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Toronto, ON – Look out, Toronto. There is a new and exciting company joining the independent theatre community. Restless Spirit Productions (688 Richmond St. W., Suite 103) presents their curated show TRIPLE BILL from FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 - SUNDAY, MARCH 1 and FRIDAY, MARCH 6 – SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015. Veteran actor and director William MacDonald and multi-skilled artist Nadia Blanchfield are collaborating with Restless Spirit owner Christine U as Co-Artistic Directors to bring life-affirming, soul-searching, and inspiring productions with heart to the stage, as Restless Spirit Productions.
Restless Spirit’s inaugural show features Toronto’s finest talent. In addition to hosting each show, Canadian Comedy Award winner for ‘Best Breakout Artist’ and multiple CCA nominee, KEN HALL (critically acclaimed 2-MAN NO-SHOW, Patch Town, Lost Girl) showcases his charm and charisma in a stand-up set. Emmy-nominated writer and storyteller KATIE FORD (Miss Congeniality, Family Ties, Prayer’s for Bobby, Desperate Housewives) brings her wit, understatement and bare bones honesty to an original work, THE VALUE OF TRYING. The final performance of the evening, DOLORES by Edward Allan Baker, is a drama about two sisters coming to terms with their dysfunctional upbringing and how they must forgive each other and forge a new bond to deal with a traumatic situation. Director WILLIAM MACDONALD brings over 30 years experience in theatre working with companies like The Theatre Machine, The Citadel, Vancouver Playhouse, Manitoba Theatre Centre and Factory Theatre, as well as Film & TV productions like Atom Egoyan’s The Captive, Republic of Doyle, Hemlock Grove, Saving Hope and more to DOLORES. The two-hand cast features Co-Artistic Director NADIA BLANCHFIELD (Four Dogs and a Bone – Egg Theatre, Ravenscroft – Sterling Studio Theatre) as Sandra, and TANYA LEE (graduate of the Lyric School, Vancouver), making her Toronto stage debut, as Dolores. This outstanding group of artists has created a night not to be missed.
Full proceeds from the Saturday, February 28 performance will be donated to The Gatehouse (www.thegatehouse.org), for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Restless Spirit Productions proudly presents
TRIPLE BILL
Ken Hall Stand-Up/Katie Ford’s THE VALUE OF TRYING/DOLORES by Edward Allan Baker
Directed by: William MacDonald (Dolores) and Katie Ford (The Value of Trying)
Stage Management: Zena Driver
Featuring: Ken Hall, Katie Ford, Nadia Blanchfield, Tanya Lee
Friday, February 27
Saturday, February 28
Sunday, March 1
Friday, March 6
Saturday, March 7
Sunday, March 8
8pm
Restless Spirit, 688 Richmond St. W., Suite 103
Tickets: $15
For tickets, please visit https://www.williammac.ca/restless-spirit-productions.html or at the door (cash only).
For more information on Restless Spirit Productions please visit https://www.williammac.ca/restless-spirit-productions.html
Facebook: TRIPLE BILL
Photo: Ken Hall.
2015-01-28
Toronto: Restless Spirit Productions presents a triple bill of plays by Ken Hall, Katie Ford and Edward Allen Baker