14.15 Season Brochure

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as you like it titus andronicus kiss & cry what makes a man helen lawrence older & reckless opus venus in fur the seagull the other place

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PHOTO: V. TONY HAUSER

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Remember Wadi Faynan?

Remember when we used to go there to meet, celebrate, and enact rituals or sacrifices or ceremonies? I know, it was a long time ago – nearly twelve thousand years ago to be precise – but those memories, those desires and needs are still within us, right?

We still gather to celebrate, enact ceremonies, share stories.

Twelve thousand years ago, over three thousand years before the invention of agriculture and its outcome, sedentary society, our nomadic ancestors used to meet at Wadi Faynan – a recent archeological discovery situated in the south of Jordan – for something even more important: culture. That’s right – in an area uninhabited by any kind of permanent settlement, hundreds of kilometres from the nearest signs of civilization, dating from thousands of years before mankind began plowing fields and sowing seeds, lies the world’s first theatre.

There is nothing – absolutely nothing – that compares to the experience of people coming together to hear a story and to share in the collective making and telling of our culture, our identity and our place within the world as both it and we evolve. Canadian Stage is such a gathering place, where urban nomads assemble to partake in the stories of today’s world, told by story-tellers who constantly re-examine and reinvent what storytelling is in the first place.

Welcome to the magical realism of visual artist Stan Douglas and Chris Haddock’s Helen Lawrence, a spectacular production combining live filming, computer-generated

virtual sets and the most engaging troupe of actors you could dream of. Share life-changing discoveries told through the voices of Sharr White and Simon Stephens, two of today’s most prominent playwrights as seen through the vision of Daniel Brooks and myself, respectively.

And celebrate the extraordinary musical and human legacy of Charles Aznavour and the ongoing dialogue that Anton Chekhov engages with the modern world, with our Berkeley Street partner companies, Necessary Angel and Crow’s Theatre.

Our Spotlight Festival this year features a number of daring productions from South Africa which bring to light the unique artistic forces that are at work (and at play) in that still new and ever-struggling Republic. And we continue to explore and share work from Canada and around the world: Opus by Australia’s internationally acclaimed circus group Circa; Robert Lepage’s magical Needles and Opium; and, the unexpected beauty of Belgian choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey’s Kiss & Cry. The following pages will be your guide through these productions and many more.

At Canadian Stage, we are undeniably part of this tradition that goes back twelve thousand years, a tradition that, in all those years, has not lost an ounce of its passion, its sense of celebration, its necessity. A tradition that begs to be renewed, and which itself renews our sense of being in the world. We are so happy to share it with you.

MATTHEW JOCELYN Artistic & General Director 3

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

S H A K E S P E A R E I N H I G H PA R K

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William Shakespeare AS YOU LIKE IT DIRECTED BY

TITUS ANDRONICUS DIRECTED BY

Nigel Shawn Williams

Keira Loughran

A CANADIAN STAGE PRODUCTION IN COLLABORATION WITH THE THEATRE DEPARTMENT IN THE FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AT YORK UNIVERSITY

JUN JUL

This summer we’re offering both comedy and tragedy in High Park.

See the wonderous love fable As You Like It or the intense tragedy of revenge Titus Andronicus under the stars. The shows will be performed on alternate nights through the summer. Pay-what-you-can at the gate or reserve online. Pack a picnic, bring your friends and come enjoy this outdoor theatre tradition.

