Production History 1974-2020
Production History 1974-2020
RODERICK GLANVILLE, Artistic Director (2011-2020)
2019-2020 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 46TH SEASON
THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the Stories by A.A. Milne
CHARLOTTE’S WEB Joseph Robinette Roderick Glanville Based on the Novel by EB White
VIVALDI’S RING OF MYSTERY Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the Audio Story by Classical Kids
PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO THE ADDAMS FAMILY Marshall Brickman Pat Rundell YOUNG@PART & Rick Elice
2018-2019 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 45TH SEASON
THE GIVER Eric Coble Roderick Glanville Based on the Novel by Lois Lowry
PIPPI LONGSTOCKING Staffan Goetestam Roderick Glanville & Sebastian Based on the stories by Astrid Lindgren THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY Dwayne Hartford Roderick Glanville OF EDWARD TULANE Based on the Novel by Kate DiCamillo
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL SQUIRREL STOLE Bonnie Duncan Dan Milstein MY UNDERPANTS The Gottabees, Boston, USA
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL WHEN THE SUN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville CROSSES THE LINE
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL OFF THE SHELF David MacPherson David MacPherson Story Theatre Company, Victoria, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL RACOONAISSANCE Mika Laulainen Mika Laulainen starstar theatre, Vancouver, BC
PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO MARRY POPPINS JR. Richard M. Sherman Pat Rundell & Robert B. Sherman Book by Julian Fellowes Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film
2017-2018 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 44th SEASON
PINOCCHIO Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the story by Carlo Collodi PETER PAN Stephen Andrew Stephen Andrew THE PANTO Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie THE SECRET GARDEN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL RHYMES, REASON, & RASCALS David MacPherson David MacPherson Story Theatre Company, Victoria, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL MAGIC AND MAYHEM Dustin Anderson Dustin Anderson The Purple Pirate, Nanaimo, BC
2016-2017 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 43rd SEASON
THE LITTLE PRINCE Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry SNOW WHITE Stephen Andrew Stephen Andrew THE PANTO Based on the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale
JAMES AND THE David Wood Roderick Glanville GIANT PEACH Adapted from the story by Roald Dahl
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL GRUFF Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Puente Theatre, Victoria, BC Judd Palmer, Brooke Maxwell
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL Winnie The Pooh David Elendune Ian Case Outpost31, Victoria, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL MAGIC AND MAYHEM Dustin Anderson Dustin Anderson The Purple Pirate, Nanaimo, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL The Little Prince Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
2015-2016 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 42nd SEASON
ROBINSON & CRUSOE Nino D’Intona Roderick Glanville & Giacomo Ravicchio
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Howard Ashman Roderick Glanville & Alen Menkin
MUNSCH-ERCISE Mark DuMez Roderick Glanville Adapted from the stories of Robert Munsch
2014-2015 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 41st SEASON
THE ADDAMS FAMILY Marshall Brickman Pat Rundell & Rick Elice THE SECRET GARDEN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Adapted from the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL PINKALICIOUS Victoria Kann, Pat Rundell Performing Arts Studio Elizabeth Kann, John Gregor
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL I HAVE SEEN BEAUTIFUL JIM KEY Janet Munsil Janet Munsil The Purple Pirate, Nanaimo, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL RUNAWAY Mika Laulainen Matthew Payne Theatre SKAM, Victoria, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL THE UMBRELLA Judd Palmer Puente Theatre, Victoria, BC & Mercedes Bátiz-Benét with music by Bučan Bučan
2013-2014 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 40th SEASON
THE NEVERENDING STORY David S. Craig Roderick Glanville Based on the story by Michael Ende
Benefit Production THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Richard O’Brien Roderick Glanville
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL SNOW WHITE Pat Rundell Pat Rundell Performing Arts Studio Based on the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL RUNAWAY Mika Laulainen Matthew Payne Theatre SKAM, Victoria, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL SOMETHINGVILLE Ingrid Hansen, Kathleen Greenfield SNAFU Dance Theatre, Victoria, BC Sarah Jane Pelzer Rod Peter Jr. Kathleen Greenfield
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL ROBINSON & CRUSOE Nino D’Intona Roderick Glanville Urban Arts, Victoria, BC & Giacomo Ravicchio
2012-2013 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 39th SEASON
WAR OF THE EAGLES Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the novel by Eric Walters PAN Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by JM Barrie
