LOOK! Video Presentations
World Theatre Day Message
WORLD THEATRE DAY (est. 1961). Celebrated annually on the 27th March, World Theatre Day is when the international theatre community comes together. To mark this, the International Message is written by a theatre personality of world stature. The 2025 Author of this message is Theodoros TERZOPOULOS, an internationally acclaimed Theatre Director, Educator, Author, Founder and Artistic Director of the Attis Theatre Company, Inspirator of Theatre Olympics and Chairman of the International Committee of Theatre Olympics.
As an outstanding theatre personality who has received local and international acclaim both for his inspiring artistic and constantly evolving educational work as well as for the promotion of interculturality, he has received a multitude of awards including the: Lorca Award (Spain, 1986), Stanislavski Award for Best Direction (Russia, 1993), Honorary Theatre Award (Turkey, 2006), Best Direction Award (Festival of Nations, Seoul, 1994), Best Assemble Acting (Beijing, 2011), Yuri Lyubimov International Theatre Award (2020), Sibiu Walk of Fame Star (Sibiu, Romania, 2024) and the Grand Theatre Award of the Hellenic Association of Theatre Critics and Performing Arts (Greece, 2024).
At curtain time, around the world, this message is read on stages everywhere.
Each year, Western Gold Theatre creates a video in which members of our beloved theatre community read the World Theatre Day message in a number of languages.
Click on the reader’s name to read their bio and on the language (where available) to read the message in that language (listed alphabetically):
Colleen Bayati – Director of Photography/Editing
Kieran August – Camera B Cinematography/Editing
Carmen Aguirre – Spanish
Praneet Akilla – Telugu
Peri Allan – Turkish
Susan Bertoia – Italian
Dhirendra – Swahili
Itai Erdal – Hebrew
Ying-Jye (Jessica) Han – Mandarin
Jane Heyman – Polish
Tasos Karantais – Greek
Wynford Owen – Welsh
Zahf Paroo – English
Thrasso Petras – Greek
Ludovic Sallin – French
Xwechtaal (Dennis Joseph) – Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish)
Maki Yi – Korean
Click on the image above to view the playbill for the live production
SUPER SENIORS PAY-PER-VIEW VIDEO
Limited Run on YouTube
Western Gold is pleased to offer a video version of Kathryn Shaw’s recent hit SUPER SENIORS! If you missed seeing it on stage in June, you can now view is as part of our Virtual Gold: LOOK! series as a pay-per-view YouTube screening.
Ever wonder what it would be like to be alive and kicking at 105? In this new comedy, Kathryn Shaw takes you to the Fairfield Residence to meet three women over the age of 105 who have differing responses to their extraordinarily long lives. Based on experience with her own ancient family members, the writer brings insight and humour to the conundrum of extreme old age.
CAST (click name to read bio)
Kathryn Shaw: Playwright/Elizabeth
Patti Allan: Mildred
Annabel Kershaw: Hildy
Alisha Davidson: Twyla, Reporter
Matheus Severo: Cameron, Server
CREATIVE TEAM (click name to read bio)
Itai Erdal: Lighting Designer
Sheila White: Costume Designer
Pam Johnson: Set Designer
June Mirochnick: Sound/Music Designer
Diane Speirs: Vocal Coach
Ingrid Turk: Stage Manager
Fraser Read: Stage Manager
Chaeli Smith: Assistant Stage Manager
Glenn MacDonald: Set Construction
Andrej Stanojlovic: Lighting Technician
Linda Begg: Props Coordinator
Emily Dotson: Scenic Painter
Lou Marshall: Rehearsal Stage Manager
Johnathan Stone: Stagehand
Colleen Bayati, Nicole Huang, Leighton Taylor: Lighting Technicians
THREE TIERED TICKET PRICING
We will be offering three tiers of ticket prices so as many people as possible have the opportunity to watch SUPER SENIORS online.
- Regular price: $25
- Concession price: $15 – this ticket is for those who want to commit but can’t pay the full amount, ie students, seniors, artists, those on the front lines – you know who you are!
- Pay what you can: If you are stretched in the pocketbook – no worries! This ticket is for you. Pay only what you can by donating – and if you can’t, that’s fine too!
THE PINCH PENNY POKER PLAYERS CHRISTMAS LIGHT TOUR
Written and Performed by Nora D. Randall
Join the Pinch Pennys as they hit the Ladysmith Light Up, the Chemainus Dinner Theatre, the Duncan Farmers’ Market, and Butchart Gardens’ Magic of Christmas (circa 2005). Much as they are out to celebrate, they are dogged by a series of ever increasingly alarming events. And why are they stuck with the bus company boss’ mother?
Follow along as school-bus driver Mavis sets out on her greatest bus trip yet. Told in a series of episodes to be released regularly over the course of 2023, Mavis will let you know exactly how she got involved, even though the other bus driver turned out to be her irritating ex-lover. She’ll reveal who’s on the bus, all the weird things that happened — some of them which only she saw (and that scared the bejesus out of her) — how the old ladies were undaunted, though forgetful, and what happened with the boss’ mother!
FINAL EPISODE!
CERTAIN FACTS HAVE COME TO MY ATTENTION
View episodes 1 – 10 here
View episodes 11 & 12 below
If you’re enjoying Nora’s wonderful series, please consider donating to her favourite charity, Rainbow Refugee. More info below.
EPISODE 12
THE EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
EPISODE 11
WE NEED WHEELS!
HELP NORA HELP OTHERS!
Nora is sponsoring a family through Rainbow Refugee and is requesting donations to this cause that is close to her heart. Please consider donating – even a small amount helps! All donations will receive a tax-deductible receipt.
DONATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Click here or on the DONATE HERE button below to go to the Rainbow Refugee donation page;
2. Click on the red DONATE button on the top, right-hand side of the page;
3. Then scroll down to the DONATION DETAILS field near the bottom of the page;
4. Enter your donation amount;
5. Click the FUND dropdown menu and scroll down to PENNY PINCHERS and click on it to ensure your donation goes to Nora’s family;
Watch past LOOK! presentations on our YouTube channel here
LISTEN & LEARN
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Creativity has no expiry date! ™
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