QDF 2015 Winter Theatre Calendar

Le calendrier du théâtre anglophone au Québec

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre presents:

We Are Not Alone p7

Written and Performed by Damien Atkins

AQM-

The Old Trout Puppet Workshop

suggested retail price: $2.50

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No. 53 WINTER 2015

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PROFESSIONAL

Dawson Professional Theatre Program Presents:

Daughters of the Revolution p22 Geordie Productions Presents:

INDEPENDENT

Beneath The Banyan Tree p6

Workshops p29 Persephone Productions Presents:

The Nisei & The Narnauks p12

14 CENTER CALENDAR 16 FESTIVALS 24 COMMUNITY 26 EVENTS 28 SNEAK PEEKS 30 WHERE IT’S PLAYING

Message from the Executive Director

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Winter air cools, slows, and gives us time for reflection and renewal. Yet the need for physical warmth can distance us from the social warmth of community. What better way to shake off the winter blues, than to allow yourself to be transported and transformed by the engaging offerings from the stage. The QDF staff and Board produce the QDF Theatre Calendar to help you in connecting performances that connect us to one another. We hope you will come out to play in the dark this winter.

Deborah Forde

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Director: Deborah Forde | President: Anne Clark Vice President: Len Richman | Treasurer: June Park | Secretary: Tamara Brown Past President: Patrick Goddard | Directors: Danielle Ariel Caddell-Malenfant, Amy Blackmore, James Hannah, Amanda Kellock, and Kathryn Westoll | Advisory Board: Chuck Childs, Lisa Kagan.

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Urban Tales UT Produced by Centaur Theatre & Urbi et Orbi For this year’s edition of the Urban Tales, the flames of Hell will warm up the Holiday season as our seasoned scribes draw inspiration from the Seven Deadly Sins.

Cette année, l’édition anglophone des Contes urbains réchauffera la saison des fêtes en allumant les feux de l’enfer avec des histoires inspirées des sept péchés capitaux.

In no particular order our seven stories are / Voici ces sept contes présentés sans un ordre particulier : The Sum of My Parts (lust) by Joanne Sarazen, told by Joanna Noyes ; Meat in Motion (gluttony) by Greg MacArthur, told by Danny Brochu ; Possible Gods (sloth) by Simon Sachs, told by Danette Mackay; Better to Reign (pride) by L.M. Leonard, told by Linda Smith; The Better You (envy) by Justin Laramée, told by Pier Kohl; A Rusty Nail (wrath) by Harry Standjofski, told by Paul Van Dyck; Parking-lot Dude (greed) by Yvan Bienvenue, translated by Harry Standjofski.

Centaur Theatre

514-288-3161

December 10-13

www.centaurtheatre.com for showtimes

Regular $22/ Seniors & Under 30 $18 Students $16 (with ID)

Produced by Outside the March and Centaur Theatre

By Mark O’Rowe Directed by Mitchell Cushman Starring Sarah Dodd, Ava Jane Markus & Adam Kenneth Wilson Set Design by Nick Blais

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A bold and daring masterpiece. Destinies intersect on a mystical night. In this internationally acclaimed Irish drama, three lost souls weave rhythmical monologues of loneliness, violence and urban adventure into a vivid tapestry. Painting an ominous picture of Dublin’s gritty underworld, their mesmerizing tales take us from busy city streets to the top of an industrial crane in the sky, then deep into the murky purgatory of singing serial killers, vengeful angels and lovesick demons. Fantastical, exhilarating and darkly funny.

Un chef-d’œuvre audacieux. Des destins qui se croisent par une nuit mystique. Dans ce drame irlandais de renommée mondiale, trois âmes en peine tissent en une vivante tapisserie des monologues rimés de solitude, de violence et d’aventure urbaine. Tableaux inquiétants des bas-fonds de Dublin, leurs récits fascinants nous emmènent des rues animées de la ville jusqu’au sommet d’une grue industrielle dans le ciel, pour nous plonger ensuite dans le sombre purgatoire de tueurs en série chantants, d’anges vengeurs et de démons en mal d’amour. Fantastique, emballant et d’un humour noir.

Centaur Theatre

January 22-February 15 www.centaurtheatre.com for showtimes

514-288-3161

Regular $37.50-$49.50/Students $27.00 Seniors $37.50-$41.50/Groups $20.00-$35.00/Q

Forever Plaid Produced by Copa de Oro Productions

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Written, Originally Directed and Choreographed by Stuart Ross Musical Continuity Supervision and Arrangements by James Raitt Originally Produced by Gene Wolsk Directed by Roger Peace Musical Direction by Chris Barillaro

Starring Chris Barillaro, Gab Desmond, Michael Daniel Murphy, Jonathan Patterson Video by George Allister Costumes by Karen Pearce Lighting Design by Spike Lyne

THE CLASSIC POP HITS OF THE 1950S IN PITCHPERFECT HARMONY! A quartet of male singers takes a detour to heaven when their car crashes on the way to their first big concert. The aspiring harmony group is miraculously revived to fulfill their dream and get one final chance at musical glory.

En route vers leur premier grand concert, quatre chanteurs dévient vers le paradis lorsqu’ils sont victimes d’un accident de voiture. Miraculeusement rétabli, le quatuor obtient de la Providence une dernière chance d’accomplir son rêve et de se couvrir de gloire.

