From August 7 to 12 and 14 to 19, the plays will alternate nights. Performances begin at 7 pm, but it's smart to bring a picnic and a blanket and stake out a spot early as the prime real estate is snapped up quickly. Over at the Calgary Science Centre, another form of return engagement is packing them in at the Pleiades Theatre . One of Calgary's all-time most popular shows, the interactive comedy Shear Madness, is on July 3 through August 5. The play is set in a hair salon with its own cast of comic characters, downstairs from the site of a murder.
Audience members participate in deciding whodunnit.
Bring the Kids . The world's largest land mammals are thundering through the Eau Claire IMAX theatre this summer, part of a repeat performance of Africa's Elephant Kingdom, which was shot in and around Kenya's Amboseli National Park. The Hidden Secrets, Journey into Amazing Caves, and Everest. Another big adventure for kids and their families is on all summer at the Calgary Science Centre . With a lead character familiar to youngsters from the PBS geography show of similar name, this interactive production follows heist-meister Carmen into a black hole.