The Savannah Sipping Societya Comedy by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten
Century Theatre Guild at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh
May 21 - June 04, 2023
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Fri 02 | Sat 03 | Sun 04 |
In this delightful, laugh-a-minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to-day routines, are drawn together by Fate and an impromptu happy hour and decide its high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they've lost through the years.
Jonas and Barry in the Homea Comedy by Norm Foster
The Curtain Club at Curtain Club Theatre, Richmond Hill
May 26 - June 11, 2023
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Wed 31 | Thu 01 | Fri 02 | Sat 03 |
Tue 06 | Wed 07 | Thu 08 | Fri 09 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 |
Barry is annoyed that he’s already living in a seniors’ home at sixty-seven, but it’s worth it to live near his daughter, Rosie. Rosie, who works at the home, brought him in so he wouldn’t be alone in case he has a heart attack like his father, brother, and uncle did before they were sixty-five. So Barry spends his time shuffling around in his slippers, taking naps, and having dinner with Rosie, and that’s good enough for him.
But Barry doesn’t get to revel in the quiet for long. Enter the loquacious and flirtatious Jonas, who wrote one hit song thirty-seven years ago. Jonas likes to indulge in the finer things in life, like decadent dates and nice clothes, and he sees Barry the curmudgeon as a fixer-upper. As they bicker and bond over women, sports, and family values, Jonas and Barry must learn to open up and face how to keep living their lives.
Time After Timea Comedy by John Mattera (Performed as a Thriller)
Scarborough Theatre Guild at Scarborough Village Theatre
June 02 - 17, 2023
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Thu 08 | Fri 09 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 |
Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
Amy, attractive, lonely and a little fed up with her dead-end job as a clerk in a San Francisco bank where men doing the same work are much better paid, is having an unusual day. An oddly dressed Englishman comes up to her desk, greatly concerned about an earlier visitor whom he is evidently following. What Amy doesn't realize yet is that both of these men have just left the fog-filled London streets of 1893 to come to these fume-filled streets of present-day San Francisco. Jack the Ripper has used H.G. Wells' Time Machine to disappear into the future, and H.G. decides it's his responsibility to bring him back to London and justice. Befriended by Amy, H.G. begins to close in on Jack, which puts H.G. and Amy into some scenes that will have your audience gasping. H.G. is finally successful in bringing Jack the Ripper to a strange justice and in persuading Amy that she should come back to old London and marry him. Could this possibly be true? We can recite the historical fact. H.G. Wells' wife was named Amy, and back in London she began a major battle for women's rights!
Don't Dress For Dinnera Comedy by Marc Camoletti , Robin Hawdon
The Blackhorse Village Players at Blackhorse Theatre, Caledon
June 07 - 25, 2023
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Fri 09 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 |
Fri 16 | Sat 17 | Sun 18 |
Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights, and has invited his best friend, Robert, along too to provide the alibi. It's foolproof; what could possibly go wrong? Well.... suppose Robert turns up not realizing quite why he has been invited. Suppose Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers, and consequently determined that Jacqueline will NOT leave for the weekend. Suppose the cook has to pretend to be the mistress and the mistress is unable to cook. Suppose everyone's alibi gets confused with everyone else's. An evening of hilarious confusion ensues as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed.
Little Shop Of Horrorsa Musical Comedy by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman (Performed as a Musical)
Orangeville Music Theatre at Orangeville Town Hall Opera Ho
June 09 - 17, 2023
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Fri 09 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 |
Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
Little Shop of Horrors is a delectable sci-fi horror musical with an electrifying 1960s pop/rock score by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Seymour Krelborn is a meek and dejected assistant at a floral shop who happens upon a strange plant, which he affectionately names "Audrey II" after his crush at the shop. Little does he know that this strange and unusual plant will develop a soulful R&B voice, a potty mouth, and an unquenchable thirst for HUMAN BLOOD. As Audrey II grows bigger and meaner, the carnivorous plant promises limitless fame and fortune to Seymour, as long as he continues providing a fresh supply of blood. Just when it's too late, Seymour discovers Audrey II's extra-terrestrial origins and his true drive for world-domination.
Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr.a Musical by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Glenn Slater & Doug Wright ( based Disney Film )
Orangeville Music Theatre at Orangeville Town Hall Opera Ho
In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she's the girl whose enchanting voice he's been seeking.
Arms and the Mana Comedy by George Bernard Shaw
Scarborough Players at Scarborough Village Theatre
June 30 - July 15, 2023
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Thu 06 | Fri 07 | Sat 08 | Sun 09 |
Thu 13 | Fri 14 | Sat 15 |
The play takes place during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War. Its heroine, Raina Petkoff, is a young Bulgarian woman engaged to Sergius Saranoff, one of the heroes of that war, whom she idolizes. On the night after the Battle of Slivnitza, a Swiss mercenary soldier in the Serbian army, Captain Bluntschli, climbs in through her bedroom balcony window and threatens to shoot Raina if she gives the alarm. When Russian and Bulgarian troops burst in to search the house for him, Raina hides him so that he won't be killed. He asks her to remember that "nine soldiers out of ten are born fools." In a conversation after the soldiers have left, Bluntschli's pragmatic and cynical attitude towards war and soldiering shocks the idealistic Raina, especially after he admits that he uses his ammunition pouches to carry chocolates rather than cartridges for his pistol. When the search dies down, Raina and her mother Catherine sneak Bluntschli out of the house, disguised in one of Raina's father's old coats.
Halfway Therea Comedy by Norm Foster
Scarborough Players at Scarborough Village Theatre
September 08 - 23, 2023
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Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 | Sun 17 |
Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 |
There’s no such thing as a secret in Stewiacke. Not when the gossips meet for coffee every day at the local diner. Vi, Rita, Mary Ellen, and Janine are all as close as can be, and they know everybody’s business. But when Sean, a heartbroken doctor, moves in to take a temporary job at the clinic, he tips the Maritime town that’s famous for being halfway between the North Pole and the equator off its axis.
While Sean decides to pursue Janine, it only brings her closer together with her friends, who each have their own messy love lives. Vi just turned down her boyfriend’s proposal, Mary Ellen is tired of doing everything for her husband and sons, Rita just wants to find a date, and Janine already lives with a man she loves a “little bit. ” Can everyone find what they’re looking for in Stewiacke? And what happens when someone finds out a secret that managed to be kept hidden?
Farndale ... A Christmas Carola Comedy by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin, Jr.
Century Theatre Guild at Century Church Theatre, Hillsburgh
The Farndale Christmas Carol is an irreverent romp through Dickens’ classic. In a festive mood, this theatre troupe of delightfully clumsy women mount another assault on the classics with their stage version of A Christmas Carol. Of course, the star actor is missing, the script is impossible to read, and walls keep falling down… but to some, chaos is an art form. There’s nothing a neck brace and a bit of tinsel can’t fix. The show must go on! They enthusiastically portray a dizzy array of characters from the Dickensian favourite (and a few which aren't), engineer some novel audience participation while bravely contending with an intrusive PA system.
The Fly Fisher"s Companiona Comedy by Michael Melski
The Curtain Club at Curtain Club Theatre, Richmond Hill
September 15 - 30, 2023
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Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 | Sun 24 |
Tue 26 | Wed 27 | Thu 28 | Fri 29 | Sat 30 |
The Fly Fisher’s Companion introduces optimistic poet Wes and testy businessman Don who have returned to the fishing lodge they built 50 years ago for one last trip to cast their lines into Cape Breton’s Margaree River, which the gung-ho angler Wes calls “my house of worship”.
It is intended to be a weekend of fly fishing and bonding – two things the two haven’t done in ages. While Wes is hoping to reel in a few big ones, he has other fish to fry; he’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and wants to settle the many differences he and Don have on what could be their last outing – ever.
When their morning excursion is rained out, the two put a log on the fire and lay their six-decade past on the line. This odd couple met in a fishing derby in grade 5, fought and fished side by side in Europe during the Second World War and holidayed with their families in their fishing lodge. Their friendship has suffered in recent years from a marital betrayal and an unresolved battlefield decision to leave a buddy behind. Ultimately, The Fly Fisher’s Companion is a tale of two fishermen that offers humour and poignant insights into life.
