“Maggie’s Getting Married” Tickets Now Available, click on poster to buy . . .

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Now Playing!
THREE DATES ADDED: March 6, 7 & 8!

The reviews are in – audiences love the play!

At last “Maggie’s Getting Married” is off and running after a delayed opening weekend!

We have added performances on March 6th, 7th and 8th – tickets now available!

Comedy At The Capitol!

Click Here or on Poster to Buy Tickets

There’s no better time for comedy and chaos than the night before a wedding…when everyone’s nerves are frazzled! Welcome to the Duncan family kitchen the night before Maggie’s big day and a small group of friends and relatives are gathered in the next room to await the groom’s arrival. Everything’s going to plan. The rings are safely hidden away. They’re ready for anything. Except for the Big Surprise that turns the kitchen into a 3-ring circus!

Read all about “Maggie’s Getting Married” in this article published by our partners at the Alberni Valley News – thank you!

Runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
from February 20 through March 1, 2025
Extra Dates after March 1 are being Added – please check back for updates.


Watch this great video about “Maggie’s Getting Married” produced by our partners Alberni Valley Media at The Scoop On Port Alberni – and check out their YouTube channel for lots of informative videos about the Alberni Valley.

Middle Aged Boy Band, March 14 at The Capitol

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Port Alberni, get ready! Middle Aged Boy Band is hitting the stage with their hilarious reunion tour you won’t want to miss!

They’re not *NSYNC, they’re not New Kids, but they’re definitely bringing all the laughs. Expect laugh-out-loud improv comedy, classic (maybe awkward) dance moves, and love ballads made up on the spot! It’s Whose Line is it Anyway? meets the Backstreet Boys—and it’s everything you never knew you needed.

Tickets are on sale now—grab yours before they realize they’re too old for this!

“Frozen In Time” – coming March 22nd to The Capitol Theatre, tickets NOW AVAILABLE!

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TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE, CLICK HERE!

Join your two favourite princesses for a magical afternoon on March 22 at The Capitol Theatre! This event will be filled with storytelling and singing along to all your favourite songs! This show is a perfect family get together that kids of all ages will enjoy, and the family can enjoy together. To make the afternoon more special, everyone is encouraged to come dressed as their favourite prince, princess, character or even villain.

For those looking to make the afternoon a little bit more magical, VIP tickets will be available. These extremely limited tickets include the best seats in the house, and a meet and greet with a photo opportunity with the stars of the show!

Portal Players Fundraising Notebooks

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Capture the essence of history and support the arts with our exclusive Capitol Theatre Lined Notebook Journal. This elegant, blank-lined notebook features a captivating photo from 1936 of The Capitol Theatre on its cover, transporting you to a time when the magic of theatre began to enchant our community. Every purchase not only celebrates this historical gem but also plays a crucial role in helping to nurture the future of the arts by supporting Portal Players Dramatic Society – volunteer, non-profit owner/operator of The Capitol Theatre. $10.00 from the sale of each journal goes back to Portal Players in this fundraising initiative. This project is produced in partnership with PWA Publishing of Port Alberni.

2 Journal Sizes are available:
Large letter-size, 8.5″ x 11″; and smaller statement-size, 5.5″ x 8.5″. Both journals feature over 120 blank, lined pages, numbered, for your personal notes, thoughts, reflections, creative writing, brainstorming, recipes and anything else you can think of!
Click on the links to view and order on Amazon.

Portal Players Dramatic Society
is a Volunteer & Non-Profit Organization which owns & runs The Capitol Theatre in Port Alberni, BC. All actors, directors, producers, crew, front of house & production team members are highly skilled, talented & local volunteers, working hard to help create and promote a Vibrant Arts Community in the Alberni Valley.
Thank You For Your Support Of Portal Players by purchasing this Fundraising Notebook!

2024/2025 Events at The Capitol Theatre

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JOIN PORTAL PLAYERS DRAMATIC SOCIETY!
Become a member by clicking here – thank you!

