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Performances & Showcases

Stand Off
Studio Theatre, Thursday, June 13, at 11 p.m.
Using themes of the season and audience suggestions, stand-up comics including Seán Cullen, Chris Gibbs, Albert Howell, Elvira Kurt, Sharron Matthews and Matt Watts compete to write the best stand-up sets in under 15 minutes. Hosted by Joanne O’Sullivan. Admission: $25.
*May contain mature content and language*

Geraint Wyn Davies Presents... "Wordplay"
Studio Theatre, Friday, June 14, Tuesday, July 9, Saturday, August 24, and Thursday, August 29, at 8 p.m.
Members of the company join host Geraint Wyn Davies for a series of dramatic readings. Admission: $25.

     Becket
     Friday, June 14
     By Jean Anouilh, centring on the conflict between Thomas Becket
     and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in
     1170.

     Cardenio
     Tuesday, July 9
     Shakespeare’s lost play, based on an episode in Cervantes’ Don
     Quixote, is a thrilling story of a friendship betrayed, disguise,
     dishonour and deceit played out in the heat and dust of Andalusia
     in seventeenth-century Spain.

     Shylock
     Saturday, August 24
     This play by Arnold Wesker tells the story of The Merchant of Venice
     from Shylock’s point of view.

     Under Milk Wood
     Thursday, August 29
     By Dylan Thomas; a masterpiece from Geraint Wyn Davies’s
     homeland of Wales.

This is That: A Conversation with the Nation
Studio Theatre
Sunday, June 16, at 8 p.m.
Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring, of CBC’s This is That, bring Stratford audiences a live rendition of the award-winning satirical radio show. Nothing is off limits – politics, culture, justice, religion; if it’s relevant to Canadians, This Is That finds a way to fabricate a story. Subject matter: totally Canadian. Truth factor: totally questionable. Admission: $29.

Dear Mary, Dear Elizabeth
Studio Theatre, June 28 at 5:30 p.m. and July 26 and August 31 at 11 a.m.
Introduced and contextualized by Dr. Ted McGee, company members Seana McKenna and Lucy Peacock present readings of letters between Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart. $15.

Late Night with Lucy
Studio Theatre, Fridays, July 5 and 19, and August 9 and 23, at 11:30 p.m.
By popular demand, Lucy Peacock presents a second series of after-hours cabarets with special guest performers. Admission: $25.

The Playwrights Crucible
Studio Theatre, Thursday, July 11, at 11 p.m.
Put the heat on a sharp playwright, a bold director and four top-rate actors and what do you get? A new play created right in front of your eyes. Created by Joanne O’Sullivan. Admission: $20.
*May contain mature content and language*

How to Disappear Completely
Studio Theatre, Sunday, August 11, Thursday, August 15, and Saturday, August 17, at 2 p.m.
Itai Erdal’s award-winning solo work demonstrates his approach to theatrical lighting while also reflecting on the events that followed his mother asking him to take her life. Surprisingly funny, incredibly personal, this unique show continues to tour internationally. Produced by The Chop Theatre. Admission: $25.

A Night of Improv
Studio Theatre, Thursday, August 15, at 11 p.m.
Four of Canada’s best improvisers, Paul Bates, Christy Bruce, Colin Mochrie and Teresa Pavlinek, take the stage to improvise scenes based on audience suggestions that resonate with our 2013 themes. Hosted by Joanne O’Sullivan. Admission: $25.
*May contain mature content and language*