Four shows announced!
At a Sneak Peek event held in
Famous Puppet Death Scenes
By The Old Trout Puppet Workshop
The Old Trouts promise to cure your fear of death; no more anxiety about difficult choices, no more dreading birthdays, no more desperate pleas for immortality through fame, art, or progeny. Through a collection of famous scenes culled from the absolute best puppet shows in history, the Old Trouts will deconstruct your traumatized psyche and reconstruct you so that death means nothing to you anymore. In a way, we promise ever-lasting life – through a puppet show.
Sexual Practices of the Japanese
By Theatre Replacement
Directed by Maiko Bae Yamamoto and James Long
In a scintillating peek at the world of sexual stereotypes surrounding Japanese culture, Theatre Replacement’s trilogy of interweaving one-acts moves from a crowded commuter train to one of Tokyo's infamous love hotels. This wittily irreverent show touches on office politics, work parties and Seattle Mariners’ star out-fielder (and Japanese icon) Ichiro Suzuki.
The Russian Play
By Company Theatre Crisis and Absit Omen Theatre
Directed by
The Russian Play is the bleak, bittersweet and heart-wrenching story of a young girl in Stalinist Russian grappling with the sharp edges of love and death in a time of radically shifting social and political paradigms. The play opens as Sonya, a flower-shop girl from the small Russian town of
God’s Middle Name
By In Good Company
An evocative parable of crashing into the unknown and accepting the unknowable, God’s Middle Name is a compelling tale of one mother’s journey through the uncharted territory of raising an autistic child. An episodic journey over the course of 10 years dealing with confusion, prior to a life-altering diagnosis, through stages of denial, anger, depression, bargaining and finally acceptance. Based on the book Snapshots of Autism by
The Art of Bowling: A Striking Challenge
On April 28th, lace up your shoes, and match your bowling prowess against the best and worst teams from
To register a team, simply click here or contact Gayle Diguer. Thank you for participating and we look forward to seeing you there!
Date: Saturday, April 28
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Location: McArthur Lanes is located at 175 McArthur Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario and features 32 ten-pin lanes, digital scoring, cosmic bowling and a licensed restaurant.
Dates to Remember
- February 2 - Media Launch in Vancouver, BC
- March 5 - HOT TICKET: A Theatrical Mixer – check out the February Newsletter for details
- March 20 - Media Launch in Ottawa
- April 28 - The Art of Bowling
- June 6-16 - Magnetic North Theatre Festival
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