After 10 years and 20 wildly popular dinner theatre productions, Peninsula Players is about due for a shake up.
Change is not a bad thing, according to president John Robertson, who has been involved with amateur theatre most of his life. Now in his 80s, Robertson and other long-time players from this non-profit group want to welcome new blood of any age and ability.
"Of course it helps if you have an interest in the arts," he said.
But even if your last acting experience was playing the dancing flower in your elementary school play, you can still learn from a group who want to build community theatre. Those who are shy of being on stage can learn backstage skills, sew costumes, design sets or learn sound and light techniques.
Recruiting is underway and there are plans for a picnic party in a local park this Sunday, July 25. Because a group of thespians can scarcely get together without performing something, just for fun they will have readings from Charley's Aunt, one of the world's longest running and best known farces.
Comedy is what the players do best. In fact, funny plays go down well with the boeuf bourguignon and lemon sorbet that the audience enjoys at Pebbles Restaurant in Sechelt where the productions are staged.
They perform each spring around Easter and each fall around Halloween, with their next production starting rehearsals in September. Entitled A Bed Full of Foreigners, it is a farce written by Dave Freeman who wrote for the Benny Hill Show and worked on the comical Carry On series in Britain.
The players hope to foster more group spirit and learning by giving workshops in acting, directing and other theatre arts. Those interested in participating can phone Robertson at 604-885-6154.
