Watermark Theatre

12/05/2024

✨ 2025 Summer Season Announced!

☀️The summer will feature the heart-warming romantic comedy, Ken Ludwig’s “Dear Jack, Dear Louise”, and the haunting thriller “The Woman in Black” by Stephen Mallatratt, based on the novel by Susan Hill.

💌Dear Jack, Dear Louise is an inspiring reminder of the best we can be, even in the worst of times. During World War II, a military doctor begins writing to an aspiring actress in New York City hoping to meet her someday if the war will allow. But as the war continues, it threatens to end their relationship before it even begins. Tony Award winning playwright Ken Ludwig tells the joyous, heart-warming story of his parents and their courtship during World War II. A poignant and engaging love story, filled with comedy and an uplifting sense of hope. The play will run from June 24th to August 30th, 2025.

🕯️The Woman in Black - In the shadowy corridors of an old Victorian theatre, a young actor meets a haunted lawyer compelled to unravel the sinister secrets that plague his nightmares. Together, they recount the tale of a young solicitor who ventures to the eerie marshlands of the English countryside to settle the affairs of a recently deceased woman. Brace yourself for a riveting theatrical journey through the unknown that will keep you on the edge of your seat and send shivers down your spine. This haunting play ran for three decades in London’s West End. The play will run from July 4th to August 29th, 2025

🎶And finally, the Watermark Music Series returns with three spectacular shows throughout the summer.

🎟️Season Passes (4 Pack, 6 Pack) are available now with early bird prices until December 31st at locarius.io/organizations/26 or call 902-963-3963.

12/03/2024

✨Giving Tuesday is a global day to give back, and it’s the perfect time to support the arts. At Watermark Theatre, your donations help us create amazing performances, support young artists, and bring our community together.

💌This year Watermark is pleased to participate in the PEI Gives-Giving Tuesday Campaign, presented by the Community Foundation of PEI in support of charities across the Island.

🎁Here’s how you can make a difference:

❤️Make a one-time gift to support our work today.
❤️Become a monthly donor and keep Watermark thriving all year long.

Every donation helps us share the magic of theatre with our community!

To Donate visit https://give-can.keela.co/watermark-theatre-donation-form-2024 or call 902-963-3963

Or you may mail a cheque to:
Watermark Theatre
P.O. Box 190
57 Church Hill Avenue
North Rustico, PE C0A 1X0

Watermark is a not for profit charitable organization and a charitable tax receipt will be issued with all donations. Thank you for your support!

11/29/2024

✨ Don't Miss Out – Tickets are Selling Fast for The Gift of the Magi!

🎶Full of songs, laughter, and well-loved holiday tales, this show is the perfect way to celebrate the season.

🗓️ Show Dates:
- December 13th at 7:30pm
- December 14th at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
- December 15th at 1:00pm
- December 19th at 7:30pm - NEW SHOW ADDED
- December 20th at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
- December 21st at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
- December 22nd at 1:00pm

🎁 With special holiday pricing from $15-$25 and discounts for groups of 10 or more.

🎟️ Get Your Tickets Now!
📲 Visit locarius.io/organizations/26 or call 902-963-3963.

🌟Sponsored by Central Coastal Tourism Partnership (CCTP).

📷Photo by David Gladstone

11/26/2024

✨Giving Tuesday is just one week away!

Your support helps us keep the magic of live theatre alive. This Giving Tuesday, consider making a gift to help us continue bringing great performances to our stage.

🗓️Mark your calendars for December 3rd, and stay tuned for more details!

💙Thank you for your generosity and support!

11/22/2024

✨2025 Ticket Passes Now Available!

🗓️Early Bird Prices until December 31st, 2024

🎁Our 2025 Ticket Passes make a great gift for the theatre lover in your life! Passes come in packs of 4 or 6. You or your gift recipient may use all tickets for one show or divide them up between shows in any combination. Friends or family members may use the ticket passes too. Ticket pass holders get first choice when choosing their seats for the Summer Season. Fully transferable, fully flexible, at a great discount! Includes all taxes and fees.

4 pack - $139
6 pack - $189

🌟Our 2025 Summer plays will be announced very soon!

🎟️Ticket Passes available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or at 902-963-3963.

11/21/2024

✨Update: Both Holiday Hootenanny shows are now sold out!

🌟December 17th - SOLD OUT
🌟December 18th - SOLD OUT

🎄Due to a sold out show on December 18th, we have added a new date for the Holiday Hootenanny! Enjoy the musical celebration set to bring holiday cheer to the heart of North Rustico on December 17th at 7:30pm.