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts

February 1-11

www.segalcentre.org for showtimes

514-739-7944 Regular: $50-$64 / Students $32 /Seniors: $45-$57.50 Groups: $27-$59 /Q

The Medea Effect ME Produced by Talisman Theatre

By Suzie Bastien Directed by Emma Tibaldo Starring Jennifer Morehouse & James Loye Set Design by Lyne Paquette Costume Design by Fruzsina Lanyi Lighting Design by David Perreault Ninacs An actress, Ada, crashesan audition. She tell a story of a woman who, sick with love, commits a monstrous act of forgetfulness.

Ada, comédienne, se présente à l’audition. Elle raconte l’histoire d’une femme qui commet un oubli monstrueux.

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts

February 3-7

Tuesday-Thursday & Saturday 8pm

514-739-7944

Regular $18/Groups $15

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PROFESSIONAL Lost & Found LF Produced by Infinithéâtre

By David Sherman & Nancy Lee Directed by Guy Sprung Starring David Sherman & Nancy Lee Set & Costume Design by Cassandre Chatonnier Photo By: Marie-France Coallier

Victor and Patricia sing about love lost and what they hope to find after they meet in a little café and decide to make a life and career together, navigating bad memories and fears of the future.

Victor et Patricia chantent d'amours perdus et ce qu'ils espèrent trouver après leur rencontre dans un petit café, alors qu'ils décident de vivre et de faire une carrière ensemble tout en naviguant de mauvais souvenirs et des craintes de l'avenir.

The Rialto Theatre

February 12-22

514-987-1774 ext. 104

Regular $25 Students & Seniors $20/ Groups: $17

Tuesday-Saturday 8pm Sunday 2pm

Beneath The Banyan Tree BT Produced by Geordie Productions

By Emil Sher Directed by Lynda Hill Choreographed by Lata Pada A Theatre Direct production. Join 12 yr old Anjali as she finds the strength to be herself through newfound friendships, family, and the power and richness of her culture. For ages 5 & up.

Une production de Theatre Direct. Anjali a 12 ans et rejoignez-la à travers son défi de trouver la force d’être elle-même à l’aide de nouvelles amitiés, de sa famille, de la puissance et de la richesse de sa culture. Pour enfants de 5 ans et plus.

Photo By: Cathia Pagotto

Centaur Theatre

February 20- March 1 Friday 7pm Saturday 4pm Sunday 1pm & 4pm

514-845-9810

Regular $18.50/Students & Seniors $16.50 Children $14.50/Q

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Produced by Black Theatre Workshop in association with Carousel Players

By Michael A. Miller Directed by Thomas Morgan Jones Musical Direction by Andrew Penner A powerful story based on the life of Harriet Tubman, who led hundreds of slaves to freedom and inspired hope for thousands more.

Une histoire percutante inspirée de la vie d' t Tubman, qui a mené des milliers d'esclaves vers la liberté et est ainsi devenue un symbole d'espoir.

Starring Virgilia Griffith, Cherissa Richards, Alejandro Cespedes, Gordon Bolan Set & Costume Design by Julia Tribe Lighting Design by David DeGrow

514-932-1104

Playing at BCRC and Touring (mostly on tour in schools from Feb 2-20)

Regular $10 / Students: $6 (kids under 12)

February 21-1pm & 3pm Touring February 2-20

We Are Not Alone WA

Produced by Segal Centre for Performing Arts & Crow's Theatre

By Damien Atkins Directed by Chris Abraham & Christian Barry

Starring Damien Atkins Set & Costume Design by Julie Fox Sound Design by Thomas Ryder Payne Lighting Design by Kimberly Purtell

WORLD PREMIERE! Every day there are new reports of mysterious sightings in the skies, intricate crop circle formations that appear overnight… Are these phenomena for real, or are we being deceived? Join multitalented writer and performer Damien Atkins in his obsessive and provocative one-man show that asks: do you believe?

EN PREMIÈRE MONDIALE ! Chaque jour contient son lot de nouveaux rapports sur de mystérieux engins observés dans le ciel, d’images inédites de formations circulaires complexes qui apparaissent du jour au lendemain… Ces phénomènes existent-ils réellement ou essaie-ton de nous berner?

Segal Centre for Performing Arts

February 22-March 15

www.segalcentre.org for showtimes

514-739-7944

Regular $39-$49 Students $24.50 Seniors $35-$44/Groups $20-$44/Q

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The Goodnight Bird GB Produced by Centaur Theatre Company & Kay Meek Centre (Vancouver)

By Colleen Murphy Directed by Roy Surette Starring Nicola Cavendish, Graham Cuthbertson, & Christopher Hunt Set & Costume Design by Pam Johnson Lighting Design by Luc Prairie Out of the blue. Into the night. A dark comedy about old love and new courage. A mysterious vagrant flies off the roof of a condo development and lands on the balcony of a long-married couple. This thought-provoking comedic drama by Governor General Award-winning, Quebec-born Colleen Murphy ingeniously achieves a satisfying balance of wry humour and melancholy.

Tombé du ciel. Sortie dans la nuit. Une comédie noire sur un vieil amour et le courage de se renouveler. Un mystérieux vagabond s’envole du toit d’une copropriété et atterrit sur le balcon d’un couple marié depuis longtemps. Cette comédie dramatique qui fait réfléchir et que l’on doit à la Québécoise de naissance Colleen Murphy, lauréate d'un prix du Gouverneur général, équilibre habilement humour désabusé et mélancolie.

