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Forte Theatre is back onstage for Burnaby's Heritage Christmas

Forte Theatre Society is back onstage for Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum. The Burnaby theatre company is presenting The Shoemaker and the Elves , a retelling of the classic Grimm’s fairytale, from Nov. 24 to Dec. 16 at Brookfield Hall.
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The Shoemaker and the Elves, Forte Theatre
The cast of The Shoemaker and the Elves includes, in front, Adora Chen and Elaine Francis. In the back, left to right, is Theodore Humenick as the shoemaker, stage manager Cole Sheehan-Klassen, director Nancy von Euw and elf Leslee Achorn.contributed

Forte Theatre Society is back onstage for Heritage Christmas at Burnaby Village Museum.

The Burnaby theatre company is presenting The Shoemaker and the Elves, a retelling of the classic Grimm’s fairytale, from Nov. 24 to Dec. 16 at Brookfield Hall.

Burnaby’s Nancy von Euw directs the show – which ultimately teaches the audience that the most important attributes anyone can possess, whether you’re a big elf, a little elf or somewhere in between, are kindness and respect for our fellow human beings.

Von Euw directs a cast that includes Theodore Humenick as Ernest the Shoemaker. Theodore is a Grade 5 student who loves directing YouTube videos with his friends, and this will be his first onstage performance.

Elaine Francis returns to the Brookfield Hall stage as Ernestina, with Jennifer Craven (Theodore’s real-life mom) as the Ernestina understudy. Leslee Achorn, a film and commercial actor, appears as Elfieda the Elf, while Adora Chen marks her community theatre debut as Anna the Elf.

Cole Sheehan-Klassen returns for his fourth Forte Theatre production, serving as stage manager.

The Shoemaker and the Elves is on at Brookfield Hall Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday, Nov. 24 to Sunday, Dec. 16. Shows are at 2, 3:30, 5 and 6:30 p.m.

Productions are free as part of Heritage Christmas celebrations. The village is at 6501 Deer Lake Ave. See all the details about Burnaby Village at www.burnabyvillagemuseum.ca.