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<\/a>\n\u201cCHARMS AND THE MAN\u201d
\nScenes And Dreams from the imagination of Noel Coward
\nBU\u2019s Performance Class Showcase
\nDECEMBER 3rd at 4:30PM
\nDECEMBER 4th at 7:00PM<\/p>\n
Playwright Noel Coward based many of his characters on the \u201ccoterie of like-minded souls\u201d he referred to as his friends. \u201cCharms And The Man,\u201d is a journey into Coward\u2019s
\nimagination, 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\u2019s new Studio Theatre space (details below.)<\/p>\n
Production Information:
\nCHARMS & THE MAN
\nDirected by Rochelle Douris
\nThurs. Dec. 3rd 2026 at 4:30PM
\nFri. Dec. 4th 2026 at 7:00PM
\nLength: 60 minutes
\nAdmission: FREE<\/p>\n
\u201cTHE MUSKOKA SET\u201d 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\u00a0 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 \u2018totally over-it\u2019 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\u2019s personal assistant, Suki.<\/p>\n Production Information Location:<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWritten & Directed by Rochelle Douris
\nDECEMBER 9-13 at 7:00PM
\nMatinee Sat. Dec. 12th at 2:00PM<\/p>\n
\nTHE MUSKOKA SET
\nWritten and Directed by Rochelle Douris
\nWed. Dec. 9th through Sun. Dec. 13th, 2026
\nShowtime: 7:00PM
\nSaturday matinee performance, Dec. 12th at 2:00PM
\nLength: 90 minutes
\nAdmission: $20 Gen. Admission; $15 Seniors<\/p>\n
\nThe Brandon University Studio Theatre,
\n\u201cThe Elephant Room\u201d (Not the Evans Theatre)
\n3rd Floor, Knowles-Douglas Building,
\nBrandon University, 270 18th St.
\nReservations: budramatickets@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n