JOIN ALUMNI AND DIRECTOR MORRIS PANYCH & SET DESIGNER KEN MCDONALD, CO-CREATORS OF THE OVERCOAT, FOR A DISCUSSION AND RECEPTION.
UBC Theatre and Film, UBC Opera Ensemble and UBC Creative Writing Program are thrilled to be joining forces with UBC Faculty of Arts Alumni to present an intimate discussion and Q&A with alumni Director Morris Panych (BFA’77) and set designer Ken McDonald (BEd’72), the creative masterminds behind Vancouver Opera’s upcoming production of The Overcoat. Moderated by Professor Emeritus Jerry Wasserman, following the talk, enjoy drinks and canapés.
About Morris Panych: https://bit.ly/2qDipH4
About Ken McDonald: https://bit.ly/2H8yizo
Event Details
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2018
Time: 6:30-8:30pm (program & reception)
Location: Frederic Wood Theatre, 6354 Crescent Rd, Vancouver
Vancouver, BC
There is no charge to attend, but advance registration is required. For more information and to register:
https://bit.ly/2qF52Ge
Special 20% discount online for select shows of The Overcoat: April 29th, May 2nd, 5th, 9th and 11th. To purchase, enter promo code 7030 on vancouveropera.ca or provide the code by calling the box office 604-683-0222.
About The Overcoat
A much anticipated co-production with Vancouver Opera, Toronto’s Canadian Stage Company and Tapestry Opera, The Overcoat: an Opera is an operatic reinterpretation Morris Panych and Wendy Gorling’s 1998 smash-hit play, The Overcoat. With a libretto from Morris Panych and music composed by Canadian Composer, James Rolfe, this production reunites the original creative team. Morris Panych is the director, with choreography by Wendy Gorling, set design by Ken MacDonald.