanada.com) if you are experiencing any financial barriers to viewing.

urinetown promotional photography by Andrew Barrett.