This popular series begins with an engaging dialogue between an artist and academic on one of the season's productions, followed by a delicious buffet meal.

General Admission seating. Doors open at 11am, lecture at 11:30am followed by lunch. Cash bar. From $45.

Reserve at least 48 hours in advance.

Tuesday, August 4 - Hamlet, with company member Amaka Umeh and Kathleen Gallagher, Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto.

Friday, August 7 - The Rez Sisters, with company member Jani Lauzon and Erin Akerman, PhD candidate in English literature at Western University.

Tuesday, August 11 - Much Ado About Nothing, with company member Kaleb Alexander and Misha Teramura, Assistant Professor of English at the University of Toronto.

Friday, August 14 - Richard III (Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre), with company member Seana McKenna and Jane Freeman, Director, Graduate Centre for Academic Communication, University of Toronto.

Tuesday, August 18 - Richard III (Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre), with company member Tom Rooney and Paul Werstine, Professor of Shakespeare, Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at King's University College.

Friday, August 21 - All's Well That Ends Well (Lazaridis Hall, Tom Patterson Theatre), with company member Jessica B. Hill and Mark Fortier, Professor of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.

Tuesday, August 25 - Wolf Hall, with company member André Sills and Kel Pero, KMP and Associates Creative and Communication Services

Friday, August 28 - The Miser, with company member Qasim Khan and Allan Pero, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism at Western University.