Also called a “Panto”, it has nothing to do with mime. Basically, it’s a light-hearted, comical, musical melodrama, usually based on a fairy tale. There’s always an outrageous Dame, bright costumes, silly songs, dances, double-entendre jokes, heroes, villains, and audience participation. Fun for all ages!

White Rock Players' productions run Thursday - Sunday.

Thursday - Saturday, performances begin at 8 PM (Panto is 7:30 PM).

Sundays are matinees at 2:30 PM. Always check your confirmation or tickets!

Venue Rental Productions have their own days and show times.

During shows, our guests can park in our lot, directly behind the theatre. This can be accessed off of George Street. There is also a gravel parking lot to the right of our building, off the corner of Johnston Road and Russell Avenue.

It’s not as often thought, to be wishing someone bad luck so they have good luck. Actually, it refers to the actor making an entrance, usually through the curtains at the side of the stage, which are called “legs”.

In the early days of theatre, the stage was sloped upwards to the back, so the audience could see what was happening there. It must have been difficult for the actors to seem to walk “normally”. Nowadays the audience sits on tiered seating.

Left and right, looking towards the audience from the stage. In melodramas and Pantos, the good guys always enter from the right, the bad guys from the left. Factoid – the Latin word for “left” is sinister …....

As a non-profit volunteer organization, we finance all our operations and productions by donations and by production, venue rental and parking revenues.

As of 2020 ~ PARC Retirement Residences have become the NAMING sponsor of the PLAYHOUSE. This funding is used for building maintenance and capital projects. WRPC still owns and operates the Oceana Parc Playhouse.

The City of White Rock discounts our property taxes under our non-profit status. We do look for grants to improve our facility and technical equipment. For instance, we are beginning to change our stage lights to LEDs, which are initially expensive but use far less power. We have applied for and received grants during COVID shut down.

Because it is theatre performed by people in our community, for our community. Community Theatre.

Only in applause! This is community theatre; a volunteer organization. All production staff and actors are volunteers. If Equity (actor’s union) people want to perform in a community theatre production (eg for experience or fun), they get a waiver from Equity.

Several WRPC alumni have gone on to successful stage, TV and choreography careers. It’s a great way to find out if

a) you’re any good, and

b) if you like doing it!

Yes! Anyone can audition to act in a show, or help with stage crew, set construction and decoration, props, costumes, and front-of-house ushering and concession. Concession volunteers are required to be 'Serving It Right' certified.

Many people have had strange experiences, like unexplained switching on and off of lights, music heard by just one person, odd feelings, etc. Paranormal investigators have checked it out, but there’s no definitive proof (is there ever?)