TWELFTH NIGHT

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY SEANA MCKENNA

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

"O TIME, THOU MUST UNTANGLE THIS, NOT I. IT IS TOO HARD A KNOT FOR ME T'UNTIE."

In Shakespeare's celebrated romantic comedy, Viola finds herself shipwrecked on the island of Illyria. For protection, she disguises herself as a young man, Cesario, and enters the service of Duke Orsino to deliver love letters to Countess Olivia. Drama arises in a tangle of mistaken identities and passions, with Olivia falling for Cesario, whose heart belongs to Orsino, who is still smitten with Olivia. When Viola's twin brother appears, complications peak!

APRIL 26—OCTOBER 26 | OPENS MAY 27

Production support for Twelfth Night is generously provided by Priscilla Costello, by Dr. Desta Leavine in memory of Pauline Leavine, by Peggy Ptasznik, by Laurie J. Scott, by The Whiteside Foundation and by Catherine Wilkes in memory of David.

SOMETHING ROTTEN!

BOOK BY KAREY KIRKPATRICK AND JOHN O'FARRELL

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY WAYNE KIRKPATRICK AND KAREY KIRKPATRICK

CONCEIVED BY KAREY KIRKPATRICK AND WAYNE KIRKPATRICK

DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY DONNA FEORE

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

"WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE WITH POETS, PAINTERS AND BON VIVANTS…"

The Bottom brothers, two struggling playwrights in Renaissance London, need a hit. That's easier said than done when your chief competition is William Shakespeare. The Bottom brothers' plan: write the world's first musical! This is a rollicking song-and-dance extravaganza that sends up the Bard and Broadway and everything in between.

APRIL 16—OCT 27 | OPENS MAY 28

Production Co-Sponsor: RBC

Production support for Something Rotten! is generously provided by John & Therese Gardner, by Robert & Mary Ann Gorlin, by The William and Nona Heaslip Foundation and by Riki Turofsky & Charles Petersen.

Romeo and Juliet

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY SAM WHITE

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

"DID MY HEART LOVE TILL NOW?"

When two young star-crossed lovers lock eyes across a crowded dance floor, their fate—and the fate of two rival families, the Capulets and Montagues—is sealed. The most celebrated romance of all time, Romeo and Juliet is a cautionary tale, timeless in its warning against insatiable revenge, blind hatred and familial pride.

MAY 6—OCT 26 | OPENS JUNE 1

Production support for Romeo and Juliet is generously provided by The Jentes Family.

LONDON ASSURANCE

BY DION BOUCICAULT

DIRECTED BY ANTONI CIMOLINO

VENUE: FESTIVAL THEATRE

"LOVE! WHY, THE VERY WORD IS A BREATHING SATIRE UPON MAN'S REASON…"

Sir Harcourt Courtly, an over-the-hill London fop, arrives at Oak Hall to claim his wealthy and scandalously young bride. But Courtly's plan for a get-rich-quick weekend in the country is scuttled by the arrival of his dissolute son, Charles, disguised as "Augustus Hamilton" and the witty Lady Gay Spanker. Celebrated as one of the great British stage comedies, London Assurance is a brilliant precursor to the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw.

AUG 7—OCT 25 | OPENS AUG 22

Production support for London Assurance is generously provided by Dr. Dennis & Dorothea Hacker, by Jane Fryman Laird, by Dr. M.L. Myers, by Catherine Elliot Shaw and by Dr. Robert J. & Roberta Sokol.

La Cage aux Folles

BOOK BY HARVEY FIERSTEIN

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY JERRY HERMAN

BASED ON THE PLAY BY JEAN POIRET

DIRECTED BY THOM ALLISON

CHOREOGRAPHED BY CAMERON CARVER

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

"WE FACE LIFE WITH A LITTLE GUTS AND LOTS OF GLITTER…"

Georges, the manager of a drag club in St. Tropez, decides to "play it straight" when his son arrives with his fiancé and her ultra-conservative parents. Albin, the club's star performer and romantic partner to Georges, is dubious about the plan. The ensuing clash unravels truth and consequences with heartwarming grace. Gorgeous and funny, this musical has been delighting audiences since its Tony Award-winning première in 1983.

MAY 6—OCT 26 | OPENS MAY 31

Production support for La Cage aux Folles is generously provided by Laurie J. Scott and by Peter & Carol Walters.

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIÈRE

Schulich Children's Plays

WENDY AND PETER PAN

ADAPTED BY ELLA HICKSON

FROM THE BOOK BY J.M. BARRIE

DIRECTED BY THOMAS MORGAN JONES

CHOREOGRAPHED BY JERA WOLFE

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

"SHALL I TEACH YOU HOW TO FIGHT PIRATES?"

Ella Hickson's smash adaptation of J.M. Barrie's beloved Peter Pan puts Wendy centre stage in a reimagined journey to Neverland, home of Hook and the Lost Boys. Join Wendy Darling, Peter Pan and all your favourite characters in this thoroughly modern adventure that delivers the same unforgettable thrills, spills and fairy dust of the original tale.

MAY 21—OCT 27 | OPENS JUNE 15

Production support for Wendy and Peter Pan is generously provided by The Schulich Foundation.

