“You are cordially invited to George and Martha's for an evening of fun and games.”
Burnt-out college professor George and his bitter wife Martha entertain a new colleague and his naive spouse with cutting banter that escalates until the dark secrets of both marriages are revealed. Albee's multi-award winning classic is a theatrical bloodsport where words are the weapons.
“A brilliant piece of writing” - The New York Herald Times
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Join us in the Studio for readings of scary stories by Edgar Allan Poe. Suitable for all ages but geared towards the adult who loves Halloween but has nowhere to enjoy it. Come for a drink, and let us entertain you with spine-tingling tales. Who knows . . . perhaps our resident ghost will stop by for a visit!
Attend a reading of Alumnae's Write Now 24-Hour Playwriting contest winners.
“Terrifically performed”
eye magazine
Ata's unfaithful husband has left her, taking almost everything she owns. She's afraid to go outside. So when Bo breaks in to rob her, what else can go wrong? Unexpectedly, the society lady and the cat burglar find common ground, and forge a loopy alliance to exact revenge on Ata's husband.
A screwball comedy from America's best-known unknown playwright.
“...turns larceny, matrimony and feminism on their ears.” - Theater Mirror
“Comic, touching, sensual and occasionally ironic...”NOW (NNN)
Adele and Jean have returned to their cottage on Lake Kawartha for one last season. Now in their 70's, the cousins' memories of their youth take on a life of their own, as they recall the romance and humour of the summer of 1938, and Paul, a young man who changed both their lives.
“Funny and poignant” - The Globe And Mail
Since 1989, the New Ideas Festival has showcased never-before-produced short scripts. Join us for an engaging mix of stories and styles, with a new lineup each week. This annual juried festival also offers the audience an opportunity to get involved through Talkback sessions and feedback forms.
Come and have your say in the development of new Canadian theatre!
“The Alumnae's New Ideas Festival is an ideal environment in which to develop new work: smart, supportive and secure.”
Dave Carley, playwright, Taking Liberties
*Chalmers and Dora Mavor Moore Award winner
The fates of a bunch of lovable losers collide in a seedy motel room. In Problem Child, ex-con R.J. and former prostitute Denise anxiously await a disapproving social worker's decision about their daughter's future. Hatching a desperate plan, Denise enlists the help of the alcoholic motel manager to retrieve her daughter from foster care. Hilarious mayhem follows, complete with hidden bodies, TV talk shows, and acts of drunken heroism.
Criminal Genius sees the return of Rolly and Stevie Moore, the father/son team of incompetent small-time crooks from Beautiful City (produced by Alumnae Theatre in 2002). After botching an arson 'assignment', the duo attempts to dig out of their predicament by kidnapping a crime kingpin's daughter, only to have the situation spiral wildly out of control.
“We're back in the strange world of George Walker, where humor and horror waltz drunkenly in each other's arms.” - The Washington Post