Drinking Alonea Comedy by Norm Foster
Markham Little Theatre at Markham Little Theatre Backsta
September 20 - 30, 2023
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Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 |
Wed 27 | Thu 28 | Fri 29 | Sat 30 |
When his father, Ivan, visits, after a fifteen year estrangement, Joe Todd hires a paid escort to pose as his fiancée so that he won’t appear to be a total social failure. Renee, the escort is a needy single mother with lots of imagination. Joe’s supposedly successful television newsreader sister, Carrie, is facing a growing alcohol problem. And Ivan and his wife have an ulterior motive for arranging the sudden family reunion. The dysfunctional relationships of the family provide hilarious comedy as resentments harboured for years are finally brought to the surface with surprising results.
You'll Get Used to it - The War Showa Musical by Peter Colley
Scarborough Theatre Guild at Scarborough Village Theatre
October 06 - 21, 2023
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Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 |
Thu 19 | Fri 20 | Sat 21 |
"YOU'LL GET USED TO IT" traces a squad of Canadian soldiers and the women in their lives, from the beginning of their enlistment, to the final victory of World War II. From the rambunctious comedy of their boot camp days, to chasing girls in England, to the terrors of D-Day, this play captures the essence of that era through humour, songs, and drama.
Brown Breada Comedy by Roddy Doyle
Toronto Irish Players at Alumnae Theatre, Toronto
October 19 - November 04, 2023
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Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 |
Thu 02 | Fri 03 | Sat 04 |
Three kids from Barrytown kidnap a bishop, because they accidentally find a gun and have nothing better to do that day. Almost immediately, the Corporation house they’re holed up in is under siege, first of all by the Gardaí, then by the U.S Marines who are sent in by the American President when it emerges that the bishop has an American passport.
Xanadua Musical by Douglas Carter Beane, Jeff Lynne & John Farrar ( Film by Richard Danus & Marc Rubel )
Scarborough Music Theatre at Scarborough Village Theatre
November 02 - 18, 2023
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Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 |
Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 |
Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mount Olympus to Venice Beach, California in 1980 on a quest to inspire a struggling artist, Sonny, to achieve the greatest artistic creation of all time – the first ROLLER DISCO! (Hey, it's 1980!) But, when Kira falls into forbidden love with the mortal Sonny, her jealous sisters take advantage of the situation, and chaos abounds.
We Will Rock Youa Musical by Ben Elton & Queen
Etobicoke Musical Productions at Meadowvale Theatre, Mississauga
November 03 - 12, 2023
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Fri 03 | Sat 04 | Sun 05 |
Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 |
Featuring more than 20 hit Queen songs including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody To Love,” “We Are the Champions,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and many more, WE WILL ROCK YOU follows two revolutionaries as they try to save rock ‘n’ roll in a post-apocalyptic world. In an age where algorithms predict our every preference, WE WILL ROCK YOU is a musical for our time: a fist-pumping, foot-stomping anthem to individuality.
Murder on the Orient Expressa Drama by Agatha Christie & Ken Ludwig (Performed as a Comedy)
Milton Players Theatre Group at FirstOntario Arts Centre, Milton
November 03 - 11, 2023
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Fri 03 | Sat 04 | Sun 05 |
Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 |
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Lost In Yonkersa Comedy by Neil Simon (Performed as a Dramatic Comedy)
Whitby Courthouse Theatre at Whitby Courthouse Theatre
November 09 - 25, 2023
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Thu 09 | Fri 10 | Sat 11 |
Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 |
Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 |
"Lost in Yonkers" is the coming-of-age tale of Jay Kurnitz left in the care of his grandmother and Aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York. Distraught Jay is also called upon to raise his younger brother, Arty. Grandma is a severe, frightfully-intimidating immigrant who terrified her children as they were growing up, damaging each of them to varying degrees. Jay must spend a year in the midst of the turmoil throughout the household. He encourages Bella to stand up to Grandma. When she does so, she moves away from Yonkers, leaving Jay and Arty in the house to put up with Grandma’s abuse alone. Emotionally drained, Jay must come to terms with his life in Yonkers.
