16.17 Season Brochure by Canadian Stage

16.17

Heart-stopping Genre-defying Thought provoking. Contextualizing great Canadian performance within an international conversation.

Endings (Spotlight Australia) photo: Prudence Upton

This is now. This is Canadian Stage.

I still remember the first time I put glasses on, in my early twenties, and realized I could actually see more clearly. I hadn't realized how fuzzy things had become, how indistinct certain contours, how illegible certain signs. How difficult to read the world truly was. But glasses fixed all that, and I managed to get through a number of years thinking I could see. Today, many, many years later and even with glasses constantly poised on my nose, the world presents itself as increasingly out of focus, hard to read, impossible to understand. Mostly, the world confounds me. I try so very hard to decipher it, try to make sense, but mostly fail.

photo: V. Tony Hauser

Perhaps surprisingly, what helps most is the theatre, the capacity of the theatre to focus in on essential questions that truly do affect the way we perceive and lead our lives. What helps most are the artists who, like myself, have that obtuse faith that, though answers there may not be, good questions are always worth asking, new glasses worth trying on, new perspectives and new interpretations worth examining.

Interpreting our times - that is what we do daily at Canadian Stage, accompanied by an extended family of brilliantly imaginative, uncompromisingly demanding, surprisingly funny, devastatingly moving storytellers. They have at their disposal an arsenal of lenses, each of which enables us to see the world with new insight, deeply authentic sensations.

This season, from Jordan Tannahill's exploration of the world of alliances and exclusion seen through the eyes of adolescents as they enter it, Concord Floral, Nick Payne's poetic florescence of the infiniteness of possible destinies, Constellations, Nino Haratischwili's searing portrayal of the disproportionate relationship between art and love, Liv Stein, Guillermo Calderón's labyrinthine puzzle about divergent political realities and their impact across the continents, Kiss, we are given many new ways in which to see the ever-transient world which is ours.

Interpreting our times - that is what we do daily at Canadian Stage

But there is also the charismatic intimacy of Daniel MacIvor, Samuel Beckett's ever-graceful, subtly humoristic nod at impossibility, the intricate polyphony of Bill Coleman and Gordon Monahan.

Our ongoing discovery of great theatre from across the country and around the world - and within the context of Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations - this year includes a special Saison du Québec: the hypnotic marvels of Robert Lepage's autobiographical remembrance of growing up in Quebec City, the ever-provocative, ever-sensual artistry of Marie Chouinard and, well, the simply unbelievable exploits of Cirque Éloize's masterful Cirkopolis. And to complete this focus on Quebec, we're performing Guillaume Corbeil's sumptuous yet acute look at contemporary urban life, Five Faces for Evelyn Frost, in an historic coproduction with the Théâtre français de Toronto. Spotlight Australia will offer us five new productions from our mirrored nation of the southern hemisphere, a country whose foundation and history are so very close to, yet so radically different from our own, and whose artists have distinguished themselves with a deeply personal, incisively poetic view of history and the world in the making. Even as we celebrate one hundred and fifty years of nationhood, Canadian Stage continues to push each boundary we encounter, to engage our country with the world through the eyes and acts of today's most innovative artists, and to share with open arms and untold delight every moment of our exploration. Let's do it together. MATTHEW JOCELYN Artistic and General Director 5

Concord Floral is a one million-square-foot abandoned greenhouse and hangout for neighbourhood teens. When two friends stumble upon a terrible secret buried there, they go looking for answers and set off a chain of events that can’t be stopped. Told by an ensemble of teenage performers and set in contemporary Vaughan, Concord Floral re-imagines Boccaccio’s medieval allegory The Decameron, in which ten teens must flee a mysterious plague they have brought upon themselves.

