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CTV News
03-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Alberta Theatre Projects robbed in bank fraud
Alberta Theatre Projects' bank accounts were hacked and money stolen, the Calgary non-profit announced late Friday in a media release. The theatre company said that between April 24 and April 28, a third-party fraudulently gained access to its financial accounts. When the theatre discovered the theft on April 28, it was able to get the accounts protected, but they say that 'significant funds' were stolen. 'No customer, donor, or subscriber information was accessed in this attack,' the theatre said. 'ATP has multiple procedures in place to protect privacy and data security. The company's point-of-sale and ticketing system was not affected.' It said the theatre company was working with its financial partner and the police to investigate and to assess how much has been stolen. 'Our team is devastated to be the victims of this fraud,' said Peita Luti, ATP's executive director. 'The security and privacy of our patrons, staff, and partners is our top priority. 'We work hard to protect the integrity and security of our systems, so we are frustrated that this has happened,' she added. 'Once we learn more from this investigation, we will share all we can with the community.' 'This hurts even more as we celebrate our 50th anniversary milestone and a record-breaking season for our organization,' added Luti. 'We are grateful for the support of our passionate network of patrons and partners, and we hope they will stand with us as we determine the full impact of the attack on our financial accounts.' ATP's current production, Liars at a Funeral, runs through May 11.
CTV News
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Actors work brilliant overtime in funny ATP production of Liars at a Funeral
Helen Knight, Tyrell Crews, Joel David Taylor and Grace Fedorchuk in Liars at a Funeral at Alberta Theatre Projects through May 11. (Photo by Benjamin Laird)
Calgary Herald
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Calgary Herald
Review: Liars at a Funeral a mapcap evening of multi-character shenanigans
The laughs come fast and frequently in Alberta Theatre Projects' Liars at a Funeral, Sophia Fabiilli's deft farce about a matriarch's desperate attempt to heal the wounds in her dysfunctional family. Article content Mavis believes the root of the problem is a family curse of twin girls. Her daughter Evelyn only got as far as the parking lot for her twin Sheila's funeral, and Evelyn's twin girls, Deedee and Mia, haven't spoken to each other for a decade. Marvis feels that if they could all just get in the same room, they could dispense with their petty grievances. So she fakes her death and invites them all to her funeral. Article content The clever device in Fabiilli's play is that the actors each play two characters. Article content Article content Tyrell Crews plays Wayne, Evelyn's husband, who married Sheila when Evelyn divorced him, and Frank, Evelyn's gay friend who pretends to be her boyfriend from Vancouver. Helen Knight plays Evelyn and Leorah, the libertine owner of the funeral parlour who returns unexpectedly, and must be kept in the dark as much as possible. Article content Grace Fedorchuk plays both DeeDee and Mia, with Joel David Taylor playing their respective love interests, Cam and Quint, Leorah's trainee undertaker who is hoping for a promotion. To complicate matters, and to highlight the curse, Mia is pregnant with twin girls. Article content Anton DeGroot's set has enough doors and entrances so the actors can exit, make their quick costume changes, and re-enter as their alternate character from a different entrance. Even the coffin, which occupies the centrestage, is used in this ruse. Article content The gimmick in Liar at a Funeral is an actor's dream, especially with the way Fabiilli has written the characters. Article content Article content Crews gets to be the gay friend who has to act straight, and the lush and Leorah's sex toy that Wayne has become. Costume-wise, it's just shoes and jackets, but the two men couldn't be more different, and Crews has great fun being both. His comic timing is impeccable, and, especially with Frank, there is always a sly wink that lets the audience know they are in on the joke. Article content Knight has great fun with Leorah, the sexpot who is a bit of a tyrant to her poor underling Quint, and, her Evelyn is always just shy of discovering what's going on. She's desperate for her mother and daughter not to discover she has a girlfriend in Vancouver, which is why it is so important for Frank to play the dutiful boyfriend. The fact that most of the characters have their own secrets doubles the fun for the audience because they are aware of all these machinations.
