218 Princess Street Kingston ON K7L 1B2
Bakersfield Mist
Directed by Jim Garrard
Starring Rosemary Doyle and Cassel Miles
Synopsis
Maude, a fifty-something unemployed bartender living in a trailer park, has bought a painting for a few bucks from a thrift store. Despite almost trashing it, shes now convinced its a lost masterpiece by Jackson Pollock worth millions. But when world-class art expert Lionel Percy flies over from New York and arrives at her trailer home in Bakersfield to authenticate the painting, he has no idea what he is about to discover. Inspired by true events, this hilarious and thought-provoking new comedy-drama asks vital questions about what makes art and people truly authentic.
Contains adult language, viewer discretion is advised.
Performance runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.
Venue
Baby Grand Theatre, Kingston Grand Theatre
Showtimes
February 2024
- Wednesday 07 at 7:30 PM
- Thursday 08 at 7:30 PM
- Friday 09 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday 10 at 2:30 PM
- Saturday 10 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday 11 at 2:30 PM
- Tuesday 13 at 7:30 PM
- Wednesday 14 at 7:30 PM
- Thursday 15 at 7:30 PM
- Friday 16 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday 17 at 2:30 PM
- Saturday 17 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday 18 at 2:30 PM
- Tuesday 20 at 7:30 PM
- Wednesday 21 at 7:30 PM
- Thursday 22 at 7:30 PM
- Friday 23 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday 24 at 2:30 PM
- Saturday 24 at 7:30 PM
- Sunday 25 at 2:30 PM
Performance Articles
February 11, 2024
Comedy That Keeps You Guessing: ‘Bakersfield Mist’
- Review
- Theatre Kingston
What is art? On Wednesday, February 7th, I headed on down to the Baby Grand Theatre to catch Theatre Kingston’s production of Bakersfield Mist, written by Stephen Sachs and directed by Jim Garrard. The play follows a 50-something unemployed but previously a bartender, Maude (Rosemary Doyle), as she tries to get her presumed Jackson Pollock painting authenticated—if she succeeds, it can be worth millions.
January 23, 2024
“This is Theatre at its Best”: Jim Garrard on Directing ‘Bakersfield Mist’
- Artist
- Interview
- Theatre Kingston
Jim Garrard calls himself a tyrant, but this season, he’s softening his grip. After announcing his ‘sort of’ retirement in 2015, the playwright, actor, and director has remained a presence in Kingston’s theatre scene, most recently in his TK Fringe performances of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape. This winter, Garrard directs Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs for Theatre Kingston, starring Rosemary Doyle and Cassel Miles. Inspired by true events, Bakersfield […]