Globus Theatre is bringing four very funny Canadian women to the stage at Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon when Girls Nite Out returns for its 17th year for two nights only on Friday and Saturday (August 9 and 10).
Conceived by Globus Theatre’s artistic director Sarah Quick and Second City alumna and Bobcaygeon resident Jennine Profeta, the show was first performed as part of Globus Theatre’s second season. Since then, it has toured across Canada with a revolving cast of Canadian Comedy Award Winners and CBC comedy regulars, including Profeta and most recently Elvira Kurt, Diana Frances, and Karen Parker.
For this year’s performance, Peterborough’s own Linda Kash will be joining Profeta, Kurt, and Parker for two nights of stand-up comedy and improv. All four performers have a long list of performance and comedy credentials.
As well as being a Second City alumna, Profeta is a writer and actor who most recently appeared in Quick’s comic murder mystery Who Killed The King at Globus Theatre. Kurt, another Second City alumna, is a multiple award-winning queer comedy icon and actor. Parker, a five-time Canadian Comedy Award winning actor and alumna of the Second City Toronto Mainstage, tours the world with her comedy troupe The Lusty Mannequins. Kash, most recognizable as the Philadelphia Cream Cheese Angel, has appeared on stage and screen including roles in Seinfeld, Fargo, and Waiting For Guffman, and is co-owner of klusterfork entertainment, which offers improv workshops and performs live improv comedy shows.
“Audiences will enjoy our fab line up of talented performers this year,” Profeta says in a media release. “We are so grateful to Sarah for creating this opportunity for us 17 years ago. It set us on a path that’s taken us around the country but coming back to the (Lakeview Arts Barn). And remember, men are more than welcome at the show … as long as they are the designated drivers!”
Last year’s performance of Girls Nite Out sold out and tickets are going fast. Tickets for each 8 p.m. performance are $50 for the show only, or $100 for the show and a pre-show dinner at 6 p.m., and are available online at globustheatre.com or by calling the Globus Theatre box office at 705-738-2037.
