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The Salt Weather is a harmony-driven trio whose sound is as expansive and grounded as the geography that shaped them. With roots stretching from the still waters of Southern Ontario to the salt air of the Pacific Coast, their music is born of lake and sea—songs shaped by water and wind. Blending folk, indie, and atmospheric elements, their voices move like weather systems: distinct, layered, and emotionally true. The Salt Weather creates music for ocean mornings, shifting skies and the places in-between.
Written and performed by Karen Planden, Holding the Door Open for Famous People is an enthralling – and entirely true – story of a young Calgarian in cowboy boots making her way in the visceral, intimate and gritty embrace of New York City in the early 80s.
WARNING: May also contain personal insight into certain era celebrities.
Created and performed by Brian Fidler, Break a Leg is a collectively improvised tale inspired by Tramadol, extra-strength Tylenol, and the power of community.
Come see the facilitator of Island Mountain Arts production of the site-specific Theatre in the Bog in an intimate performance at the Sunset.
Island Mountain Arts about Brian:
Brian Fidler is the Artistic Director of Ramshackle Theatre, and has been working with artists and theatre makers to create magic in the bog just on the edge of Wells. Get out of the black box and see just how wild theatre can be!
And then – we’d suggest – get back into the black box and just see how wild theatre can be!
One night only, sadly.
The Salt Weather is a harmony-driven trio whose sound is as expansive and grounded as the geography that shaped them. With roots stretching from the still waters of Southern Ontario to the salt air of the Pacific Coast, their music is born of lake and sea—songs shaped by water and wind. Blending folk, indie, and atmospheric elements, their voices move like weather systems: distinct, layered, and emotionally true. The Salt Weather creates music for ocean mornings, shifting skies and the places in-between.
Written and performed by Karen Planden, Holding the Door Open for Famous People is an enthralling – and entirely true – story of a young Calgarian in cowboy boots making her way in the visceral, intimate and gritty embrace of New York City in the early 80s.
WARNING: May also contain personal insight into certain era celebrities.
A solo show by Lucy Jeffery with music that explores what our world is like for the little guys.
The Salt Weather is a harmony-driven trio whose sound is as expansive and grounded as the geography that shaped them. With roots stretching from the still waters of Southern Ontario to the salt air of the Pacific Coast, their music is born of lake and sea—songs shaped by water and wind. Blending folk, indie, and atmospheric elements, their voices move like weather systems: distinct, layered, and emotionally true. The Salt Weather creates music for ocean mornings, shifting skies and the places in-between.
This mostly locally produced event is a cornucopia of amazing music, hilarious sketch comedy, poetry, and possible nudity.
Trista Bassett and John Fraser blend classic folk with a tiny pinch of country and a sprinkling of rock. This evening’s performance is a night of the music of John Prine, delivered in the musical culinary style of Small kitchen Chaos.
Trista Bassett and John Fraser blend classic folk with a tiny pinch of country and a sprinkling of rock. Come back July 23rd for a night of the music of John Prine, delivered in the musical culinary style of Small kitchen Chaos.
Come experience Julia Mackey’s Governor General award-winning play about a WWII veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy to find the grave of the brother who never came home.
https://jakesgift.com
Come experience Julia Mackey’s Governor General award-winning play about a WWII veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy to find the grave of the brother who never came home.
https://jakesgift.com
Written and Directed by Ryan Gladstone
Starring Tara Travis
Original Score by Drew Jurecka and Robbie Grunwald
The Betrayed Wife. The Scheming Wife. The Peacemaker. The Ugly German. The Tarty One. The One in Love with Someone Else.
Six Queens. Six Love stories. Six Deaths. One Actress!
It all starts in the afterlife, in a bizarre waiting room of sorts. One by one, the wives of Henry VIII arrive, much to the shock and dismay of each previous wife. What culminates is the heated frenzy of an ex-wives club where these women swap stories, toss Anne Boleyn’s head around, pick on the ugly German one, and, most importantly, fight for the right to be acknowledged as Henry’s true bride and eternal partner.