Centaur Theatre

February 26-March 22

www.centaurtheatre.com for showtimes

514-288-3161

Regular $37.50-49.50/ Students $27 Seniors $37.50-$41.50 Groups $20-$35/Q

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INDEPENDENT The Anorak TA

Produced by All and One Theatre Written and Directed by Adam Kelly Morton Starring Farah J. Atebv A ninety-minute monologue on the Montreal Massacre—told from the point of view of Marc Lépine.

Un monologue de quatre-vingt-dix minutes sur le Massacre de Montréal à la Polytechnique racontée du point de vue de Marc Lépine.

Montreal Improv Theatre

November 13 – December 6 Thursday-Saturday 7:30pm

514-501-3232

Regular $15 adv./$20 door/ Students & Seniors / Q

Where Were You When I Was Coming? WC

Produced by Gleams Theatre and Hotel Auberge

By C.S.Hanson Directed by Ira Sokolova

One intimate and unique experience! A hot, funny short play performed in a hotel room followed by a cocktail-intermission and a variety show.

Une expérience intime et unique! Une courte pièce sympa qui se joue dans une chambre d’hôtel et qui est suivie d’un cocktail-entracte et d’un spectacle de variétés.

Starring Tali Darbyson, Bryan Libero, Aldo Lopez (Cast1- hotel room 206);

Julie Barbeau, Tamir Kapelian, Boyan Djeferski (Cast 2 – hotel room 205) Set Design by Shahrzad Ghaffari Costume & Lighting Design by Ira Sokolova

Hotel Auberge Manoir Ville-Marie

December 3, 7:30pm 514-934-0535

Regular $25 Students $15/ Seniors $20 Tickets must be bought in advance, no tickets at the door.

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The Bad Guys BG Produced by Collective Productions as artists-inresidence at Mainline Theatre

By Alena Smith Childhood buddies whose paths have diverged reunite on a late summer afternoon for some beer, grilling and weed—but deep within their friendships lurk ghosts that rock the patio beneath them. Bitingly comic and ruthlessly recognizable, this is the story of a generation at war with itself over what it means to "man up."

Deux copains d’enfance dont les chemins ont divergés se retrouvent un après-midi d’été pour une bière avec barbecue et fumer du pot. Cependant leur amitié est profondément hantée par des fantômes qui les menacent. Mordant, comique et incroyablement reconnaissable c’est l’histoire d’une génération en lutte de savoir ce qu’est un vrai homme.

Mainline Theatre

January 27-February 1

514-849-3378

Tuesday-Sunday 8pm Saturday 2pm

ShortStanding Festival Of Short Performances SF Produced by The Freestanding Room 2nd Annual ShortStanding Festival of Short Performances brought to you by the autonomous artists of the Freestanding Room.

La deuxième édition du ShortStanding Festival of Short Performances vous est présentée par les artistes autonomes et indépendants du Freestanding Room!

Espace Freestanding Room

February 4-15

Wednesday-Sunday 8pm Saturday 2pm www.freestandingroom.com

514-418-1848

Regular $15/Students & Seniors $12.00 2 Nights $20/Q

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The Nisei & The Narnauks TN Produced by Persephone Productions Written and Directed By Paul Van Dyck Set & Lighting Design by Peter Vatsis Costume Design by Melanie Michaud Starring Stefanie Nakamura, Brefny Caribou

Photo By: Joseph Ste-Marie

Using puppetry, mask, live music, we follow Kimiko’s adventures as she travels from an internment camp in British Columbia, in the hope of finding her grandmother. Along the way, she meets characters from First Nations West Coast mythology.

Suivez Kimiko à travers un monde créé de marionnettes, masques et musique pendant qu’elle vous raconte son histoire qui commence dans un camp d’internement et qui se poursuit à travers la Colombie Britannique dans l’espoir de trouver sa grand-mère. Tout au long de sa route elle rencontre des personnages de la mythologie amérindienne de l’ouest.

MAI

February 5-22

Wednesday-Saturday 8pm Sunday 3pm

514-982-3386

Regular $25/ Students & Seniors $20

Circle Mirror Transformation MT Costume Design by Ricky Lurie Lighting Design by Jacob Gilbert Stage Management by Natalie Bartosek Produced by Beautiful City Theatre

By Annie Baker Directed by Natalie Gershtein A play about five people: Marty, a drama teacher, and her four students.

This group of misfits must find a way to communicate and connect.

Cinq personnages: Marty, un enseignant d’art dramatique et quatre élèves. Ce groupe d’excentriques doit trouver un moyen de communiquer et de se connecter.

Studio 303

February 6-8

Friday 8pm/Saturday 2pm & 7:30pm/Sunday 2pm

Photo By: Deniz Kapenek

www.beautifulcitytheatre.com Regular $20 /Q

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By Adam Rapp Produced by Life Long Productions Directed by Robert Montcalm Set & Costume Design by Lou Rigoudy Lighting Design by Robert Mallin Starring Chris Jadah, Daniel Chichagov, Vanessa Nøstbakken Escaping their lives, former college buddies take off to the Netherlands and find themselves thrown into a bizarre love triangle with a beautiful young prostitute.

En tentative d’échapper aux stresses de la vie, deux anciens copains d’université vont aux Pays-Bas et se trouvent les protagonistes d’un triangle amoureux avec une jolie et jeune prostituée.