WRITTEN BY

Jordan Tannahill CREATED AND DIRECTED BY

“The best new play of the year... artfully structured, yet full of suspense”

A SUBURBAN BEAST PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

photo: Erin Brubacher

– THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Erin Brubacher, Cara Spooner and Jordan Tannahill

SEPTEMBER 27 – OCTOBER 16, 2016

Initially developed at Canadian Stage as part of the 2012 Festival of Ideas and Creation, this 2015 Dora Winner for Outstanding New Play takes on a new life at the Bluma Appel Theatre as we transform the stage for an intimate actor-audience experience.

concord floral

B LU M A A P P E L T H E AT R E

A GOTHIC SUBURBAN THRILLER FROM GOVERNOR GENERAL’S AWARD-WINNER JORDAN TANNAHILL

all but gone a beckett rhapsody

B E R K E L E Y S T R E E T T H E AT R E

A GROUNDBREAKING NEW WORK JUXTAPOSING BECKETT’S SHORT PLAYS WITH TORONTO’S BEST OPERATIC VOICES

FE ATU RING SHORT PL AYS BY

DIRECTED BY

Jennifer Tarver MUSICAL DIRECTION BY

Dáirine Ní Mheadhra STARRING

Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabó and Jonathon Young A NECESSARY ANGEL PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH CANADIAN STAGE

A contemporary musical exploration of the absurd and evocative imagery of Samuel Beckett, All But Gone follows the sold-out hit Beckett: Feck It!, hailed as “entirely engrossing” by The Globe and Mail. Renowned Canadian director Jennifer Tarver (Venus in Fur) reunites with musical director Dáirine Ní Mheadhra for an elegiac and provocative evening of theatre and song featuring performer Jonathon Young (Betroffenheit), and Canadian opera stars Shannon Mercer and Krisztina Szabó.

OCTOBER 11 – NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Samuel Beckett

“A remarkable achievement” – NOW MAGAZINE (on 2012’s Beckett: Feck It!)

(OUT OF 5)

– THE TELEGRAPH, THE GUARDIAN, THE INDEPENDENT

constellations

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DIRECTED BY

Peter Hinton

Alain Delorme, Murmurations – Ephemeral Plastic Sculptures #12

A CANADIAN STAGE AND CENTAUR THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION

Choice and destiny collide in British theatre luminary Nick Payne’s startlingly original play about the infinite possibilities of love (and the quantum multiverse). A man and a woman’s chance encounter sets off a singular chain of events where each path they might take shapes an entirely different future. Their sweeping and spellbinding romantic journey will defy the boundaries of the world we think we know. Director Peter Hinton brings his awardwinning vision to this five-star West End and Broadway hit.

NOVEMBER 8 – 27, 2016

Nick Payne

“A singular astonishment” – THE NEW YORKER

dollhouse

B E R K E L E Y S T R E E T T H E AT R E

A HEART-POUNDING DANCE SPECTACLE FROM TRAILBLAZING CHOREOGRAPHER BILL COLEMAN

CONCEIVED, CHOREOGR APHED AND PERFORMED BY

MUSIC , SOUND AND VISUALS BY

Gordon Monahan A COLEMAN LEMIEUX & COMPAGNIE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

Bill Coleman, photo: Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Prolific Canadian dancer/choreographer Bill Coleman (Older & Reckless) confronts a series of almost biblical challenges in this cataclysmic new tap piece about a man out of sync with his surroundings. Objects fall, shatter and move of their own accord creating a unique soundscape that accompanies one man’s descent into chaos. Coleman, a master performer, plays the role of modern fakir as he navigates through situations, at times verging on the comic, culminating in a hypnotic symphony of sight and sound created and performed in collaboration with celebrated composer Gordon Monahan.

NOVEMBER 16 – 20, 2016

Bill Coleman

“Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie is literally… taking dance to places it has never been before” – TORONTO STAR DOLLHOUSE WAS CREATED WITH THE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC ENERGY

5 PERFORMANCES ONLY! 13

who killed spalding gray?

