{"id":35756,"date":"2019-11-19T07:48:22","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T13:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=35756"},"modified":"2019-11-18T22:51:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-19T04:51:52","slug":"valley-stage-players-present-the-big-five-oh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2019\/11\/19\/valley-stage-players-present-the-big-five-oh\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Stage Players Present The Big Five-Oh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BigFIveOhCast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BigFIveOhCast-475x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"BigFIveOhCast\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BigFIveOhCast-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BigFIveOhCast-228x170.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BigFIveOhCast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/BigFIveOhCast.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a>Submitted by: Lloyd Gilchrist |<\/p>\n<p>Three very appreciative audiences were entertained this past weekend as the Valley Stage Players presented their comedy, \u201cThe Big Five-Oh,\u201d a two-act comedy by playwright Brian Mitchell.  The play was based around the Thomas family, whose patriarch, George, was trying to cope with all the life ramifications of reaching the fifty year milestone. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_2474.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_2474-475x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2474\" width=\"475\" height=\"256\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_2474-475x256.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_2474-228x123.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_2474-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_2474.jpg 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6354-Edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6354-Edited-228x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_6354 (Edited)\" width=\"228\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6354-Edited-228x170.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6354-Edited-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6354-Edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6354-Edited.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1336.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1336-228x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_1336\" width=\"228\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1336-228x170.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1336-475x356.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1336-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1336.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24801-475x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2480(1)\" width=\"475\" height=\"226\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24801-475x226.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24801-228x108.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24801-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24801.jpg 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The play was presented Friday and Saturday evenings in a dinner theatre format with the audience breaking for desserts between acts.  The Swan River Curling Club (Community Centre) provided a superb meal along with smartly clad servers to serve the delicious food. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24881-475x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2488(1)\" width=\"475\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24881-475x232.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24881-228x111.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24881-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24881.jpg 1225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Sunday matinee performance featured delicious desserts between acts, again provided by the curling club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24951.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24951-475x254.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_2495(1)\" width=\"475\" height=\"254\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24951-475x254.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24951-228x122.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24951-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_24951.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All proceeds for this year\u2019s productions go to the Swan River Community Centre. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6360-475x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_6360\" width=\"475\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-35759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6360-475x240.jpg 475w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6360-228x115.jpg 228w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6360-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_6360.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted by: Lloyd Gilchrist | Three very appreciative audiences were entertained this past weekend as the Valley Stage Players presented their comedy, \u201cThe Big Five-Oh,\u201d a two-act comedy by playwright Brian Mitchell. The play was based around the Thomas family, whose patriarch, George, was trying to cope with all the life ramifications of reaching the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[24,13,16],"class_list":["post-35756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local","tag-arts-entertainment","tag-coverage","tag-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35756\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}