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The Gods of Ancient Greece didn't just fade away - they relocated! The Olympians have been hanging out in the New World after emigrating in hopes of staging a glorious comeback. But the bizarre circus that is the 2016 Presidential Election is causing no small amount of alarm. They convene for a “Special Emergency Meeting Of The Gods,” charged to impose a divine decision on the American mortals. Will they be able to reach a decision without unleashing an apocalypse?
A sharp, topical political comedy, IN GODS WE TRUST stars nine real-life lawyers, doing what they do best — playing God(s)! IN GODS WE TRUST runs July 1-9 at the Al Green Theatre as part of the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival. Tickets are available beginning June 9 via www.fringetoronto.com, by phone at 416-966-1062 ext. 1, or at the door.
The Premise: The Gods of Ancient Olympus moved to the New World at the birth of the United States, lured by the prospect of a bountiful source of worship, offerings, and glory. Instead, they’ve spent the past two hundred years hanging out on "New Olympus" (aka Mount Rushmore) as the US evolves, devolves, and revolts — while they themselves quarrel, squabble, and occasionally interfere. Now, as the 2016 Presidential Election unfolds below, Zeus commands they intervene to bring this earthly political chaos to an end. Who will the Gods declare to be the next American president, and why? And – Gods help us! – what will happen once they do?
The creation of IN GODS WE TRUST has been an example of lawyerly and writerly cooperation. The original treatment for the play was written by practising lawyers Satinder Besrai and Kerri Salata, with further material written by Gavin Magrath and Diane Baker Mason, with much creative and writing input from all the Company. Based on an idea by Chris Leafloor. Directed by E. Llana Nakonechny. The performers — Ajay Krishnan, Gavin Magrath, Brent Vickar, Satinder Besrai, Peter Hamiwka, Melanie Herbin, Diane Baker Mason, Kerri Salata, and Catherine Wiley — are veterans of Nightwood Theatre’s Lawyer Show productions and the Lactors’ 2014 Fringe hit Watching Seana McKenna Watch Paint Dry.
This is the LACTORS’ second appearance at The Toronto Fringe. The company’s 2014 Fringe offering Watching Seana McKenna Watch Paint Dry raised $7000 for Lawyers Feed The Hungry, a year-round program which provides hot, healthy community meals to help with hunger relief. All proceeds from IN GODS WE TRUST will also be donated to www.lawyersfeedthehungry.ca. Keep up to date with all the Lactors’ Studios’ activities on their website at www.lactorstudio.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lactorstudio
IN GODS WE TRUST
Venue: Al Green Theatre,
750 Spadina Ave (Corner of Bloor and Spadina — Map)
Wheelchair Accessible/Air Conditioned
Dates: Fri July 1 @ 3:00pm.
Sat July 2 @ 8:45pm
Sun July 3 @ 6:45pm
Tue July 5 @ 8:45pm
Thu July 7 @ 1:45pm
Fri July 8 @ 11:30pm
Sat July 9 @ 4:00pm
Tickets:
$12 ($10 + $2 service fee) at the Door (Door sales cash only)
or in Advance via telephone or online.
Festival Passes:
5 Show Pass ($45)
10 Show Pass ($85)
Tickets available beginning June 9 via www.fringetoronto.com or 416-966-1062 ext. 1
Please note there is absolutely no latecomer seating. Running time is 50 Minutes
2016-05-31
Fringe: In Gods We Trust