Toronto's Crow's Theatre to re-open its doors in September with a good looking slate

And, as the adage says, the theatre is taking the proverbial ‘bull by its horns’ and opening with appropriate Ontario health protocols in place.

Located at 345 Carlaw Avenue (at Dundas Street East), it’s an eight show season at Crow’s this year and from the media release the slate begins in September with: “the world premiere of Zorana Sadiq’s MIXTAPE, directed by Crow’s Theatre Artistic Director Chris Abraham; the Toronto premiere of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO by Rajiv Joseph, directed by Crow’s Theatre Associate Artistic Director Rouvan Silogix; the Canadian premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s GLORIA, in association with ARC, directed by André Sills; and partnerships with Théâtre français de Toronto and Ross Petty Productions.”

The media release further states:

“AS YOU LIKE IT, one of the most beloved comedies in Shakespeare’s canon, holds a double meaning that famously teases, this is a play to please all tastes. For this world premiere, acclaimed Indigenous creator Cliff Cardinal, known for his black humour and compassionate poeticism, has promised to do something just like that.

In November, Crow’s welcomes the world premiere of Zorana Sadiq’s MIXTAPE, directed by Crow’s Theatre Artistic Director Chris Abraham. This solo performance invites the audience into a life experienced through sound and music and an artist’s obsession with making, capturing, and understanding them. Sadiq curates the ultimate mixtape for life: part memoir, part scientific inquiry, and part love song to listening.

In December, Crow’s Theatre is very excited to be partnering with one of Toronto’s longest-running and most beloved holiday traditions, Ross Petty Productions annual family musical. ALICE IN WINTERLAND, this year’s panto, as it is affectionately called, will be a virtual presentation and a bonus production of the Crow’s Theatre 2021.22 digital season. A Choose Your Own Adventure performance, you’ll follow along with Alice, the Mad Hatter, or the ChesPfizer Cat for a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience.

In January, Crow’s Theatre Associate Artistic Director Rouvan Silogix helms the Toronto premiere of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, by Rajiv Joseph. Pulitzer Prize short-listed, Tony Award nominated, and National Endowment for the Arts award winner for Outstanding New American Play, BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO is set amid the chaos of the American occupation of Iraq and directly confronts the toll of war on faith, culture, and humanity. In February, Crow’s is looking forward to welcoming ARC, an award-winning diverse and multidisciplined group of artists, and their production of GLORIA by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon). A Canadian premiere, produced by ARC in association.

This spring sees the return of George F. Walker after a long absence from the Toronto theatre scene. ORPHANS FOR THE CZAR, directed by Tanja Jacobs, is Walker’s newest high-stakes comedy that ruefully exposes the duplicity, revenge, and self-interest at the core of a culture about to go up in flames. George F. Walker is one of Canada’s most prolific, decorated, and popular playwrights. Since beginning his theatre career in the early 1970s, Walker has written more than 30 plays, including Suburban Motel, Love and Anger, Problem Child, and Nothing Sacred. In May, Crow’s Theatre proudly partners with Théâtre français de Toronto to present the Québécois, documentary-theatre, smash-hit SINGULIÈRES. For two years, playwright Maxime Beauregard-Martin and director Alexandre Fecteau, recipient of the Crow’s Theatre RBC Rising Star Emerging Director Prize, conducted multiple interviews with a group of single women in Québec pursuing happiness that does not include marriage and motherhood. A funny, lively, and surprising investigation, SINGULIÈRES redefines the contemporary single woman, in spite of society’s expectation.”

Not ready to come to the theatre yet, but don’t want to miss out? The Crow’s Theatre premiere, digital subscription package #BMOVirtualStage includes new, filmed performances of MIXTAPE, BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO, ORPHANS FOR THE CZAR, and SINGULIÈRES and a rebroadcast of the smash-hit GHOST QUARTET, the haunted song cycle about love, death, and whisky, for an exclusive Halloween engagement.

For further information, please visit the website: www.crowstheatre.com.  You can also check out their social media websites on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using @CrowsTheatre | #CrowsTheatre2122 | #ReturnToTheNest | #CrowsnestCorner

To Purchase Tickets and Subscriptions: visit crowstheatre.com, call 647.341.7390 ext. 1010 or email boxoffice@crowstheatre.com

There’s more to learn about what’s going on at Crow’s this year. Once again, please visit the website for more information about other events occurring.

Photo courtesy of Crow’s Nest Facebook site.