NEXT!

Young at Heart Theatre presents NEXT!, a new musical written and performed by PEI artists Gabrielle Roddy and Greg Ellard, with original music composed by Susan Stanger. This new show is set to tour PEI from March 31 to May 3, with up to 35 performances in community care facilities, long-term care, hospitals, and community halls.

NEXT! is an original one-act musical that follows a year in the life of two older actors, Alex and Don, who meet and become friends over a series of auditions. It is a light-hearted look at the realities of aging that transcends any job or career and speaks to the feeling of becoming invisible or irrelevant in a world that keeps moving ahead. This play speaks to the question: Is it ever too late to chase a dream? NEXT! is directed by Catherine O’Brien and Wade Lynch, with musical direction by Jamie Cordes and set/props design and build by Kathleen Ross.

Young at Heart Theatre, a charity organization dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through story and song, has been in operation since 2004.

A special celebratory fundraising performance will take place on May 2 at 2 pm at the Crapaud Community Hall. Admission is pay-what-you-wish at the door. There will be coffee, tea and treats, along with a 50/50 draw and door prizes.

For the complete public show listings visit yahtheatre.com.