2009/10 Season:	Winter
A race track manager played by Doug Coburn, tries to fend off jockey Eric Menherz as he begs to get his job back in the East End Theatre production of Office Hours. Fred Sherwin/Photo	Office Hours by Norm Foster directed by Paul Kirkwood-Hackett
Cast for Office Hours chosen on second audition day, as follows: Lindsay Grout----------------------Gordon Blaine/Stan Thurber/The Man Gerry Stuebing--------------------- Warren Kimble/Mark Young/Artie Barnes Cory McIntosh--------------------- Richard Penny/Neil Penny/One Armed Man Tom Falkner------------------------ Lloyd Penny/Bobby Holland Laurisa DeFehr------------------ Pam Gerard/Elie Young Kaila Sinclair---------------------- Francine Majors/Sharon Freeman Lois Archer-Duell---------------- Rhonda Penny Director - Paul Kirkwood-Hackett Producer - Louise Everest Balance of crew to come.	The Play has been cast! 2nd. Auditions for Norm Foster's OFFICE HOURS were held on Sunday February 7th This is our O-Zone Festival entry production. Also note: the "TOO MUCH" production has been cancelled for this year. The cast consists of 3 men and 3 women ranging in age from mid twenties to mid fifties. Rehearsals begin Feb 21st with the run starting on April 21st and running through to May 1st. Also needed are backstage personal anyone interested in being involved can contact Paul Kirkwood-Hackett at 250-838-0230. The play is about family and relationships, its a comedy with a message. Asparagus Theatre will be starting rehearsals Feb 21 @ 7pm in the Centennial Theatre - for our regular run April 21-24 & 28 thru May 1. Norm Foster's "Office Hours" will be our Ozone Festival entry when the festival begins May 14-22. Our club will be up on the Monday, May 17th. We will have our first production meeting February 16th @ 7pm with our Lead Designers, and have 3male 1 female student from Pleasant Valley Senior Secondary school coming to the meeting to meet their mentors in Lighting/Kim Sinclair, and sound/Alf Bennett & George Young. They will be operating our technical show under the ongoing guidance of the Lead Designers. The show will run April 21, 22, 23, 24, 2009 and the following week 28, 29, 30, closing May 1st. No matinees unless very, very successfully attended. This production will be our entry in the Okanagan Zone Festival which will be held in Salmon Arm at the Shuswap Theatre in May.
Tickets will be on sale Apr. 1 at The Guy Next Door, 3450 Okanagan St., Armstrong or call 250 546-0950.	Read A Review of East End Theatre's production of Office Hours:

O-Zone Meeting hostd by A.C.T.

Asparagus Theatre was also pleased to host the AGM meeting and want to express our pleasure in all those who attended. It was a resounding success and the lunch provided was greatly enjoyed. The set design class with Eugene Leveque was attended by 30+ and we all learned a huge amount. The power point presentation with Eugene's beautiful set models was clear, concise, and well thought out. He was approached after, with the proposal that a club have him give "part 2 - hands on" class. How about it everyone?. This writer cannot more strongly recommend that we keep on training new members and upgrading existing members in the many, many areas for creativity in community theatre.

Photos from the Workshop

Flashback

Asparagus Community Theatre recognized with award

by Tyler Olsen, Morning Star Staff, Dec 15 2006

Two dozen people crowded into Armstrong council chambers Monday, but they weren't there to lynch the mayor or protest a bylaw.

Instead, the public gallery, typically barren, was packed for the announcement that the city had bestowed the City of Armstrong Recognition of Excellence Award on the Asparagus Community Theatre. "This award is our public way and tangible way of expressing your community's gratitude," said a jovial Mayor Jerry Oglow. He also singled out the theatre's impact on youth in the community.

"The Asparagus Community Theatre has built a well-known reputation for engaging the youth in theatre, for showcasing local and often hidden talent and for building an asset base of technical expertise."

"The deciding factor was that you have been encouraging the City of Armstrong to have a purposeful look at art and culture in the vibrant community that we are." Oglow then presented theatre president Dai Scott with a large plaque and individual members with custom pins made specially for recognition award winners. Scott said the volunteers were delighted to receive the unexpected award.

"It came out of the blue...They were excited. They thought it was really, really great."

"This is something the whole club can feel proud about," said Scott, adding the award is unique because it pays tribute to every single volunteer at the theatre.