Magenta Theater — Attraction in Vancouver

I purchased 3 tickets in advance for a Sunday matinee. It was a play I had never heard of but my friends and I were intrigued by the description and haven’t been here before so we were excited. The theater is very nice and clean, well maintained. During the introduction, the director said, “Thank you for coming to this reading.” We did not pay for a reading, we came to see a play. The entire nearly 3 hour production was actors with scripts in hand & it was so distracting. We almost left during intermission but we had hopes it would get better, it never did. Only one actor was off book and she came onstage in the end, she was the only character any of us enjoyed. I reviewed my tickets, the website description made no mention of this being a reading. It’s possible all of their “plays” are readings, I’m not sure but I will continue going to small community theaters over the...

Tonight we enjoyed the opening performance of "Rose Colored Glasses"... Another wonderful success by the Magenta Theater! ~ "Rose Colored Glasses" is the story of two immigrant widows in pre-WWII Chicago, "Rose Fleishman" (played by KC Cooper) who runs a Jewish Deli and "Lady O'Riley" (played by Michele Glover) who runs Lady O'Riley's Irish Pub. There is more than an alley separating their two kitchens... But with the help of Mrs. O'Riley's granddaughter, "Peg O'Riley" (played by Lauren Scher), who also acts as a narrator, the three women guide the audience through a deeply touching and yet often humorous story.

The Magenta Theater is a small intimate theater where the audience is close to the action. They do a wonderful job, we have been to several of their plays and have never been...

I have followed Magenta theatre almost as long as I have been in Vancouver... 8 yrs. Finally had the chance to go and totally loved it. I was late getting tickets and ended up in the back row but was pleased it was what I would call stadium seating where the rows go higher the further away you get. Back to the play itself... To hear it is volunteered based was a surprise. It seemed very professional. The actor and actress were a doctor and an employee of Fred Meyers,both older and I assume living their dreams. This was the entire cast and not only did they keep the audience engaged, they made us all laugh,cry, and most importantly,think. I will definitely see another show....