Mainline Theatre

February 11-22

514-849-3378

Adult $15 / Student $12

Wednesday – Sunday 8pm Sunday February 22-2pm

SEGAL CENTRE INDUSTRY NIGHT

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN MONDAYS PWYC IS ONLY FOR QDF OR PROFESSIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. COME FOR THE SHOW, STAY FOR THE DRINK SPECIALS! FOREVER PLAID - FEBRUARY 9 &16, 2015 WE ARE NOT ALONE - MARCH 2 & 9, 2015 TRAVESTIES - APRIL 20 & 27, 2015

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18th Annual Wildside Festival p16 Aiden Flynn Lost His Brother So He Makes Another p16 The Way You Tell Them p17 Fuck You! You Fucking Perv! p17 COMMUNITY Delicacy p18 AC - A Candlelight Christmas p24 Johnny Legdick p18 CM - Catch Me If You Can The Musical p24 Playday Mayday p19 ND - Not Now, Darling p25 Coming and Going p19 Bouge d’ici Dance Festival p20 BB - Disney’s Beauty and the Beast p25

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- Hot L Baltimore p21 - The Liar p21 - Daughters Of The Revolution p22 - Thyestes p22 - H.M.S. Pinafore p22 - The Saint Plays p23 - The Caucasian Chalk Circle p23

EVENTS CP - Confabulation Presents p26 WP - Marionnettes en vitrines! (Window Puppets) p27 GS - MainLine Gala For Student Drama p27

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18th Annual Wildside Festival WF The hottest ten days in winter!

Untamed, cutting edge theatre by the best and up-and-coming local, national and international indie artists. Includes the winner of the Centaur Best of the Fringe Award.

L’hiver ce réchauf au festival Wildside!

Du théâtre sauvage et éffréné produit par les artistes consacrés du théâtre indépendant et ci qui montent, d’ici et d’ailleur. Le gagnant du Prix du Meilleur du Fringe 2014 ouvra le festival!

Centaur Theatre

January 7-17

514-288-3161

Regular: $15 / Students & Seniors $12.50 5 Show Superpass $50 Centaur Subscribers $40 centaurtheatre.com

Aiden Flynn Lost His Brother So He Makes Another AF Produced by Theatre Howl Created By Nathan Howe & Morgan Murray Directed by Nathan Howe Original Score By Nathan Howe & Derek Desroches Starring Morgan Murray & Danielle Spilchen To put his family back together Aiden Flynn makes himself a brother from scraps. A silent Frankenstein’s-Monster story told through movement, music and shadow puppets.

Pour réparer sa famille brisé après la perte de son frère, Aiden Flynn cré un nouveau petit frère a partir de restes qu’il trouve autour de lui.

Une histoire de monstre Frankenstein silencieux racontée à travers du mouvement, la musique, et marionettes d’ombrées.

Aiden Flynn Showtimes

Wednesday January 7 – 7pm Saturday January 10 - 4pm Sunday January 11 – 7pm Friday January 16 – 9pm Saturday January 17 – 4pm

theatrehowl.com

The Way You Tell Them WT

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Produced by Scapegoat Carnivale Theatre

By Rachel Mars Directed by Jamie Wood Starring Rachel Mars Turning the spotlight on the inner workings of comedy, The Way You Tell Them interrogates the desire and – sometimes uncontrollable – compulsion to be funny.

Mettre en vedette l’esprit de la comédie, The Way You Tell Them soumet à une intérogation le désire et la compulsion –souvant incontrolable – d’être drôle de fair rire.

The Way You Tell Them Showtimes

Friday January 9 – 7pm Saturday January 10 -2pm Tuesday January 13 – 9pm Wednesday January 14 – 7pm Friday January 16 – 7pm

rachelmars.org/the-way-you-tell-them.html

Fuck You! You Fucking Perv! FP Produced by Leslie Baker

By Joseph Shragge Starring Leslie Baker Sound design by Peter-Cerone A schizophrenic immersion, a sensory bombardment of weird imagery, a pervasive sound score, tap dancing and tasteless jokes, a raging illogical exploration of one theme— sexual predation. Warning, Mature, 18+.

Une immersion schizophrène, un bombardement sensorièl d’image bizarre, des extrais sonore pénétrant, la dance à claquette et des blagues à mauvait goût, une exploration déchaîné d’un seul thème – la prédation sexuelle. Avis : Thème mature, 18+

Fuck You! You Fucking Perv! Showtimes

Thursday January 8 – 9pm Saturday January 10 -7pm Tuesday January 13 – 7pm Thursday January 15 – 9pm Saturday January 17 – 4pm

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Delicacy DY Produced by Theatre Brouhaha

By Kat Sandler Starring Andy Trithardt, Tennille Read, Kelly McCormack, Kaleb Alexander A wealthy Yorkville couple meets a younger, open- minded couple at an underground sex club. Two weeks later, they invite the young couple back to their condo for wine and cheese to see if lightning strikes twice.

Un couple affluent de Yorkville rancontre un jeune couple ouvert d’esprit dans un sex club underground. Deux semaines plus tard, ils invitent le jeune couple chez-eu pour un verre pour voir si l’étincelle est toujours là.

