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The Guild announces its 2024-25 season!

Whitehorse, Yukon. May 23rd, 2024

The Guild’s upcoming 45th anniversary season promises to delight Yukon audiences with award-winning plays, comedy nights and more!

The Guild will launch its 2024-25 season this July with another edition of ‘Round Back - the Guild’s outdoor arts smorgasbord. Mainstage productions will begin in the fall, starting with Hurricane Diane by Madeleine George, followed by Animals Out of Paper by Rajiv Joseph, and ending with Monty Python’s Spamalot, book and lyrics by Eric Idle, music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle. The Guild will also feature additional programming across the year - including comedy nights and more. All events will take place at the Guild Hall, except Monty Python’s Spamalot, which will mark the Guild’s return to performing at the Yukon Arts Centre.

“We are thrilled to co-produce a large-scale musical with the Yukon Arts Centre on its stage in 2025. It has been over a decade since the Guild has collaborated with the YAC to bring local audiences a taste of Broadway at the Arts Centre and we are so excited that we will return with Monty Python’s Spamalot,” Artistic Director Brian Fidler said.

More information about auditions and other production opportunities will roll out over the coming season. The Guild encourages anyone interested in participating in a show at the Guild to email Artistic Director Brian Fidler at ytguildhall@gmail.com to discuss their interests and potential opportunities. The Guild is always looking to welcome new artists - whether they are established in their careers or aspiring artists and performers.

Look for more information on the 2024-25 season in the coming weeks on the Guild’s website at guildhall.ca or the Guild’s Facebook page. Tickets for mainstage shows go on sale about three weeks before opening at yukontickets.com.

Contact: Brian Fidler, Artistic Director, ytguildhall@gmail.com

About The Guild Hall: The Guild Hall strives to be a vibrant hub of artistic expression and creativity, committed to fostering local artists and supporting community engagement through captivating performances and innovative initiatives.


The Guild Hall Unveils 2023-24 Season, Showcasing Canadian Playwrights

Whitehorse, Yukon. August 22, 2023

The Guild Hall is proud to announce its 2023-24 season: a line-up of brilliant mainstage productions as well as engaging community events and collaborations.

The Guild’s mainstage shows this season include three plays by Canadian playwrights:

  • the world premiere of CoyWolf, co-presented by the Guild Hall and Thumbs Up Good Work Theatre Collective, by Whitehorse-based, Métis playwright Colin Wolf, directed by Sydney Wolf, September 20th to October 7th, 2023;
  • Mustard, a hilarious twisted comedy about an imaginary friend turned all too real, penned by Kat Sandler, director TBA, February 21st to March 9th, 2024, and
  • the ingeniously dark musical Ride the Cyclone with book, music and lyrics by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell, directed by Allyn Walton with musical direction by Scott Maynard, April 17th to May 4th, 2024.

“The Guild Hall will be humming with artistry and activity this season,” Artistic Director Brian Fidler said. “We are thrilled to program a season that features three stellar mainstages as well as exciting events and opportunities designed to build community and foster local artists.”

This season the Guild Hall also continues its commitment to creating a welcoming community space with a diverse range of events and collaborations:

  • the now annual summer Roundback series (which took place this past July);
  • the Orange Shirt Play Readings, a collaboration with the Music Art and Drama Program spearheaded by Teslin Tlingit storyteller and intergenerational survivor Sharon Shorty;
  • Guild Comedy Nights,
  • ongoing workshops including a drop-in improv workshop with Kate Clark,
  • the Make it at the Guild initiative, which offers accessible spaces for artists and non-profit arts groups to create, collaborate, and innovate without financial constraints; and
  • the return of the ever-popular Haunted House just in time for Halloween.

For more information on our 2023-24 season, please visit our website at guildhall.ca or the Guild’s Facebook page. Tickets for mainstage shows go on sale approx. three weeks before opening.

Media Contact: Brian Fidler, Artistic Director, ytguildhall@gmail.com

About The Guild Hall: The Guild Hall strives to be a vibrant hub of artistic expression and creativity, committed to fostering local artists and supporting community engagement through captivating performances and innovative initiatives.


Auditions for The Guild's fall production of Young Frankenstein

Whitehorse, Yukon. May 26, 2022

We're thrilled to announce auditions for the Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, our first mainstage production of our 2022-23 season, will happen June 17th thru 19th at the Guild.

To book an audition, email: guildproducer@gmail.com.
Each audition will consist of reading sides from the play and singing a song you’ve prepared (a capella or bring your own backing track).

Dates

  • Audition dates: Thursday June 16, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19.
  • Callbacks: week of June 20 to 24
  • First read thru: July 5th
  • Music/choreography rehearsals: Aug 15 to Sept 4, 3 times a week.
  • If you have summer plans, audition, audition, audition! We will do our best to work around summer plans!

  • Staging rehearsals: Sept 6 - Oct 21, typically, Tues through Fri 7 to 10pm; Sat & Sun 12 to 4pm
  • Tech weekend - Oct 22 & Oct 23
  • Dress rehearsal - Oct. 25
  • Performances - Oct 26 to Nov 12, Wed. thru Sat.
  • Strike: Nov. 13

Once the play is cast all the performers will get the music and the script and have the opportunity to learn the music and the lines before we get into the rehearsal hall. This will allow people to work at their own speed on their own time and enable us to have a flexible rehearsal schedule once regular rehearsals begin in September.

About the play

The Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein
Book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan. Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks.
Original direction and choreography by Susan Stroman.
Directed by Brian Fidler.
Musical direction Scott Maynard.
Choreography Allyn Walton

Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein inherits his family’s estate in Transylvania. With the help of Igor, a hunchbacked sidekick, and Inga, a leggy lab assistant, Frederick brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather’s. When his monstrous creation escapes, hilarity abounds!

Characters

Dr. Frederik Frankenstein
The Monster
Igor
Inga
Elizabeth Benning
Frau Blücher
Inspector Hans Kemp
The Hermit
Dr. Victor von Frankenstein
Ensemble: gravediggers, villagers, medical students, passengers, mad scientists

A note from director Brian Fidler

This Musical is a total blast! It’s ridiculous and delightfully funny and I’m excited to jump in with both feet to direct this cult classic. If you’ve seen the movie then you have a good idea of the degree of silliness that the Musical holds- come and play!

Scott Maynard will be our Musical Director and if you’ve worked with Scott then you know what a gem he is. And if you haven’t worked with Scott- then you have the opportunity of working with a talented vocal coach who really knows his stuff- and he’s lovely too! With the amazing Allyn Walton choreographing, rehearsals for Young Frankenstein are guaranteed to be as joyful and wacky as the play itself.

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The Guild is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage performers who self-identify as members of under-represented communities to audition. If there are any accessibility obstacles preventing you from auditioning please let us know and we will work with you to overcome them. We value a multiplicity of world views and aim to create a welcoming environment for all artists.

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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mti.shows.com



Call for Indigenous Artists

Whitehorse, Yukon. March 15, 2021

The Guild and Gwaandak Theatre are working together on an Indigenous-focused production this spring: Dreary and Izzy by Tara Beagan, directed by Katey Wattam.

We're looking to gauge interest from local Indigenous artists to fill design and production roles for this play. These would be lead roles, supported through mentorship.

Experience is great but isn't necessary. We're looking for enthusiastic people with a background in related arts who most importantly have a strong interest in exploring their art in theatre. There will be an honorarium for these positions.

We're looking for folx interested in the following areas:

  • costume design
  • props design
  • stage management

Work on the production begins in early April and runs through mid-May.

Have questions? Would like to learn more? Please email Brian Fidler at ytguildhall@gmail.com.