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May 12th, 2015. Toronto, ON. This June, Aim for the Tangent Theatre and the Big Smokey Collective bring a sexy new two-hander to the TPM Backspace: First Time Last Time, a comedy about love, sex, & destiny by the prolific Scott Sharplin, an Edmonton boy turned Nova Scotian.
Ben and Airlea have nothing in common except a mutual attraction. He’s a small town boy, she’s from the big, bad city. He trusts science; she follows the stars. He likes hockey and Jäger; she goes for vampire improv. Their one connection: neither wants commitment. But when a no-strings fling goes supernova, the mismatched couple need to invent a whole new kind of relationship.
FIRST TIME LAST TIME has titillated audiences in Edmonton (Shadow Theatre, March 2015) and Cape Breton (Highland Arts Theatre, May 2015). Now, Toronto’s talented and versatile Wesley J. Colford (Ben) teams up with East Coast starlet Jenna Lahey (Airlea) to bring the show to T.O.. Colford, the founder of Aim for the Tangent Theatre, has previously appeared in Mature Young Adults, Genesis & Other Stories (AftT) and The Seagull (Upstart Theatre). Lahey, a native of Louisbourg, NS, makes her Toronto debut.
Sharplin has had his scripts produced by Shadow Theatre, Lunchbox Theatre, Walterdale Playhouse, Sound and Fury Theatre, Theatre Squared, the Shakespeare Company, the Boardmore Playhouse, and Cape Breton Stage Company. He has had three plays published in the following anthologies: “Staging Alternative Albertas” (Playwrights Canada Press, 2002), “Three on the Boards” (Signature Editions, 2008), and “Hot Thespian Action!” (Athabasca University Press, 2008).
Colford returns to Toronto with this production, having spent the majority of the past year as the inaugural Artistic Director of the new Highland Arts Theatre in Sydney, NS where this production will debut next week. In the past year, Colford has overseen 8 major productions, including three original works by Cape Breton authors, Adam Pettle’s Zadie’s Shoes, Kat Sandler’s 2014 Fringe hit PUNCH UP, and a 40 person musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol.
Audiences are warned of Adult Language and Sexual Content. Tickets can be purchased at the TPM Arts Box Office: (416) 504-7529, or online at passemuraille.
Aim for the Tangent Theatre & The Big Smokey Collective present
FIRST TIME LAST TIME
Written & Directed by Scott Sharplin
Featuring: Jenna Lahey as AIRLEA Wesley J. Colford as BEN
Opens June 10th, 2015 runs to June 21st, 2015
At Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 16 Ryerson Ave
Performances:
Wed. June 10th, 7:30 PM (Opening)
Thurs. June 11th, 7:30 PM
Fri. June 12th, 7:30 PM
Sat. June 13th, 7:30 PM
Sun. June 14th, 2:00 PM (PWYC)
Wed. June 17th, 7:30 PM
Thurs. June 18th, 7:30 PM
Fri. June 19th, 7:30 PM
Sat. June 20th, 7:30 PM
Sun. June 21st, 2:00 PM (PWYC)
TRAILER:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmOb3tTlf8
Tickets:
General Admission: $20 Student/Youth Price: $15 Arts Worker Price: $15 Sundays: PWYC
Tickets can be purchase online at http://passemuraille.ca Or by phone at: (416) 504-7529
Payment options: Visa or Mastercard
Photo: Wesley J. Colford and Jenna Lahey. ©2015 Chris Walzak.
2015-05-12
Toronto: Aim for the Tangent Theatre presents "First Time Last Time" June 10-21