B E R K E L E Y S T R E E T T H E AT R E

DANIEL MACIVOR CHANNELS LEGENDARY MONOLOGIST SPALDING GRAY IN THIS REVELATORY SOLO PERFORMANCE

WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY

DIRECTED BY

PRODUCED FOR REWORK BY

DR AMATURGED BY

Daniel Brooks

Marcie Januska

Iris Turcott

PRODUCED BY REWORK PRODUCTIONS, PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

Daniel MacIvor, photo: Guntar Kravis

On the weekend of January 11, 2004, celebrated American monologist Spalding Gray ended his life by jumping off the Staten Island Ferry in New York. That same weekend on the other side of the country, Daniel MacIvor was spending three days in California in a series of sessions with a man who had offered to save MacIvor’s life. Linking these two real stories is a wholly original fiction about truth, lies and the four most important things in life. Candid and darkly funny, Who Killed Spalding Gray? reunites Daniel MacIvor, one of Canada’s foremost playwrights, with longtime collaborator, director Daniel Brooks (2012’s RACE and 2014’s The Other Place).

NOVEMBER 30 – DECEMBER 11, 2016

Daniel MacIvor

“Revels in truth, untruth and what lies between” – THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

jérôme bosch

B LU M A A P P E L T H E AT R E

CANADA’S REIGNING QUEEN OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE RETURNS TO CANADIAN STAGE FOR 5 PERFORMANCES ONLY

la création, le paradis, le jardin, l’enfer DECEMBER 7 – 11, 2016

CHOREOGR APHY BY

Marie Chouinard

Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights (detail)

A COMPAGNIE MARIE CHOUINARD PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

“Marie Chouinard has an astonishing imagination. Her dance-theatre spectacles are always surprising” – THE GLOBE AND MAIL

The phantasmagoric and tantalizing imagery of 15th century Dutch iconoclast Hieronymus Bosch is transformed into a visuallystunning new dance piece by world-renowned Quebecois choreographer Marie Chouinard (The Golden Mean, Orpheus & Eurydice). On the 500th anniversary of the death of the revolutionary painter – best-known for “The Garden of Earthly Delights” - the always-provocative Chouinard and her exquisite ensemble of dancers paint a veritable feast for the senses that will shock and delight. Jérôme Bosch, Creation, Heaven, Garden, and Hell (working title)

L A SAISON DU QUÉBEC

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liv stein

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AN INCANDESCENT MEDITATION ON ART, OBSESSION AND FICTION

TR ANSL ATED FROM GERMAN BY

Birgit Schreyer Duarte DIRECTED BY

Matthew Jocelyn A CANADIAN STAGE PRODUCTION

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

“Nino Haratischwili [is] one of the greatest young writing talents of the German theatre world.” – DPA (GERMAN PRESS)

Music is the only thing that matters in the life of celebrated concert pianist Liv Stein. When her son Henri dies, she gives it all up - the piano, her career, her marriage, herself. But the unexpected visit of a young promising piano student claiming to have shared Henri’s last couple of years forces Liv to face past demons she is trying to forget. A pact is made that seems to reawaken Liv’s will to live… Canadian Stage Artistic and General Director Matthew Jocelyn directs this exquisitely crafted and hauntingly poetic drama by one of the most prodigious young voices in German theatre.

JANUARY 24 – FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Nino Haratischwili

five faces for evelyn frost cinq visages pour évelyne frost

FEBRUARY 14 – MARCH 5, MARCH 21 - 25, 2017

Guillaume Corbeil TR ANSL ATED FROM FRENCH BY

Steve McCarthy DIRECTED BY

Claude Poissant

Laurence Dauphinais photo: Jérémie Battaglia

A CANADIAN STAGE & THÉÂTRE FRANÇAIS DE TORONTO CO-PRODUCTION ORIGINALLY CREATED BY THÉÂTRE PÀP

Five friends vie to increase their online status by revealing their innermost secrets on the Internet – but at what cost? In this historic collaboration between Canadian Stage and Théâtre français de Toronto we are taken to the deepest and darkest corners of virtual reality and the incisive imagination of virtuoso Quebec auteur Guillaume Corbeil. With performances in both English and French, this electrifying multimedia production features five bilingual performers propelled by the pulse of today’s social media.

