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Favourite Robert Munsch tales come to life during March Break

at Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People

A theatrical collection of stories by Robert Munsch, Canada’s best-known writer for young readers, Love You Forever… and More Munsch features five charming Munsch tales with Love You Forever being the central story. Other Munsch favourites, including The Paperbag Princess, Murmel, Murmel, Murmel, Zoom and Mortimer, are lovingly assembled to create a lively and unforgettable experience that celebrates the exuberance of children and the push/pull relationship kids have with the people closest to them. Love You Forever… and More Munsch runs on the Mainstage at LKTYP from March 9 to April 4. More »

Last Days of Graceland

Written by Franca Miraglia

A World Premiere
Presented by Theatre Passe Muraille in association with By the Word Productions
Previews March 14th – 18th 2008
Opens March 19th and runs until April 6th 2008
Runs Tuesday – Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

How do you say goodbye to a legend? More »

Theatre Smith-Gilmour Adapts Short-story Writer Katherine Mansfield for the Stage

After a celebrated and profound 8-year exploration into the world of Anton Chekhov, Theatre Smith-Gilmour once again embraces the world of a writer through their short stories. More »

Because God Loves Stories: The Alec Gelcer Memorial Concert

Alec Gelcer was a founding father and cornerstone of the Toronto storytelling community and a respected storyteller worldwide. Born in Cape Town in 1936 of Jewish heritage, he had a natural affinity for Jewish and South African stories, but more importantly he loved any well told tale. Duke Ellington once said there are two kinds of music – good music and the other kind, and Alec was a big fan and supporter of good storytelling. More »

The Rowers Pub Reading Series, which runs the first Wednesday of the month, has as its April features: Maureen Scott Harris (Drowning Lessons – Peddlar Press, 2004); Lawrence Hill (The Book of Negroes – HarperCollins, 2007); and Adam Sol (Crowd of Sounds – House of Anansi, 2003). (Note from Ron Weihs: The Book of Negroes is just about the best novel I’ve read for a long time. Read it now!) More »

L’Homme invisible/The Invisible Man

by Patrice Desbiens
March 26 to April 6, 2008
Theatre francais de Toronto, Berkely Street Thetre Upstairs – 26 Berkeley Street
Evening Performances: Wednesday to Saturday at 8 pm
Opening: Friday, March 28 at 8:00 pm
Saturday matinee: April 5 at 3:30 pm | Sunday matinee: March 30 and April 6 at 2:30 pm
Tickets: $29 to $46 / Students, seniors and groups: $24 to $32
Box office: 416-534-6604 or 1-800-819-4981 | www.theatrefrancais.com

Death has invaded France. . . Its icy hand has seized the Count Rossilion and his acclaimed physician Gerard de Narbonne. The King himself clings tenuously to life…the country’s best physicians declare him incurable. But all is not lost!

Alchemy Theatre is pleased to present Shakespeare’ s All’s Well that Ends Well, directed by Hume Baugh. More »

The first annual Feast of Authors, a gathering of the writing community of Ontario, takes place on April 3, 2008, 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. at the North St. Lawrence Market, Jarvis and Front. No invitation required. The Toronto Dollar website is at www.torontodollar.com. More »

Humber Theatre is pleased to announce that The Scattered Dust of Antigone will open at the Humber Studio Theatre on Friday, April 4, 2008. The Scattered Dust of Antigone is directed by Brad Krumholz and Tannis Kowalchuk of NACL Theatre and features Humber’s third year students in the Theatre Performance program, with support from the students enrolled in the Theatre Production program. More »

April 4 – 9pm @ Arrayspace presented by Leftover Daylight and AIMToronto

Justin Haynes, Michael Keith and Nilan Perera – guitars/fx/love
ARRAYMUSIC Studio
60 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 218
ring buzzer at door near loading ramp near parking lotA
$10/6 More »

Toronto Festival of Storytelling, Sunday April 6, 4:15 pm to 5:15 pm
Through folktales and personal stories around disability, Kim and Alan will evoke laughter as well as sadness, pain as well as discovery. They will bring the myth of perfection into much sharper, in fact almost perfect, focus. Is that frog really much better off as a prince? More »

GO WORD TO WORD WITH CELEBRITIES AT
SCRABBLE® WITH THE STARS

Ever wanted to have words with a celebrity? You can! This is a chance to get your words in edge-wise at Scrabble® With The Stars, the fourth annual fun fundraiser for Performing Arts Lodges, Toronto (PAL). This star-studded benefit takes place on Monday, April 7 at The Suites at 1 King West, hilariously co-hosted by two of Canada’s top entertainers, Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath. More »

Riding the wave of a highly successful first run, Fish Shak Productions proudly presents Lawrence & Holloman, Morris Panych’s darkly humorous existential play.

The twisted relationship satire stars Ryan Hollyman (A Good Idea, The Overcoat, Sparta) and Paolo Mancini (Jesus Hopped The A Train, GloryDays!, Cheapskate), and is directed by Courtenay Stevens (The Overcoat, Stratford, Autoshow). More »

Dear Friends, Colleagues, Grads ….

Sometimes I think the modern theatre begins with Euripides. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week my lovely DRM300 students are presenting streamlined versions of two of his more strange plays … “Hecuba”, perhaps the grimmest of the tragedies .. and “Helen”, a surprising romantic More »

The organizers of Toronto WordStage invite you to the next installment of our monthly series, which is on the second Thursday of each month until June. Our readers on April 10 are: Steven Michael Berzensky (a.k.a Mick Burrs),  Jeff Cottrill, Donna Langevin, Dave Margoshes. The venue is Cervejaria at 842 College, just west of Ossington. The doors open at 7:00; the readings begin at 7:30. More »

Sing! at Eaglewood 2008: April 11 & 12
Eaglewood Resort, Pefferlaw, ON

Come join us for the sixth annual Sing! at Eaglewood – a Friday evening and Saturday spent sharing and singing an eclectic range of traditional and contemporary material, directed by Tom Leighton and Carol Hanson Hasek. Choral experience is an asset, but not a necessity. Evening song circles; master class and performance opportunities. We have a ball!! More »

T H & B: April 12 – May 4, 2008

Resuscitating the common name of the defunct Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway, which operated out of Hamilton from 1895-1987, 21 visual artists have been invited to respond to the post-industrial context of the 3rd floor at 270 Sherman, a former textile mill located in the industrial heart of Hamilton. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 12 @ 8:00 pm. A complimentary Art Bus from Toronto to Hamilton will leave from The Gladstone Hotel on Saturday, April 12 @ 7:00 pm sharp and return after 10:00 pm. More »

ArdeleanaMusic presents The Ardeleana Trio in Concert (Brenda Muller, cello/Artistic Director; Catherine Maguire, piano; Emma Zoë Elkinson, flute) on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 8 p.m. at Toronto’s Heliconian Club (35 Hazelton Ave., in the heart of Yorkville).Tickets are $20 for Adults and $15 for Students and Seniors. More »

Hey UnSpunners! We’re SPRINGING into… uh… SPRING! Gather ’round on Saturday, APRIL 12th for…
A perfectly respectable night of swillin’ and cavortin’ at THE COBOURG! All proceeds help fund our upcoming production of the weird and eerie MINOTAUR.

10 TINY PLAYS!
We’ll be presenting 10 TINY PLAYS throughout the evening. More »

Scarborough Music Festival, Spring Fling
The Legion Hall, 1083 Pape Avenue
1 p.m. till midnight, $20 admission
Michal Hasek playing 9:00p.m. till 10

Michal Hasek is a Toronto-based guitar player, harmonica player, singer/songwriter with a roots-blues background. More »