Please note venue change. Now Friday Sept. 14 at The Flying Steamshovel.  Ticket is a download card with your own special code to hear the album ahead of time.

More info about sonicanimation here

Counting down the days……..Thanks to the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance and co-presented with the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture, Iron Mountain Theatre brings you the world debut of their newest musical August 12, 13 and 20.

Do not miss it!!! 6 person cast, live band on acoustic instruments, based on true story.

Synopsis, Tickets, show times HERE

Ski Bum Returns to Golden City – By Adrian BarnesLast winter Ski Bum: The Musical took the Mountain Kingdom (and other mountains and their kingdoms) by (snow) storm, leaving those unlucky enough to have missed the show the first time around gnashing their teeth in impotent fury. Well, if your molars are just about ground down to nubs, here’s some good news: Ski Bum is back!
Described by Iron Mountain Theatre’s Jane G as a “fast-paced, shredding good time for the whole family”. the show will run during Winter Carnival weekend, January 27th and 28th, at Rossland Secondary School at 7:30pm.

Here’s the plot, courtesy of IMT: “’Ski Bum: The Musical’ tells the story of one ski bum nearly cresting over the hill, with all of his youthful energy intact…and that’s the problem. Jeff Snowden needs to grow up a little, and act more responsibly if he wants things to go his way in adulthood. When an old flame at Big Snow Peak sparks a renewed interest in Jeff’s heart, he starts to consider the benefits of gaining a level of maturity. With the help of cultural anthropologist , played by new cast member Grant Waters, studying the culture and practices of ski-bummery, and a sometimes-not-so-nice head of ski patrol, he begins to see that he doesn’t have to give up skiing and having fun in order to evolve.”

There are some changes from last year–including a new cast member.. According to Gaudet, “This year we are stoked to welcome to the cast another graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts: Grant Waters. We have worked with Grant in the past, so he was a natural choice. What made last year so exciting was the workshop process, literally some scenes and songs were still be written and staged even in the last days of rehearsal. So while we are still working with the same script and have brought back Shane Snow to direct, we are really getting a chance to build on what has been already created.”

In other news, the cast have recently completed recording the show’s original soundtrack, which will be available for purchase at this weekend’s performances.

This winter’s return to town caps a very exciting year for both IMT and Ski Bum. “Ski Bum’s first tour was very successful. We had a great first stop in Revelstoke that came complete with a 30cm day. We had stops in Fernie, Cranbrook, Nelson, Grand Forks, finally the tour ended with a bang in Whistler at The Telus Festival. This year tour is twice as long with more shows and we are trying hit as many ski towns as possible.

“In terms of IMT’s other shows, we had a a great experience touring through Northern BC in November with Company Jump and a seven piece swing band and will also be touring White Star Lady in April to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. Many thanks go out again to everyone who came out to our 2nd Annual Fundraiser, we were overwhelmed at the amount of support we received.”

In terms of the future, the troupe will be performing around BC again. “There is no doubt that we love performing this show and we are hoping for a great reception in each of the ski communities that we are travelling to this year. We’ve had discussions about trying to take the show out of BC and into Alberta and the U.S. The reality is that do to that sort of a tour we ready need to have an agent’s support and funding. We are are very thankful for all audiences that come out to support, without them the shows would not be possible- but theatre is very difficult to financially sustain without major grant funding and sponsorship. We really enjoyed the creative process of creating a new musical, and have plans to produce and workshop our new show this summer, Harms’ Way: The Untold Story of the Mennonite Mafia written by IMT co-founders R.J. Peters, Mark Pollard and Nadine Tremblay. And, yes, it will be a musical”

Who should come out to the show? Well, Gaudet is pretty specific: “So come on out you ski bums, snow bums, skinny bums, and large bums!”

Tickets are available at Rossland Pro Hardware for $15.

Check out the PHOTO highlights.Click to view slideshow.

Artist Stephanie Gauvin will be painting live at this event and audience members have the chance to go home with her creation at the end of the evening.

Fundraiser Tickets available from any board member or at Pro Hardware. Hurry before it sells out.

We created, produced and toured 2 new shows this year, we put on workshops with youth in Trail, ran a Glee club in Rossland, created and performed A Tribute to Mining 8 minute musical for Rossland and are loving every minute of it.

