Bah Humbug! An artists and community benefit
by VANCOUVER MOVING THEATRE SOCIETYTuesday, 15 December 2020 from 12:00 AM (PST) to Wednesday, 30 December 2020 11:59 PM (PST)
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Overview
SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs, in partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre and Full Circle: First Nations Performance is thrilled to announce the holiday classic Bah Humbug! is returning online from December 15, 2020 @ 7pm to December 30, 2020. The performance is a video recording from a 2019 live performance, and will stream online via Vimeo with pre-recorded bonuses from the cast.
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Details
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is beautifully retold in this contemporary adaptation set within Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Scrooge preys upon his desperate clientele as a heartless pawnshop operator/hotel landlord who displaces people through renovictions, until one dark Christmas Eve he is challenged by three spirits.
We are proud to announce that all proceeds from the performances will support the actors and musicians directly, as well as Vancouver Moving Theatre’s Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival.
Bah Humbug! is led by Juno award winner Jim Byrnes, and features Tom Pickett, Kevin McNulty, Savannah Walling, and Margo Kane of Full Circle: First Nations Performance and Talking Stick Festival. The performance also features Sam Bob, a local Indigenous actor and recent survivor of COVID-19. The St. James Music Academy Youth Choir adds their rich voices to this unique adaptation. We are also pleased to welcome the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award recipient Stephen Lytton to the production, alongside other cast members and musicians.
“The singing intermixed with Dickens’ words still resonate beautifully in this streaming event. But it's the stellar performances that are the standout.”, says Michael Boucher, Director of Cultural Programs and Bah Humbug!’s Director.
“It is truly a visual and aural treat more than ever before. These actors are very vulnerable. Their livelihoods are at stake and COVID-19 has really undermined their futures. Your donation means so much!”
Bah Humbug! will be available to stream on-demand 24/7, worldwide. The show’s runtime is 70 minutes. We encourage you to gather your loved ones virtually for this beloved holiday classic!
Produced with the co-operation of the UBCP/ACTRA. The participation of Jim Byrnes, Tom Pickett, Kevin McNulty, Sam Bob, and Margo Kane is arranged by permission of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association under the provisions of the Dance • Opera • Theatre Policy. The Musicians engaged in this production are members of the Vancouver Musicians’ Association (VMA), Local 145 of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.