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For the summer of 2026 Director Michael Fera is coming back to lead a fresh troupe of talented young performers to bring to life an adaption of The Emperor’s New Threads (produced by special arrangement with the Playwrights Guild of Canada) by Peter Anderson and Melody Anderson.
This play is based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, The Emperor’s New Clothes and is a lively, humorous retelling filled with bold characters, clever dialogue, and playful theatricality. The story follows a fashion-obsessed
emperor whose vanity makes him vulnerable to two cunning tricksters—until an unexpected voice reveals the truth.
2026 will mark the 13th season of the Summer Theatre Troupe, which has grown into an established platform
for aspiring young performers and artists to connect with their peers, learn from professionals in the field and
gain valuable performance experience in a supported, professional environment.
Admission is FREE, registration is required (Tickets go live on eventbrite July 1 at 9:00 AM).
We ask that you carefully make note of WHERE each performance is, either at Place des Arts or Coquitlam Public Library City Centre Branch.
Friday July 24, 7pm
Saturday July 25, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
Sunday July 26, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Wednesday July 29, 1:30pm, 3pm at Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre location
Thursday July 30, 1:30pm, 3pm at Coquitlam Public Library, City Centre location
Friday July 31, 7pm
Saturday August 1, 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7pm
Sunday August 2, 2:30pm
Michael Fera – DirectorMichael is thrilled to be back again this summer, where he directed Munsch at Play for Place des Arts’ 2025 Summer Theatre Troupe, a program that is near and dear to his heart.
Michael has been working as an actor, director, producer and an arts administrator for over 40 years. Michael has received a number of Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nominations (Significant Artistic Achievement and Outstanding Production) and he is a recipient of the 40 Under 40 ‘Business in Vancouver’ Award. For the past 17 years Michael was the Program and Events Coordinator at Place des Arts but recently retired.
Favourite directing credits include Seventeen (Western Gold Theatre), Salt Water Moon for The Arts Club on Tour, A Christmas Carol, Kindertransport, A Boston Marriage (United Players, UP), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Corpus Christi, Balthazar and the Mojo Star, Tartuffe, three heads talking, The Herbal Bed, The Belle of Amherst, Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (Seattle, Winnipeg, Edmonton), Romeo and Juliet, The Maids, Macbeth, Life After Hockey, Teechers, Molly Sweeney and Medea.