Delicacy Showtimes

Tuesday January 13 – 7:30pm Wednesday January 14 -7:30pm Thursday January 15 - 7:30pm Friday January 16 - 7:30pm Saturday January 17 - 7:30pm

Johnny Legdick JL Produced by Playwright Hero and The Jem Written by and musical direction by Jonah Carson, Jimmy Karamanis, Elijah Fisch, Macleod Truesdale and Tyler Miller Directed by Jimmy Karamanis Starring Colin MacDonald, Arielle Palik, Tadzeo Horner-Chbib, Travis Martin, Mara Lazaris, Adam Capriolo, Chris Aitkens and Sarah Segal Lazar Cursed with a third leg, Johnny Legdick was sold to the circus by his parents and forced to live out his life in misery. But upon finding his true love (who is similarly disfigured), he decides to do what no freak has tried before at Suckadecocka circus... escape.

Maudit avec une troisième jambe, Johnny Legdick fût vendu par ses parents à un cirque, et forcé à vivre dans la misère. Mais lorsqu’il rencontre l’amour de sa vie (qui est elle aussi défigurée), il décide de faire ce qu’aucun freak a tenté de faire au circque de Suckadecocka… s’enfuir.

Johnny Legdick Showtimes

Thursday January 8 – 7pm Friday January 9 – 9pm Sunday January 11 – 4pm Thursday January 15 – 7pm Saturday January 17 – 9pm

facebook.com/playwrighthero

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Produced by Uncalled For Created by Matt Goldberg, Mike Hughes, Dan Jeannotte, Jacynthe Lalonde, Colin Munch and Anders Yates Starring Matt Goldberg, Mike Hughes, Dan Jeannotte, Colin Munch and Anders Yates The masters of playful and surreal sketch comedy, Uncalled For, present a story about kids that’s made for adults who were smart enough to never fully grow up. From two-time Just For Laughs Best Comedy Award winners & creators of Hypnogogic Logic - “The smartest, funniest thing I saw on stage, in theatre or comedy, all year” (Eye Weekly).

Les maître du sketch comedy espiègle et surréaliste, Uncalled For présente une nouvelle histoire d’enfants pour les adultes assez astucieux de ne pas maturer complètement. Gangants du Prix de Meilleur Comédie Juste Pour Rire et créateurs de Hypnogogic Logic – « La pièce plus intelligent, plus drôle que j’ai vu sur scène de comédie et théâtre cette année » (Eye Weekly, Toronto).

Playday Mayday Showtimes

Wednesday January 7 – 9:30pm Saturday January 10 – 11pm Sunday January 11 – 2pm Wednesday January 14 – 9pm Saturday January 17 – 7pm

weareuncalledfor.com

Coming And Going CG Produced by For Body and Light Created by Stéphanie Morin-Robert in collaboration with Spoken Word and Music Artist Ian Ferrier Musical Direction by Ian Ferrier Starring Stéphanie Morin-Robert, Ian Ferrier, Allison Burns, Linnea Gwiazda Darkness and light, form and imagination, meditative stillness and moving shapes… A sensorial journey through ocean tides lit only by the moon.

An entrancing choreography between movement, words and music.

La noiceur et la lumière, frome et imagination, le calme méditatif et les figures en mouvements…Un trajet sonsorièl à travers l’océan éclaré seulement par la lune. Une choréographie séduissante entre le movement, la parole, et la musique.

Coming and Going Showtimes

Wednesday January 7 – 8:15pm Thursday January 8 – 7:30pm Friday January 9 - 7:30pm Saturday January 10 - 7:30pm Sunday January 11 - 7:30pm

forbodyandlight.org

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Bouge d’ici Dance Festival BD Produced by MainLine Theatre Artistic Director Amy Blackmore Artistic Producer Allison Burns Starring Choreographers Danika Cormier & Stéphanie Juteau, Vero Dalo, Thoenn Glover, Vanessa Kneale & Janie Pinard, Andrea Peña, Molly Shea-Hannan, Liane Thériault and many more!

The Montreal theatre community's favourite dance festival! Showcases, workshops, dance parties, cabarets and more. Nurture future awesome.

Le festival de danse préféré de la communauté théâtrale de Montréal. Des spectacles, des ateliers, des soirées danssantes, des cabarets et plus encore. Couvant les mouvements futures.

MainLine Theatre

January 7-17

514-849-FEST (3378)

Tickets range from FREE to $15 / Q www.mainlinetheatre.com

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CENTAUR THEATRE PRESENTS AN OUTSIDE THE MARCH THEATRE PRODUCTION BY

MARK O ROWE

January 20 to February 15, 2015

453 St. François-Xavier, Old-Montréal

Place d’Armes

box-office 514-288-3161

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TRAINING Hot L Baltimore HB

John Abbott Department of Theatre & Music Professional Theatre Production

Produced by The Professional Theatre Program at John Abbott College

By Lanford Wilson Directed by Terry Donald Welcome to the Hot L Baltimore. $10 a night. Bed, towel, soap, hot and cold running water not necessarily included.

But you can get a wake-up call and the residents are interesting. Enjoy your stay.

Bienvenue au Hot L Baltimore. 10$ par nuit. Lit, serviette, savon, eau froide ou chaude – pas nécessairement incluse.

Cependant vous pouvez utiliser l’appel de réveil et les résidents sont particulièrement intrigants. Profitez bien de votre séjour.

Casgrain Theatre

December 4-13

Wednesday-Friday 8pm Saturday December 13-2pm & 8pm

514-457-2447

Produced by The National Theatre School of Canada

By Carlo Goldoni Directed by Tadeusz Bradecki Starring The 2015 Graduating Acting Class of the National Theatre School Set Design by Lauren Acheson Costume Design by Carlan Lonsdale Lighting Design by Bruce Lambie A Venetian returns home after years away and courts both daughters of a wealthy doctor, concocting lies to convince each one he really loves her.

