Hunt for the Treasure of Shiver River
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- Published on Thursday, April 16, 2015
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The Pine Creek Players, a community based theatre group based in Gladstone, Manitoba, are searching for treasure and they invite you to join in the fun as they perform The Treasure of Shiver River on their 2015 spring tour set to hit Westbourne, Plumas, and Gladstone.
This is the freshest old-fashioned mellerdramer we’ve seen, and it’s laugh out loud funny, to boot! All the traditional plot elements are here. From the nasty scoundrel Rod Enreel, who will soon take over the Shiver River Ranch and find the hidden treasure if Colonel Sanders can’t sell his cattle to come up with the mortgage money, to heroic Marshal Marshall Law, who would love to propose to Heidi Claire, the colonel’s daughter, yet he can’t. And yes, there’s always the vile option for Heidi to marry the black-hearted villain, though he only plans to do her in and abscond with the treasure and his romance novel-loving partner-in-crime, Paige Turner. Ah, but did we mention that our villain doesn’t have a good evil laugh and has to appoint an Evil Laugher from the audience? Or that Marshal and Heidi wonder curiously why they hear romantic music every time they’re in a scene together? Both your cast and your audience will love all the show-stealing roles, such as a pirate queen, a semi-reformed female gambler and an auctioneer who’s tricked into thinking he’s a dog by a con artist with as many accents as the United Nations.
“We're kicking off our 2015 season with a little trip down memory lane”, said group president, Kelvin Bueckert. “Our audiences have always appreciated when we've performed melodrama in the past, so we'll be returning to that genre with The Treasure of Shiver River. We've got scheming villains, a damsel in distress and all the other characters you'd expect in a melodrama, and maybe a few more that you wouldn't expect! All these characters will be brought to life by a talented cast of characters from Gladstone, Plumas and Somerset. I'd like to note that while this is a comedy show we do have a larger purpose in mind, as proceeds from this tour will help to support each of the community centres we visit. With that said, bring the family and check out the show. It'll be fun!”
They’ll be performing at the Westbourne Community Center on April 30, Plumas Community Center on May 1, and, The Gladstone Community Center on May 2 . Tickets are available at Gladstone Businesses, at the door on the day of the show, or through their website, pinecreekplayers.webs.com.