“A stroke of genius” – LA PRESSE (MONTREAL)

FEB 14 – MAR 5 in English MAR 21 – 25 in French with English supertitles

B E R K E L E Y S T R E E T T H E AT R E

A BRILLIANTLY CRAFTED DRAMATIC QUINTET BOUND BY THE VERBAL ARCHITECTURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

L A SAISON DU QUÉBEC

150

cirkopolis

B LU M A A P P E L T H E AT R E

AN ELECTRIFYING AND DREAMLIKE CIRCUS SPECTACLE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

MARCH 1 – 19, 2017

Cirque Éloize DIRECTED BY

Jeannot Painchaud and Dave St-Pierre A CANADIAN STAGE AND SONY CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATION

Twelve multi-talented performers rebel against the monotony of a dark mechanical city in this breathtaking new production by world circus phenomenon Cirque Éloize (Rain and iD). An exhilarating stream of acrobatic feats from start to finish, Cirkopolis fuses gravity-defying circus, original music and spellbinding imagery, transporting performers and audience alike to a magical world in which fantasy confronts reality.

photo: Cirque Éloize

★★★★

(OUT OF 5)

– TIME OUT (NEW YORK)

“Stunning, mesmerizing” - THE NEW YORK TIMES L A SAISON DU QUÉBEC

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kiss

B E R K E L E Y S T R E E T T H E AT R E

A PROVOCATIVE AND TIMELY EXPLORATION OF CULTURAL BOUNDARIES AND THE LIMITS OF UNDERSTANDING

WRITTEN BY

DIRECTED BY

Ashlie Corcoran A THEATRE SMASH & ARC CO-PRODUCTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANADIAN STAGE

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Two couples meet for dinner to take their minds off the war raging around them. An unexpected profession of love, an untimely proposal, and one kiss later, one of the foursome lies dead on the floor. Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderón’s newest play breaks open cultural barriers as a group of western actors interpreting a Syrian play slowly realize the limits of their own understanding, and the suffocating effect of an oppressive, omnipresent regime. For its second year in residency at the Berkeley Street Theatre, Theatre Smash (2015’s Das Ding (The Thing)) joins forces with ARC and Canadian Stage to present a work essential to our time.

MARCH 28 – APRIL 16, 2017

Guillermo Calderón

“[Calderón is] Chile’s most acclaimed playwright-director of the last two decades” – L.A. TIMES 24

B LU M A A P P E L T H E AT R E

A DAZZLING AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL CREATION BY THEATRE VISIONARY ROBERT LEPAGE

887 WRITTEN, DESIGNED, DIRECTED AND PERFORMED BY

APRIL 7 – 16, 2017

Robert Lepage AN EX MACHINA PRODUCTION, COMMISSIONED BY THE ARTS AND CULTURE PROGRAM OF THE TORONTO 2015 PAN AM AND PARAPAN AM GAMES. PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

Robert Lepage, photo: Érick Labbé

Following the success of 2013’s Needles & Opium, Canadian Stage brings international stage sensation Robert Lepage back to Toronto with 887: an intimate solo spectacle that mesmerized audiences at Panamania 2015. Beginning with his childhood growing up in 1960s Quebec City, Lepage plunges us into the depths of his past, distilling his most intimate of recollections into a multi-layered story that reveals the historical and social reality that shaped his identity. A magical foray into the world of memory by a storyteller at the top of his game.