Après plusieurs années à l’étranger, un vénitien retourne chez lui et courtise les deux filles du docteur fortuné. Pour convaincre chaque fille qu’il l’aime, il se perd dans un tissu de mensonges.

Ludger-Duvernay Theatre of the Monument-National Tuesday-Saturday 8pm Saturday 3pm

directed by Terry Donald December 4,5,6 and 10,11,12,13 at 8:00 pm Matinee December 13 at 2:00 pm For information call 514-457-2447 Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com

CASGRAIN THEATRE, JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE LAKESHORE RD. SAINTE ANNE DE BELLEVUE

www.brownpapertickets.com Regular $14/Students & Seniors $8

The Liar TL

December 9-13

by Lanford Wilson

514-871-2224 Regular $9

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TRAINING

Daughters of the Revolution DR Produced by Dawson Professional Theatre Program

By David Edgar Directed by Doug Buchanan Starring The third-year graduating students from the Dawson Professional Theatre Program

Photo By: Rosaura Guzman

A fast-paced, political thriller that examines the state of democracy in our time, by following the lives of American revolutionaries from the 1960s.

A un rhytme rapide, ce thriller politique examine l’état de la démocratie actuelle en suivant la vie des révolutionaires américaines des années soixante.

Dawson's Theatre

514-931-5000

January 28-February 7

Regular $12 /Students & Seniors $8/ Groups $5

Wednesday-Saturday-8pm Wednesday, Friday, Thursday 12:30pm

Thyestes

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Produced by McGill Classics Play

By Seneca Directed and Translated by Duncan McDonald

La Sala Rossa

February 9-12

Monday - Thursday 8pm

In Seneca's gory tragedy about the cursed House of Atreus, revenge is a dish best served hot. (Heads and hands on the side.)

Photo By: Lynn Kozak Dans la tragédie sanglante de Sénèque sur la Maison d'Atrée, la vengeance est un plat qui se mange chaud (têtes et mains sur le côté).

www.mcgill.ca/classics/classicsplay

Regular $12/Students Seniors & Groups $8/ Q

H.M.S Pinafore HP

By Arthur Sullivan & W.S. Gilbert Produced by Shivani Seth and Narmada Gunawardana Directed by Cameron MacLeod Musically Directed by Thomas Burton Starring McGill Savoy Society Cast Set Design by Jean-Claude Olivier Costume Design by Celina Krenn Lighting Design by Alex Levesque

Moyse Hall

February 13 – 21

Friday 7:30pm Saturday, February 14-2 & 7:30pm Saturday, February 21-2pm

Aboard the ship, H.M.S Pinafore, a story of love and equality unfolds as the captain's daughter, Josephine, falls in love with lower-class sailor Ralph Rackstraw.

A bord l’ H.M.S. Pinafore, une histoire d’amour et d’égalité se déroule quand Joséphine, la fille du capitaine, tombe en amour avec Ralph Rackstraw un marin de classe inférieure.

Adult $20 / Students $10 / Seniors $10 Matinées, $20 Evenings/ www.mcgillsavoy.ca

The Saint Plays

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Produced by Department of Theatre at Concordia University

By Erik Ehn Directed by Clea Minaker In a cycle of plays loosely based on the lives of catholic saints, Erik Ehn has placed his protagonists, and their suffering in, a modern context. Puppetry, imagery, voice, and movement, conspire to breathe full life and colour into these stunningly poetic tales.

Dans un ensemble de pièces basées vaguement sur la vie des saints catholiques, Erik Ehn a placé ses protagonistes ainsi que leurs souffrances dans un contexte moderne. Théâtre de marionnettes, imagerie, voix et mouvement conspirent à insuffler une vie pleine en couleur dans ces récits incroyablement poétiques.

Cazalet Theatre

tickets.finearts@concordia.ca

February 18-22

Regular $10 / Students & Seniors $5

Wednesday-Saturday 7pm & 9pm Saturday & Sunday 1pm & 3pm

The Caucasian Chalk Circle CC Starring The 2015 Graduating Acting Class of the National Theatre School Set Design by Lorena Trigos Costume Design by Alexandra Lord Lighting Design by John Cann Produced by The National Theatre School of Canada

By Bertolt Brecht Directed by Micheline Chevrier A peasant girl steals a baby to raise and ultimately becomes a better parent than the child's birth parents, in Bertolt Brecht's parable.

Dans cette parabole de Bertolt Brecht, une paysanne vole un bébé pour l’élever elle-même et finit par démontrer qu’elle est un meilleur parent que les parents biologiques.

Ludger-Duvernay Theatre of the Monument National

February 24-28

Tuesday-Friday, 8pm Saturday, 3pm

514-871-2224 Regular: $9

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COMMUNITY

A Candlelight Christmas AC

Produced by The Lyric Theatre Musical Direction by Bob Bachelor & Chris Barillaro Starring The Lyric Theatre Singers Lighting Design by Paul Ludwig Teichgraber

Lyric's Annual Christmas celebration featuring an eclectic and entertaining repertoire with styles ranging from Traditional, Jazz and Latin to Classical and Contemporary in both French and English.