Mustarda Comedy by Kat Sandler
Durham Shoestring Performers at Arts Resource Centre, Oshawa
November 10 - 18, 2023
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Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 |
Mustard shouldn’t still be here, but he is. Imaginary friends don’t normally stay with their Person until that Person is a troubled teenager, exhibiting strangely violent behaviour. Imaginary friends don’t suddenly become visible to their Person’s mom and then go on a date with them, either. But Mustard is special. At least that’s what he thinks. And he’s not ready to leave his best friend, Thai, even though he’s in deep trouble with some unsavoury characters who are ready to enforce some serious rules. And, oh yeah, he’s falling in love with Sadie, Thai’s recently separated, wine-guzzling mom, who doesn’t believe he’s real.
The Big One-Oh! JRa Musical by Dean Pitchford, Doug Besterman & Timothy Allen McDonald
Kempenfelt Community Players at Georgian Theatre, Barrie
Charley Maplewood has never been one for parties – that would require friends, which he doesn’t have. Well, unless you count his monster friends, but they’re only imaginary. But now that he’s turning ten—the big one-oh—he decides to throw a birthday party for himself, complete with a “House of Horrors” theme. Of course, things don’t work out as he plans. Will Charley be able to pull it together before the big one-oh . . . becomes the big OH-NO!?
Halfway Therea Comedy by Norm Foster
Caledon Townhall Players at Caledon Townhall Players Theat
There’s no such thing as a secret in Stewiacke. Not when the gossips meet for coffee every day at the local diner. Vi, Rita, Mary Ellen, and Janine are all as close as can be, and they know everybody’s business. But when Sean, a heartbroken doctor, moves in to take a temporary job at the clinic, he tips the Maritime town that’s famous for being halfway between the North Pole and the equator off its axis.
While Sean decides to pursue Janine, it only brings her closer together with her friends, who each have their own messy love lives. Vi just turned down her boyfriend’s proposal, Mary Ellen is tired of doing everything for her husband and sons, Rita just wants to find a date, and Janine already lives with a man she loves a “little bit. ” Can everyone find what they’re looking for in Stewiacke? And what happens when someone finds out a secret that managed to be kept hidden?
The Game's Afoota Comedy by Ken Ludwig
Markham Little Theatre at Flato Markham Theatre for the
It is December 1936 and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast-members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. Then it's up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Anne Of Green Gablesa Comedy by Alice Chadwicke (Performed as a Musical)
Theatre Aurora at Theatre Aurora
November 16 - 25, 2023
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Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 |
Green Gables is the home of lovable Matthew Cuthbert and his stern sister, Marilla. They agree to adopt a boy to help with the farm work. Imagine their consternation when Anne Shirley, a girl in her teens, is sent by the orphanage by mistake! Anne touches Matthew's heart with her vivid imagination and her charitable viewpoint, but it takes time to reach the tender heart beneath Marilla's hard exterior. Then there is young Josie Pye, a lad named Moody Spurgeon, and Matthew, Anne's kindred spirit.
The Real Inspector Hounda Comedy by Tom Stoppard
Ajax Community Theatre at St. Francis Centre, Ajax
November 23 - December 02, 2023
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Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | Sun 26 |
Thu 30 | Fri 01 | Sat 02 |
It is a foggy and foreboding day at Muldoon Manor. This charming, but isolated, English country house is populated by tortured and suspicious characters. A game of bridge results in raised temperatures and veiled threats; a mysterious man, possibly mad, shows up to charm the lady of the house and her young friend; and a dead body lies under the sofa, waiting to be discovered. All the while, a pair of pretentious critics comment on the action, munch chocolates, complain bitterly about their professional rivals, and ogle the attractive actresses. In The Real Inspector Hound, Tony and Academy award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard has crafted a witty, surreal, and compelling tale in which identity is as changeable as a moustache, or a pair of boots, and a hack production of a tired whodunnit can be the cover for a masterful revenge plot, trained on the professional members of the audience.