★★★★★

(OUT OF 5)

– THE TELEGRAPH

“Amazing, resonant storytelling, beguiling us at every turn … demands to be seen” – THE GLOBE AND MAIL

L A SAISON DU QUÉBEC

150

spotlight australia

B E R K E L E Y S T R E E T T H E AT R E

CANADIAN STAGE’S BIENNIAL SPOTLIGHT SERIES RETURNS WITH SIX WEEKS OF MIND-BLOWING STORYTELLING, SONG, DANCE AND CIRCUS FROM DOWN UNDER

PRODUCED BY CANADIAN STAGE

CO-WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY

Jack Charles

Uncle Jack Charles is an Australian legend: veteran actor and pioneer of Aboriginal theatre, but for many of his 70+ years he was also a heroin addict and cat burglar. No longer caught in the cycle of addiction, crime and doing time, Jack sings and tells his extraordinary tale.

blood links CREATED AND PERFORMED BY

William Yang

Celebrated visual and performance artist William Yang’s family is scattered around the world, yet the bond of blood binds them in unexpected and powerful ways. A family story of birth, traditions, love, and food, Blood Links is a visually stunning feat of storytelling.

MARCH 29 – APRIL 30, 2017

jack charles v. the crown

endings CREATED, WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY

Tamara Saulwick

Jack Charles, photo: Bindi Cole

In this poetic audio-visual masterpiece, acclaimed performance maker Tamara Saulwick employs portable turntables, reel-to-reel tape players and live performance in a moving meditation on cycles and the ending of things. Hailed as “extraordinary storytelling” by The Guardian.

meeting DIRECTED, CHOREOGR APHED AND PERFORMED BY

Antony Hamilton

Meeting is a visually arresting duet for man and machine, pairing the compulsive, multi-award winning choreography of Antony Hamilton with the obsessive, highly-original instrument-making of Alisdair Macindoe. Bodies are carried by the meditative pulse of 64 robotic percussion instruments and dance is stripped to its bare essentials. 29

spotlight australia

the return

B LU M A A P P E L T H E AT R E

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE SOLD-OUT HIT OPUS

Circa

A CIRCA PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

“A powerful vision of humanity and compassion … a luminous new work”

photo: Chris Herzfeld

– THE AUSTRALIAN

MAY 3 – 7, 2017

CREATED BY

Yaron Lifschitz WITH Quincy Grant AND THE Circa Ensemble

The awe-inspiring power, riveting virtuosity and creative heart of Circa’s acrobatics. The sublime soul of Monteverdi’s operatic music. From the Australian company that has transformed contemporary circus comes another genredefying show, celebrating the expressive possibilities of the human body pushed to extremes. Akin to a physical poem, the staging sees six highly skilled artists precariously lift, hold, levitate and fall, their movements driven by the twin forces of desire and absence.

hamlet + all’s well that ends well

H I G H PA R K A M P H I T H E AT R E

S HAK E S PE AR E I N H I G H PAR K

HAMLET DIRECTED BY

ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL DIRECTED BY

Birgit Schreyer Duarte

Ted Witzel

A CANADIAN STAGE PRODUCTION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, MEDIA, PERFORMANCE & DESIGN AT YORK UNIVERSITY

A searing battle for justice and revenge—and a young man’s passionate quest for his place in the world. A wildly funny fairy-tale about a young woman who’ll do anything for love—and a young man who’ll do anything to escape her. For its 34th Season in Toronto’s High Park, Canadian Stage presents Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy Hamlet and bold and brilliant romance All’s Well That Ends Well on alternating evenings throughout the summer. Pack a picnic, bring your friends and come enjoy this indispensable outdoor theatre tradition.

JUNE 30 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

William Shakespeare

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HAMLET – Hamlet ALL’S – All’s Well That Ends Well CONCORD – Concord Floral GONE – All But Gone DOLL – Dollhouse CONST – Constellations SPALDING – Who Killed Spalding Gray?

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SPOTLIGHT AUSTRALIA JACK – Jack Charles V The Crown BLOOD – Blood Links MEETING – Meeting ENDINGS – Endings RETURN – The Return

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$25

Concord Floral

Berkeley Street Theatre Shows Shakespeare in High Park

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WHERE WE LIVE

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE 26 Berkeley St.