Benefit Production SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN Betty Comden Pat Rundell Adolph Green Based on the MGM Film
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL GRUFF Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Mercedes Bátiz-Benét Puente Theatre, Victoria, BC Judd Palmer, Brooke Maxwell
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL WILDE Alyshia Grace Hobday Pat Rundell Urban Arts, Victoria, BC & Pat Rundell
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL KIKI David Ferguson David Ferguson Suddenly Dance Theatre, Victoria, BC
FAMILY THEATRE FESTIVAL THE DRAGON’S HANDBOOK Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the story by Barbara Rinkoff
2011-2012 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 38th SEASON
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Benefit Production AMADEUS Peter Schaffer Stephen Andrew
Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series
LESLIE D. BLAND, Artistic Director (2002-2010)
2010-2011 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 37th SEASON
HANNA’S SUITCASE Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by William Shakespeare
THE HOBBIT Kim Selody Leslie D. Bland Based on the novel by JRR Tolkien
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production HAIR Gerome Ragni Roderick Glanville James Rado Galt MacDermot
Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series
2009-2010 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 36th SEASON
BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville Based on the play by William Shakespeare
THE BEST CHRISTMAS Joseph Robinette Leslie D. Bland PAGEANT EVER Based on the story by Barbara Robinson
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Richard O’Brien Leslie D. Bland
Touring Production THE BOY WHO LEARNED TO FLY Barbara Poggemiller Roderick Glanville
Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series
2008-2009 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 35th SEASON
MACBETH Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Based on the play by William Shakespeare SILVERWING Kim Selody Leslie D. Bland Based on the novel by Kenneth Opel
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production AS YOU LIKE IT William Shakespeare Roderick Glanville
Touring Production THE BOY WHO LEARNED TO FLY Barbara Poggemiller Roderick Glanville
Thrifty Foods Family Theatre Series
2007-2008 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 34th SEASON
ANIMAL FARM Ian Ferguson Ian Ferguson Based on the book by George Orwell DISNEY’S ALADDIN JR. Chad Beguelin Leslie D. Bland Alan Menken Based on the Disney Animated Movie
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production I Love You, You’re Perfect, Joe DiPietro Leslie D. Bland Now Change
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2006-2007 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 33rd SEASON
CHARLOTTE’S WEB Joseph Robinette Leslie D. Bland Based on the book by EB White THE BOY WHO LEARNED TO FLY Barbara Poggemiller Leslie D. Bland
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production Working Nina Faso Leslie D. Bland Stephen Schwartz
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2005-2006 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 32nd SEASON
LITTLE WOMEN Barbara Poggemiller Ian Ferguson Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Don Harron Leslie D. Bland Norman Campell Mavor Moore Based on the novel by LM Montgomery
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production Lawyers on Broadway Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Musical Revue
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2004-2005 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 31st SEASON
ADVENTURES IN THE Robert Clinton Leslie D. Bland ROUGE TRADE
PETER PAN Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Based on the play by JM Barrie
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production All I Need to Know Robert Fulghum Leslie D. Bland I Learned in Kindergarten
Touring Production THE SELFISH GIANT LESLIE D. BLAND LESLIE D. BLAND Based on the story by Oscar Wilde Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2003-2004 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 30th SEASON
TWELFTH NIGHT Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland Based on the play by William Shakespeare THE LION, THE WITCH Thomas Tierney Leslie D. Bland & THE WARDROBE Ted Dreachman Jules Tasca Based on the novel by CS Lewis Touring Production THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production THE MAN WHO George S. Kauffman Leslie D. Bland CAME TO DINNER Moss Hart Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2002-2003 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 29th SEASON
GOLD MOUNTAIN GUEST Diana Tso Leslie D. Bland
THE HOBBIT Kim Selody Leslie D. Bland
Touring Production THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville
Touring Production THE BREMENTOWN MUSICIANS Leslie D. Bland Leslie D. Bland
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production MURDER ON THE NILE Agatha Christie Leslie D. Bland
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2001-2002 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 28th SEASON
ALL THE WORLD Robert Clinton Leslie D. Bland