A Chorus Linea Musical by James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante, Marvis Hamlisch & Edward Kleban
Clarkson Music Theatre at Meadowvale Theatre, Mississauga
December 01 - 10, 2023
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Fri 01 | Sat 02 | Sun 03 |
Thu 07 | Fri 08 | Sat 09 | Sun 10 |
A Chorus Line examines one day in the lives of seventeen dancers, all vying for a spot in the “chorus line” of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, Zach, the director and choreographer, asks each dancer to speak about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality. From Cassie, the star who just needs the “music and the mirror and the chance to dance,” to Val, a small-town girl with a brand-new big-town body, to Mike, who took his sister’s place in dance class, saying “I can do that.” Based on real Broadway dancers’ stories, as told to fellow dancer and choreographer Michael Bennett, A Chorus Line is funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest.
A Christmas Carola Comedy by John Jakes ( Charles Dickens )
Scarborough Players at Scarborough Village Theatre
December 01 - 16, 2023
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Thu 07 | Fri 08 | Sat 09 | Sun 10 |
Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 |
This A Christmas Carol goes beyond other adaptations with a unique dramatic concept: At the opening curtain, Charles Dickens himself is introduced to the audience, ready to present one of the famed platform readings of his stories that packed auditoriums in Europe and America. Of course, the story chosen is one which he often performed, A Christmas Carol (Dickens' marked-up script still exists!). The story unfolds behind him, and soon Dickens is weaving in and out of the action, observing, performing small roles, interpolating short passages of rich narrative never heard in other versions. He handles props and helps Scrooge and others with costume changes.
Murder on the Orient Expressa Drama by Agatha Christie & Ken Ludwig (Performed as a Mystery)
Theatre Aurora at Theatre Aurora
January 11 - 20, 2024
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Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 |
Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 |
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.
Death Of A Salesmana Drama by Arthur Miller
Scarborough Theatre Guild at Scarborough Village Theatre
January 12 - 27, 2024
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Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sun 21 |
Thu 25 | Fri 26 | Sat 27 |
The story revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a failing salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through a series of tragic soul-searching revelations of the life he has lived with his wife, his sons, and his business associates, we discover how his quest for the "American Dream" kept him blind to the people who truly loved him. A thrilling work of deep and revealing beauty that remains one of the most profound classic dramas of the American theatre.
Nana's Naughty Knickersa Comedy by Katherine DiSavino
Milton Players Theatre Group at FirstOntario Arts Centre, Milton
February 02 - 10, 2024
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Thu 08 | Fri 09 | Sat 10 |
Bridget and her Grandmother are about to become roommates. However, what Bridget saw as a unique opportunity to stay with her favorite Nana in New York for the summer quickly turns into an experience she will never forget. It seems her sweet Grandma is running an illegal boutique from her apartment, selling hand-made naughty knickers to every senior citizen in the five borough area! Will Bridget be able to handle all the excitement? Will her Nana get arrested - or worse! - evicted?
The Addams Family Musicala Musical by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice & Andrew Lippa (based on Characters Created by Charles Addams)
Kempenfelt Community Players at Georgian Theatre, Barrie
February 08 - 18, 2024
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Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 | Sun 18 |
THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it's every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's 'normal' boyfriend and his parents.
Godspella Musical by John Michael Tebelak & Stephen Schwartz
Whitby Courthouse Theatre at Whitby Courthouse Theatre
February 08 - 24, 2024
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Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
Presented through songs, games and biblical parables, Godspell explores the story of 8 individuals who are searching for answers in a fractured and fractious world. That is, until a stranger shows up and shows them a better way, and eventually leads them into forming a community.
Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from six-time Tony and three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Pippin, Children of Eden); and it took the world by storm.
Doubt, A Parablea Drama by John Patrick Shanley
Ajax Community Theatre at St. Francis Centre, Ajax
February 09 - 17, 2024
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Thu 15 | Fri 16 | Sat 17 |
In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.
Night Watcha Drama by Lucille Fletcher (Performed as a Thriller)
Markham Little Theatre at Flato Markham Theatre for the
Unable to sleep, Elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment, Elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. The police find nothing except an empty chair. Elaine's terror grows as, shortly thereafter, she sees another body—this time a woman's—but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. Her husband, claiming that Elaine may be on the verge of a breakdown, calls in a psychiatrist, who agrees with his suggestion that Elaine should commit herself to a sanitarium for treatment. The plot moves quickly and grippingly as those involved—Elaine's old friend and house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga—all contribute to the deepening suspense as the play draws towards its riveting and chilling climax.
