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Toronto, Ontario - Hart House Theatre, the University of Toronto's Performing Arts Leader Since 1919, is proud to announce its 2012/2013 season. This season's line-up is a diverse mix of classical and contemporary work as Hart House Theatre presents the first major success of a prolific playwright, a controversial one-woman show that has stirred passions across the globe, the Bard's greatest love story, an original musical co-written by our own artistic director and a critically acclaimed play that has opened the hearts and minds of audiences since its first staging.
ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD
Written by Tom Stoppard
Sept 21 - Oct 6, 2012
Written by one of the world's greatest contemporary playwrights, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead has played across the globe, been adapted into an award-winning film and is now as recognizable as the classic on which it is based. This Tony Award winning play explores the confused antics of two minor characters from William Shakespeare's Hamlet: the courtiers, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Using his razor-sharp wit and unmatched comedic brilliance, Stoppard creates protagonists that grapple the big philosophical questions while they unwittingly fight for their lives.
Three week run
Week 1: Fri & Sat 8pm
Week 2: Wed to Sat 8pm
Week 3: Wed to Sat 8pm + Sat 2pm
Postshow Talkback Saturday, September 22, 2012
Taken from the writings of Rachel Corrie
Edited by Alan Rickman and Katherine Viner
Oct 17 - 20, 2012
In 2003 Rachel Corrie, a 23 year-old American student, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer as she was trying to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home in Gaza. My Name is Rachel Corrie is a controversial, passionate and stunning account of one woman's participation in events that most of us only experience through watching the news at six. Since its sold-out opening in 2005, My Name is Rachel Corrie has acted as a catalyst for discussion and an eye-opener to the impact of western foreign policies on people living thousands of miles away.
"Here is a play where the real dialogue begins when the curtain comes down. My Name is Rachel Corrie is theater that not only stirs our hearts but sticks in our heads." - Newsweek
"Extraordinary power...funny, passionate, bristling with idealism and luminously intelligent." - London's Time Out
One week run
Wed to Sat 8pm
Postshow Talkback Thursday, October 18, 2012
WARNING: contains coarse language and provocative subject matter.
By William Shakespeare
Nov 7 - 24, 2012
As the best known love story in the English language, Romeo and Juliet celebrates the contrast between comedy and tragedy, the futility of conflict, the power of love to unite and what we lose when we fail to listen to one another. Hart House Theatre is proud to continue its tradition of producing high-calibre and accessible classics with Romeo and Juliet: an icon of love and passion against all odds, containing the world's most beautiful poetry on the subject.
Three week run
Week 1: Wed to Sat 8pm
Week 2: Wed to Sat 8pm
Week 3: Wed to Sat 8pm + Sat 2pm
Additional Matinees TBA
Postshow Talkback Saturday, November 10, 2012
ROBIN HOOD: THE LEGENDARY MUSICAL COMEDY
Music and lyrics by Kieren MacMillan and Jeremy Hutton
Book by William Foley, Jeremy Hutton, Jesse McLean, Kevin MacPherson and Kate Smith
Based on the collective creation by Shakespeare by the Sea - Halifax
Jan 11 - 26, 2013
This Canadian-made musical features clever, biting and amusing twists on the familiar legends of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. With fast-paced, witty lyrics and a polished, sophisticated score, this show is sure to have you singing "The Evil Song", "Undercover Lover" and "After Intermission" long after the curtain has come down. Irreverent to the core, Robin Hood is tongue-in-cheek entertainment that jabs an accusing finger at the social constructs which inform our notions of status and the distribution of wealth.
Three week run
Week 1: Fri & Sat 8pm
Week 2: Wed to Sat 8pm
Week 3: Wed to Sat 8pm + Sat 2pm
Postshow Talkback Saturday, January 12, 2013
By Martin Sherman
Mar 1 - 9, 2013
Bent /bent/: adjective. A derogatory term used in some European countries to refer to homosexuals.
This ground-breaking play created awareness at a time when there was little historical research or discussion about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals and the significance of the pink triangle. The success of the play and its strength as a story earned Bent nominations for both a Pulitzer and a Tony Award. To this day, Bent remains one of the finest pieces of theatre about tolerance, the endurance of love and the necessity of human dignity.
Two week run
Week 1: Fri & Sat @8pm
Week 2: Wed to Sat @8pm + Sat @2pm
Postshow Talkback Saturday, March 2, 2013
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Single Ticket Prices
Adults $25
Students & Seniors $15
$10 student tickets every Wednesday night.
$15 alumni tickets every Thursday night.
Tickets
UofTtix Box Office
416.978.8849
Season Subscription Prices - The more you see, the more you save.
Adults
5Play Subscription $95 (24% savings off single ticket prices!)
4Play Subscription $80 (20% savings off single ticket prices)
3Play Subscription $61.50 (18% savings off single ticket prices)
Students & Seniors
5Play Subscription $57 (24% savings off single ticket prices!)
4Play Subscription $48 (20% savings off single ticket prices)
3Play Subscription $36.75 (18% savings off single ticket prices)
$25 Duke of York Gift Certificate
Enjoy dinner at the Duke of York before coming to the theatre! Our long-time restaurant sponsor, The Duke of York, has generously offered to give each subscriber a $25 gift certificate to compliment our already amazing subscribers' deal.
Exchange Privileges
Only Hart House Theatre Season subscribers can exchange tickets for another performance of the same show (up to 24 hours in advance in person or by phone) pending availability.
Bring a Friend Discount
Subscribers may buy extra tickets (no maximum) for their friends to join them at any of the five plays in Hart House Theatre's 2012/2013 Season for $2 off of regular-priced single tickets.
Free Mailing
Tickets may be mailed to subscribers for no charge up until 2 weeks before each play.
UofTtix Web & Phone Fees Waived for All Events
New this year. For all events sold at the UofTtix Box Office, the web fee & phone fee are waived for HHT Subscribers.
About Hart House Theatre
Hart House Theatre, established in 1919, is the University of Toronto's Performing Arts Leader. Since its inception, the theatre's unique mix of young professionals, alumni and students has garnered the theatre a reputation as not only a cultural destination for the U of T community, but one for all of Toronto.
2012-05-08
Toronto: Hart House Theatre announces its 2012/13 season