THE BEST CHRISTMAS Joseph Robinette Leslie D. Bland PAGEANT EVER Based on the story by Barbara Robinson
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production LOST in the 70’s Roderick Glanville Roderick Glanville A MURDER MYSTERY MUSICAL
Touring Production THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
2000-2001 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 27th SEASON
Touring Production THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER Elizabeth Gorrie Roderick Glanville
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
1999-2000 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 26th SEASON
THE NUMBER 14 Roy Surrette Axis Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production ROMULUS Friedrich Dürrenmatt Leslie D. Bland
Touring Production JUST SO STORIES Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
ELIZABETH GORRIE, Artistic Director (1974-1999) From 1974-1999, many Kaleidoscope productions were created collaboratively, and individual playwrights are unknown. Due to a server crash in 2016, many of Kaleidoscope’s digital archives, including a list with full production history, were lost or damaged. This list of productions from 1974-1999 is only partial and has been re-created through interviews with past company members and historical documents from the company’s archives.
1998-1999 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 25th SEASON
THE ALLIHIPPORHINOCROCODILLIGATOR Elizabeth Gorrie Barbara Poggemiller Ralph Cole Paul Littich Dan Costain
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production TOM JONES Mark Brown Unknown Adapted from from The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding. Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
1997-1998 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 24th SEASON
JUST SO STORIES Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Stories by Rudyard Kipling
LOVE LETTERS A.R Gurney Unknown
DINER AT THE Ian McKennan Unknown END OF THE GALAXY
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production BREAKER MORANT Kenneth G. Ross Unknown
Touring Production GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Jonathan Swift
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
1996-1997 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 23rd SEASON
TEMPLE OF THE STARS Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
GULLIVER’S TRAVELS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Jonathan Swift
WHITE JADE TIGER Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the book by Lois Dawson
Touring Production A PROMISE IS A PROMISE Barbara Poggemiller Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
1995-1996 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 22nd SEASON
STILETTO Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
ROMEO & JULIET Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare Touring Production A PROMISE IS A PROMISE Barbara Poggemiller Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch
ALKOREMMI Ensemble Richard Fowler Primus Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
1994-1995 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 21st SEASON
TEHANU Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
LET”S MUNSCH AGAIN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch
Touring Production PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Thrifty Foods Family Concert Series
1993-1994 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 20th SEASON
PERICLES Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare LET’S DO MUNSCH Barbara Poggemiller Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the Story by Robert Munsch WIZARD OF EARTHSEA Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the novel by Ursula K. Le Guin Touring Production RAPUNZEL & HER SISTERS Jim Leard Jim Leard
Touring Production Macbeth Jim Leard Jim Leard
1992-1993 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 19th SEASON
ALICE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the novel by Lewis Carroll THE BRONTES Rodger Maybank Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production ARABIAN NIGHTS Unknown Unknown
Touring Production FURTHER FOOLISHNESS Unknown Unknown
1991-1992 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 18th SEASON
Lawyers On Stage Benefit Production 12 ANGURY JURRORS Reginald Rose Colin Gorrie
TOO DARN HOT Cole Porter Unknown
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Unknown Unknown
Touring Production STONE SOUP Unknown Unknown
Touring Production LEACOCK, THUBER, & ME Unknown Unknown
1990-1991 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 17th SEASON
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON Unknown Unknown STORIES
BEACON HILL/ Unknown Unknown CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Touring Production FISHERMAN AND HIS WIDE Unknown Unknown
Touring Production UNDER PRESSURE Unknown Unknown
1989-1990 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 16th SEASON
CALLANISH Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the novel by William Horwood ROMEO & JULIET Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare THIS HOUR HAS Unknown Unknown 30 MINUTES
Touring Production FABLES, FOOLS, & FANTASY Unknown Unknown
Touring Production OBSESSION, THE PRIMAL Unknown Unknown FRONTIER
1988-1989 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 15th SEASON
