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TORONTO – The Accidental Mechanics Group, in association with Videofag, is proud to present the Toronto premiere of El Camino or The Field of Stars, a new solo show by celebrated Halifax artist Stewart Legere, directed by Christian Barry (The Mill, Homage, Revisited). As the unnamed protagonist, Stewart weaves together tales of a doomed relationship, a trip to Italy gone wrong, and a mysterious fascination with El Camino de Santiago de Compostella, an ancient walking pilgrimage through France and Spain. Working through fear, awkwardness, and shame, he charms, cajoles, pushes and pulls, provokes, and consoles his way through stories of love, loss, and the complex struggles of a young queer couple dealing with internalized homophobia.
When it premiered at the Queer Acts Festival in Halifax in 2011, the show was enthusiastically received by audiences and critics alike and Legere’s performance was referenced by Halifax’s alternative weekly The Coast when they declared him Best Male Theatre Actor that year. Don’t miss this funny, startling, uniquely intimate show during its run at Toronto’s most exciting new performance venue.
Praise for El Camino or The Field of Stars:
“Lovely, memorable, inspiring show… involves you and draws you into its world.”– The Coast
“Stewart Legere is one of those people who exudes affability, charm, and pure joy… He has the ability to nourish your soul, just by being there in the room with you and telling stories.”
- The Way I See It Theatre Blog
Stewart Legere is an artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a frequent collaborator with Zuppa Theatre Co. In 2007 he was awarded the Robert Merrit Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Penny Dreadful (Zuppa), and in 2009 received the Halifax Mayor's Award for Emerging Theatre Artist. Recently, he has appeared with Zuppa in 5 Easy Steps (to the end of the world) (Magnetic North); and at Plutonium Playhouse, Halifax’s home for queer theatre, in The Obedients, Splinters, A Rescue Demonstration (co-written with Katie Swift and Ann-Marie Kerr), and Down Dangerous Passes Road. In 2011, he previewed El Camino or The Field of Stars at Halifax’s Queer Acts Theatre Festival. Stewart was voted Best Male Actor in The Coast magazine’s annual “Best Of” issue for 2011 and 2012. His twitter themed-installation project Were We Here We Were was a crowd favourite at Halifax’s Nocturne: Art at Night festival in 2011. A singer-songwriter, he is currently recording his debut solo album Sing With The Birds Who Stay; Quiet The Station Today.
Christian Barry is an award-winning theatre director and a founding member and artistic co-director of 2b theatre company. Christian directed The Mill (Part 2): The Huron Bride, which won the 2010 Dora Award for Outstanding Production (Independent). He was nominated for the Outstanding Director Dora that year. He has also won two Robert Merrit Awards for Outstanding Direction (seven nominations) and one for Lighting Design, as well as the 2008 Halifax Mayor’s Award for Emerging Theatre Artist. Directing credits include: Homage (Magnetic North, Luminato), Revisited (World Stage, Theatre Centre, PuSh), 59 Minutes (Suburban Beast/Buddies in Bad Times). His production of Hawksley Workman’s The God That Comes has been performed at PuSh, Magnetic North, and Alberta Theatre Projects and will be performed at Tarragon Theatre in 2014.
Videofag is a storefront cinema and performance space in Toronto's Kensington Market dedicated to the creation and exhibition of video, film, new media, and live art.
The Accidental Mechanics Group in association with Videofag presents
El Camino or The Fields of Stars
written & performed by Stewart Legere
directed by Christian Barry
Opens May 22 | Closes June 2
Runs Wed-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm
Videofag, 187 Augusta Ave.
Tickets: $15. Very limited seating. For more information, please visit www.videofag.com.
Photo: Stewart Legere. ©2010 Sea and be Scene.
2013-04-15
Toronto: The Accidental Mechanics present the Toronto premiere of “El Camino or The Field of Stars” May 22