The Unmanageable Sisters: a New Version of Michel Tremblay"s Les Belles Soeursa Comedy by Deirdre Kinahan
Toronto Irish Players at Alumnae Theatre, Toronto
February 15 - March 02, 2024
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Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
Thu 29 | Fri 01 | Sat 02 |
Fifteen determined women invite you into their lives in this funny and furious new version of Michel Tremblay's celebrated Québécoise comedy Les Belles-Soeurs
Transported from Canada to Ireland, it's 1974 and Green Shield stamps are all the rage
And Ger Lawless has won a million of them!
And she has friends and family to tell her how she should use them.
And so - one fateful night - she invites them all round for a stamp-sticking party.
As they stick book after book, the women discuss the men in their lives, the church, and their small joys.
And try to rob her stamps.
A Bench In The Suna Comedy by Ron Clark
Caledon Townhall Players at Caledon Townhall Players Theat
Harold and Burt, longtime friends, live in a retirement home and spend their days on a bench in the garden bickering. A once famous actress has just moved in, giving them something new to argue over. When they learn that the home is about to be sold and they will have to find a new residence, the three join forces to prevent this upsetting development.
Blithe Spirita Comedy by Noel Coward
Theatre Aurora at Theatre Aurora
February 29 - March 09, 2024
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Thu 07 | Fri 08 | Sat 09 |
Charles Condomine is a successful novelist. Ruth is his charming, wife. To conduct research for Charles’ latest book, they invite a medium to their home to perform a séance, expecting that the psychic, Madame Arcati, will be a humourous shyster. Well, she is humourous, but her ability to summon the dead is genuine. After prancing about, Madame Arcati summons a ghost from Charles’ past: his first wife, Elvira!!! Charles can see her, but no one else can. Elvira is flirtatious and catty. Ruth thinks her husband is insane. Then, after watching a vase float across the room, Ruth accepts the strange truth. What follows is a darkly funny competition between the two wives as they battle for possession of their husband. But as the haunting and the hollering continue, Charles begins to wonder if he wants to be with either woman at all.
The Rocky Horror Showa Musical by Richard O'Brien
City Centre Musical Productions at Meadowvale Theatre, Mississauga
March 08 - 17, 2024
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In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."
Steel Magnoliasa Comedy by Robert Harling (Performed as a Dramatic Comedy)
Scarborough Players at Scarborough Village Theatre
March 08 - 23, 2024
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Thu 21 | Fri 22 | Sat 23 |
The action is set in Truvy's beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are "anybody" come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town's rich curmudgeon, Ouiser, ("I'm not crazy, I've just been in a bad mood for forty years"); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M'Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a "good ole boy." Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength—and love—which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad.
Drinking Alonea Comedy by Norm Foster
Whitby Courthouse Theatre at Whitby Courthouse Theatre
April 11 - 27, 2024
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Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 |
Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 |
Thu 25 | Fri 26 | Sat 27 |
When his father, Ivan, visits, after a fifteen year estrangement, Joe Todd hires a paid escort to pose as his fiancée so that he won’t appear to be a total social failure. Renee, the escort is a needy single mother with lots of imagination. Joe’s supposedly successful television newsreader sister, Carrie, is facing a growing alcohol problem. And Ivan and his wife have an ulterior motive for arranging the sudden family reunion. The dysfunctional relationships of the family provide hilarious comedy as resentments harboured for years are finally brought to the surface with surprising results.
Trap for a Lonely Mana Drama by Robert Thomas (Performed as a Thriller)
Scarborough Theatre Guild at Scarborough Village Theatre
April 12 - 27, 2024
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Set in an isolated chalet in the French Alps, Trap For A Lonely Man is a gripping psychological thriller concerning a man who has apparently lost his wife, and is rapidly losing his mind. After having reported his wife’s disappearance to the police, Daniel Corban is visited by a young priest who claims he has found Madam Corban well and repentant for running out on her husband. When Daniel’s wife enters the chalet however, he is outraged to discover that she is not Madam Corban, though she insists she is. It becomes increasingly apparent to Daniel that he is facing some sort of conspiracy, as various witnesses declare that she is indeed the Madam Corban they have seen happily ensconced in the chalet with Daniel before her disappearance occurred, and when the police fail to believe his story he can only conclude that they are trying to drive him mad - or worse still, to his death. We learn that there is a considerable inheritance at stake, which is reason enough for a scheme of deception and corruption - but just who is telling the truth and to what lengths can a person go to distort the facts? The tension and mystery are sustained to the very last moments of the play.