But when Henry arrives…everything changes.
WINNER: Pick of the Fringe Vancouver, Outstanding Individual Performance AND Producer’s Pick (London Fringe)
“…one of the most impressive acting feats in the festival!” ★★★★★-Kevin Prokosh, Winnipeg Free Press
“A standing ovation followed Travis’ tour-de-force performance.”- ★★★★★ London Free Press
“What more can I add? WOW!” ★★★★(out of 4)- The Beat, London
“Tara Travis is an immense talent. Go see this show and find yourself in Heaven. Comedy Heaven, that is.” –umfm.com
“It’s tough to say which is the better part of this show: the acting, the direction or the script…compelling!”-CVV Magazine
“Sharply directed and performed with consummate skill and vivacity, Til Death is a must-see!” ★★★★1/2-Victoria Times Colonist
“Hilarious, touching, thought provoking and educational, Til Death has "best in the fest" written all over it!” –Theatre in London
Written and Directed by Ryan Gladstone
Starring Tara Travis
Original Score by Drew Jurecka and Robbie Grunwald
The Betrayed Wife. The Scheming Wife. The Peacemaker. The Ugly German. The Tarty One. The One in Love with Someone Else.
Six Queens. Six Love stories. Six Deaths. One Actress!
It all starts in the afterlife, in a bizarre waiting room of sorts. One by one, the wives of Henry VIII arrive, much to the shock and dismay of each previous wife. What culminates is the heated frenzy of an ex-wives club where these women swap stories, toss Anne Boleyn’s head around, pick on the ugly German one, and, most importantly, fight for the right to be acknowledged as Henry’s true bride and eternal partner.
But when Henry arrives…everything changes.
WINNER: Pick of the Fringe Vancouver, Outstanding Individual Performance AND Producer’s Pick (London Fringe)
“…one of the most impressive acting feats in the festival!” ★★★★★-Kevin Prokosh, Winnipeg Free Press
“A standing ovation followed Travis’ tour-de-force performance.”- ★★★★★ London Free Press
“What more can I add? WOW!” ★★★★(out of 4)- The Beat, London
“Tara Travis is an immense talent. Go see this show and find yourself in Heaven. Comedy Heaven, that is.” –umfm.com
“It’s tough to say which is the better part of this show: the acting, the direction or the script…compelling!”-CVV Magazine
“Sharply directed and performed with consummate skill and vivacity, Til Death is a must-see!” ★★★★1/2-Victoria Times Colonist
“Hilarious, touching, thought provoking and educational, Til Death has "best in the fest" written all over it!” –Theatre in London
Written and Directed by Ryan Gladstone
Starring Tara Travis
Original Score by Drew Jurecka and Robbie Grunwald
The Betrayed Wife. The Scheming Wife. The Peacemaker. The Ugly German. The Tarty One. The One in Love with Someone Else.
Six Queens. Six Love stories. Six Deaths. One Actress!
It all starts in the afterlife, in a bizarre waiting room of sorts. One by one, the wives of Henry VIII arrive, much to the shock and dismay of each previous wife. What culminates is the heated frenzy of an ex-wives club where these women swap stories, toss Anne Boleyn’s head around, pick on the ugly German one, and, most importantly, fight for the right to be acknowledged as Henry’s true bride and eternal partner.
But when Henry arrives…everything changes.
WINNER: Pick of the Fringe Vancouver, Outstanding Individual Performance AND Producer’s Pick (London Fringe)
“…one of the most impressive acting feats in the festival!” ★★★★★-Kevin Prokosh, Winnipeg Free Press
“A standing ovation followed Travis’ tour-de-force performance.”- ★★★★★ London Free Press
“What more can I add? WOW!” ★★★★(out of 4)- The Beat, London
“Tara Travis is an immense talent. Go see this show and find yourself in Heaven. Comedy Heaven, that is.” –umfm.com
“It’s tough to say which is the better part of this show: the acting, the direction or the script…compelling!”-CVV Magazine
“Sharply directed and performed with consummate skill and vivacity, Til Death is a must-see!” ★★★★1/2-Victoria Times Colonist
“Hilarious, touching, thought provoking and educational, Til Death has "best in the fest" written all over it!” –Theatre in London
🦖 Welcome to Jurassic Park 🦕
This Celluloid Sunday July 6 at 8pm we’re presenting the original Jurassic Park (1993) on VHS!
