Prophetess – Tarragon Theatre
Margaret, the Chair of her English Department — and the Queen of Etymology — snaps awake, haunted by a nightmare of spiders. As she confides in her love, Henry, over breakfast, that very same spider from her dream manifests — speaking, growling, and cursing her. And so begins the first day of her term: overrun with eight-legged beasts, sparring words, a battle for the throne, a journey of joyous love, and insatiable prophecies.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s History Plays, Prophetess excavates etymology to ask: What does it mean to curse or bless oneself? What are the words we choose to define ourselves — and our future?
September 29 – November 1
Tarragon Theatre Mainspace – 30 Bridgman Avenue
https://tarragontheatre.com/plays/tarragon-season-26-27/prophetess/
MONKS – Tarragon Theatre Presents a Veronica Hortigüela & Annie Luján Production
In this monastery of mayhem, nothing is sacred….
The monks who reside in the hilltop monastery have always lived in total isolation. But when the Abbot ventures into town, two medieval Brothers seize the chance to invite a wagon full of strangers into their austere abode.
Across this one-hour clown epic, the monks’ daily rituals — counting lentils, caring for their donkey, and keeping the monastery from collapse — become the quest of a lifetime.
Accept their invitation and step inside this shockingly dumb, interactive journey, packed with daring physical comedy, unbridled chaos, and every possible interpretation of the word “ass.”
October 20 – November 15
Tarragon Theatre Extraspace – 30 Bridgman Avenue
https://tarragontheatre.com/plays/tarragon-season-26-27/monks/
Visiting Mr. Green – Teatron Toronto Jewish Theatre
Mr. Green, an elderly, retired dry cleaner, wanders into New York traffic and is almost hit by a car driven by Ross Gardiner, a 29-year-old corporate executive. The young man is sentenced to community service in which he must help the recent widower once a week for six months. What starts as a comedy about two men who do not want to be in the same room together becomes a gripping and moving drama as they get to know each other, come to care about each other, and open old wounds they’ve been hiding and nursing for years.
October 22 – 29
Meridian Arts Centre – 5040 Yonge Street
https://www.teatrontheatre.com
Call Centre of Cthulhu – Eldritch Theatre
In honour of the 100th anniversary of Lovecraft’s classic tale of cosmic horror, Call of Cthulhu, the mad geniuses at Eldritch Theatre bring you an uncannily updated adaptation that is sure to alarm, amaze and amuse with gut-wrenching giddy ghoulishness!
A dumpy, middle aged call centre worker pieces together the disparate threads of an ancient, apocalyptic prophesy and soon becomes the only hope for humanity, as a dread, Elder God begins to awaken and end the world. Performed with Eldritch Theatre’s unmatched blend of creepy puppets, dark parlour magic, and horrific high camp.
October 28 – November 8
Red Sandcastle Theatre – 922 Queen Street E
https://eldritchtheatre.ca/callcentreofcthulhu/
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