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C A N S T A G E    T H E A T R E

2009 Festival Of Ideas And Creation

::  The Festival of Ideas and Creation features: a dynamic line-up of public readings and rehearsals of exciting new theatrical works by senior and emerging artists from across Canada such as two-time Governor General's Award-winner Judith Thompson, Chalmers Award-winner Ed Roy, many other award-winners and nominees and up-and-coming artists.
  Also,  an In Conversation Series with stalwarts in the world of live theatre such as two-time Tony Award-winner William Finn and Governor General's Award and Siminovitch Prize-winner Daniel MacIvor; book launches; backstage tours; youth programming; and artist/industry masterclasses, forums and conferences.
  The Festival focuses on artistic process and exchange. It offers professional development opportunities for local and national artists to present new works and evolve their creative processes while offering audiences the opportunity to explore art behind the scenes and participate in the development of new work.

June 8 - June 27  Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley St.     |   Tickets: $15 - $50   Phone: 416 368-3110  or order online by clicking here

TD Dream In High Park: The Tempest

::  Dora Award-winning actress Karen Robinson stars as Prospera, the sorceress of an enchanted isle, in this tale of political intrigue, fantastical creatures, magic, comedy and romance.
  One of Toronto's most popular summer traditions., 1.3 million people have flocked to see Shakespeare in the park with their picnics to experience live theatre under the stars.
  Performances run Tuesday through Sunday at 8:00 PM Gate opens at 6:00 PM     Admission is PWYC at the gate and free for children 14 and under. Free, all-ages, pre-show activities on Family Day Sundays, July 12 to Sept. 6, registration required.

June 26 - Sept. 6   High Park Amphitheatre,     |   Admission: suggested $10 donation   For a map of High Park, please click

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Body & Soul

::  The twelve women in the play come from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities - black, white, native, South Asian, Quebecois - and share their heartrending real stories as they relate their trials and triumphs.
  Hot on the heels of last year's sold-out success, Body & Soul - the revolutionary play about women, beauty and aging - created by esteemed playwright Judith Thompson with women from many different walks of life, makes a welcome return to the stage.
  Originally commissioned by Dove, Thompson worked with 13 Canadian women between the ages of 48 and 78 to question society's perceptions on beauty and aging. The result was phenomenal, as 13 women with no previous acting experience, took to the stage and shared their real life stories under Thompson's tutelage, as a writer and director. Thirteen months later, Thompson remounts this stellar production independently with a small team from the original production. This time there are 12 extraordinary women, now age 46 - 79, sharing their passions, their traumas, their dreams and their joys.

June 4 - June 21  Tarragon ExtraSpace,  30 Bridgman Ave.  (at the corner of Howland Ave. and Bridgman Ave.  one block north of Dupont St., two blocks east of Bathurst St.)    |   Tickets: $35    Phone: 416 531-1827       For online orders, please click here

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Of The Fields, Lately

::  In French's emotionally charged sequel to Leaving Home and Salt-Water Moon, young Ben Mercer returns home to Toronto for a funeral. After being away from home for two years, he now confronts the family - and the life - he left behind. Of the Fields, Lately returns audiences to the lingering remnants of a broken relationship between father and son.
  Winner of the 1973 Chalmers Award, Of the Fields, Lately premiered at Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, has since been adapted as a CBC television special, and has played in theatres across Canada and around the world.
  Leaving Home, Salt-Water Moon and Of the Fields, Lately are the first of five plays French has penned about this beloved Newfoundland family. These Canadian classics have finally been compiled into one volume, Three Mercer Plays, published by House of Anansi Press, launching this June, with an introduction by Albert Schultz.
  To celebrate the release of this remarkable and touching trilogy, Soulpepper has partnered with House of Anansi Press to host a reception and book launch for Three Mercer Plays by David French, and February by fellow writer and Newfoundlander Lisa Moore, at the opening night of Soulpepper's production of Of the Fields, Lately on June 30.

June 25 - July 30    The Young Centre For The Performing Arts,  Distillery District  |  Tickets: $28 - $65     Phone: 416 866-8666  For further information, please click here

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Burning Bush

::  Tracey Erin Smith stars as the stripping rabbi Barbara Baumawitz, a female Rabbinical student who wanders into a strip club and realizes her true calling. Accompanied by a posse of exotic-dancing back-up preachers, Baumawitz takes her show on the road to a senior's home and is forced to run for it in her Bush Mobile, the coy nickname for her RV. The show carries a sincere message of devotion and hope, teamed with a generous dose of respectful mockery.

June 18 - June 27   Young Centre, Distillery District.  Tickets: $20 - $30   Phone: 416 966-1062

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T H E    T O R O N T O    F R I N G E    T H E A T R E    F E S T I V A L

::  The Toronto Fringe Theatre Festival will present 12 days of unjuried, unexpected, unforgettable theatre performance.
  Featuring  over a hundred unique productions running at different venues centered in and around the Annex, the shows range from drama to musicals to comedy and more, featuring artists and actors from Ontario, Canada and around the world.
  There will also be a 24-Hour Playwriting Contest - up to 40 participants attempt to write a play in 24 hours. The winning play will have a staged reading as the final closing night Cabaret performance.
  For Further Information, please click here

July 1 - July 12 @ various locations in the Annex Neighbourhood |  Most tickets $10 each  For online purchase, please click here

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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.

Held Over Until  Sept. 7   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

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Extreme Holmes Makeover: Murder Edition

::  Enjoy a fabulous, three-course, gourmet dinner in an elegant tiered-level Theatre, then after desert the mystery begins.
   The intrigue begins when some colourful characters enter the room to mingle with the guests. At this point the theme of the mystery is revealed, the plot thickens when one of the characters dies.
  This new show starts wiuth a gathering of home renovations gurus raiing funds for the Holmes For Houses Foundation. When a murder occurs it is up to the great grandson of Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, to help solve the mystery of who took the D.I.Y. approach to murder. The show features the characters of Mycroft Holmes, Martha Steward, Tim Toolman, Ty Paddington, Johnny Watson, Salma Cruz and Sir Richard Brandon.
  A really fun evening in an elegant setting. Great for group gatherings.

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

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Romeo And Juliet

::  As the best known love story in the English language, Romeo and Juliet has had many interpretations and incarnations due to its universal themes of the futility of conflict, the power of love to unite and how events can spiral into tragedy when we fail to listen to one another. Rather than imposing another theme or time period on an already accessible piece, Canopy Theatre relishes the challenge of bringing audiences closer to the action.
   The new island-style stage extension, designed by Dan Kurek, sits in the middle of the audience, creating an 'in-the-round' playing space to compliment the straight-on playing of Philosopher's Stage. The design of the extension allows for actors to travel around and over top of the island with two playing levels. Creating this extra playing space also allows for scenes to flow from each each other without pause; enhancing the spiral of action and feeding the turmoil of Romeo and Juliet.

July 15 - Aug. 1   Philosopher's Stage, Philosopher's Walk, 80 Queens Park (steps from the Museum Subway Stn.)   Admission: $8 - $10   Bring your own blanket.

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True Love Lies

::  The Factory Theatre 2009 - 2010 Season will open with True Love Lies, a powerful modern comedy of life's journey – witty, fast-paced and explicit – that has received much media attention in the UK. This will be the North American Premiere of the play and will showcase one of Canada's best known playwrights, Brad Fraser.
  For season a preview of the upcoming season and special early bird subscription orders, please click here

Opening Oct. 1 until Nov. 1, 2009   Factory Theatre Mainspace, 125 Bathurst St.   |  Tickets: $16 - $37    Phone:  416 504-9971 or order online by clicking

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