Loyola Chapel, avec ses grands vitraux, son ambiance chaleureuse et l’excellente acoustique, est le lieu idéal pour célébrer les Fêtes avec vous!

Loyola Chapel

December 5-7

Friday 7:30pm Saturday & Sunday 1:30pm

514-743-3382 Regular $26/Students & Seniors $24/Q

Catch Me If You Can The Musical CM Produced by The Côte Saint-Luc Dramatic Society Book by Terrance McNally Music by Marc Shaiman Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Directed by Anisa Cameron Musical Direction by David Terriault Choreographed by Alexia Gourd Set & Lighting Design by Scott Drysdale Costume Design by Elyse Malo Starring Brandon Schwartz, Mike Melino, Matthew Mckeown, Marieve Gueirin, Megan Magisano, Mitchell Brownstein, Elvi Dalgaard and a cast of 20 tremendous singers and dancers!

514-739-7944

Back by popular demand, this META nominated, swinging summertime smash hit musical returns to the city this time at the Segal Studio!

De retour à la demande populaire, ce META nominé, a été une comédie musicale entraînante durant la saison estivale et revient en ville et cette fois au Studio Segal.

Regular $35/Segal Subscribers, Seniors & QDF $31.50/ Students $29/ Q

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts

January 15-18

Thursday, Saturday & Sunday 8pm Friday 1pm Sunday 2pm

Not Now, Darling

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Produced by Lakeshore Players

By John Chapman and Ray Cooney Directed by Steve Gillam Really darling, it’s just a coat. How much trouble can one little fur coat cause? Watch as wives and mistresses cross paths as the philandering Gilbert Bodley turns to his business partner to keep all the balls in the air after his wife returns early from a vacation. Who gets the coat? Who stays in their clothes? Who ends up with whom?

Only time and an expensive fur coat can tell.

Vraiment ma chérie, c’est juste un manteau. Comment un petit manteau de fourrure peut-il causer autant de troubles? Surveillez bien lorsque les épouses et les maîtresses se croisent lorsque le coureur de jupons Gilbert Bodley se tourne vers son partenaire en affaires pour lui demander de garder le tout sous contrôle puisque sa femme revient plus tôt que prévu d’une petite vacance. Qui obtient le manteau? Qui demeure lui-même? Qui finit avec qui? Seulement le temps et un manteau de fourrure coûteux pourront le dire.

Louise Chalmers Theatre at John Rennie High School

February 5-14

514-631-8718

Regular $16-$26 Students & Seniors $22/ Q $23

Wednesday-Saturday 8pm Saturday February 14-2pm & 8pm

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast BB Produced by WISTA Book by Linda Woolverton Music by Alan Menken Directed by Elizabeth Prevost Musical Direction by Joy Kertland

PRESENTS PRÉSENTE

February 19 - 22, 2015 février Théâtre Steve Murphy Theatre PCHS | 13800 Boulevard Pierrefonds

Be Our Guest! The Academy Awardwinning film comes to life in this romantic and beloved take on the classic fairytale.

Soyez notre invité ! Le film primé aux Oscars prend vie dans cette version aimée et romantique du classique conte de fées.

DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). ll authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684, www.MTIShows.com

Steve Murphy Theatre (Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School)

February 19-22

Thursday-Saturday, 7:30pm Saturday & Sunday, 1:30pm

514-998-7229

www.WISTA.ca

Regular $28/ Students & Seniors $20/Group and Family Rates Available

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EVENTS

Confabulation Presents CP Produced by Confabulation Confabulation is Montreal's premier all-true storytelling series, featuring true-life stories told without notes, gimmicks or props from anyone and everyone.

Confabulation est la première toute vraie série de contes à Montréal avec des histoires vécues racontées sans notes, gadgets ou accessoires de quiconque ou de tout le monde.

Saturday November 1st: Truth or Dare: Brutal honesty and the lengths we go to avoid it.

Saturday December 6th: Family Stories: Every family has holiday traditions — even a loosely connected family of storytellers, and fans of true-life storytelling.

Saturday January 10th: All in the Timing, in association with the Bouge D’Ici Dance Festival: stories on and off cue, key and beat.

Saturday February 7th: Good Date/Bad Date: stories of remarkable first impressions and surprising results. All shows at 8pm

MainLine Theatre

The First Saturday of Every Month, 8pm

514-849-3378

PWYC suggested $8 confabulationmontreal.com

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Marionnettes en vitrines!

(Window Puppets) WP Produced by Casterliers

Ten sensational showcases and 10 apprentice showcases will charm the passersby during 3 weeks!

Presented by Casteliers in collaboration with the Association québécoise des marionnettistes (AQM), the merchants of Outremont, La Ligne Bleue and L’Express d’Outremont.

Dix vitrines sensationnelles et dix vitrines de l’apprenti sauront charmer les passants durant 3 semaines. Présentée par Casteliers en collaboration avec l’AQM, (Association québécoise des marionnettistes), les marchands d’Outremont, la Ligne Bleue et l’Express d’Outremont.

On display February 16-March 9

MainLine Gala For Student Drama GS

www.casteliers.ca/festival_info

999 Avenue McEachran, Bureau 222 Montréal, Québec H2V 3E6 info@casteliers.ca 514-270-7779

Produced by MainLine Theatre and 32 Hour Theatre Company The 5th Anniversary Gala is a bilingual showcase of up-andcoming Montreal theatre talent. Four teams will be selected to undergo a mentorship process with MainLine Theatre to produce four short new works.

