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Toronto, ON - Sanctuary and The Bench Theatre Initiative are proud to present The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance, the story of grossly deformed John Merrick and his life in turn of the century England. The play deals with questions of appearance versus reality, the limits of charity, and the ways we impose ourselves into the lives of others. The Sanctuary/Bench presentation of The Elephant Man will draw these themes into particular relief thanks to a combined cast of professional and street-involved actors. This is a performance that promises to be disrupting, heartbreaking and illuminating.
Show Dates: April 20 - May 12, 2012
Friday and Saturday 8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:30 p.m.)
Location: Sanctuary (25 Charles St E, Toronto)
Ticket Prices
Advance$12.00
At Door$15.00
Groups (10+) $10.00
Directed by Shannon Blake
Set/Costume Design liSa ljevaja
Produced by Lyf Stolte
Art Design Dave Busuttil
Stage Management Wendy Penketh
Featuring Lyf Stolte, Luke LaRocque, ‘Manda Whitney, Richard Bechard, Traci Noble, Roberta Taylor, Mike Hudon, Rachel Barton and Mark Lindquist
The Bench Theatre Initiative aims to be a hospitable, gracious, trust-risking theatre initiative prioritizing the poor and excluded, particularly those who are or have been street- involved. It supports artists working in intentional community with other social and artistic initiatives, and aims to be an aesthetically compelling and credible voice in Canadian theatre, engaging this community as artistic equals.
Sanctuary began in 1985 as an R & B band called Red Rain that was aiming to connect with excluded people in the downtown Toronto area. It currently runs two weekly meals, a health clinic, NA and AA meetings, arts and games drop-ins, a women's program, a church and a drama program. Besides the many programs that Sanctuary offers, their primary work is often simply walking around the downtown core, connecting with people who are living on the streets, and offering resources and friendship to marginalized people.
For more information contact:
Shannon Blake
Artistic Director, The Bench Theatre Initiative
893 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON
M5R 3G4
416-576-7684
2012-02-27
Toronto: The Bench Theatre Initiative presents “The Elephant Man” April 20-May 12