A young Port Moody triple threat is in New York to rehearse for the title role of Matilda for the upcoming Mirvish production in Toronto and around the U.S.
Jaime MacLean, 10, won the lead part in Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical after a judge in the Youth Talent Search BC 2016 contest singled her out at the Port Moody event and put her in touch with talent agents back east.
In February, MacLean played a starring role in Align Entertainment’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and, last summer, she made her debut with the Arts Club Theatre as Young Cosette in Les Miserables.
AUTHOR
A Coquitlam author is up for two national awards.
Aaron Cully Drake’s debut novel Do You Think This Is Strange? is on the long list for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour as well as on the short list for the Amazon.ca First Novel Award — the latter of which carries a $40,000 prize for the winner, who will be announced May 26.
Drake’s work is the story of Freddy, a 17-year-old autistic teenager.
COQUITLAM 125
Auditions will be held on Sunday for students wanting to be part of a new Coquitlam 125 anniversary show.
The Evergreen Cultural Centre is producing Coquitlam Rises from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2 in honour of the city’s milestone year.
Students aged 10 to 21 with performing talents such as singing, dancing, acting and martial arts are invited to apply to be part of the historic story by writer/producer Mandy Tulloch.
The May 15 call is from 2 to 6 p.m.; a second audition is on May 21 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. To book an audition time, visit evergreenculturalcentre.ca.