Ski Bum;The Musical played 15 shows in Rossland, Trail, Revelstoke, Grand Forks, Fernie, Nelson, Whistler and Cranbrook. White Star Lady played Trail, Rossland, Castlegar, Kaslo, Nelson and will play Grand forks, Kaslo and 2 other cities in the Columbia Basin this fall. Company Jump played Squamish, Langley, Penticton, Saskatchewan, and will play Nakusp, Kaslo, Trail, Castlegar, Creston, Kimberley, Kelowna and Grand forks this Summer, for a total of 16 shows. For Remembrance Day, Company Jump heads North with the Sweet Peas Big Band to play 10 days on Hwy.16. The grand total for IMT  in 2011 will be 52 performances.

Other exciting news includes the recent funding received from The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance through CBT. Jane Gaudet received touring money for White Star Lady, RJ was successful in securing monies for IMT’s next musical, Mennonite Mafia and Nadine received  financial support for Electro Social Club, the world’s first electronic musical. 

Sound equipment will be purchased this month with the generous support of The Community Initiatives grant through CBT, Trail and District Arts Council and Teck Ltd. This new acquisition will enable us to tour more affordably and play venues that are not equipped with a quality sound system.

THANK YOU TO ALL SPONSORS  for making this possible.

To celebrate Summer Iron Mountain Theatre hiked up RED mountain to get inspired.

Only 2 more venues left for this season of Ski Bum: The Musical. CRANBROOK AND WHISTLER. DO NOT MISS IT!

Anyway, I was pleasantly interrupted by Dave Heath (then stranger and now acquaintance) who proceeded to show us the photos he took with his fancy new camera at Saturday’s show of Ski Bum: The Musical in Trail BC. Awesome shots that you can check out some of on our Ski Bum Page. Also check out his website.  Talented dude!

Thanks folks for coming out. All 420 of you were a pleasure to perform for. Thank you Martin, Norm, Betty and the theatre staff. Always a good time to work with you.

Plans are in the works for Whistler, Cranbrook and Kelowna. Stay tuned

More details about the show below

Check out the Rossland press coverage here

Check out the Revelstoke Review here

Check out the opening night review here

Trail Daily Times Article here

Attention ski bums, snow bums, skinny bums, and large bums; Iron Mountain Theatre (I.M.T.) is proud to present: Ski bum: the Musical. I.M.T. (the company who brought you ‘A Tribute to Mining’, ‘White Star Lady’, and ‘Company jump’) is the Kootenay’s newest, and coolest, professional theatre company. True fire for theatre arts burns in these young writers, composers, singers, actors, and dancers.

‘Ski Bum’ is an original musical written by Tyler Bradley (reporter for the Rossland telegraph and writer of ‘Company Jump’) and Mark Pollard (BSC, MA, writer of ‘A Tribute to Mining’ and ‘White Star Lady’), with music and lyrics by Nadine Tremblay (composer of ‘White Star Lady’ and star of ‘Company Jump’). This all-new musical production tells the story of one ski bum nearly cresting over the hill, with all of his youthful energy intact…and that’s the problem. Jeff Snowden needs to grow up a little, and act a bit more responsibly if he wants things to go his way in adulthood. When an old flame at Big Snow Peak sparks a renewed interest in Jeff’s heart, he starts to consider the benefits of gaining a level of maturity. With the help of a cultural anthropologist –- studying the culture and practices of ski-bummery, and a sometimes-not-so-nice head of ski patrol, he begins to see that he doesn’t have to give up skiing and having fun in order to evolve.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a musical buff, ski bum, ski buff, or musical bum, Ski Bum: the Musical is a fast paced shredding good time for the whole family. With hummable tunes that span a wide range of genres, jokes that run the gamut of humour from slapstick to high comedy, and eleven inspired performances by four actors, this show is guaranteed to be a hit (even if we mess it up it’ll still be funny—funnier maybe). The innuendo alone is enough to tickle even the most chafed of funny-bones.

Just look what these bums had to say:
“Watching it was just like skiing, only without the gear, the mountain, or the snow…….wait can I change that” – Apres ski bum.

‘I wish he’d done more with his life’ – R.J.’s mom.

‘Can I see your pass please’ – Ticket checker at Red Mountain

Ski bum the musical coming to a ski town in your area. Straightline it to the ticket outlet nearest you; this show is sure to be a sellout. Tickets for the opening show on Thursday at Rossland Secondary School are available at Pro Hardware in Rossland, and Saturday tickets are available at Red Resort or RossVegas boardshop. For additional dates and times, and to find out more about Iron Mountain, check out ironmountaintheatre.ca.

This project is made possible through the generous support of Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.  See you at the show!