Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre welcomes Elmwood Theatre

On Wednesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m. the cast and crew of Head Over Heels performed their 65-minute play before a warm and receptive audience of about 200 at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre. This opportunity to perform on the main stage was made possible through the wonderful generosity of Eric Coates, Artistic Director of the Great Canadian Theatre Company and his wonderful production team, including Rachel Fancy, production manager and Jan Grant, special events co-ordinator. Our deep gratitude goes to these individuals for supporting us the moment we arrived at noon on that same day. The actors began their day by practicing the musical stomp with Brian Boychuk on the upper level of the theatre (so as not to deafen any members of the public who might happen to enter the lobby for a light lunch); afterwards they went out on to Wellington Street, armed with a handful of flyers to distribute to the lunch time crowd in Westborough, a marketing approach that they will have to practice a lot in Edinburgh.

The afternoon was spent on the stage, under the supervision of GCTC’s lighting and sound directors, who helped us to set lighting and music cues and to permit us the opportunity for a full technical rehearsal followed by a photo call. The excitement built as the students prepared for the 7:30 p.m. curtain. In the lobby there was equal activity, as parents prepared a reception by bringing in a wonderful array of food and flowers to dress the upper and lower lobby. We are also grateful to Rinaldo’s and Mood Moss Flowers for their generous donation of raffle prizes that were given out at the reception.

Prior to the start of the show, the lobby witnessed the arrival of friends, family members, teachers, administrators and members of the alumni. Angela Boychuk (Director), Nhanci Wright (Chairman of GCTC’s Board of Directors) and Eric Coates (Artistic Director of GCTC) welcomed the audience, and the show began. It was a delight to watch the intricate choral work of the cast - choreography that reflected the hours and hours of rehearsal time spent working out artistic details, now come to fruition. The standing ovation at curtain-call was in recognition of the wonderful show the cast and crew presented. 

‘Head Over Heels’ is now ready for the upcoming tour to Scotland. We will fine-tune it again at the end of July and then we will be off on our next big theatre adventure!  Thank you to all those who came out to support our efforts last week!

To view more photographs from the show on Wednesday, visit this link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.169603403210704.1073741825.124586297712415&type=1&l=4b1c1c5a68