Howdy folks and welcome back to another season of Homegrown Hospitality, Downhome Humor and Homestyle Cooking!
The HERD of Cow Patti is thrilled to be announcing our 29th Season of Professional Comedy Grub Theatre.
Coming off of our most successful season to date, the importance was on to create a new season with the same “wow factor” but also ensuring a new season full of laughs, alluring characters and enticing stories that will uplift and entertain the thousands that come out to Cow Patti. The theatre is a wonderful place to gather folks and give them a moment to forget the troubles in our world today and escape into the magic of live theatre and at Cow Patti the magic is alive and well!
We are thrilled to be working with HT Catering again this season and after lengthy meetings we've fashioned a refresh on all our buffets. Our audiences will enjoy new flavors and tastes while keeping with the tradition of a scrumptious spread our audiences have come to expect.
With great pride we are following in the path of ensuring that everything about Cow Patti is 100% Canadian. Our first show this season is written by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, our director, technical team, front of house and actors are all proudly Canadian.
As always, we will source out all aspects in building shows working with local Canadian/ Alberta businesses- whether it's set building materials, creating and printing material for marketing, gathering props and costumes. Every aspect of producing our shows will focus on local Canadian products, talent and services.
Our first show of the season Ethan Claymore’s Christmas by Norm Foster is a show we produced 11 seasons ago and we wanted to bring it back to the Cow Patti stage simply because it is a huge crowd pleaser that encompasses the essence of delight, mirth and family.
Directing the show is Lisa Horner, a thirty-five-year veteran of theatre and film, Lisa has performed across the country as a performer and is best known onstage for her role as Beulah in Come From Away with Mirvish Productions, which played over 1500 performances at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. She is a two-time Dora award winner as well as a Bessie award for her iconic commercial as the ‘Ikea Lady’ where she yelled ‘Start The Car!’, which was recently voted ‘the number one commercial of the century’ in Canada.
Lisa brings a wealth of skill, talent and heart that we know will not only thrill the cast she will be working with but also, she will take our audiences on an unforgettable journey as the show unfolds.
We are very excited to announce three young local actors that will be in the cast of Ethan Claymore’s Christmas. Within the show, Norm takes us back in time where we get to understand the complexity of Ethan and Martin’s relationship as youngsters and what a treat it will be to have these young fellas treading the Cow Patti boards!
Ethan Claymore’s Christmas promises to be a show encircling family, friends, neighbors, one’s childhood, pond hockey, egg farming and romance. All these elements will be bundled up in a feel good, laugh out loud show that will entice and thoroughly entertain the masses at Cow Patti!
Yours in Theatre,
AnnaMarie Lea
Artistic Producing Director - Cow Patti Theatre Company