Friday, June 10, 2011

Barrie Downtown Community Theatre: Under The Knife Part XXI

The Pentecostal Update

The Holy Spirit Comes down to Earth and the Lion King closes to a sold out run at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto.


June 5, 2011



A crew member checks something in the ceiling



The Durock Panels are installed.



A crew member screws a door frame in Prospero's Cell




Crew members install the second last Durock Panel on Prospero's Cell

June 6, 2011


Tiling has begun on the Stage Right wall of the house






Crew members wedge in some pink insulaton on the top of Prospero's Cell


All the glass has been installed in the front of house

June 7, 2010


Tiling continues on the Stage Right wall of the house


A crew member installs some decorative light fixtures in the upper beam of Prospero's Cell


Work Continues inside the house before Robert Joy arrives in the next two weeks

June 10, 2011

On this day, We have learned that the theatre will not be ready for CSI NY's Robert Joy.  Instead, Robert Joy will be attending the Georgian College Theatre between June 30 - July 26, 2011.






Crew members load on a decorative frame for the windows onto the Cherry Picker


A crew member installs a decorative frame on the windows.





By the end of the day,  The tile is more than half done.  Crew will return and finish it soon.



Theatre by the Bay Reminder


The Tempest and Treasure Island are now being housed in the

Georgian College Theatre 
1 Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON

instead of the Downtown Theatre.  

Theatre By the Bay will be calling or E-mailing ticket holders of the venue change

For Details call 705-735-9243

A free ad reminder by Philip Lock

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of 


Georgian College Theatre
1 Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON

Tickets are 12.00 Per person
Group tickets are 10.00 Per Person

Following the show, Meet and Greet with the charaters,
Face Painting, $2.00
Photo ops with your favorite pirate, Priceless

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Page Index


Easter  / End of April Update

Mother's Day Update 

The Lion King Update 

Victoria Day Update 

May 26, Update

Celebrate Barrie Update

Canada Day Update 

The Tempest Update

Post Surgery Update

Grand Opening Update


Exciting Links


Theatre By the Bay

Talk is Free Theatre

Scott A. Hurst

Barrie Arts Network

Barrie Dept. of Culture

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Barrie Downtown Community Theatre: Under the Knife Part XX

Celebrate Barrie Update


On June 4th, Come down to Centennial Beach and Celebrate Barrie with free entrainment for the whole family.



Crew members work inside the house to get it ready for that big day.



Crew members finish installing Pink Panther insulation panels.

May 31 - June 1, 2011





On May 30th, work crew started installing Durock Cement panels on the east exterior wall.







On May 31, 2011 Crew members finally finished installing the Durock Panels on the Stage Right Wall







This is some great progress on the Downtown Theatre.  This crew member starts to install a tile finish on a wall in the Front of House.





Crew members using a level and taking a measurement.


A crew member continues to install the decorative tile finish in the front of house.

June 1, 2011



On the Second of June, Crews continue to work and catch up due to the rainfall in May.  Pink Panther panels are being installed on the Backstage wall (Prospero's Cell).  Crew members work hard inside the house on scissor lifts



A crew member install a new door.



A crew member cuts a piece of Pink Panther Insulation.


The Crew member wedges the piece of insulation behind the beam on Prospero's Cell




A crew member continues working on the decorative tile in the Front of House

June 2, 2011







Crew members load and install the decorative panels into the elevator car



Crew members work hard getting the Pink Panther Panels installed on the Back of House (Prospero's Cell)



Crew members continue installing decorative tile in the Front of House


By the end of the day, The Pink Panther Panels are almost installed.  Crew members have to cut and wedge the last few panels along the beam.

June 3, 2011




A crew member is taking measurements before the first Durock Cememt Board is installed on the Backstage wall



Crew members replace the concrete on the curb on Bayfield Street.




A Crew member measuring off a Durock Panel.



Over the Lunch hour, one painter makes his final brushstroke on the Stage Right Fire Door.




Two Durock Cement Panels are now installed on Prospero's Cell


By the end of the day, Crews installed the roll-up door on Prospero's Cell.  More work will continue inside the house.




The first five decorative tiles are installed on the Stage Right wall.




These crew members worked over the supper hour getting the vestibule installed.

Read Pentecost Update for more great details on the Downtown Community Theatre

July, 6, 2011





Join us for the Shakespeare Symposium

Georgian College Theatre

1 Georgian Drive, Barrie, ON
Your 49.00 + HST ticket includes

Reception and artist bazaar 

Directors Talk

Matinee performance of The Tempest

And More



A Free Ad by Philip Lock, supporting Live Professional Theatre in Barrie, ON

Page Index




Easter  / End of April Update

Mother's Day Update 

The Lion King Update 

Victoria Day Update 

May 26, Update

The Pentecostal update

Canada Day Update

The Tempest Update 

Post Surgery Update

Grand Opening Update

Exciting Links


Theatre By the Bay

Talk is Free Theatre

Scott A. Hurst

Barrie Arts Network