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DRAMA (and MELODRAMA) MAKE APPEARANCE AT TELUS WORLD SKI AND SNOWBOARD FESTIVAL

Chairlift Revue theatre event begins production

WHISTLER, BC , March 26 2007 –

In the quest for the ultimate Whistler icon, one humble player is often overlooked.

The chairlift.

Doing double duty as teleporter, couch, and decompression chamber, the chairlift is the thing our lives (or at least our laps) revolve around.

And in a new twist for the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival, the humble chairlift takes on a new role : theatre set.

NEW to TWSSF12, the Chairlift Revue marks the revival of a Whistler live-theatre original, in the born-again repertory Rainbow Theatre on Monday April 16.  
 
Brought to TWSSF by Whistler trickster G.D. Maxwell, the Chairlift Revue promises an evening of original live theatre centred around conversations on a chairlift.  
 
Respite to the tired, godsend to the lazy and a soapbox to the pathologically talkative, a ride up the mountain in silence is a ride wasted. Then again, in the wrong company, it could be the longest twelve minutes of your life.

“Chairlifts are a bit like Airplane Seat Lottery,” says Maxwell.  “You never know what kind of weirdo you’re going to end up next to, what they’re going to do or say and how you’re going to react.  There’s no restroom to escape to, no steward to call for help but at least the ride ends quicker than a cross-country hop.”

Local writers Cindy Filipenko, Lisa Richardson and Maxwell have joined forces with near-local writers Jules Older and Paul Malm to create memorable, if not always loveable, characters for whom the chairlift is far more than just an uphill transportation mechanism.
 
Boasting Whistler theater maven Michele Bush as Executive Producer, with Maxwell and Short Skirt Theater Company stalwart Chris Quinlan as her slavish co-proudcers, the Chairlift promises to be an irreverent showcase of moments from the chairlift.  Rehearsals are currently underway on chairlifts near you.
 
Tickets are $10 and can be pre-purchased online at www.whistler2007.com/2007/estore < http://www.whistler2007.com/2007/estore > . Seating is limited, so book soon.
 
High-octane meets high-brow, at the TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival , with flagship afterdark events like the Fashion Exposed sensory assault, Pro Photographer Showdown, Brave Art exhibit, Words and Stories jam session and 72 Hour Filmmaker Showdown translating the on-hill energy of the world’s best ski and snowboard athletes into every conceivable artistic medium. Spawning imitators around the globe, the TWSSF’s legendary combination of sports, music and art makes it the ultimate showcase of mountain life. The TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival is produced by Watermark Communications, a Whistler sports & entertainment marketing company, and presented in partnership with Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb. Founded by W1’s Doug Perry twelve years ago, it is now the largest annual winter sports and music festival in North America. For information on the 2007 TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival , this year from April 13-22, visit whistler2007.com.

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Lisa Richardson
Communications Manager
Tel: 604 938 3399 x21
Email: lrichardson@watermarkinc.ca