JUN 26 - AUG 31, 2014

STARRING

Shauna Black, Gwenlyn Cumyn, Beau Dixon, Sean Dixon, James Graham, Chala Hunter, Omar Alex Khan, Michael Man, Alexander Plouffe, Amy Rutherford, Jan Alexandra Smith, Emilio Vieira

AUG SEP

“Shakespeare in High Park [is] an indispensable summer fixture” – NOW MAGAZINE

OCT NOV FEB

RESERVE ONLINE

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As You : Tue, Thu, Sat at 8 pm Titus : Wed, Fri, Sun at 8 pm

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Michèle Anne De Mey AND Jaco Van Dormael

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“A RAVISHING BLEND OF FILM AND THEATER”

A CHARLEROI DANSES PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

SEP OCT NOV DEC

Two hands, one male, one female, portray the characters of this narrative with an engaging and sensual presence as they dance around a set of miniature landscapes with absolute precision. Projected live, this extraordinary blend of film, dance, text and theatre from dancer and choreographer Michèle Anne De Mey and internationally celebrated director Jaco Van Dormael is unlike anything you’ve seen before and is sure to leave you breathless.

OCT 1 - OCT 5, 2014

“Where do people go when they disappear from our life, from our memory?” This is the question haunting an elderly woman as she waits alone on the platform of a train station. She reflects on her greatest loves, starting with her first: a boy whose hand she touched for a few seconds on a crowded train when she was 13 years old.

JAN MAR APR MAY

DANCE PROGRAMMING GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE HAL JACKMAN FOUNDATION

5 SHOWS ONLY

FEB

“Sheer magic, sheer joy... this astonishing and unrivalled show blends poetry and magic, film and dancing fingers.” - LA LIBRE BELGIQUE

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Charles Aznavour

CREATED AND DIRECTED BY

MUSICAL DIRECTION AND ARRANGEMENT BY

Jennifer Tarver

Justin Ellington

STARRING

Chuck Cooper, Andrew Penner, Louise Pitre, Saida Baba Talibah A NECESSARY ANGEL PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE WO R L D P R E M I E R E

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PROUD SPONSOR: 14.15 BERKELEY SEASON

NOV

“[Jennifer Tarver] is generally regarded as one of the finest talents of her generation” - TORONTO STAR

OCT

A living portrait that deconstructs the fabric of personality, this world premiere piece is being created by Jennifer Tarver, director of Venus in Fur (2013), and Toronto’s Necessary Angel Theatre Company, our Berkeley Street partners for the next three seasons.

SEP

French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour is one of the world’s last living “showmen” who, at 90 years, is still a dazzling performer and songwriter. Created from his rich and diverse catalogue of songs, What Makes a Man is inspired by the life he lived, observed and wrote about. In a moment of personal self-examination, four distinct aspects of one man are born: poet, survivor, performer and prophet, collectively embodied by four extraordinary vocal artists.

OCT 5 - NOV 2 , 2014

what makes a man

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE - DOWNSTAIRS

A MUSICAL TOUR OF A QUINTESSENTIAL FRENCH POP ICON

MAY 9

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LISA RYDER AND HALEY MCGEE IN HELEN LAWRENCE. PHOTO: DAVID COOPER

helen lawrence DIRECTED BY

WRITTEN BY

Stan Douglas

Chris Haddock

STARRING

Crystal Balint, Sterling Jarvis, Nicholas Lea, Allan Louis, Ava Markus, Hrothgar Mathews, Tom McBeath, Haley McGee, Mayko Nguyen , Gerard Plunkett, Lisa Ryder, Adam Kenneth Wilson

OCT 12 - NOV 1, 2014

STORY BY

Stan Douglas AND Chris Haddock

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

“A GROUNDBREAKING PIECE OF THEATRE” - THE GLOBE AND MAIL

A CO-PRODUCTION WITH CANADIAN STAGE, ARTS CLUB THEATRE AND THE BANFF CENTRE

DEC JAN FEB MAR APR

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“A triumph of design and innovative artistic technology” - THE PROVINCE

OCT

“You’ve never seen anything that looks like this before” - THE GLOBE AND MAIL

SEP

World-renowned visual artist Stan Douglas and acclaimed screenwriter Chris Haddock collaborate to create a production that is at the frontier of new media use in performance. Inspired by post-war film noir, Helen Lawrence intertwines theatre, visual art, live-action filming and computer-generated simulations in this beautifully crafted suspense-filled tale. As Vancouver struggles to reorganize itself after World War II, forces diverge as to who should really hold the power.

