Openings & Closings – Week of May 8

OPENINGS

These are the shows that are opening in Toronto the week of May 8, 2017.

THURSDAY, MAY 11


GREEN IN BLUE, Greenlight Theatre

Daniel and Curtis are two strangers who were destined to meet on this one bench at Woodbine Beach. Both are going through a personal crises and both unknowingly end up helping each other.

At Beach United Church (140 Wineva Avenue), closes May 13

FRIDAY, MAY 12


THE BOY AND THE MOON, Crow’s Theatre

Based on Globe and Mail journalist Ian Brown’s candid and moving memoir of raising his son Walker, this show captures the journey of a couple raising a child with profound disabilities caused by a rare genetic disorder.

At Streetcar Crowsnest, closes May 27

DOM JUAN, Théatre français de Toronto

Dom Juan doesn’t want to be a son. He doesn’t want to be a spouse. He doesn’t want to be a master. He doesn’t want to be a hypocrite. Dom Juan wants to be free to seduce women non-stop—and especially—without limits, without worrying about the consequences.

At the Berkeley Street Theatre – Upstairs, closes May 28 (in French with English subtitles)

STRANGERS, BABIES, Theatre PANIK

Witness the mystery of May, a woman desperately trying to leave her past behind. As you physically follow the action from scene to scene, sometimes finding yourself in an apartment, sometimes “peeping” into a motel room, you will meet each of the men in May’s life and piece together the clues that justify her bid for freedom.

At the Artscape Sandbox, closes May 28

CLOSINGS

These are the shows that are closing in Toronto the week of May 8, 2017.

SATURDAY, MAY 13


GREEN IN BLUE, Greenlight Theatre

Daniel and Curtis are two strangers who were destined to meet on this one bench at Woodbine Beach. Both are going through a personal crises and both unknowingly end up helping each other.

At Beach United Church (140 Wineva Avenue), closes May 13

EL RETORNO/I RETURN, Why Not Theatre (RISER Project)

A search for answers to childhood questions when, for one year, Marilo’s family was part of the Return Plan—the return to Chile to help fight against the brutality of the Pinochet dictatorship.

At the Theatre Centre

TWO BIRDS ONE STONE, Why Not Theatre (RISER Project)

Rimah was born a Palestinian Muslim. Natasha was born a Canadian Jew. Is this just an ordinary meeting between two women or has some force conspired through time and across continents to bring them together?

At the Theatre Centre

SUNDAY, MAY 14


BANANA BOYS, Factory Theatre

Mental White Noise, mindshifting, sexloverelationships, and the dreaded Small Penis Bomb. Five young Asian Canadian men must confront unrealized potential, devastating loss, and time travel while creating a new language around what it means to be a Banana Boy.

At Factory Studio Theatre

FREUD’S LAST SESSION, Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company

Legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud and the young, rising scholar C.S. Lewis meet head-to-head in a fictitious battle of the mind.

At the Greenwin Theatre, Toronto Centre of the Arts

OTHER JESUS, Public Recordings

In the occupied territories of ancient Judea, a group of spiritual workers consider what’s real while trying to break even—until one of them turns out to have the magic touch. A performance on the risk and reward of believing and belonging.

At St. Matthew’s United Church

IT’S ALL TRU, The Cabaret Company

Kurt and Travis are a perfect gay couple—a young prince charming and a charming silver fox—whose marriage is threatened by the appearance of a sexy street boy named Gideon. 

At Buddies in Bad Times Theatre

LIARS AT A FUNERAL, Truth ’n’ Lies Theatre

Grandma Mavis stages her own funeral in order to reunite her estranged family… just in time for an ice storm to trap them all in a funeral home over Christmas. Can this eccentric clan of liars navigate the rocky road to reconciliation? Or will the next 24 hours be the final nail in this dysfunctional family’s coffin? 

At St. Vladimir Theatre (620 Spadina Ave)


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