🎶This year’s Hootenanny brings together a talented lineup of Island musicians, including Leon Gallant, Chris Gauthier, Brendon Peters, Olivia Blacquiere, Barb Blacquiere, Laurie Dempster and Kaitlyn Gallant!

Special Holiday pricing: $25 and $15 for students.

Sponsored by Central Coastal Tourism Partnership (CCTP).

🎟️Tickets available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or call 902-963-3963.

11/20/2024

✨Bring your family and friends to The Gift of the Magi and Other Festive Stories to Warm the Heart!

🗓️December 13th to 22nd

🎁Full of songs, laughter and well known tales of the season it’s sure to delight audiences young and old.

🌟December 13th at 7:30pm
🌟December 14th at 1:00pm & 7:30pm
🌟December 15th at 1:00pm
🌟December 19th at 7:30pm - NEW
SHOW ADDED
🌟December 20th at 7:30pm - SOLD OUT
🌟December 21st at 1:00pm and 7:30pm
🌟December 22nd at 1:00pm

Special Holiday Pricing $15-$25 and discounted rate for groups of 10 or more!

Sponsored by Central Coastal Tourism Partnership (CCTP)

🎟️Tickets available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or 902-963-3963.

11/13/2024

✨SOLD OUT!! Get ready for Watermark Theatre’s Holiday Hootenanny!

🗓️December 18th at 7:30pm

🎄Join us on for a festive night filled with live music from some of the Island’s finest: Leon Gallant, Chris Gauthier, Brendon Peters and Olivia and Barb Blacquiere and more!

🎶It’s the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season with friends, family, and great music in the heart of North Rustico. Don’t miss out on this fun-filled evening of holiday cheer—tickets are limited, so grab yours soon!

🎟️Tickets available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or 902-963-3963.

🌟Sponsored by Central Coastal Tourism Partnership(CCTP)

11/12/2024

Lara Dias, Manager of Administration and Marketing was recently interviewed by CBC’s Laura Chapin about the Innovation P.E.I. two-day symposium on revitalizing theatre on the Island and the challenges theatres have experienced since the pandemic. The link is posted in the comments. Take a listen!

11/04/2024

✨ Artist Profile - Rebecca Parent
Actor – Gift of the Magi and Other Festive Stories to Warm the Heart

🗓️December 13th to 22nd

🌟 Rebecca Parent (she/her) is a theatre maker from Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island). For the Watermark: six seasons in the acting company, including Eliza Doolittle in Pygmalion, Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility, and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet; director of A Christmas Carol and The Drawer Boy. Other selected acting credits: W in LUNGS (Kitbag); Anne Shirley in Anne & Gilbert (Guild PEI); Alma in What A Young Wife Ought to Know (2b theatre). Other directing credits: Loin du coeur (Sheatre); The Songs of Johnny and June, Tuesdays & Sundays, Final Wave (Kitbag Theatre). Rebecca is a co-founder of PEI indie theatre company Kitbag Theatre.

🎟️Tickets available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or 902-963-3963.

10/30/2024

✨This holiday season, bring your group to Watermark Theatre’s The Gift of the Magi! Groups of 10 or more can enjoy a discounted rate for this festive play full of songs, laughter and well know tales of the season.

🎁Perfect for family gatherings, friends, or team outings, The Gift of the Magi is a great way to celebrate together. Groups of 10 or more will save $5 on each ticket!

🎟️ To book your group of 10 or more today, contact our box office at [email protected] or 902-963-3963. Individual tickets are available at locarius.io/organizations/26

10/28/2024

✨Artist Profile - Jacob Hemphill
Actor – The Gift of the Magi and Other Festive Stories to Warm the Heart

🗓 December 13th to December 22nd

With his Watermark Theatre debut back in 2018, Jacob Hemphill (he/him) is no stranger to the Watermark stage. Jacob is an actor/musician/producer born and raised on Prince Edward Island. Alongside Melissa MacKenzie and Rebecca Parent, he is the co-founder of the Island theatre company, Kitbag Theatre, a company passionate about bringing as much accessible theatre to the Island as possible. Jacob is also the co-creator of the 2023 sold-out hits: 'The Songs of Johnny & June' and 'The 1984 Songbook'.

Recent credits: Jersey Boys, Anne of Green Gables, The Songs of Johnny & June (Charlottetown Festival); The Play That Goes Wrong (Neptune Theatre); Boeing Boeing, Crimes of The Heart, Dial ‘M’ for Murder, A Moon for the Misbegotten (Watermark Theatre); Tuesdays & Sundays (Kitbag Theatre)"

🎟️Tickets available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or 902-963-3963.