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The beautiful and historic Berkeley Street Theatre features two wonderfully intimate performance spaces and is the hub of our administrative and artistic activity.

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Tucked away in picturesque High Park, the High Park Amphitheatre is Canadian Stage’s outdoor venue and destination for the popular Shakespeare in High Park series. Located in Toronto’s trendy West End and easily accessible by car, bike and TTC.

Our home for over 25 years in the heart of downtown, the Bluma Appel Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts offers artists and audiences alike a vibrant theatre-going experience.

Visit canadianstage.com for directions and nearby restaurant suggestions.

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Inhabiting three historic locations across Toronto.

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Thousands of dedicated hours are expended by the Canadian Stage staff, our volunteers and supporters to ensure that the reach of our programming does not meet the impediment of access, price, understanding, or border. The lens we apply to our ancillary activities - educational, artistic, or donor-focused - is simple: does this further our engagement in the now - the now of our intimate and collective, national and international lives? I invite you to learn more about the many carefully crafted barrierfree programs and donor opportunities designed to offer an enriched experience commensurate with the wonder and challenge of Matthew Jocelynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic vision. We have developed these not just for tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theatre-goers and makers, but for everyone who is curious. I am humbled by the extraordinary reach that the art on our stages has inspired in areas of support and audience engagement across all our platforms. I invite you to reward your curiosity and join us, our artists and your peers on this most ambitious of seasons.

Challenge us so we can challenge you. Connect, converse and engage with Canadian Stage performance creators and unique thinkers throughout the season. PRE-SHOW CHATS Join us before the show for a free, informal presentation led by artists, academics and subject matter experts. Learn more about the themes of season performances and the work that goes into a production. On select evenings at both the Bluma Appel and Berkeley Street Theatres.

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Canadian Stage is so much more than what you see on our stages. As you contemplate the offerings we have assembled for the 16.17 season, it is my pleasure to share with you the complementary work that surrounds our programming.

POST-SHOW TALKBACKS Take part in a post-performance Q&A with a selection of cast members, directors and/or designers. Talkbacks are held after Wednesday matinee and Thursday evening performances at both the Bluma Appel and Berkeley Street Theatres. INTERMISSION A pop-up post-show discussion series that explores the themes and ideas presented at Canadian Stage, drawing connections to our culture in unexpected ways. Curtains close, minds open. UNDER 30? See any Canadian Stage show for as little as $15 with C-Stage. No catch. Check out details online. View the performance schedules at canadianstage.com to find out the dates of these events.

Masterclass with Akram Khan, photo: James Drobik

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Our education programs are specifically developed to support students and teachers to open new frontiers of accessibility and understanding.

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EDUCATION AT CANADIAN STAGE

EDUCATIONAL TOOLS Our free, curriculum-based study guides include specific subject connections, critical explorations and usable pre- and post-performance classroom activities. SCHOOL WORKSHOPS Pre or post-show workshops are available at your school or at the theatre and are uniquely tailored to enhance your groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theatre-going experience. EDUCATOR OPPORTUNITIES Educators have the opportunity to take part in free programs including Educator Preview Nights and hands-on Professional Exploration Workshops. STUDENT TICKETS We offer special student rates to all performances at any venue. Tickets are just $25 (taxes and fees included) when booking for groups of 10 or more.

photo: Becca Lemke

For more information or to book a group outing, contact Erin Schachter, Education & Audience Development Manager at eschachter@canadianstage.com

EDUCATOR OUTREACH PROGRAM SPONSOR

Like the artists we showcase, our audiences are more curious than ever. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tapped into the pulse of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture. You know that new perspectives and bold risks on stage can affect the way we lead our lives and help shape the landscape of our city. With donations from inspired patrons like you, Canadian Stage is building an international dialogue with artists from Canada and around the world.

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The Return, photo: Chris Herzfeld

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Shakespeare in High Park (2015), photo: Paul Lampert

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