The tag-line for White Rock-based Peninsula Productions, since it was founded in 2010, has been "extraordinary performances." The not-for-profit company's record for providing quality theatre has been upheld recently by such outstanding productions as this summer's and earlier, the dramas and and the held-over curling comedy hit , directed by seasoned stage and screen actor Robert Moloney. Now Moloney, in his new role as artistic director of Peninsula Productions, has taken a pragmatic approach to choosing a new 2024-2025 season that promises to maintain, and possibly improve on, an already high standard.
His formula for the season of staged readings at the company's intimate black-box theatre in Centennial Park (adjacent to the Peace Arch Curling Club) has been to select plays that are both challenging and relatable, he told . "These are plays that challenge us to take a look at ourselves and think about our lives," said Moloney, who is also co-founder of the thriving White Rock Actors Studio school with his wife, actor Julie Lynn Mortensen. "They're plays I know that will work – I wanted to start with things I'm confident with, either that I've seen or that I've performed in myself," he said.
Also providing a venue for intimate musical performances, Peninsula will be presenting the already sold-out series of concerts with post-modern classical trio Crimson Crescendo (which debuts on Sept 29) and another sure winner – (Dec. 14, 2 p.m.
and 7 p.m.) featuring award-winning .