Notre 5e anniversaire est un gala bilingue des Nouveaux talents Théâtrale de Montréal. Quatre équipes seront sélectionnés pour entreprendre un mentorat avec le Théâtre Mainline pour créer quatre courts pièces.

MainLine Theatre

March 5-8

Thursday - Saturday, 8pm Sunday, 2pm

514-849-3378

Regular $15/ Students & Seniors $13/ Q mainlinetheatre.ca

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SNEAK PEEKS

Our Town Produced by Dawson Professional Theatre Program

By Thornton Wilder Directed by Barbara Kelly Starring The second-year students of the Dawson Professional Theatre Program This classic bittersweet drama touches upon the everyday lives of the citizens of a small town in New Hampshire in the early twentieth century.

Un grand classique de la dramaturgie américaine qui touche à la condition humaine. Our Town présente la vie quotidienne d’une petite ville du New Hampshire au début du XXe siècle.

Dawson's Theatre

March 5-7

Thursday-Saturday 8pm Saturday 2pm

514-931-5000 PWYC

Photo By: Rosaura Guzman

The 10th editIon of FESTIVAL DE CASTELIERS will be held from March 4 to 8, 2015.

Le Festival de Casteliers is devoted to puppetry arts. Presented in collaboration with the borough of Outremont, the festival will host companies from France, Israel, Belgium, Alberta and Quebec.

The program includes 10 shows, five for adults and five for children and will offer a wide range of free activities: exhibition, short forms, creative workshops, round table, animation film…The complete program will be announced in 2015, Tuesday, January 13, with access to the website at www.festival.casteliers.ca Le Festival de Casteliers se consacre aux arts de la marionnette. Présenté en collaboration avec l’arrondissement d’Outremont, le festival accueillera des troupes venant de France, Israël, Belgique, Alberta et Québec.

Le programme comprendra 10 spectacles et offrira une belle gamme d’activités gratuites : exposition, (short forms,formes abrégées), ateliers de créativité, tables rondes, film d’animation … La programmation finale sera annoncée mardi le 13 janvier 2015 avec accès au site internet à www.festival.casteliers.ca

514-270-7779

info@casteliers.ca

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WORKSHOPS Master class with Peter Balkwill, The Old Trout Puppet Workshop Produced by the Association quĂŠbĂŠcoise des marionnettistes (AQM) Thursday March 5th, 9AM to 1PM Saturday March 7th, 9AM to 1PM Monday March 9th, 9AM to 5PM (15 hours in total) Cost : $86.23

Intergenerational Community Center, 999 McEachran, Montreal (Outremont) For more information please visit www.aqm.ca

514-522-1919

communications@aqm.ca Inscription deadline : February 25th

Sound and Music for your Performance Rob Denton 514-582-6624 robdenton@robdenton.info www.robdenton.info

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WHERE IT’S PLAYING

BCRC 6767 Ch. Cote-des-Neiges, Montreal Plamondon, Côte-des-Neiges Casgrain Theatre (John Abbott College) 21275 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Lionel-Groulx, Bus 211 Cazalet Theatre 7141 Sherbrooke Street West Vendôme, Bus 105 Centaur Theatre 453 St-Francois-Xavier, Montreal Place d’Armes Dawson Theatre 2000 Atwater St. Atwater D. B. Clarke Theatre 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Guy-Concordia Freestanding Room 4324 boul. Saint-Laurent (3rd Floor) Bus 55 Hotel Auberge Manoir Ville-Marie 3130 Sainte-Catherine Street East Préfontaine or Frontenac Intergenerational Community Centre – Casteliers de Montréal 999 McEarchran, Outremont Outremont Louise Chalmers Theatre (John Rennie High School) 501 St. Jean Blvd., Pointe-Claire Loyola Chapel 7121, Sherbrooke St. W. Bus 105, 51 MAI 3680 Jeanne-Mance, Montreal Place-Des-Arts, Bus 80

MainLine Theatre 3997 Saint-Laurent, Montreal St-Laurent or Sherbrooke, Bus 55 Montreal Improv 3697 Blvd Saint-Laurent, Montreal Sherbrooke, Bus 55 Monument National (Hydro Québec Studio) 1182 Saint-Laurent Boulevard St- Laurent Moyse Hall (McGill University – Arts Building) 853 Sherbrooke St. West Peel The Rialto 5719 avenue du Parc Place-des-Arts, Bus 80 Sala Rossa 4848 Boul. St-Laurent, Montreal St-Laurent, Bus 55 Segal Centre For Performing Arts 5170 Côte Ste-Catherine, Montreal Côte Ste-Catherine or Snowdon, Bus129 West Steve Murphy Theatre (Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School) 13800 boulevard Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, QC Studio 303 372 Sainte-Catherine Street West #303 Place-des-Arts Studio CETM 2205 Parthenais, #115 Bus 10 Théâtre Ste. Catherine 264 Sainte Catherine St East, Montreal Berri– UQAM Victoria Hall 4626 Sherbrooke St. W, Westmount Atwater, Bus 24 Wakefield – La Pêche Community Centre 38 Valley Drive, Wakefield, Quebec

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The Nisei & The Narnauks Persephone Productions In collaboration with the MAI (MontrĂŠal, arts interculturels)

Written and directed by Paul Van Dyck Box Office 514 982-3386 | m-a-i.qc.ca

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

February 5-22, 2015