Don't miss the first of our Stage & Screen Series at Pacific Theatre on Nov. 6, an exciting and interactive evening about DRIVING MISS DAISY!   FREE FOR SUBSCRIBERS and PAY WHAT YOU CAN at the door (or $10 in advance) for all our other beloved patrons, this series invites you to join  Artistic Director Ron Reed, other PT artists, and film industry professionals for a NEW series of evenings that explore the relationship between the unique story-telling mediums of stage and screen.

Please see below for Artistic Director Ron Reed's special invitation.  If you would like to book seats in advance for only $10, contact our box office at 604.731.5518.

Ron's Invitation

Greetings!

Just a note to let you know I've invited cinematographer Jan Kiesser to join me for the first of our Stage & Screen Evenings at Pacific Theatre, Tuesday November 6. We'll take a close look at scenes from the Academy Award-winning film version of DRIVING MISS DAISY, and hear about how stage artists interpret the same material in three dimensions in the intimate setting of Pacific Theatre.

Jan Kiesser has lensed over 70 films showing an extraordinary range of visual styles, including the mythic scope of BEOWULF & GRENDEL the ultra-retro Fifties look of FIDO, the high camp of REEFER MADNESS, urban gloss and high-speed street car racing in THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT (kind of a souped-up DRIVING MISS DAISY?), Twenties urbanity in THE MODERNS or MRS PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE, and so on.

Together, we'll take a close look at how the same story is told in two very different media.  We'll talk about the elegant script and the gorgeous performances (how could we not!), but mostly we'll focus on what's in front of our eyes: how do visual artists help tell the story? How do they show us what to look at, and shape our perception of the events unfolding on the stage or screen?

It should be a marvelous night - the first of many this season!  I can't wait.

Ron Reed