A one-woman cabaret is coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts as part of the Arts Club on Tour series.
Patricia Cano stars in The (Post) Mistress, a one-woman show written by Tomson Highway.
Cano plays the charming and effervescent Marie-Louise, a postal worker in the fictional town of Lovely who seems to know everything about everyone and is eager to share all the gossip.
“The (Post) Mistress is a beautiful musical about the size of the human spirit,” said director John Cooper. “It celebrates transcendence and resilience in the human experience, and Tomson creates remarkably fresh imagery that informs and frames both the story and the music.”
Cano has a longstanding working relationship with Highway, having performed in his world premiere of Rose and four other productions of The (Post) Mistress alongside Highway on piano.
In this production, she will be joined by Michael Creber on piano and Chris Startup on saxophone.
Creber is also the musical director, and Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is the choreographer.
The (Post) Mistress is onstage at the Shadbolt, 6450 Deer Lake Ave., on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 2 and 3, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $46 regular, or $41 for students and seniors. See www.artsclub.com for information or buy tickets through tickets.shadboltcentre.com.