Plus a special themed Trivia after the movie!
Show off your dinosaur knowledge and you just might win a prize!
Calling all game fanatics! We’re hosting a FREE Game Night this Saturday July 5 at 8pm! We’ll have giant bowling, giant connect four and lots of board games to go around. Plus the concession will be open! Bring your favourite game, some friends and join us for this fun and competitive night! 🎳🃏🎯🧩
A solo show by Lucy Jeffery with music that explores what our world is like for the little guys.
For the second time in the second of two days, Molly Wilson brings to the Sunset a high-energy, heartfelt musical comedy cabaret in a vibrant celebration of Canada’s most iconic female singers.
From Anne Murray to Alanis Morissette, Carly Rae Jepsen to Celine Dion, and K.D. Lang to Joni Mitchell, Molly Wilson delivers a tour de force performance, putting her signature comedic twist on songs that define Canada’s musical “her-story.”
Molly Wilson brings to the Sunset a high-energy, heartfelt musical comedy cabaret in a vibrant celebration of Canada’s most iconic female singers.
From Anne Murray to Alanis Morissette, Carly Rae Jepsen to Celine Dion, and K.D. Lang to Joni Mitchell, Molly Wilson delivers a tour de force performance, putting her signature comedic twist on songs that define Canada’s musical “her-story.”
Come experience Julia Mackey’s Governor General award-winning play about a WWII veteran’s reluctant return to Normandy to find the grave of the brother who never came home.
https://jakesgift.com
FESTIVAL AND DAY PASS TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA ARTSWELLS
A solo show by Lucy Jeffery with music that explores what our world is like for the little guys.
FESTIVAL AND DAY PASS TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA ARTSWELLS
Kick off your Festival fun with a soupçon of Cabarette, featuring amazing music, sketch comedy, and general silliness.
FESTIVAL AND DAY PASS TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA ARTSWELLS
FATAMORGANA is an oneiric tale for adults, spoken in the language of children. Shadow puppetry and object theatre performance, visual art experiment, analog projection. Using flashlights, prisms, recycled objects, paper marionettes, and performers’ bodies, the piece mirrors the mirage—ephemeral visions hovering between reality and imagination. Conjuring a silent, hypnotic narrative about creation, destruction, and fragile beauty of life, it takes the spectators on a journey through the birth and unraveling of worlds, from the fusion of first atoms to the fragmentation of modern existence and back.
Fatamorgana is an independent theatre collective, a group of Ukrainian and Polish itinerant artists, culture animators and managers. Our project, inspired by the need for beauty in theatre, began seven years ago in Poland. It is the result of long-standing friendship, years of creative collaboration, and a shared curiosity. We explore drama, puppetry, shadow puppets and visual art, object theatre and up-cycle theatre, producing exclusively original performances. Our work is rooted in the alternative and independent theatre traditions of Poland. We believe that theatre is a form of social commentary, and can be a catalyst for social transformation, sparking dialogue and connection. We create not to entertain only but to provoke thought, to offer moments of reflection, to inspire change, to inspire action.
Oleh Nesterov, Nikon Miedviediev, Paula Mac
A stunning tribute to the resilience of Indigenous people and their way of life, SUGARCANE, the debut feature and Oscar-nominated documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. In 2021, evidence of unmarked graves was discovered on the grounds of an Indian residential school run by the Catholic Church in Canada. After years of silence, the forced separation, assimilation and abuse many children experienced at these segregated boarding schools was brought to light, sparking a national outcry against a system designed to destroy Indigenous communities. Set amidst a groundbreaking investigation, SUGARCANE illuminates the beauty of a community breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and finding the strength to persevere.
