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Summerworks Festival
:: Toronto's 18th
annual SummerWorks Theatre Festival kicks-off with 42 plays, offsite performances, concerts, workshops of plays-in-development, youth activities, and a host of free events and happenings. Debuting at this
year's Festival is the inaugural SummerWorks Music Series. Sponsored by CBC Radio, the Festival will host a total of nine evenings of music featuring some of Toronto's best indie bands, including Matthew Barber, Rock
Plaza Central, Sunparlour Players, Bob Wiseman, The Bicycles, Peter Elkas, Run with the Kittens, Laura Barrett, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Claire Jenkins Avec Band and more. The Gladstone Hotel will be host
to INSIDE THE BOX: The Summerworks Performance Gallery. The Performance Gallery is a curated event that will happen every night of the festival, featuring 5-8 minute performances that will be created to exist in one of
the rooms or in the hallway of the second floor of the hotel. Artists currently confirmed to participate are Daniel MacIvor, Sarah Stanley, Tara Beagan, Chris Dupuis, Allison Cummings, Safiya Randera, Holly Skinner and
Sammy Rawal. SummerWorks will also welcome back the Canadian Pavilion for its third year, with the support of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. DualMInds (Vancouver) will present Any Night
by Daniel Arnold and Medina Hahn; Rumble Productions/Theatre Melee (Vancouver) will present Cozy Catastrophe by the Company; Dandi Productions (Calgary) will present DOOM 2012: When will YOU Flee?
by Doug McKeag; Frankie Productions (Halifax) will present Lauchie, Liza and Rory by Sheldon Currie; and Too Close to the Sun Productions (Montreal) will present The Girl With No Hands
co-devised/co-written by Jodi Essery & Talya Rubin.
Aug, 7 - Aug. 17 Factory Theatre Mainstage, Thetare Passe Muraille, The Theatre Centre, Gladstone Hotel, The Cameron House
| Tickets: $12, $25 for the 3 Play Pass, $55 for the 7 Play Pass Phone: Ticketweb @ 1 888 222 6608 or order online by clicking here For further information,
please click here
Canopy Theatre: As You Like It
:: Celebrating its eighth anniversary of presenting Classical Works in an outdoor environment
for downtown Toronto audiences, Canopy Theatre Company, in association with Hart House Theatre, presents William Shakespeare's adored Comedy As You Like It
at one of Toronto's most unique outdoor performance spaces, Philosopher's Stage at Philosopher's Walk. Featuring Rosalind, arguably Shakespeare's strongest female character, As You Like It
explores definitions of female versus male and city versus country - all wrapped in a motley cloak of comedy. Canopy Theatre Company member, Lada Darewych, directs after helming last year's production of
Much Ado About Nothing to record breaking crowds.
July 16 - Aug. 2 Philosopher's Stage at Philosopher's Walk, Uof T downtown campus | Continuing its tradition of
presenting financially accessible theatre, Canopy Theatre Company is very proud to announce that ticket prices will not increase this Season. For the sixth consecutive Season prices will be $10 for adults and $8 for
students and seniors; with Wednesdays being Pay What You Can. Available in advance at UofTtix Box Office or in person at the door (cash only) B.Y.O.B. -Bring Your Own Blanket (Lawn chairs
welcome around edge of seating area)
Dream In the Park: A Midsummer Night's Dream
::
The return of two-time Dora Awardwinning director ahdri zhina mandiela and her popular interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Her colourful, hip-hop twist on the Bard's tangled tale of mischievous
fairies and mismatched lovers who wander through an enchanted forest-meets-industrial-wasteland is part of the 26th annual CanStage TD Dream in High Park. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of the
best-loved Shakespearean comedies of all time and the very first play ever produced at CanStage TD Dream in High Park. A hip, urban interpretation featuring a multi-racial cast and colourful hip-hop influenced costumes
and rhythms was produced last summer in tribute to the 25th anniversary of the CanStage TD Dream in High Park. The production makes a comeback this summer as it proved to be popular with reviewers and theatre-goers, so
much so, that audiences were beyond capacity and patrons had to be turned away during the final weeks of performance.
June 26 - Aug. 31 High Park at Bloor St. W. and High Park Ave. Near High
Park subway station. Enter from Bloor St. and follow the road to Grenadier Caf. Continue east along the path opposite the parking lot and follow the signs. | Admission: Suggested minimum donation
of $20
The Shakespearience Summer Experience
:: The Shakespearience Summer Experience offers a free, three week rehearsal
process to students in Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10 in Scarborough. The program runs 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. on weekdays from July 7 to July 31, 2008. Participants have the opportunity to attend A Midsummer Night's Dream
presented by the CanStage TD Dream in High Park, rehearse scenes tied together by a theme and take part in workshops in voice, improvisation, mask, stage combat and movement led by actors from the production and other
professional artists. The program will operate out of Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts in Scarborough and culminate in a presentation for family and friends at the Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley Street, on
Thursday, July 31, generously donated by the Canadian Stage Company. Shakespearience, a charitable non-profit organization, has been empowering young people in Grades 3-12 throughout the greater Toronto area
with the possibilities of the English language since 1998. It does so by demystifying the Bard's plays and making them accessible and understandable with the generous assistance of more than 250 of this country's
esteemed actors, including Colm Feore, Seana McKenna, Paul Gross, Jennifer Dale, Aidan Devine, Kate Trotter, Graham Abbey and Fiona Reid.
