Portal Players Dramatic Society is a Charitable Organization & Non-Profit Society which owns and operates The Capitol Theatre
Maggie’s parents reflect on their marriage, the realities of getting older, and the uncertainty that lies ahead. Two sisters catch up as sisters do. Despite being close, they are polar opposites and sibling rivalry has affected their lives.
Runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
from February 13 through March 1, 2025.
Join CBC’s Jason D’Souza and Rohit Joseph as they guest-host an evening of live music and conversation with Tsimka & Michael Red on Friday, January 24 at 7:00 pm. Free admission, tickets available here.
This free concert at the Capitol Theatre in the heart of Port Alberni will blend music from the land and from the heart. Tsimka Martin will share songs in her heritage language, Tia-o-qui-aht ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ.ḥ., while Michael Red creates soundscapes with recordings by Tsimka from her ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ home territory, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory. Get ready to enjoy an evening filled with live music and insightful conversations by these talented artists!
Tsimka Martin, rooted In Nuučaan̓uł territories, morphs millennia-old oral and drumming traditions into contemporary sonic vibrations. Inspired by the dualities of the ancient and the modern, Indigenous and settler identities, ƛaʔuukwiʔatḥ and English languages, Tsimka playfully reinterprets spiritual wisdom, natural elements, and cultural stories to remind listeners of the rhythms alive in us all – breath, heart, and joy.
Michael Red is a Vancouver-based music producer, composer, curator, performer and co-founder & lead for Low Indigo, ambient music artist under the name Souns, former collaborator and touring artist with throat singer Tanya Tagaq, with projects and collaborations with a long list of other notable artists. Michael is recognized as playing a critical role in shaping foundational sound system and underground electronic music culture in Western Canada, as both an event creator and DJ.
Port Alberni, get ready! Middle Aged Boy Band is hitting the stage with their hilarious reunion tour you won’t want to miss!
Tickets are on sale now—grab yours before they realize they’re too old for this!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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”:
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.
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.
