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Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST

× TDAC's Performing Arts Trail Series presents

BOOM

Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 pm at The Bailey Theatre

Single tickets are $40. Patrons under 30 years old, and Common Access Card Holders pay $20 each.

6-show pass $168 or Pick Your Own season by becoming a Patron Member for $25 and get 20% off Trail Arts Council presentations and other benefits.

Show Length: 100 minutes + 20 mins intermission

All tickets available online, by phone at 250-368-9669, and in person at the Bailey Box Office at 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail.

The Trail & District Arts Council presents "BOOM" A Kidoons and WYRD Production, in association with The 20K Collective. Written, Directed and Performed by Rick Miller.

"BOOM (1945-1969): The Music, Culture, and Events of the Baby Boom Generation” will play at The Bailey Theatre on Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 pm, as part of the Performing Arts Trail series in The Bailey Theatre. A daring mix of live music and visual effects this is a show full of emotion, storytelling and sensory experience.

Part 1 of the BOOM Trilogy features the music, culture, and events of the Baby Boom Generation from 1945 to 1969. An explosive solo performance, “BOOM” takes us through 25 turbulent years, and gives voice to over a 100 influential politicians, activists and musicians. It's a mind-blowing experience for audiences of all generations.

BOOM chronologically documents the period from the first atomic bomb in 1945 all the way to the Apollo 11 landing on the moon in 1969. These two iconic moments span one of the most tumultuous times in modern history, as a generation with incredible influence came of age alongside advances in technology and communication.

Rick Miller performs all the characters, and 25 moment-defining songs, in a stunningly staged production that blends cutting-edge multimedia, and tour-de-force storytelling. Experience the global events as they unfold: the Cold War, McCarthyism, Beatlemania, JFK, MLK, Vietnam... The various stories spiral into the “The Summer of Love’’, and BOOM ends as it began: with the birth of a new generation.

“A can’t-miss theatrical experience… (5 STARS) ★★★★★” - Calgary Sun

“★★★★1/2! BOOM is a must-see for all generations!” - Theatromania

“MIND-BOGGLING!... Nothing short of brilliant!”- Victoria Times Colonist

“FLAWLESS!... A lively, multi-media, music and impersonation-filled charge through a quarter century” - The Ottawa Citizen

“STUNNINGLY GOOD! A spectacular performance.” - CBC Winnipeg

“A TOUR DE FORCE! A visually hypnotic masterpiece told through a very personal lens.” - TheaterLife NY

Watch the trailer: https://youtu.be/uT9V2JsX4_I?si=398rq6ACDadqIj0a

See what audiences are saying: https://youtu.be/csJwGeuQMlY?si=PeTnlZthlphdwq4c Learn more at the website: www.boomtheshow.com

WYRD Productions would like to thank and acknowledge funding/support from Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.

RICK MILLER*: Writer/Director/Performer/Production Manager JEFF LORD: Executive Producer DAVID LECLERC: Projection Designer BRUNO MATTE: Lighting Designer CREIGHTON DOANE: Composer & Sound Designer YANNIK LARIVÉE: Set/Costume/Props Designer CRAIG FRANCIS*: Stage Manager / Director of Marketing

Reminder please do not wear strong smelling perfumes or colognes to the Bailey Theatre as the building is a scent free zone. Thank you for your cooperation.

Single tickets are $40. Under 30 years old and Community Access Card holders pay $20. Or, become a Patron Member for $25 and get 20% off this and other Trail Arts Council presentations and other benefits.

All tickets available online at tickets.trail-arts.com, by phone at 250-368-9669, and in person at the Bailey Box Office at 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail.

This performance is made possible thanks to the support of our sponsors Century 21 Kootenay Homes (2018) Ltd., Pharmasave Trail, Teck Trail Operations, Tourism South Kootenay and media sponsor Kootenay Bounce FM, and our funders the BC Arts Council, BC Live Performance Network, and the Government of Canada. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

The Elevator Entrance is through the VISAC Gallery entrance under the red awning in the courtyard next to our Main Entrance. An usher will be at the wheelchair accessibility door one hour before every theatre show; for access during the day, please call the Box Office at 250 368 9669. Thank you for your patience.

All shows in the 2024/2025 Performing Arts Trail series this season:

Social Tango - Wed., Oct. 30 at 7:30 pm Founded and based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Social Tango invites you to a beautiful immersive evening of dance, music, projections, and documentary film. Ten dancers bring this love story to life with the rhythm of their steps, accompanied by four musicians and a singer who reproduce the traditional melodies of the milonga.

Bear Grease - Fri., Nov. 15 at 7:30 pm LightningCloud bring you Bear Grease, a fun Indigenous twist on the beloved musical, Grease. An electrifying experience that celebrates Indigenous cultures through fashion, humour, and music. Bear Grease is a one-of-a-kind adventure that is fun for the whole family.

Ô-Celli - Sat., Nov. 30 at 7:30 pm Ô-Celli is a magnificently unique Belgian cello ensemble whose concerts travel through time and beyond stylistic boundaries. These eight classically trained musicians, reinvigorate classical music to enchant the audience through a repertoire of both original and arranged pieces, from Tchaikovsky to Strauss, via Piazzolla and Nino Rota.

Sechile Sedare - Tues., Jan. 28 at 7:30 pm Sechile Sedare (seh-chee-leh’ ‘seh-dahr-eh’) means ‘my younger brother, my older sister’ in the Dene language. This contemporary roots duo of sibling songwriters, Leela Gilday and Jay Gilday, hits notes of nostalgia, hope, humour in songs about their family history, connection to the land and water, and the twists and turns of fate.

The Knitting Pilgrim April - Tues., Apr. 15 at 7:30 pm A multidisciplinary one-man show that combines personal storytelling, image projection, and three huge, knitted panels that look like stained glass windows. Following Kirk Dunn’s fifteen-year artistic and spiritual journey the play explores why people struggle to get along, the meaning of art, and the power of love to overcome major obstacles (and minor mishaps) through hand-knitting.

Venue

The Bailey Theatre
1501 Cedar Avenue
Trail BC V1R 4C7


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