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“Peculiar,” “bizarre,” “macabre,” “delightfully weird” are just a few of the adjectives used to describe Ride the Cyclone, the Canadian musical that opens Nov. 18 in Canmore. First staged in 2009, the show follows six high-school choristers who meet their untimely end in a roller-coaster accident. From there, they find themselves in a strange space between life and death, where they are forced to compete for a second chance on Earth.

Learn how to be fearless on stage (and in life) in a series of improv workshops at Pine Tree Players. When we think of comedic superstars — Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, Eugene Levy and the late Catherine O’Hara come to mind. As for improv shows — Toronto’s Second City, Calgary’s Loose Moose, Edmonton’s Rapid Fire in Edmonton, the Tightrope in London and various Fringe Festival shows have given laughs to audiences, the world over.

If it’s money that’s keeping your budding young thespian off the stage this summer, there is now no excuse. Consider this the final call for applicants to Artstrek’s summer theatre school in Red Deer. With more than 10,000 alumni working across the globe, this week-long resident camp has run programs for decades and changed lives in the process.

If it’s money that’s keeping your budding young thespian off the stage this summer, there is now no excuse. Consider this the final call for applicants to Artstrek’s summer theatre school in Red Deer. With more than 10,000 alumni working across the globe, this week-long resident camp has run programs for decades and changed lives in the process.