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS VIII Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production THE TIGER, THE BRAHMIN, Unknown Unknown & THE JACKYL
1987-1988 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 14th SEASON
THE THREE MUSKETEERS Unknown Unknown
THE DEXTERS MOVE Unknown Unknown TO BEACON HILL
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS VII Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production THE BOY WHO WANTED Unknown Unknown TO SHUDDER
Touring Production FUTURE CHOICE Unknown Unknown
1986-1987 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 13th SEASON
HAJIMARI-NO-HAJIMARI Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie (IN THE BEGINNING)
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS VI Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production AESOP, ANYONE? Unknown Unknown
Touring Production POE TALES Unknown Unknown
1985-1986 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 12th SEASON
STEPPING OUT Unknown Unknown
GAMES OF THE WORLD Playwright Unknown
Touring Production THE THREE WISHES Unknown Unknown
Touring Production LAND OF LEGENDS Unknown Unknown
1984-1985 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 11th SEASON
THE TEMPEST Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Based on the play by William Shakespeare ALICE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production THE FROG PRINCE I Unknown Unknown
Touring Production THE FROG PRINCE II Unknown Unknown
1983-1984 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 10th SEASON
ALICE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
NOEL Unknown Unknown
Touring Production RUMPELSTILTSKIN Unknown Unknown
Touring Production SUSPENSE TALES Unknown Unknown
1982-1983 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 9th SEASON
WHERE UMBRELLAS BLOOM Unknown Unknown
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS V Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production THE GREAT ONE AND ONLY Unknown Unknown
Touring Production GO WITH IT Unknown Unknown
1981-1982 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 8th SEASON
UNICORNS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
WHO WAS THE MASKED MAN Unknown Unknown
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS IV Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
Touring Production THE WANDERING MINSTREL Unknown Unknown
1980-1981 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 7th SEASON
CLOWNS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
ABOUT FREELANDS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
THE LIBRARY SHOW Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
1979-1980 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 6th SEASON
ABOUT FREELANDS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
DREAMS Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie MERLIN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS III Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
1978-1979 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 5th SEASON
SUMIGADAWA Unknown Unknown
DIGS Unknown Unknown
JEREMIAH’S PLACE Unknown Unknown
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS II Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
SONGS OF THE CABARET Unknown Unknown
DOCTOR DUCK’S Unknown Unknown MUSICAL JAMBOREE
1977-1978 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 4th SEASON
PEER GYNT Unknown Unknown
SALT THE SEAS AND Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorie PEPPER THE MINTS
VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS Unknown Unknown
MON PAYS, MY COUNTRY Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
STEAM Colin Gorrie Unknown
1976-1977 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 3rd SEASON
SELCHIE SONG Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
RUTABAGA COUNTRY Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
THE GARDEN SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
THE WAY WE WERE Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
KAL-EIDO-PHONICS I Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
1975-1976 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 2nd SEASON
THE SNOW GOOSE Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Adapted from the story by Paul Gallico THE ALLIHIPPORHINOCROCODILLIGATOR Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie Ralph Cole Paul Liittich Dan Costain THE LEGEND OF Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie THE MINOTAUR
THE MEDICINE SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
THE BOOK SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
1974-1975 PLAYWRIGHT DIRECTOR 1st SEASON
THE PIRATE SHOW Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
MAGIC STONE Unknown Elizabeth Gorrie
THE MUSICIANS OF BREMEN Elizabeth Gorrie Elizabeth Gorrie
From 1974-1999, many Kaleidoscope productions were created collaboratively, and individual playwrights are unknown. Due to a server crash in 2016, many of Kaleidoscope’s digital archives, including a list with full production history, were lost or damaged. This list of productions from 1974-1999 is only partial and has been re-created through interviews with past company members and historical documents from the company’s archives.
If you see an error in a production credit, or have information about missing productions, please reach out.