WORLD PREMIÈRE

SALESMAN IN CHINA

BY LEANNA BRODIE AND JOVANNI SY

SUGGESTED BY THE MEMOIRS OF ARTHUR MILLER AND YING RUOCHENG

CHINESE TRANSLATIONS BY FANG ZHANG

DIRECTED BY JOVANNI SY

VENUE: AVON THEATRE

"A SMALL MAN CAN BE JUST AS EXHAUSTED AS A GREAT MAN."

In 1983, American playwright Arthur Miller travelled to China to direct a production of his classic play, Death of a Salesman. Working with the Beijing People's Art Theatre, Miller and his collaborators struggled to bridge the gap between languages, cultures and national identities with local audiences having been long shut off from the West. Salesman in China retells this daring act of cultural cross-pollination on stage.

AUG 3—OCT 26 | OPENS AUG 23

Production support for Salesman in China is generously provided by Marilyn Gropp, by Martie & Bob Sachs and by Esther Sarick.

Cymbeline

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

DIRECTED BY ESTHER JUN

VENUE: TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

"BOLDNESS BE MY FRIEND: ARM ME AUDACITY FROM HEAD TO FOOT!"

Forbidden love. Familial strife. Political intrigue. In Cymbeline, the final play from Shakespeare's First Folio, the playwright fuses romance, comedy and tragedy to create a unique fantasia brimming with mistaken identities and gender-swapping disguises. Set in an ancient British kingdom, the story introduces Imogen, one of Shakespeare's most beloved heroines, as well as the dastardly Iachimo, a worthy contender for all-time greatest villain.

MAY 10—SEPT 28 | OPENS MAY 29

Production support for Cymbeline is generously provided by The Westaway Charitable Foundation.

Hedda Gabler

BY HENRIK IBSEN

A NEW VERSION BY PATRICK MARBER

FROM A LITERAL TRANSLATION BY KAREN AND ANN BAMBOROUGH

DIRECTED BY MOLLY ATKINSON

VENUE: TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

"I WANTED TO KNOW EVERYTHING I WAS FORBIDDEN TO KNOW."

The honeymoon is barely over and the mercurial Hedda Gabler is already bored with her husband and the respectable life he represents. When new people with old ties to the couple arrive on the scene, she seizes the chance to challenge what society would have her accept as "happiness," instead asserting her powerful will and wreaking havoc on everyone in her reach. Henrik Ibsen's masterwork shocked late-19th-century audiences with its complex portrait of female identity and independence.

APRIL 25—SEPT 28 | OPENS MAY 30

Production support for Hedda Gabler is generously provided by M. Fainer and by three generations of the Schubert Family.

WORLD PREMIÈRE

The Diviners

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY MARGARET LAURENCE

TEXT BY VERN THIESSEN WITH YVETTE NOLAN

DIRECTED BY KRISTA JACKSON WITH GENEVIÈVE PELLETIER

CHOREOGRAPHED BY CAMERON CARVER

VENUE: TOM PATTERSON THEATRE

"I TRIED DIVINING ONCE. NOTHING HAPPENED."

Novelist Morag Gunn, estranged from her only daughter, unable to write, struggling with the bottle, is adrift in a river of memories. Travelling from the present to the past to an imagined future, Morag's journey encompasses her personal struggle for freedom and expression as well as those of the Métis and First Nations peoples of her native Manitoba.

AUG 7—OCT 2 | OPENS AUG 24

Production support for The Diviners is generously provided by Karon C. Bales & Charles E. Beall, by Cathy & Paul Cotton, by the Harkins & Manning families in memory of Jim & Susan Harkins, by The Fabio Mascarin Foundation and by The Tremain Family.

The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?

BY EDWARD ALBEE

DIRECTED BY DEAN GABOURIE

VENUE: STUDIO THEATRE

"THE SENSE THAT EVERYTHING GOING RIGHT IS A SURE SIGN THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING WRONG."

Celebrated architect Martin Gray is easing into dignified middle age when he shatters his reputation and family life by falling in love with a goat. What can he do—the heart has its reasons! Edward Albee's Tony Award-winning play challenges our contemporary notions of tolerance with dizzying wordplay and wit that has crowned him one of the great playwrights of the last century.

JUNE 26—SEPT 29 | OPENS AUG 9

Production support for The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? is generously provided by Sylvia Soyka.

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WORLD PREMIÈRE

Get That Hope

BY ANDREA SCOTT

DIRECTED BY ANDRÉ SILLS

VENUE: STUDIO THEATRE

"YOU GOT TO TAKE A LIKKLE BIT OF SUFFERIN' TO GET THAT HOPE."

Richard Whyte is determined to celebrate Jamaican Independence Day in style. The rice is soaking, the ginger beer is cooling and today his lottery ticket is finally going to hit it big! But Richard's squabbling family have other ideas. Over the course of a single sweltering day in Toronto's Little Jamaica, a lifetime of buried secrets and dreams will surface, forcing a re-examination of true independence.

JULY 21—SEPT 28 | OPENS AUG 10

Production support for Get That Hope is generously provided by Bryan Blenkin & Alan Rowe and by Sylvia D. Chrominska.

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