A Very Full Circle Holiday Show
Full Circle Theatre is turning a late December timeslot into Calgary’s newest holiday tradition with a festive, grown-up double feature that blends romance, chaos, and classic Riverona hijinks.
This year’s holiday offering presents two original works created by Calgary artists: the “lost” holiday episode Riverona Actually and the brand-new rom-com Holding. Together, they create an evening that’s warm, funny, and just unhinged enough for the holiday season.
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
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TESSA: Megan Baldrey
WILL: Hans Wackershauser -
PRINCIPAL PRINCE: Kevin Weir
MERCUTIO: Sarah Nearing
BALTHAZAR: Ciorstaidh Reid
TYBALT: Erin Weir
LADY CAPULET: Ginette Simonot
NURSE: Kendra Hutchinson
JULIET: Megan Baldrey
ROMEO: Hans Wackershauser
BENVOLIO: Joel David Taylor
MONTAGUE: John McIver
MRS COACH MONTAGUE-PRINCE: Mandee Marcil -
Director (Holding): Kendra Hutchinson
Director (Riverona Actually): Danielle Baker
Stage Manager: Elizabeth Houghton
Set & Props: Morgan Laidley
Lighting: Rebecca Orion
Costumes: Erin Weir
Projections: Erin Weir & Kevin Weir
Intimacy Direction: Gillian Klassen
Sound: Full Circle Theatre
Holding
Written by Megan Baldrey
Holding is a new romantic comedy inspired by Megan Baldrey’s real-life experiences doing extra work on film sets.
Set in the monotony (and chaos) of extras holding during a Hallmark-style Christmas shoot, the play follows two strangers thrown together by fate. Warm, funny, and delightfully messy, Holding is a rom-com about small moments, unexpected connection, and how even the simplest preferences (“I like Christmas” / “I don’t”) reveal who we are.
Riverona Actually
Written by Megan Baldrey, Claire Bolton, Hans Wackershauser, Erin Weir & Kevin Weir
A “lost” holiday episode from Full Circle’s hit Riverona universe.
Riverona Actually brings back nearly the entire original cast — plus one brand-new character — in a time-agnostic, hilariously chaotic seasonal special. Imagine your favourite festive TV episode, but with swords, unresolved romantic entanglements, dramatic monologues, and zero common sense.
It’s Riverona… actually.
Warm. Silly. A little unhinged.
A Very Full Circle Holiday Show feels like a hot chocolate spiked with brandy. It’s comforting, playful, and absolutely what December needs.
Together, Holding and Riverona Actually explore how tiny moments shape us, how we show up for the people we love, and how the holidays can bring out our best (and occasionally our most chaotic) selves. Blending Full Circle’s signature irreverence with heartfelt storytelling, this double feature is a celebration of Calgary artists, community, and theatrical joy.
Featuring almost the full Riverona cast — including two real-life married couples — and the long-awaited addition of Mandee Marcil, this holiday event brings familiar faces, new surprises, and big laughs to West Village Theatre.
Show Dates
December 17–20, 2025 @ 7:30 PM
Matinee: December 20 @ 2:00 PM
Venue
West Village Theatre
2007 10 Ave SW, Calgary
Tickets
$28 General Admission
$25 Student / Senior / Artist (+ taxes & fees)