“The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.” – Carl Sagan “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.” – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Design: Robert Lepage, Costume Design: Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt Assistant Set Design: Marie-Claude Pelletier, Assistant Lighting Design: Bernard White, Puppet Design: Pierre Robitaille…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time for hot cocoa, snuggling up in your warmest jammies, and watching those fabulously cliche holiday films. This year, Predictable Holiday Rom-Com: The Musical is bringing the vibes of those movies to the stage! George Reinblatt and Suzy Wilde have created this fabulously funny play to kick…
Eugene Morris Jerome is obsessed with two things: The Yankees, and seeing a naked girl. But what else does a fifteen year old have to think about in 1937? The Yankees are playing against the Giants in an all New York World Series Final, and Eugene’s excitement is palpable. But there are many more emotions…
Ever wonder what treasures lurk in those Little Free Libraries you pass by? What if one of them contains the most haunted, evil, and soul-destroying books in the history of mankind? Doc Wuthergloom is all to happy to show you what horrors would await in Doc Wuthergloom’s Little Lib’ary of the Damned. The latest instalment…
When was the last time you played? Not sports or an organized team thing, really played: let your imagination guide you to some joy? Most adults don’t play any more, even if there are little ones around we tend to resist fully letting ourselves go in service of the play. What if that joy and…
Montreal’ Imago Theatre is bringing the World Premiere of Cult Play to audiences this fall. A multi-media experience with plenty of audience participation, Cult Play is unlike anything you’ve seen before! I got to ask author Scout Rexe and director Annie Valentina some questions about Cult Play, their process, and what audiences can expect from…
Where do you turn when you’re unsure of something? Do you ask a parent or mentor? Your partner or a close friend? Or do you, like many, turn to religion for answers? What happens when the most pious among us are also unsure? John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt: A Parable rings just as true today as…
A violin sits centre stage under a spotlight as an ethereal soundscape fills the room from the many speakers which surround the playing space. This violin, and the musician who wields it, are asking you to listen to the stories they’re about to tell in their own ways. Leslie Ting’s What Brings You In tracks…
Toronto Concord Floral – Pucker’s Inside a deserted suburban greenhouse, ten teenagers are bound by secrets they cannot escape. As whispers spread and shadows grow, a mysterious plague seeps into their lives, forcing them to confront the choices they’ve made—and the ghosts they’ve left behind. Inspired by The Decameron, Concord Floral collides the ordinary with…
Once upon a time there was an older lady who found herself walking through the woods. She doesn’t know it yet, but she is on the journey of a lifetime. But will she make it to Bremen? Gather ‘round to hear Gregory Prest’s haunting fable Bremen Town, a story about finding yourself while finding your…
A View from the Box 