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Alumnae Theatre Company's NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT group brings BIG IDEAS: A Festival of Staged Readings to the
Alumnae Theatre Studio May 11-17, 2015.
Tuesday May 12 at 8 pm
JEGGER & MALONE by Chloë Whitehorn
Two men. Two vendettas. One common enemy. Sometimes revenge is like a box of chocolates.
Director: Victoria Shepherd
Cast: Nicholas Porteous, James Lukie, Jillian Welsh, Andrea Lyons
IMPRINT by Liz Best
Perpetually single Annie is entertaining the new man in her life when her mother shows up with surprising news. A play about family and love and taking risks.
Director: Pat McCarthy
Cast: Jerrold Karch, Mark Albert, Jennifer McKinley, Connie Guccione
Wednesday May 13 at 8 pm
THE S.K.I. CLUB by Catherine Frid
SKI Club is a big-hearted musical about four seniors who plot to escape from their retirement home. Book and lyrics by r Catherine Frid, music by Frank Horvat.
Dramaturge: Andrew Lamb
Cast: Liz Best, Phoebe Cleverley, Ilene Cummings, Ian Orr, Sara Price, Anne Shepherd, and Jackson Welchner
MOTHERLAND by Kristine Greenaway
Davit has a ticket out of Armenia with the woman he loves. Leaving may kill his mother. Staying may kill him. Based on an idea by Narek Nersisyan
Director: Barbara Larose
Cast: Tricia Brioux, Chris Whidden, Shalyn McFaul, Lex Darian, Kevin McLellan
Thursday May 14 at 8 pm
SIZZLE & SPIN by Sandra Cardinal
Rival candidates arrive for a job interview; she's earnest and competent, he's charismatic and cocky. The sparks fly.
Director: Kitti Laki
Cast: Lena Maipuu, Johnathan Lovett, Christina Song, Kitti Laki, Sandra Cardinal
Stage Manager: Liz Currie
Friday May 15 at 8 pm
Table Reading: LOVE'S DECEPTION, OR, PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ILL-ADVISED by Nina Kaye
Head over heels in love, Astraea and Adam want their first time to be special. And soon. But will Astraea's eccentric, interfering parents get in the way?
Facilitator: Ingryd Pleitez
Saturday May 16 at 2 pm
Table Reading: MOVIN' ON DOWN by Rhona Bennett & Barbara Brown
Pressured patients and their beleaguered therapist tackle messy lives as they strive to improve, ultimately finding their answer in a unique enterprise catering to consenting adults.
Facilitator: Matthew Hines
Saturday May 16 at 8 pm
Table Reading: A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE by Carol Libman
“You can’t go home again” wrote Thomas Wolfe. After 20 years, Teri returns, but what she finds is a very different place. (This is a further development of a one-act play seen at NIF a few years ago).
Facilitator: Dorothy Kelleher
Cast: Patricia Hawk, Tracey Iseman, Paquito Hernaci
Sunday May 17 at 2 pm
Table Reading: NURTURE NIGHT by Elizabeth Verwey
Nine women learn about themselves through their relationships with others.
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Toronto: Alumnae Theatre presents "Big Ideas", a week of staged readings, May 12-17