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Theatre Smith-Gilmour presents a workshop production of William Faulkner’s AS I LAY DYING, playing at The Theatre Centre from April 19-29, 2012. An original adaptation, AS I LAY DYING is the Southern gothic chronicle of the Bundren family odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury their wife and mother. Farce and tragedy meld together in a 40-mile funeral procession, an absurdly tragicomic journey through the grotesque intersection of character and circumstance. Tickets are available via the Theatre Centre Box Office at 416-538-0988, or at the door.
AS I LAY DYING transgresses triumphantly all the principles of good taste - it is a rich and unsettling tale that takes us to the edge of sanity as each member of the family struggles in their own way with the promise made to Addie Bundren. A dying Addie watches her eldest son build the coffin she’ll soon occupy. The family - including Addie herself, speaking from beyond the grave – reveal their foibles and secrets in overlapping narratives chronicling the journey, marked by flood and fire and family discord. There aren’t any angels aboard this wagon - just humanity, with all of its virtues and vices, beneath an ominous halo of circling vultures. A darkly comic tour-de-force.
AS I LAY DYING features Daniel Roberts (Home Ice, Theatre North West), Julian De Zotti (Suits, USA Network; New Year, indie feature film), Dan Watson (Ahuri Theatre, creator/director of A Fool's Life), Ben Muir (Storming Juno, The History Channel), Nina Gilmour (recently returned from two years of study at the school of Philippe Gaulier in Paris), alongside Theatre Smith-Gilmour founders Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour (Lu Xun Blossoms, Chekhov Cycle, Grimm too, Katherine Mansfield). Lighting Designed by Andre Du Toit (TSG, Factory Theatre, Native Earth Performing Arts, LabCab Festival). Set and Costume Design by Dora and Gemini award-winner Teresa Przybylski (Stratford, Shaw, COC, Tarragon Theatre, Factory Theatre). Stage managed by Heather Thompson.
Theatre Smith-Gilmour occupies an essential place in the landscape of Canadian Theatre; founders Michele Smith and Dean Gilmour have created physically bold, hilarious and moving pieces of theatre, based on the teachings of Jacques Lecoq, since 1980. Their highly-esteemed body of work is known for its compassionate vision of the human condition, and includes the acclaimed Chekhov Cycle and Lu Xun Blossoms. Theatre Smith-Gilmour has been nominated for 24 Dora Awards, and won 8, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Actor (Dean Gilmour) for both Chekhov’s shorts and Chekov longs - In The Ravine.
Show information for AS I LAY DYING:
VENUE:
The Theatre Centre
1087 Queen St. West, Toronto
DATES:
April 19 - 29, 2012
Tues - Sat @ 7:00pm*, Sun @ 2:30pm.
Preshow Gala Thurs April 26 begins @ 6:00pm
**please note early curtain time of 7:00pm for all evening performances**
TICKETS:
$15 per person all performances except Fundraising Gala on Thurs April 26.
Gala Tickets (April 26): $45 Regular, $22 Artist/Student
Via the Box Office at 416-538-0988 or www.theatrecentre.org
Photo: Cover of the Vintage edition of As I Lay Dying, 1991.
2012-04-11
Toronto: Theatre Smith-Gilmour presents a workshop production of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying”