Heads up for the week of Feb. 15-21, 2021.

by Lynn on February 15, 2021

in The Passionate Playgoer

Mon. Feb. 15, 2021.

Deer Woman

FEBRUARY 15 to 21, 2021  |  1h 20 min. For 16 years of age and older.

To honour the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people.


This week the National Arts Centre is presenting a free online broadcast of Deer Woman by Tara Beagan. This powerful play fearlessly examines this crisis, and the pursuit for justice. Watch on our website anytime, on demand until February 21.

https://nac-cna.ca/en

Mon. Feb. 15, 2021 7:00 pm

Art of Design; a conversation about stage design from Talk is Free Theatre

One of the participants is Joe Pagnan who is a master at creating the worlds of

plays.

www.tift.ca

Mon. Feb. 15, 2021, 8:00 pm

Soliciting Prophecy.

Faced with the uncertainty of living in a pandemic and the repeated closures of theatres, Scapegoat Carnivale co-Artistic Directors Alison Darcy and Joseph Shragge initiated an online writer’s room to explore the theme of prophecy as it relates to today, and create a series of digital performances as artistic responses. The group includes artists from Montreal, Vancouver, Mexico City and Los Angeles.

https://www.scapegoatcarnivale.com/soliciting-prophecy

Tue. Feb. 16, 2021 6:00 pm (to Feb. 21)

The Journey with Scott Silven

He is an illusionist-extraordinaire. Offered through TO Live.

https://www.tolive.com/thejourney

Tue. Feb. 16, 2021, 7:00 pm.

4th Line Theatre Company presents a conversation with Kim Blackwell, Managing Artistic Director of 4th Line Theatre, and playwright Andrea Scott (Controlled Damage).

https://www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca

Wed. Feb. 17, 2021(to Feb. 20) at 2:30 pm

Streaming from the Almeida Theatre in London, Eng.

Hymn

By Lolita Chakrabarti

Starring Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani.

Two men meet at a funeral. Gil knew the deceased. Benny did not. Before long their families are close. Soon they’ll be singing the same tune. Benny is a loner anchored by his wife and children. Gil longs to fulfil his potential. They form a deep bond but as cracks appear in their fragile lives they start to realize that true courage comes in different forms.

Featuring music from Gil and Benny’s lives, Lolita Chakrabarti’s searching, soulful new play asks what it takes to be a good father, brother or son.

https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/hymn-live-stream/17-feb-2021-20-feb-2021

Thur. Feb. 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm

Undiscovered Sonnets Double Feature.

Shakespeare, Improv. Rebecca Northan and company have their way with a phrase and a story. Has to be seen to be believed.

stratford@home

Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 at 7:30 pm

From Studio 180, In Development:

6 x 10 by Rachel Mutombo

About the project:

Isabelle and Jamal’s father was incarcerated for a violent crime. Though they’ve lived the majority of their lives without him, the stain of his actions has been on their lives ever since. Years of resentment and pain threaten to disrupt their lives when they learn of his impending release from prison. Despite the urge to continue to sweep it all under the rug, this pair of siblings is forced to come face to face with their complicated feelings and shared family trauma. 

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