“Stunning in every sense of the word, the new documentary film explores the lasting pain caused by a culture of silence in the Catholic church.”
– Rohan Naahar, The Indian Express
“Sugarcane is as harrowing as it is vital. It’s a remarkably explicit consideration of intergenerational trauma that manages to center specific suffering without forgoing any aspects of the conditions that birthed such violence.”
Drop by for a sneak peek at everything we have to offer this season! This event is free for everyone.
This free event provides the latest information about the Cariboo Gold Project. Light snacks will be available, and the Sunset Theatre concession will be open.
While revisiting the shores of Juno beach, Jake encounters Isabelle, a precocious 10-year-old from the local village. Isabelle’s inquisitive nature and charm challenge the old soldier to confront some long-ignored ghosts – most notably the war-time death of his eldest brother, Chester, a once promising young musician. At its heart, Jake’s Gift is about the legacy of remembrance and makes personal the story behind one soldier’s grave.
Since 2007, Jake’s Gift has gone on to play at festivals and theatres in over 250 communities across Canada, including International stops to Washington State, the UK and Normandy, France, for the 70th & 73rd Anniversary of D-Day. In June 2019, the company returned to Normandy for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. They presented performances in both French and English at the Juno Beach Centre and La Salle de la Mer in Bernières sur Mer as well as other communities and venues in Normandy.
In June 2004, Julia Mackey travelled to Normandy, France, for the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. She attended many ceremonies, walked the coastline and interviewed dozens of veterans who had returned for the occasion. The experiences of the veterans, her own discoveries, and a life long interest in Remembrance Day, led to the development of the play in August of 2006 at The Sunset Theatre in Wells, BC.
Be the first to witness nascent new work by the award-winning creator of LARRY.
A short Q+A will follow the presentation.
Admission for this event is free.
Young Movie Makers returns for a spring break film premiere to remember!
What are the films about? We can't tell you yet! The films you'll see tonight were written, conceived, filmed and edited all within one week!
All we can tell you is that it will be a celebration of the creativity that is the young people of Wells!
Admission by donation (charitable receipts offered for donations over $25.00). Red Carpet Attire Optional.
Island Mountain Arts youth programming is supported by the Province of BC
SYNOPSIS:
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
CRITICAL MASS:
Thanks to its innovative animation and mature themes, going with this Flow proves irresistible.
SYNOPSIS:
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
CRITICAL MASS:
Thanks to its innovative animation and mature themes, going with this Flow proves irresistible.
SYNOPSIS:
New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold's A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.
CRITICAL MASS:
Charged by Timothée Chalamet's electric performance, this ballad of Bob Dylan might not get under the enigmatic artist's skin but will make you feel like you've spent time in his company.
SYNOPSIS:
As Brazil faces the tightening grip of a military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva, a mother of five, must reinvent herself and her family when authorities abduct her husband.
CRITICAL MASS:
Carried along by Fernanda Torres' superb performance, I'm Still Here poignantly explores a nation's upheaval through one family's search for answers.
The Wells and Area Trails Society proudly presents the 2025 Mountain Film Festival, featuring an assortment of dynamic vintage and contemporary films focusing on exciting outdoor winter recreation.
Tickets available at:
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And Here is the line up of Films curated by Dave Jorgenson. Thanks, Dave!
For the last few years, it has become a tradition at the Sunset Theatre to screen some of the Oscar Nominated Films in the lead up and beyond Oscar Night. (This year the Oscars are on March 2nd) .
Here is the first of our Oscar Weekend Line Up.
Friday, February 14th @ 7PM - Conclave
Running time: 2 hours
Rated PG
Saturday, February 15 - No Oscar Films but join us for the International Film Festival!
TODAY - Sunday, February 16 @ 2PM - A Real Pain
Running time: 1 hour and 29 minutes
Rated R/18A
Warm your toes after Barkerville’s Victorian Christmas on Sunday 15 December at 7PM, as the Sunset Theatre gets filled to the rafters with concert favourites sprinkled with some festive tunes for the season! Tickets are $20