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PHOTO: ÖMER K. YÜKSEKER

older & reckless CONCEIVED AND CUR ATED BY

Claudia Moore

A MOONHORSE DANCE THEATRE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

OCT NOV DEC JAN

“Where audience participation in a dance performance is concerned, Older & Reckless pretty much has it sewn up.” – THE TORONTO STAR

SEP

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of this unique project showcasing work from older artists, this is a rare opportunity to see some of Canada’s most celebrated choreographers including Susie Burpee (Cloud 9), Bill Coleman, Robert Desrosiers, and Esmeralda Enrique, as well as American dance icon Douglas Dunn. Presented as a series of short works accompanied by live musicians.

NOV 6 - NOV 9, 2014

STARRING

Robert Desrosiers, Bill Coleman, Douglas Dunn, Esmeralda Enrique, Claudia Moore

4 SHOWS ONLY

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE - UPSTAIRS

“IT’S FESTIVE. EVERYONE HAS A GOOD TIME AT AN OLDER & RECKLESS SHOW.” - THE DANCE CURRENT

FEB MAR MAY

DANCE PROGRAMMING GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE HAL JACKMAN FOUNDATION

APR

PROUD SPONSOR: 14.15 BERKELEY SEASON

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

“ASTONISHING TO WATCH: GRACEFUL, BOMBASTIC, PROFOUND.” - DAILY TELEGRAPH

CHOREOGRAPHY AND STAGING BY

Yaron Lifschitz MUSICAL DIRECTION BY

Debussy String Quartet COMPOSED BY (STRING QUARTETS NO 11, 8, 5 AND ADAGIO)

A CIRCA AND DEBUSSY STRING QUARTET PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

MAR APR MAY

5 SHOWS ONLY

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- THE GUARDIAN

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“Mighty impressive”

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★★★★★ - DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Legendary Australian performance troupe Circa comes to Canadian Stage with the North American premiere of Opus: a work of stunning power and poetry featuring 14 acrobats tumbling, spinning and flying to the sounds of Shostakovich’s string quartets, played live on stage by the worldrenowned Debussy String Quartet.

With its captivating feats of effortless physicality, Opus by Circa mixes circus and classical music into an unexpected and breathtaking experience.

NOV 12 - NOV 16, 2014

Dmitri Shostakovich

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RICK MILLER AND CARLY STREET IN VENUS IN FUR. PHOTO: DAVID HOU

Back by popular demand, the provocatively sexy show that had everyone talking in 2013 returns to Canadian Stage for one final run in our heritage 244-seat Berkeley Street Theatre. A young actress is determined to land the lead in a new play based on the classic erotic novel Venus in Fur. During her audition, she gets caught up in an electrifying game of cat and mouse with the director, blurring the line between fantasy and reality and testing the boudaries between dominance and submission. With 11 shows only, this is the final opportunity to see Venus in Fur at Canadian Stage.

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PROUD SPONSOR: 14.15 BERKELEY SEASON

venus in fur BY

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David Ives

Jennifer Tarver

STARRING

A CANADIAN STAGE PRODUCTION

★★★★

(OUT OF 4)

"Spend the night with Venus in Fur. It’s one hookup you won’t regret." - TORONTO STAR

DEC 18 - DEC 28, 2014

Carly Street AND Rick Miller

11 SHOWS ONLY

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE - DOWNSTAIRS

“THE OTHER NUTCRACKER” RETURNS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY 17

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PHOTO: ALEX STODDARD

the seagull BY

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE - DOWNSTAIRS

CHRIS ABRAHAM TACKLES CHEKHOV’S MASTERPIECE OF DESIRE, LONGING AND AMBITION

Anton Chekhov

STARRING

Christine Horne, Tom McCamus, Yanna McIntosh, Eric Peterson, Philip Riccio, Tom Rooney, Bahia Watson PRODUCED BY CROW’S THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH CANADIAN STAGE

SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN

A play about the cruelty of love – a story about how we create stories – and about the heartbreakingly wide expanse between the life we live and the life we long for. Chekhov’s The Seagull was a spectacular failure when it premiered in 1895, but has survived to become one of the masterpieces of the modern era.

