Ready, set . . . opening tomorrow!

Opening today: Nor The Cavaliers Who Come With Us

Nor The Cavaliers Who Come With Us
For two weeks only!

Opening today: Two Lies and a Switchblade

Tonight and for one night only!

Small Wooden Shoe tries to be
Reasonable People,
Reasonably Disagreeing

The information
One Night Only!
(It’s a debate and we hope to have it settled by the end of the night)
Sunday March 11, 2007 at 8pm
Harbourfront Centre – Studio Theatre
235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, Canada
Tickets $15 BOX OFFICE: 416.973.4000
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

The creative team
Produced in association with Harbourfront Centre as part of HATCH.
Conceived and Directed by Jacob Zimmer
Created with and performed by Dustin Harvey, Ame Henderson, Evalyn Parry, Evan Webber
Moderated by Misha Glouberman
Designed by Trevor Schwellnus
Video by Daniel Arcé
Debating coaching by Tim Maly
Stage Managed by Laura Nanni
Series Dramaturgy by Brendan Healy

About the show
Arguably the printing press was the invention of the millennium – in which case it has a great deal to answer for. Coached by Tim Maly and moderated by Misha Glouberman, Small Wooden Shoe debates the printing press and everything since — while trying to keep it useful, entertaining and above all, reasonable. With PowerPoint, a dot matrix printer and most likely some singing.

Gutenberg, Copernican, Newtonian, Darwinian, Industrial, Nuclear, Information – Small Wooden Shoe tackles one after another in the Dedicated to the Revolutions series. Bringing together lecture-demo, talent show and debating tournament, this is theatre that engages the audience in an honest, casual way while maintaining the need to step up and entertain.

Reasonable People, Reasonably Disagreeing brings together Small Wooden Shoe regulars Ame Henderson (Public Recordings, Clash) and Trevor Schwellnus (Aluna Theatre [Dora winner: Set Design], Public Recordings, Mammalian Diving Reflex), long time Halifax collaborator Dustin Harvey (Secret Theatre, Fire in the Hole, Dapopo) and new collaborators Evan Webber (One Reed Theatre) and Evalyn Parry (Independent Auntie Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times) with Small Wooden Shoe Artistic Director Jacob Zimmer.

After creating the Rhubarb! hit Do You Have Any Idea How Fast You Were Going? (“sly, fun [and] post-modern” – NOW Magazine) and Wave 2’s Connect the Dots (“inventive and form-breaking theatre . . . intelligently, comically and entertainingly.” – NOW Magazine), Small Wooden Shoe brings the third show in the Dedicated to the Revolutions series to Harbourfront Centre’s HATCH, taking on the Gutenberg Revolution – in the form of debate.

Now playing: Steel

Praxis Theatre presents

An explosive one-man journey through the past and present of the Canadian railroad.

Directed by Michael Wheeler
Starring James Murray
Lighting Design by Paul Hardy
Stage Managment by Meredith Scott

March 8-10, 15-17, 22-24 @ 8pm
Queen West Arts Centre
100A Ossington Ave.
$15 tickets at the door

Seen any good theatre lately?

We put the question to the streets, so to speak, for this: a random sampling of shows people have seen and liked.

Jessica Greenberg – actor and Director of Education and Outreach for Studio 180 Theatre.

“What a refreshing treat to attend an evening at the theatre featuring some spectacular chiquitas. Hannah Moscovitch’s The Russian Play and USSR (Company Theatre Crisis/Absit Omen Theatre) are two plays giving voice to women, beautifully portrayed with wit and grace by Michelle Monteith (The Russian Play) and Maev Beatty (USSR). As always, Hannah’s work is funny, moving, surprising and smart and both Michelle and Maev offer performances well worth the trip down to the lake. The down side is that they only run from Feb. 21-24 as part of the Hatch Festival at Harbourfront Centre’s Studio Theatre. Perhaps these gems will have a future life . . .”

The Russian Play will play again during the Magnetic North Theatre Festival June 6-16th.

Helen Taylor – Shaw actor and pet owner who loves to walk her dog, Lulu, in the park. Recently seen in Hana’s Suitcase.

“The wonderful Danny, King of the Basement at LKTYP is a Roseneath Theatre production about a single mom and her son struggling to get by in Toronto. It’s hilariously written and acted and genuinely moving to boot. The colourful urban set has its own witty personality. Take your kids, check, go see it even if you don’t have kids. A real gem. ”

Danny King of the Basement, by Daniel Craig, ran at LKTYP Feb. 4-25.

Caryn Green – actor, producer and baker of delicious chocolate and white Toblerone cupcakes. Currently completing The Passion of Winnie, a short film about Winnie Mandela to be featured at the Luminato Festival, June 2007.

“John and Beatrice definitely got my goat! What incredible, brave performances by Canada’s finest actors, Caroline Cave and Rick Roberts, in a gut-wrenching, poignant story about the search for love. A perfect antidote to Valentine’s Day clichés – this play will move you to laughter and tears.”

John and Beatrice by Carole Frechette runs at The Tarragon Extra Space until March 24.

Have you seen any good theatre lately? Please drop us a line with the word.

Now playing: The Seagull

Please visit Wordsmyth Theatre for more information on this production.

Party this Friday

One day only: Admiral Dink and the Seventh Fleet

Upstart Carbarets are always fantastic events thanks to DropShip’s signature combination of theatre, music, comedy and dancing. DropShip Entertainment not only offers a live theatre experience, they also build an excellent party around it.

Opening today: and what Alice found there

The work:
Stranger Theatre’s and what Alice found there is an exploration of the encounter between the eccentric genius Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell – the girl who served as the inspiration for his greatest work.

The company:
Stranger Theatre has performed to audiences in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Halifax, and will now receive a production in Toronto for the first time at the The Great Hall Downstairs, 1087 Queen St. West.

The story:
and what Alice found there brings to life Lewis Carroll’s writing of Alice in Wonderland, the real Alice, and the world in which they lived. Using a mixture of sources from Carroll’s two famous novels, letters and other writings, we begin with a sunny day on the river and travel to far darker places. The story examines childhood, love, and the nature of creation. Alice Liddell’s journey through Victorian times mirrors Alice in Wonderland’s journey through the hallucinatory landscape of her author’s imagination, where nothing is as it seems.

The creative team:
Written and directed by Kate Cayley, performed by Sarah Cormier, Simone Rosenberg, and Christina Serra. Puppeteered by Lea Ambros and Sarah Klein. Video by Simone Rosenberg and Adrienne Connelly. Puppets designed and built by Kate Cayley and Lea Ambros with lighting design by Lea Ambros.

The information:

Tuesday, January 23 – Sunday, February 4
Tuesday to Saturday at 8:00pm & Sundays at 2:30pm
The Great Hall Downstairs
1087 Queen St. West. at Dovercourt Rd.

Tickets: Advance – $15/$8 (students/seniors)
At the door- $20/$10. Tuesdays and Sundays pay-what-you-can.
Special $6 tickets for performances on January 24 and 25 shows available for students under 25 through HipTix (go to T.O.TIX website)

For tickets:

Advance tickets available online through T.O.TIX and at the following locations:

Twice Found – 608 Markham St.
Yasi’s Place – 299 Wallace
The Common – 1071 College

For general information call 416-538-6084 or visit the Stranger Theatre website.