Portal Players presents Norm Foster’s “Maggie’s Getting Married”
A hilarious comedy by one of Canada’s finest playwrights
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights,
Opening February 13, running through March 1, 2025
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE – CLICK HERE!

Portal Players presents David Harrower’s “Blackbird”
A drama directed by R. Robinson Wilson, our entry in the
2025 Theatre BC North Island Zone Drama Festival
Opening night is April 25, 2025
Tickets available soon!

Save the dates and check back regularly for more details on these events!

“The Pillowman” sweeps at Theatre BC’s 2024 Mainstage Festival

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Portal Players Dramatic Society’s Cast & Crew of “The Pillowman”

 

In their first-ever visit to Theatre BC’s Mainstage Festival, Portal Players Dramatic Society won the coveted title of “Best Production,” along with many other awards for their performance of “The Pillowman” by Martin McDonagh. In total, Portal Players returned home from Mainstage with seven different awards as presented by adjudicator Joan McLean at the Awards Ceremony, hosted by and at the Chilliwack Players Guild in Chilliwack on July 7, 2024. The full awards list is available here.

“We had the best night of the show ever on our Mainstage night, ” said director Nicole Foster. “We felt that we did well, but there were some other really strong contenders. We couldn’t have imagined we’d end up with seven awards. Catch up on all the news about our win at MainStage in this article from our friends at the Alberni Valley News.

  • Best Props:  Hannele Talkio
  • Best Sound Design: Carl Craig
  • Best Lighting Design: Diena Tyne
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role: Scott Lemkay
  • Best Actor in a Male Role: Cydney Pedersen
  • Bill Elliot Best Director Award: Nicole Foster
  • Best Production: The Pillowman written by Martin McDonagh
Producer Liane Fitzpatrick and Director Nicole Foster with “The Pillowman” awards.

Together with those awards, a Special Merit Certificate for a “Great and Well Timed Puppet Show” was awarded to to Lennon Chase, Ojas Cats, Bella Paragallo, Aurayliah Clark, Teresa Drew and Hannele Talkio.

Portal Players is incredibly proud of this team’s hard work and dedication to the production, to all of our sponsors for their support, and of course to our audiences for coming out to see the shows. A new season of plays will be announced soon – see you At The Capitol!

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“The Pillowman” WINS 6 AWARDS including BEST PRODUCTION!

Portal Players cleaned up at the 2024 Theatre BC North Island Zone Drama Festival, which was hosted by our club at The Capitol Theatre. Six awards were given by adjudicator Robinson Wilson to our production of Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman”:

  • Best Production – which now advances to Theatre BC’s Mainstage Festival in Chilliwack in early July
  • Best Director, Nicole Foster – in a tie with Nanaimo Theatre Group’s Nikita Towe for “All In The Timing”
  • Best Actor in a Male Role – Cydney Pedersen
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role – Scott Lemkay
  • Best Set – Nicole Foster
  • Best Lighting Design – Diena Tyne

Four additional performances have been scheduled to help raise funds for Portal Players travel costs to attend Mainstage in Chilliwack – see dates above. Tickets available online below.

Photo courtesy Alberni Valley News.

Our partners at the Alberni Valley News have prepared an excellent article about the Festival and Portal Players’ wins: AV News, “The Pillowman”.

In a totalitarian state a writer is questioned by the authorities about a spate of murders that bear similarities to his short stories. Is this life imitating art or something more sinister? This black comedy is widely regarded as one of the greatest plays of the past 25 years and examines the role of the artist in society. It asks “what price do we pay for freedom of expression?”.  “The Pillowman” was awarded the 2004 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play, and was a 2005 Tony Award nominee for Best New Play.

Playwright Martin McDonagh is an Acadamy Award winner and has been nominated for six additional Academy Awards. Among his many credits, McDonagh wrote and directed the films In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin.

This show is for mature audiences only and includes advisories for a loud noise, racist & graphic language, discussion of infanticide, and live fire. We reserve the right to turn away minors without a guardian present.