Winner of the 2013 Siminovitch Prize, Chris Abraham brings to life this astonishingly contemporary play about a family at the end of an era, facing an uncertain future. Crow’s Theatre continues its residency at the Berkeley Street Theatre with another powerful and provocative production.

JAN 11 - FEB 8, 2015

DIRECTED BY

Chris Abraham

FEB MAR APR

PROUD SPONSOR: 14.15 BERKELEY SEASON

MAY 19

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Sharr White DIRECTED BY

Daniel Brooks

DEC JAN FEB MAR APR

“haunting, yet startlingly brisk psychological drama” – VULTURE

NOV

Daniel Brooks, director of RACE (2012), returns to Canadian Stage to direct this intensely unsettling emotional thriller with a darkly comedic twist.

OCT

Juliana Smithton is a successful neurologist whose life seems to be falling apart around her. Her husband has filed for divorce, her daughter has eloped with a much older man, and her own health is declining. But in this brilliantly troubling and unexpectedly humorous play, nothing is as it seems. Piece by piece, a mystery unfolds as fact blurs with fiction, the past collides with the present and the elusive truth about Juliana begins to surface.

SEP

A CANADIAN STAGE PRODUCTION CANADIAN PREMIERE

JAN 18 - FEB 7, 2015

the other place

– THE NEW YORK TIMES

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

“A CUNNINGLY CONSTRUCTED ENTERTAINMENT THAT DISCLOSES ITS NIFTY TWISTS AT INTERVALS THAT KEEP US INTRIGUED”

MAY 21

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– NEW YORK TIMES

harper regan

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

“BEAUTIFUL, SHARP AND MELANCHOLY”

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Simon Stephens

A CANADIAN STAGE PRODUCTION CANADIAN PREMIERE

NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR

“Simon Stephens's new drama keeps springing surprises.” – THE TELEGRAPH

OCT

Harper Regan is an absorbing story, a woman’s tale of the need to explore the very meaning of loyalty, morality, and the bonds of family. Written

by Olivier Award-winning writer Simon Stephens and directed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn, whose most recent production THIS (2013) was named “One of the best plays of this or any other season” by NOW Magazine.

SEP

One Autumn evening, after learning of her father’s impending death, Harper Regan walks away from her home, her husband, her daughter, and keeps going. She tells no one where she’s going or whether she’s coming back. She’s put everything she’s ever worked for at risk. Her journey takes her to the very borderlines of the relationship between eros and thanatos, sex and death.

MAR 1 - MAR 21, 2015

DIRECTED BY

Matthew Jocelyn

APR MAY 23

nongogo BERKELEY STREET THEATRE – DOWNSTAIRS, APR 8 - 12

Set against the vibrant turbulence of the 1950’s, a township romance unfolds as long-buried secrets are revealed. Produced

by Johannesburg’s great Market Theatre, Nongogo by Athol Fugard reflects on South Africa’s history as a rich and complex tapestry that both shapes and imprisons its people.

the meal and hatched BERKELEY STREET THEATRE – UPSTAIRS, APR 8 - 19

As a child growing up in Gugulethu, multiple award-winning dancer, choreographer, teacher and development activist Mamela Nyamza, the 2011 Standard Bank Young Artist Award Winner for Dance, started using dance to translate the world around her. Nyamza’s two dance pieces interrogate the African dancer’s body and cultural ethos, while offering autobiographical explorations of her own identity as a dancer, an African and as a mother.

ubu and the truth commission BERKELEY STREET THEATRE – DOWNSTAIRS, APR 15 - 19

William Kentridge’s masterful collaboration with Handspring Puppet Company (Warhorse) in which puppetry, live actors, music, animation and documentary footage are combined to fuse the chaos of a century-old legend with original testimony from witnesses at the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

dominion BLUMA APPEL THEATRE, APR 22 - 25

MAMELA NYAMZA IN HATCHED. PHOTO: JOHN HOGG

Renowned choreographer Luyanda Sidiya presents a dance program inspired by the deep tribal energy he senses from his land and people. Unleashed, it has the potential to transform the environment and all within it, with either positive or negative implications.

