BRANDON UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRESENTS
TWO COMEDIES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON:
PRESENTED BY
BRANDON UNIVERSITY THEATRE
DIRECTED BY ROCHELLE DOURIS
DECEMBER 3rd through 13th, 2026

“CHARMS AND THE MAN”
Scenes And Dreams from the imagination of Noel Coward
BU’s Performance Class Showcase
DECEMBER 3rd at 4:30PM
DECEMBER 4th at 7:00PM

Playwright Noel Coward based many of his characters on the “coterie of like-minded souls” he referred to as his friends. “Charms And The Man,” is a journey into Coward’s
imagination, depicting the people who inspired many of his most famous roles. The performers include senior-level Performance students Olivia Patel, Tyler Paramor, Charlotte Whidden, Mary Obamije, Noah Kanski, Heather Pryke and Logan Baker (as Noel Coward.) They are joined by BU student Athena Baniqued, and community actor Greta Cederstrom, for two performances, in BU’s new Studio Theatre space (details below.)

Production Information:
CHARMS & THE MAN
Directed by Rochelle Douris
Thurs. Dec. 3rd 2026 at 4:30PM
Fri. Dec. 4th 2026 at 7:00PM
Length: 60 minutes
Admission: FREE

“THE MUSKOKA SET”
Written & Directed by Rochelle Douris
DECEMBER 9-13 at 7:00PM
Matinee Sat. Dec. 12th at 2:00PM

This is your invitation to an incredibly uncomfortable holiday visit with a family best admired from afar. Set over a chaotic long weekend in the exclusive Ontario enclave of Muskoka Lakes, an eccentric, wealthy family of artists and influencers completely upends the lives of four relatively normal houseguests The cast includes Rebecca  Porteous as Holly Holiday, a retired soap opera star with a desperate need for adulation, Nick Adams as her long-suffering novelist husband, Christopher Cabot, Jayson Wallace as her ‘totally over-it’ son, Noel, and Moon Carter- McDermott as her vapid daughter, Ivy. Their unsuspecting houseguests are played by Alycia Oleson, Ray Oleson, Jude Falkevich and Taylor Aidan, with Emily Griffiths as Holly’s personal assistant, Suki.

Production Information
THE MUSKOKA SET
Written and Directed by Rochelle Douris
Wed. Dec. 9th through Sun. Dec. 13th, 2026
Showtime: 7:00PM
Saturday matinee performance, Dec. 12th at 2:00PM
Length: 90 minutes
Admission: $20 Gen. Admission; $15 Seniors

Location:
The Brandon University Studio Theatre,
“The Elephant Room” (Not the Evans Theatre)
3rd Floor, Knowles-Douglas Building,
Brandon University, 270 18th St.
Reservations: budramatickets@gmail.com

Charms and the Man cast

Behind-the-scenes BU production team

Emily Griffiths, Taylor Aidan and Alycia Oleson rehearsing “Muskoka”