{"id":1547,"date":"2024-09-25T15:26:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T20:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/?page_id=1547"},"modified":"2025-10-28T10:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:57:09","slug":"2024-production-life-is-wonderful","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/drama-program\/2024-production-life-is-wonderful\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Production: Life is Wonderful"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Rochelle Douris<\/p>\n

A new, Canadian stage adaptation of \u201cThe Greatest Gift\u201d by Philip Van Doren Stern<\/span><\/p>\n

ON STAGE DEC. 4TH<\/sup> THRU 8TH<\/sup>, 2024 at the EVANS THEATRE<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>\n

The classic holiday film, \u201cIt\u2019s A Wonderful Life\u201d gets an exciting re-vamp in Brandon University Theatre\u2019s latest production. If you enjoyed last season\u2019s \u201cSalt-Water Moon,\u201d you are sure to be entertained by this heart-warming production.<\/p>\n

Set in a fictional Manitoba town, \u201cLife Is Wonderful\u201d<\/strong> is the story of George Bailey, a kind-hearted man whose dreams of leaving his small town are thwarted by unfortunate twists of fate. On Christmas Eve, a financial disaster threatens to ruin him, and George contemplates ending his life. Enter Clarence, an \u2018angel-in-waiting\u2019 tasked with renewing George\u2019s faith in life.<\/p>\n

Every human has a profound effect on the lives of the people they touch. Every life, no matter how ordinary, is extraordinary. No person is a failure who has friends. These are the central themes of \u201cLife Is Wonderful.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

*While this show is intended for family audiences, please be aware that \u201cLife Is Wonderful\u201d<\/strong> has scenes containing violence and discussion of suicidal thoughts.*<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

TICKET PRICES: General Admission $20\u00a0 \u00a0Seniors $15\u00a0 \u00a0Students $10<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

DATES AND TIMES:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Wed. Dec. 4th<\/sup> \u2013 7:00PM
\n<\/span>Thurs. Dec. 5th<\/sup> \u2013 7:00PM
\n<\/span>Fri. Dec. 6th<\/sup> \u2013 7:00PM
\n<\/span>Sat. Dec. 7th<\/sup> \u2013 7:00PM
\n<\/span>Sun. Dec.8th<\/sup> \u2013 2:00PM<\/span><\/p>\n

FEATURED CAST: \u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>Jordan Smithson – George Bailey
\n<\/em><\/span>Alycia Oleson – Mary Hatch
\n<\/em><\/span>Jim Ervin \u2013 Mr. Potter
\n<\/em><\/span>Keegan Doiron \u2013 Sam Wainwright, Mr. Martini, Bert
\n<\/em><\/span>Alison Gray \u2013 Violet Bick
\n<\/em><\/span>Carley Poloski \u2013 Aunt Billy
\n<\/em><\/span>Olivia Chen \u2013 Tilly
\n<\/em><\/span>Moon Carter-McDermott – Clarence
\n<\/em><\/span>Charlotte Whidden \u2013 Eustace<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Written and Directed by
\n<\/span>Rochelle Douris<\/span><\/p>\n

LOCATION:<\/span><\/strong> The Evans theatre is located on the campus of Brandon University, 270 18th St, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9, indoors, next to the Richardson Library. Please arrive early to allow for parking and finding the theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Rochelle Douris A new, Canadian stage adaptation of \u201cThe Greatest Gift\u201d by Philip Van Doren Stern ON STAGE DEC. 4TH THRU 8TH, 2024 at the EVANS THEATRE The classic holiday film, \u201cIt\u2019s A Wonderful Life\u201d gets an exciting re-vamp in Brandon University Theatre\u2019s latest production. If you enjoyed last season\u2019s \u201cSalt-Water Moon,\u201d you are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":444,"featured_media":0,"parent":1325,"menu_order":30,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1547","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/444"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1547"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1565,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1547\/revisions\/1565"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}