WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN DREAM AND REALITY FADES…
On this page you can find all the current and official information and announcements involving Erik Mortensen’s theatre company, The Mainstreet Players. You can also find information on the company’s past productions and its future endeavors and projects.
Legends of Music – November 19-22 2008
This production will be the biggest impersonation undertaking that Erik has ever done to date. The performance will transport its viewers through the decades of great male solo artisit and legends of music. Paying tribute to past artists and hailing those that are are still with us and inspiring the world with their music and performance. Among the artist that will be brought to life on stage are Elvis Presly, Roy Orbison, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Michael Jackson and more.
The show will be playing on November 20, 21 and 22 at the Fergus Grand Theatre. The show will begin at 8pm on Thusday and Friday night and there will be two performances on the Saturday; one show at 2pm and one at 8pm. Tickets are $10 each and can be reserved through the theatre or purchased the night of the performance.
Scandals and Schemes
This production was a comedy experience which was greatly enjoyed by all. It was run at War memorial Hall in Guelph on Thursday, July 24 to Saturday, July 26. It is a play set in 19th century England. It had a cast of four and the characters were quite the odd bunch. A very corrupt magistrate. A sneaky and plotting young law clerk and his equally devilish and drunken friend. Along with a salty and gruff pirate. As its title indicates it is rife with plotting and scandal and everyone turning on everyone else. The play did not recieve a single negative review from its viewers and proved to be as much fun for the cast and crew as the audience. It is also the finest cast that The Mainstreet Players ahs brought together. It is bound to become a classic production in the company and one which will be repeated.
Hot Pursuit
This production was run in Guelph at War Memorial Hall on March 23rd and 24th 2007. This production was a part of the Shakespeare Made in Canada Festival. It was an adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream written and directed by Erik Mortensen.” It was re-written for a cast of five and can be best described as Shakespeare meets “American Pie.” It has all the fun elements of the original; magic, love potion mix ups, mythical figures and run away romance. The show was described as big fun. Below is a link to more information on the show from the Canadian Shakespeare Adaptation Database.
Murder at the Domino
This production was run in Fergus at the Breadalbane Inn in November of 2006 and was a murder mystery dinner theatre. It was centered in a night club called the Domino and the characters consisted of; a mobster, an unfunny comedian, a stuttering night club owner, an air head showgirl, a tough detective, the detective’s ex-girlfriend and showgirl, a movie star full of attitude and a female bartender who is an active member of women‘s rights movements. Once the detective ends up dead the finger gets pointed everywhere and everyone has their motives. This show was conceived and directed by Erik Mortensen. In the future this murder mystery play will be converted into a musical.
The Show
This production was originally run as a part of the Sears Drama Festival on behalf of St. James High School in 2005. Erik won an excellence award for writing and directing and the script won the OECTA Provincial Young Authors Award. This production centered on two writers trying to come up with a concept on an original show before they are fired. As they develop their ideas the ideas begin to play out on stage. They move through every genre and make a mockery of each one being unable to come up with a solid idea. Finally they decide on creating a show about creating a show.
Shadows of Gothem – Februrary 2009
This will be a theatre experience that no one will want to miss. It will be run at massey Hall on the University of Guelph Campus in Februrary of 2009. It is a murder mystery play and stunt show that will plunge the views into the heart of Gothem city and the world of Batman. Featuring a number fo your favourite villians and the Dark Knight himself. Time has passed and Batman is aging and the villians have become only more devious. Now they are starting to turn up dead with evidence at each scene that points the finger at Batman. Batman’s enemies know best of all he does not kill but one of them must be doing the dark deeds. Now the villians remaining and Batman must work to discover who is behind the plot before they all meet their end. The villians by the murders hand and Batman by the hands of the public and police as they believe him to have crossed the line and become a killer. Keep your eyes open for wanted posters around the campus to see which villians will be appearing in the show.
Office Hours – A Tribute to Aerosmith – August 2009
This will be the first original musical to be produced by The MainStreet Players at The Co-operators Hall in The River Run Centre. It is the story of Jay Masters, a new employee at Sweet Emotions advertising firm. As he goes to work he meets a senior employee, Steven Arrow who is king among his office peers, save for their boss. Along with office hook ups; break ups; hijincks; a cross dressing employee, Tyler, and the boss’s postal daughter, Janie. The fun and excitement doesn’t stop in this comedy musical featuring the music of Aerosmith.
Ethics/Parking Lot: Thriller Double Bill – November 2009
This production will feature two seperate thirller plays put into one production. The show will reuse cast members allowing the audience to watch them perform back to back roles show casing their talents and abilities. Ethics is a tale about a university student who has seemed to have lost her way and is being pushed further down the road to moral darkness in the name of self preservation. Parking Lot is a story of lives which cross all within one day on a parking lot. An large drug deal, robbery, an uncovered affair and under cover cops all connect along with others into mounting suspense and dark laughs. It is sure to be a memorable theatre experience.
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