Summer Theatre Troupe

Place des Arts' Summer Theatre Troupe is a by-audition performance-based company for teens ages 13-17. Each summer, the cast works with a professional theatre director to mount a free, family-friendly production and perform it to the public. Families love the performances, which are adapted for all ages and provide children an introduction to the magic of live theatre.

For the summer of 2025 Director Michael Fera is coming back to lead a fresh troupe of talented young performers to bring to life an adaption of Munsch at Play  written by Irene N. Watts. This delightful collection features classic stories such as Stephanie’s Ponytail, Mortimer, The Paper Bag Princess, Mud Puddle, and Murmel, Murmel, Murmel.

Admission is free, registration is required (stay tuned for more info on when and how to register!)

Showtimes: TBD

The Crew: TBD

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Michael Fera – Director

Michael has been working as an actor, director, producer and arts administrator for over 40 years.  

Michael is thrilled to be directing this summer’s production for Place des Arts! It is a dream come true as Michael introduced this program over 10 years ago to the summer programming at Place des Arts. 

Favourite directing credits include Salt Water Moon for The Arts Club on Tour, A Christmas Carol, Kindertransport, A Boston Marriage (United Players a.k.a. UP), Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Corpus Christi, Balthazar and the Mojo Star, Tartuffe (UP)The Herbal Bed (UP), Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding (Seattle, Winnipeg, Edmonton), Romeo and Juliet, The Maids, Macbeth, Life After Hockey, Molly Sweeney and Medea. 

Some of Michael’s past favourite roles have been in Rusted Gage Theatre Lab’s production of The Zoo Story and Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet under the direction of Kevin Bennett.  

Michael has received several 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 has been the Program and Events Coordinator at Place des Arts in Coquitlam, where he recently retired in December 2023. 

The Cast: TBD

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Produced by special arrangement with Theatrefolk (theatrefolk.com)


 

2023’s Summer Theatre Troupe – Through the Looking Glass

Explore our past Summer Theatre Troupes below:

2024 season

2023 season

2022 season

2021 season

2020 season

2019 season

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