Grace Lu

Traveler. Actor. Writer. Director. Sketcher. Nerd. Busy. Coffee.

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Our Loose Moose Kids show THE NIGHTINGALE ended our run this past weekend. I can probably safely say it was a hit with the kids and their parents. We had the best fun & joy putting on this show, the last for the season. I've never done a kids show before so the whole run was a wonderful surprise. It was a musical (!) It had dancing (!) I had the pleasure of acting in one of my most favourite fairy tales (Hans Christian Andersen, natch). And you just cannot beat the experience of having the cutest little kids coming up to you after the show and asking for your autograph :) We recently had some beautiful cast photos snapped by Kate Ware. The pictures really show how richly coloured and gorgeous the whole set and costumes were. Directed by Deborah Iozzi

Cast: Josh Bertwistle, Jayda Fogel, Ellis Lalonde, Grace Lu, Rob Stefaniuk

Tech: Heather Smith. Photos by Kate Ware.

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“Two households, both alike in dignity…” The ROMEO AND JULIET rehearsals are coming along swimmingly, so I thought I'd post up some of the shots I took of our first read-throughs, the sword fighting and in-between dance choreography sets.  ROMEO AND JULIET, a production of FULL CIRCLE THEATRE opens at the ArtBox on 17th E on May 1st, 2014.

Direction and Fights by John Knight Choreography by Rebecca Fishman Cast:  Romeo: Clayton Orlando Juliet: Gillian Klassen Mercutio: Sasha Sandmaier Benvolio: Andrew Rigby Nurse: China Marsh Friar Laurence/Abraham: Thomas Demkey Tybalt: Hans Wackershauser Lady Capulet: Wendy Froberg Capulet: Ian Bamford Montague: Sara Douglas Prince: Adelina Fabiano Paris: Steven Swagar Gregory/Apothecary: Grace Lu Balthasar: Megan Baldrey Sampson: Bryan Weir Sister Joan/Prologue: Jenny Taylor

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/552627784858824/ Location: ArtBox on 17th (1807, 42 Street SE) Tickets: $20 Adult, $15 Student/Senior/Artist  To Reserve Tickets: 403-383-1447 or email [email protected]

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Ever since I joined the LOOSE MOOSE THEATRE, I've always wanted to be in one of their kids shows! The attentiveness and responses from an audience full of children is something truly magical. So here we are: I'm on stage for their latest production THE NIGHTINGALE with Josh Bertwistle, Jayda Fogel, Ellis Lalonde and Rob Stefaniuk. The whole experience has been a lot of fun: we came up with the characters, the beats of the play, and the costumes. A lot of it is improvised. A wonderful collaborative effort that the kids seem to enjoy. It's not a commonly known piece; it's not a "princess" play so it's been great to hear that the Hans Christian Andersen tale has come through for our young audience. THE NIGHTINGALE play Saturdays at 1pm and Sundays at 1pm and 3pm at the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary until May 4th.

Photos: Heather Smith.

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Our run of AND THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT has ended, and the lights really went out last night at the Pumphouse Theatre.

Thank you so much, everyone who came out to catch our production of Andy Garland's play! It's been a wonderful experience, I could not have asked for a more talented & hard-working cast & crew, and I can't wait to work with everyone again!

Enjoy this latest cache of rehearsal photos, featuring Jayson Therrien as Jim O'Reiley (the private eye), Tawni Barton as Officer Lucy Debrie (the sidekick), Dennis Kaufman as Bruno Dawes (the muscle), Kayte Davies as Claire (the femme fatale), Sarah Hemphill as Nia (the neighbour), Ross Hart as Duke Morrison (the shipping magnate), Grace Lu as Adelle Berger (the landlady) and Andrew Schuessler as Thomas Levine (the writer).

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Cast photos of AND THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, a Workshop Theatre Society production playing February 14 to February 24, 2014 at the Pumphouse Theatre.

Cast: Andrew Schuessler as Thomas, Sarah S Hemphill as Nia, Jayson Therrien as Jim O'Reiley, Kayte Davies as Claire, Dennis Kaufman as Bruno, Tawni Barton as Lucy, Ross Hart as Duke, Grace Lu as Adelle. 

#WhoIsGaryBlaine #AndThenTheLightsWentOut

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Evolution of a play (in still pictures).

WORKSHOP THEATRE's AND THEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, written by Andy Garland, directed by Shelby Reinitz and produced by Alan LeBoeuf, begins February 14th, 2014 (Valentine's Day Friday) at the Pumphouse Joyce Dolittle Theatre.

A chilling saga of dames, deceit and writer's block. Staring down an impossible deadline, Thomas Levine is starting to unravel. Whether brought on by the heat or the stress, the fictional characters from his detective novel-in-progress are dropping in on him in his apartment, offering literary advice and drinking all of his liquor. With the publisher breathing down his neck and the landlady clamoring for the rent, Thomas will have to find some way to pull it all together and write himself out of this mess... before the lights go out.

The cast of of the play presented by Workshop Theatre Society:

Thomas – Andrew Schuessler Nia – Sarah Hemphill Adelle – Grace Lu Jim – Jayson Therrien Lucy – Tawni Barton Bruno – Dennis Kaufman Duke – Ross Hart Claire – Kayte Davies

Press: Calgary Sun  Tickets: box office online.

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