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spotlight south africa

BERKELEY + BLUMA THEATRES

A THREE WEEK FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE BEST OF SOUTH AFRICAN PERFORMANCE ART

A CANADIAN STAGE PRESENTATION APR 8 - APR 25, 2015 SEP

Originally planned to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Nelson Mandela, this festival will be a tribute to the extraordinary vitality and originality of the artistic output in this ever-struggling nation, led to democracy by the recently departed Madiba. With five unique productions on offer, most in North America for the very first time, this festival is sure to illuminate, interrogate and entertain.

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY

DANCE PROGRAMMING GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE HAL JACKMAN FOUNDATION

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MARC LABRÈCHE IN NEEDLES AND OPIUM. PHOTO: NICOLA FRANK VACHON

(OUT OF 4)

– TORONTO STAR, THE GLOBE AND MAIL

needles and opium

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

★★★★

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY

MAY 1 - MAY 10, 2015

Robert Lepage STARRING

Marc Labrèche, Wellesley Robertson III AN EX MACHINA PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY CANADIAN STAGE

Following sold-out shows in 2013, Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium returns to Canadian Stage for an exclusive 10-performance run.

SEP

The technological wizardry dazzled audiences while the poignant performances resonated deeply. Intertwining the lives of Miles Davis, Jean Cocteau, and a heartbroken artist named Robert, it’s a beautiful, poetic, and transformative experience. This is a masterpiece you won’t want to miss the second time around.

OCT NOV DEC JAN

“A masterpiece” – TORONTO STAR

FEB

“rebirth of the cool”

MAR

– THE GLOBE AND MAIL

MAY

10 SHOWS ONLY

APR

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T H E AT R E L O C AT I O N S

OUR THEATRES BLUMA APPEL THEATRE

BERKELEY STREET THEATRE Located just steps from the Distillery District, the historic Berkeley Street Theatre complex is home to two intimate performance spaces, as well as a large rehearsal space, props and wardrobe facilities, and the company’s administrative offices.

ST. LAWRENCE CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

The Bluma Appel Theatre in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts is the company’s main stage and home to seven of our productions this season.

Located just off Yonge Street in the heart of Toronto’s downtown core, this theatre has been Canadian Stage's home for more than 26 years.

DIRECTIONS TO THE BERKELEY

The Berkeley Street Theatre is located at 26 Berkeley Street, Toronto

DIRECTIONS TO THE BLUMA APPEL

The Bluma Appel Theatre is located in the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts at 27 Front Street East, Toronto

TTC FROM KING STATION (YONGE/UNIVERSITY LINE)

TTC FROM KING STATION (YONGE/UNIVERSITY LINE)

• Exit the station onto Yonge Street • Walk south on Yonge to Front Street • Turn left on Front Street and walk one block east • The St. Lawrence Centre is on the southeast side of Front Street at Scott Street TTC FROM UNION STATION (YONGE/UNIVERSITY LINE)

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• Exit Union Station on the south side of Front Street • Walk east along Front Street • The St. Lawrence Centre is one block east of the corner of Yonge and Front on the south side

• Obtain a transfer when you pay your fare; You will need it for the streetcar at King Station • Take the Eastbound King streetcar to the Ontario Street stop, which is one stop east of Sherbourne Street • Walk east on King Street one half block to Berkeley Street • Turn right onto Berkeley Street and continue south past Front Street • The theatre is located half a block south of Front Street on the west side of Berkeley

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