Creampuff Revolution

Creampuff is a Little Too Excited to See Camp Victoria at Lunchbox Theatre

Me to Katr yesterday, when she got home from a meeting: My interview with Swerve went okay, I guess. I basically yapped at the guy about women in the Yukon for 20 minutes.

Katr: OMG, POST ABOUT IT ON YOUR BLOG ALREADY OR I WILL DO IT

Rehearsals for my play Camp Victoria have started and in just over a week, I get to go to Lunchbox Theatre in Calgary to see it!! Woooo!

Faith and all four VON nurses on their way to the Klondike

I will not lie to you - I am a little too excited to see this show brought fully to life. As I said in my post about it last year, the cast is THE SHIT and the director is FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC.

Add to that an awesome creative team creating the set and costumes and sound and I think it's going to be a sweetass show. I am a lucky, lucky playwright to be working with such brilliant people.

Also, one of my favourite thing about it is that it's one of the shows that Lunchbox is trying to sell to schoolchildren, so there's a Camp Victoria STUDY GUIDE, which is SO AWESOME I can't stand it. So if you're a teacher in Calgary with a hole in your Canadian content, this is a great way to fill it.

It's hard to promote yourself without sounding like a giant twatburger so here are some simple FAQs to round out this braggy-ass post:

When does it open?

Camp Victoria officially opens on March 3 and runs through March 22. See the Lunchbox website for showtimes! 

Will you be there?

YES!! I will be there for the March 3rd & March 4th performances. Join me! 

Who should see it?

Everyone. It's funny and contains Canadian history, so it's also educational. Docere et delectare, am I right, theatre nerds who remember this one Latin phrase?

Do Registered Nurses get a 25% discount on tickets because there are nurses in the play?

They do! 

Is Victorian garb mandatory?

Yes, that's right.

Seriously?

DID I STUTTER?

Roro...

Okay, I'm kidding. You can wear what you want. The actors, however, will be wearing Victorian garb and I just didn't want you to be jealous.

Will you be talking about this constantly throughout the three week run?

FUCK YES.

 I fervently hope that my next post will contain a photo of me surrounded by actors in Klondike hiking gear - and that if you live in Calgary, you'll consider checking the show out.

For more Camp Victoria news and so many other fine Canadian plays, be sure to follow Lunchbox Theatre on Twitter and Facebook.

Faith and a bunch of miners. Puffed sleeves FOR DAYS.
Anne of Green Gables would be so jealous...

Creampuff's Dog a Classic

If you've ever read my blog, you'll know that we have a very well-photographed dog named Emmy Lou. Why, here she is now.

Emmy Lou, fuzzy and cantankerous, has been inspiring artistic efforts since we adopted her in 2007. Naturally, we record her every move.

 Katr took it to the next level for our third anniversary, when she commissioned a portrait of Emmy Lou. And we became the lesbians who have a huge painting of their dog in the living room.

A couple of years ago, our friend Boka (Princess Emmeline Louise's erstwhile dogsitter) made us an hilarious throw pillow starring Emmy Lou. See if you can spot it below.

This year, Boka promised us a truly ridiculous Christmas gift but as she is a very creative person with all kinds of outlandish ideas, we didn't have a clue what to expect. And then we didn't see her and her beaverancée Cawi for nearly a month after Christmas, because one of us was always sick.

So the anticipation of a fun Christmas gift grew over several weeks but I was still in no way prepared for what Boka had made us this year.

It's a painting. Of Emmy Lou. DRESSED AS MISS ELIZABETH BENNET FROM PRIDE & PREJUDICE.

First of all, I did cry a little.

Secondly, WHO THINKS OF THAT???

Thirdly, this painting is brilliant because it is that magical combination of an hilarious idea executed well. I love the composition. I love the colours. And I especially love the resigned expression on Emmy Lou's face. Because you know that if we put a bonnet and Regency style dress on our dog, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHE WOULD LOOK LIKE.

It is GENIUS. 

Okay, that's all, I'm just bragging about this awesome gift we got. HA ha!