On Golden Ponda Drama by Ernest Thompson
Theatre Aurora at Theatre Aurora
April 18 - 27, 2024
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The plot focuses on aging couple Ethel and Norman Thayer, who spend each summer at their home on a lake called Golden Pond. During the year the story takes place, they are visited by daughter Chelsea with her fiance and his son in tow. The play explores the often turbulent relationship the young woman shared with her father growing up, and the difficulties faced by a couple in the twilight years of a long marriage.
Bienvenue Oh Trout Lakea Comedy by Neil Alexander Marr
Markham Little Theatre at Flato Markham Theatre for the
When Max, Keith and Stan decided they'd get together to celebrate their fiftieth birthdays, they thought they might play a little golf, perhaps get the band together again and reminisce about their glory days. Well, that was the plan, but when Stan brought his new wife along, the weekend in Muskoka didn't go quite as expected.
Real Estatea Comedy by Allana Harkin
Milton Players Theatre Group at FirstOntario Arts Centre, Milton
May 03 - 11, 2024
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Joel, a mystery novelist experiencing writer’s block, retreats to the small-town family home that his father built; but the house needs to be sold, and fast! Enter Emma—an incredibly determined realtor—who decides that Joel is as much of a “fixer-upper” as the house he lives in. With the addition of Joel’s soon-to-be-ex looking to get divorce papers signed and her “man purse”-toting beauty entrepreneur boyfriend in tow, Emma focuses all her considerable energy into developing the curb appeal of the house—as well as its inhabitant. The comedy is sure, the characters well drawn, and the circumstances? Hilarious
Harris Cashes Out!a Comedy by Londos D'Arrigo
Caledon Townhall Players at Caledon Townhall Players Theat
Forty years ago, composer/lyricist Harris Wellborn wrote an off-Broadway musical which closed after one performance. This comedy finds the now elderly tunesmith down on his luck, living in a run-down apartment building dependent on the charity of this domineering sister - yet still dreaming of making it on Broadway. The laughs unfold when the literate and witty Harris is thrown together with the flaky young woman who lives down the hall. His life then takes a hilarious turn when her scheming boyfriend comes up with a devious plan to cash in on Harris' past.
The Rocky Horror Showa Musical by Richard O'Brien
Scarborough Music Theatre at Scarborough Village Theatre
May 09 - 25, 2024
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In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."
The Lightning Thiefa Musical by Joe Tracz & Rob Rokicki ( Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan )
Whitby Courthouse Theatre at Whitby Courthouse Theatre
June 06 - 15, 2024
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Thu 13 | Fri 14 | Sat 15 |
As the half-blood son of a Greek god, Percy Jackson has newly-discovered powers he can't control, a destiny he doesn't want, and a mythology textbook's worth of monsters on his trail. When Zeus's master lightning bolt is stolen and Percy becomes the prime suspect, he has to find and return the bolt to prove his innocence and prevent a war between the gods. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief. He must travel to the Underworld and back; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and come to terms with the father who abandoned him.
Shakespeare In Lovea Comedy by Tom Stoppard, Lee Hall & Marc Norman (Performed as a Dramatic Comedy)
Scarborough Players at Scarborough Village Theatre
June 07 - 22, 2024
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Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block... the deadline for his new play is fast approaching but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse – Viola. This beautiful young woman is Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play. Against a bustling background of mistaken identity, ruthless scheming and backstage theatrics, Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms and inspires him to write his greatest masterpiece.
Arsenic and Old Lacea Comedy by Joseph Kesselring
Scarborough Theatre Guild at Scarborough Village Theatre
July 05 - 20, 2024
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We meet the charming and innocent ladies who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously "acceptable" roomers; the antics of their brother who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt; and the activities of the other brother—these require no further description or amplification here.