10/21/2024

✨Artist Profile - Alan Kinsella
Playwright, Director – The Gift of the Magi and Other Festive Stories to Warm the Heart

🗓️December 13th to 22nd

🌟Watermark is pleased to welcome Alan back for the 2nd year of the holiday hit The Gift of the Magi!

Alan began his career as an actor and his debut was at the Abbey Theatre, Ireland’s national theatre. His directorial debut was with Muted Cupid Theatre Company at Andrew’s Lane Theatre, Dublin, where he then directed French Company, 2B’s world premier of the musical Creatures. He went on to direct over one hundred productions in Ireland, notably Gary Duggan’s Dedalus Lounge and TransEuro Express and Spike Productions award winning production of Steven Berkoff’s Decadence. In 2009 Alan directed his first off Broadway show Lunch. In 2013 he moved to Canada and his Toronto debut was The Woman in Black at The Lower Ossington Theatre. Toronto credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray, Chatroom, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Anne of Green Gables, Newsies and Priscilla Queen of the Dessert at Lower Ossington Theatre, Al Green Theatre and The Randolph Theatre. His production of Mary Poppins won the Broadway World award for Best Musical in 2015. Alan has written many family shows that have toured China, Jamaica, Qatar, Singapore, Oman and Sharjah. In 2017 he directed productions of Aladdin and Fame at the Madinat Theatre Dubai. He is currently artistic director of the discovery program at Markham Theatre. He most recently directed It’s a Wonderful Life at the Medley Theatre and Stones in his Pockets and One Christmas Carol at the Wychwood Theatre.

🎟️Tickets are available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or 902-963-3963.

10/18/2024

A heartfelt thank you to the RBC Foundation for their generous donation of $30,000 to our Theatre Mentorship Program!

Watermark Theatre is proud to have completed its ninth year of this project, successfully training the next generation of young theatre artists. This past season, experienced professionals mentored interns in stage management, properties, wardrobe, carpentry/tech, and arts administration.

Watermark Theatre continues to be the perfect training ground—small enough to nurture and large enough to offer professional processes and high production standards. With few internships available across Canada, hands-on experience and training under skilled mentors is one of the best ways to learn and grow.

We are grateful to the RBC Foundation for supporting this important work and helping us make a lasting impact on the future of theatre.

📷(L to R) Janice McNutt Lanctin, Regional Vice President (RBC), Robert Tsonos, Artistic Director (Watermark Theatre) and Kaye Kelly, Community Manager, PEI (RBC)

10/17/2024

10/16/2024

Watermark Supports PEI Playwrights with help from the PEI Government
Watermark Theatre is supporting three projects by PEI playwrights funded by Innovation PEI’s Encore! The Prince Edward Island Theatre Revitalization Program.
Playwrights Melissa Mullen and Rob MacLean have been commissioned to write a new play based on decorated World War II veteran, politician, federal cabinet minister and provincial premier, J. Angus MacLean, based on his memoir Making it Home.
Playwright Jack King will receive dramaturgical support for his musical The Yankee Gale set during the 1851 storm that was the worst maritime disaster to hit Prince Edward Island shores. Jack will be working with dramaturge Pamela Halstead and musician Greg Simm.
Brynn Cutcliffe will be in residency with the theatre as its first ever Playwright in Residence. Brynn will be working on their new play Waiting for Her and receive dramaturgical support from Watermark’s Artistic Director. The residency is also supported by a PEI Arts Grant.
“I’m honoured to be Watermark’s first ever Playwright in Residence!”, says Brynn. “As an Island writer, it’s an incredible opportunity to focus on developing my work right here at home. It means a lot that Watermark wants to nurture my growth as an artist through this residency, and it’s so exciting to have Island theatres supporting new work creation.”

Photo: Brynn Cutcliffe

10/15/2024

A one day theatre event being held at UPEI on Dec 9th. For Middle and High School Students.

10/09/2024

✨Don't Miss The Gift of the Magi and Other Festive Stories to Warm the Heart!

🗓️December 13th to 22nd

🎁Last year's hit holiday play returns! The Gift of the Magi, a short story by O. Henry, is one of several stories adapted for the stage in this festive play for the whole family. The classic tale of a young husband and wife dealing with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money is just one of the many delightful stories presented. Full of songs, laughter and well known tales of the season it’s sure to delight audiences young and old.

🌟Directed by Alan Kinsella and starring Rebecca Parent and Jacob Hemphill.

🎟️Special Holiday Pricing - $15 for Students and $25 for Adults.

Buy Tickets at locarius.io/organizations/26 or call 902-963-3963.