September 25 - October 10, 2009
Share a tense weekend in the suburban home of Agnes and Tobias, as they entertain their much-married daughter Julia, Agnes' drunken sister Claire, and their fearful, empty-nester friends Harry and Edna. A metaphysical drawing room drama with a touch of absurdism.
Read the Press Release: 0910press-balance.pdf
November 13 - 28, 2009
Winner of the 2008 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play. Three scalding monologues, inspired by real events: a pregnant American soldier, a British scientist/weapons inspector, and an Iraqi mother share different perspectives on the Iraq 'situation'.
Palace of the End wins 2009 Amnesty International Award.
Read the Press Release: 0910press-palace.pdf
January 15 - 30, 2010
What happens when each member of an eccentric English family invites a guest for a weekend at their country house? Outlandish behaviour, flirtations, and silly parlour games, thats what! Coward's 1924 play is recognized as a classic of “pure comedy with no mission but to delight.” Read the Press Release: 0910press-hayfever.pdf
22nd Annual Festival of New Works
March 10 - 27, 2010
Since 1989, Alumnae Theatre Company has hosted an annual festival of new works, providing playwrights, directors, actors and technicians the opportunity to engage directly with you, the audience, in the development of their work. We want you to leave the theatre talking about theatre - why its important, why it works, why it sometimes doesn't - and why this process, in of itself, is important. In fact, its essential. Consider this your invitation to see exciting, never-before-produced short plays.
Read the Press Release: 0910press-ideas2010.pdf
April 16 - May 1, 2010
Winner of the 1993 Chalmers Award for Outstanding Canadian Play. Inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III. As King Edward lies on his deathbed, his younger brother Richard plots to take the throne. The 'queens' - six women of rival royal families - use lies, innuendo and rumour as they battle to ally themselves to the new monarch.
Read the Press Release: 0910press-queens.pdf
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