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Here For Now Theatre Company is thrilled to announce their 2023 Season, which features six one-act plays.
This will be the fourth annual season of the little Stratford indie theatre company-that-could, producing intimate one-act plays in a variety of settings, with a focus on new or underproduced works.
MYTH OF THE OSTRICH (June 28th – July 15th)
by Matt Murray. Directed by Sheila McCarthy.
After Pam finds an inappropriate letter from her teenage son to his mystery girlfriend, she arrives unannounced at Holly’s house to discuss their children’s relationship. What starts as a pleasant visit, quickly takes a turn. The situation launches into orbit with the arrival of Holly’s filter-less best friend, Cheryl. One lie leads to another, and another, on this outrageous roller coaster ride of misunderstandings.
MARGARET REID (July 12th – July 29th)
by Madeleine Brown. Directed by Monique Lund. World premiere.
12-year-olds Cora and Debbie meet at a public speaking competition. They are not friends. They never will be. And yet, they’ll never be able to forget each other, and what they saw that day.
Part absurdist comedy, part mystery and in an exciting production that integrates music and movement, Margaret Reid explores how we learn to talk about ourselves, the stories we choose to tell, and those we don’t. Expect cue cards, a trophy and about six Little Debbie cakes.
The development of Margaret Reid was made possible thanks to The Ellen Ross Stuart “Opening Doors” Award in association with Tarragon Theatre, Hart House Theatre and Blyth Festival.
FROG SONG (July 26th – August 12th)
by Taylor Marie Graham and William Rowson. A new children’s opera with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra. World premiere.
Frog Song is a joyful, funny, and thoughtful new children’s opera about facing your inner fears and discovering your inner song. Navdeep and Wyatt, two Canadian pre-teens who seem different in every possible way, are paired together for a fairytale inspired singing competition at the magical Camp Songbird. They have one secret thing in common though: both Navdeep and Wyatt are having the most mysterious dreams starring an ominous wall of singing frogs! With help from the other entertaining campers and their dramatic singing director Jay, these two must find a way to work together to defeat the wall of frogs and sing their truth for all to hear.
LIFE WITHOUT (August 9th- August 26th)
by Steve Ross. Directed by Jan Alexandra Smith. World Premiere.
Family is everything. A good marriage. Happy children. A rock-solid foundation. But nothing is ever simple or straightforward. What happens when things start to unravel? When tragedy strikes is it just too much? How does one woman move forward when everything she loves is taken from her?
THE FOX (August 23rd – September 9th)
by Daniela Vlaskalic. Directed by Kelli Fox. World Premiere.
The Fox is the riveting story of two young women’s struggle for independence as WW1 ends and the men return home.
In rural Ontario, Jill and Nellie are struggling to keep their new farm from going under when a young man, returning from WWI, unexpectedly shows up at their backdoor. Henry, determined to start a new life for himself, begins a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the women, threatening to tear apart their dream of independence. The Fox resonates with mystery, sexual tension and a foreboding slow burn that culminates in a surprising ending.
QUEEN MAEVE (September 6th – 23rd)
by Judith Thompson. Directed by Murdoch Schon. World Premiere.
Queen Maeve is a searing, often hilarious piece of theatre featuring an ordinary woman in a drab nursing home who when triggered, transforms into Queen Maeve, Irish Warrior Queen, confronting her cherished grandson, her complicated, dramatic daughter, and an empathic, efficient P.S.W. just doing her job.
The play asks the questions: Is forgiveness ever impossible? Will we know when we need to make amends? Is it ever too late to find true empowerment?
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Tickets : $32.50
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