Can you recall the most decadent meal you’ve ever had? It was probably for a special occasion, right? Well what about the end of the world, what does one eat at a feast while the Earth crumbles around them? Guillermo Verdecchia’s Feast is just that, morsel after delicious morsel of poignant dialogue and intriguing storytelling.…
We all know that Pride started as a protest, right? But did you know that Toronto’s Pride has a similar origin story? The history of Toronto’s queer village is almost as old as the city itself, and yet few of us know the details. Jonathan Wilson takes audiences back to 1979 in his solo show…
Music is magic: a song can express a part of our souls that we’re too afraid to. Carolyn Fe and her ghostly group are lifting their voices, and potentially more than just the spirits of the audiences, with their concert Grave Songs: A Concert to Thin the Veil. With pieces from France to Broadway, this…
Propriety. Purity. Power. Of Shakespeare’s canon, Measure for Measure is one of the more hotly contested works. Rife with moral ambiguities, deception, and silent women, Measure for Measure perpetually leaves audiences and scholars alike perplexed. House + Body’s production, helmed by Christopher Manousos, visually and textually highlights these ambiguities and takes them to new heights…
May I have the definition please? Could you use it in a sentence? What’s the country of origin? If you’ve watched even one round of the Scripp’s National Spelling Bee, you know these questions. But are YOU ready to take on the Bee yourself? Directed by Jennifer Walls, with music direction by Michael Ipplito, and…
Rachel Cairns holds nothing back in talking about her abortion. Through her hit solo show Hypothetical Baby, as well as her podcast “Aborsh,” Cairns frankly discusses the circumstances around her own abortion, as well as the laws and issues in Canada and the US which have informed our thoughts and stigmas around the subject. Hypothetical…
Imagine the most awkward date you’ve ever been on and I bet Vivian Chong has a story that can top it in her solo show Blind Dates. Chong takes the audience along for the ride through the roller coaster of her dating life, with all of its ups and very steep downs. Featuring original music…
Life’s hard in Belfast, especially if you’re only making £6/hour cleaning up after the elderly. But what if one of those patients, whose vital signs are questionable at best, had come into some money recently? What’s a couple of poor gals to do? Written by Marie Jones and directed by Wayne Ward, Fly Me to…
The story of Shakespeare’s Danish prince has been told and retold for over four hundred years. But what if you realized that the events of your life were eerily similar to those of Hamlet? Juicy’s revelation happens at the barbecue being held for his mother and uncle’s wedding, and the similarities don’t stop there. Written…
Have you ever been singing along to a song in the car (or in the shower, where ever you sing) and hit a note where your voice just won’t go? That’s called The Wolf in your voice; the space between your chest and head voice where singing is very difficult. Martin Julien and Brian Quirt’s…
A View from the Box 