July 7 - July 31 Wexford Collegiate School for the
Arts, 1176 Pharmacy Avenue | Free of charge Go to www.shakespearience.ca and click on Shakespearience Summer Experience or call 416-502-1209
2008 -2009 Season
:: An ambitious season of ten productions, with three remounts of critically acclaimed hits
as well as new works by noted playwrights from across the country. This season Tarragon Theatre is also partnering with theatres throughout the country: Neptune Theatre (Halifax), Centaur Theatre (Montreal),
Theatrefront (Toronto), Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg), Citadel Theatre (Edmonton) and November Theatre (Vancouver/Edmonton) For complete information, and subscription ordering, please click here
Season opener: The Black Rider
:: To prove his worth as a hunter and win his lover's hand in marriage, a mild-mannered clerk
makes a devilish bargain with a sinister stranger. This gothic musical is the brainchild of three groundbreaking and internationally renowned artists. The Black Rider is dark, delicious and utterly
seductive…If you have to, make a pact with the devil to see this dark dazzle. - Robert Enright, CBC Radio
Oct 8 - Nov 16 Tarragon Mainspace, 30 Bridgman Ave. (at the corner of
Howland Ave. and Bridgman Ave. one block north of Dupont St., two blocks east of Bathurst St.) | Phone: 416 531-1827 Tickets: $17 - $38 For online
orders, please click here
Way Of The World
::
William Congreve's Restoration masterpiece is one of the wittiest, sauciest, and most loved of English language comedies. Peopled with a wonderful variety of characters, the play is particularly distinguished in its creation of unforgettably assertive women.
A rare commodity: a very sexy, very smart and very funny play.
July 2 - Aug. 2 The
Young Centre For The Performing Arts, Distillery District | Tickets: $28 - $65 Phone: 416 866-8666 For further information, please click here
Dancing With The Stars Can Be Murder!
::
Enjoy a fabulous, three-course, gourmet dinner in an elegant tiered-level Theatre, then after desert the mystery begins.
Join Shayne Newton, Ryan Seafoam, & Mary Kate Lohanspears in this hilarious spoof of the classic reality television show.
Indefinite run Mysteriously Yours ...
Dinner Theatre, 2026 Yonge St. (4 blocks S. of Eglinton) | Admission: Dinner and Show $53 - $ 80 (incl. tx. and gratuity) Phone: 416.486.7469 or 1-800-NOT-DEAD (668-3323)
For upcoming shows please visit the Mysteriously Yours web site by clicking here
The Sound Of Music
::
The North American Premiere of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ians smash-hit new London production of The Sound Of Music
will be the anchor show of the 2008-09 Mirvish Subscription season. with the lead role of Maria in the Canadian production cast by the public through a national primetime television series that will air on CBC Television in the spring.
With music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse (suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp), The Sound Of Music is one of
the most beloved musicals of all time. The film adaptation of the original 1959 Broadway production won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture in 1965. The score touches the hearts of all ages and brims
over with some of the most memorable songs ever performed on the musical stage including My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Edelweiss, Climb Evry Mountain, Sixteen Going On Seventeen, The Lonely Goatherd and of course the
glorious title song The Sound of Music.
Oct. 3 - Jan. 11, 2009
Princess of Wales Theatre, 300 King St. W. | Tickets: $30 - $94 Phone: 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333 For online ticket ordering, please click here
Toronto Fringe Festival
:: For the past 19 years, the Fringe of Toronto Theatre Festival has been storming Toronto
stages with unjuried, unexpected, and unforgettable shows. The festival has established itself not only as Toronto's biggest theatre festival, but has become the third largest Fringe in Canada. Working with over 800
local and international artists, this year's festival is offering up 150 shows in 30 venues throughout the city, and we're expecting an attendance of over 57,000., they've even added dance to this year's program
welcoming Dance Umbrella of Ontario to the stages of the festival.
July 2 - July 13 Various Venues For further information and a complete lineup, please click here
or call 416-966-1062
Spamalot
::
The funniest show on earth is back to taunt Toronto for a second time! Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, Monty
Python's SPAMALOT, the musical comedy sensation lovingly ripped off from the film classic "Monty Python and The Holy Grail," now returns to spread laughter and cheer throughout the kingdom. Directed
by Tony Award-winner Mike Nichols, SPAMALOT tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. But before they can find their grail, they're taking a
little side-trip to the fair city of Toronto.
Sept. 9 - Oct. 5, 2008
Canon Theatre, 244 Victoria St. | Tickets: $26 - $110 Phone: 416 872-1212 or 1 800 461-3333 or online ordering by clicking here
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