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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.

Portal Players Fundraising Notebooks Now Available

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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!
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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!