Step into the thrilling world of Clue Burlesque Murder Mystery with House of Hush on November 30! Get ready for a night of glamorous intrigue, playful mystery, and unexpected reveals. Who killed "Ms. Boddy"? Join our seductive sleuths and help unravel the crime. An adults-only evening of deadly fun you won’t want to miss! Showtimes are Saturday,...
Ring in the New Year with a night full of laughs, bubbly, and spontaneous fun! Join us at Rapid Fire Theatre for Champagne & Shenanigans, an unforgettable New Year's Eve celebration. Kick off the night with a high-energy improv performance featuring Rapid Fire's finest, as they create comedy magic on the spot. After the show,...
Calling all Trekkies! The Red Shirt Diaries is an improvised trek through space starring the hilarious hive-mind of Rapid Fire Theatre. Join the intrepid crew on their multi-media journey; every episode is different! Based on your suggestions the crew of the USS IMPROVISE will boldly improvise a show never seen before complete with an interactive...
Shadow Theatre presents a unique and joyful play about dying with dignity. Bea is lively, naughty and full of life. When she asks something of her Mother that no parent would want to be asked, and her best friend something beyond the call of duty, they are both forced to challenge the boundaries of their...
Join us for the ultimate send-off as we celebrate the closing night of Rapid Fire Theatre's "The Red Shirt Diaries”! Step into the final frontier for a late night performance art party like no other. Channel your inner captain, Vulcan, or Klingon, because cosplay is encouraged! The night will feature immersive sci-fi activities, spontaneous performances,...
Wildfire is Rapid Fire Theatre’s annual teen improv festival, and one of the largest teen theatre events in Canada! Wildfire Festival is made up of three different events: The Nosebowl High School Theatresports Tournament, The Alberta Regionals of the Canadian Improv Games, and The Wildfire Junior. Participant teams come from schools all across the province...
Naess Gallery at The Paint Spot presents an exhibition of the process of cartooning featuring actual sketches and preliminary work in various stages. Enjoy an exploded view of the artist’s sketchbook. Although most of Gerry's work is ink on paper, he is always experimenting with new ways to make images, from drawing with twigs and...
Cabaret Noir is both a giant celebration centred around the idea of négritude and a space, so to speak, for resisting being essentialized and pigeonholed by the limitations of this concept, this blackness, this gloominess. Since it’s impossible to escape our bodies, why not pay tribute to this condition, this identity, this burden, this beauty? After taking...
A Tea Party with a Twist. Get ready for a hilarious evening of improvised comedy as three incredible women take the stage! Three Ladies stars two Rapid Fire alumn; the sharp-witted Belinda Cornish (artistic director at Teatro Live), and the ever-hilarious Jana O'Connor, (star of CBC’s The Irrelevant Show), joined by a surprise special guest....
A one-day drawing workshop by internationally syndicated cartoonist and illustrator Gerry Rasmussen. We will explore drawing from the basics up. Where do lines and gestures come from, and how can we use drawing to think and imagine. We’ll create our own new characters and then make them move and interact with each other while creating...
The newly incorporated Wild Rose Winds under the direction of Jolene Wong will be joined by the Cosmopolitan Music Society’s premier Monday concert band under the baton of Dr. Taina Lorenz. They will be playing the William Byrd Suite, Selections from the musical WICKED, and the quirky Steampunk Suite. When: Saturday, February 22nd: Concert at...
Cosmopolitan Music Society presents a night of Jazz and Swing dancing. Join us as we reinvent the OSPAC performance space with the musicians moving off the stage to allow room for the dancers. When: March 7, 2025 at 6pm Where: Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, 8426 Gateway Boulevard NW Tickets: $40 general / $25 student...
