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PLS (Poculi Ludique Societas) sponsors productions of early plays, from the beginnings of medieval drama to as late as the middle of the seventeenth century. The group had its origins in 1964-65 in a seminar on medieval drama conducted at the University of Toronto. For over 40 years, PLS was associated with the university’s Centre For Medieval Studies, offering a regular schedule of plays every year. Now, as part of the Centre for Performance Studies in Early Theatre, PLS operates in affiliation with the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. PLS has toured in Canada, the United States and Europe. PLS also collaborates with the theatre history research project Records of Early English Drama (REED) at the University of Toronto.
This year marks our 50th anniversary and as part of our birthday year celebrations, we're staging a Festival of Early Drama on June 5-7, 2015. The festival includes productions by over 20 theatre groups from around the world who are coming to Toronto especially for this special event. The festival will include international plays from the medieval to the early modern eras, and will be performed in English, some in French and one in Welsh.
Most of our production companies hail from colleges and universities around the world and are old friends who have been involved in our previous productions of the complete 48 plays of the York Cycle (1977, 1998), the 32 plays of the Chester Cycle (1983, 2010), and other very large-scale projects.
This family-friendly festival will offer a mix of indoor ticketed performances, as well as many PWYC outdoor productions, concessions and interactive activities.
Join us along with universities and theatre groups from all over North America and Britain as we present The Festival of Early Drama this June 5 -7 2015.
Lineup:
COMPANY: Loyala University of New Orleans
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
VENUE: Isabel Bader Theatre
PERFORMANCE TIME: Friday at June 6th at 6pm
COMPANY: Poculi Ludique Societas at University of Toronto
RUNNING TIME: 75 minutes
VENUE: Margaret Addison Hall Sports Field
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 11am, 5pm and Sunday June 7th at 11am and 4pm
TICKETS: Free!
THE WIDOW AND THE USURER FROM A NDRIEU DE LA VIGNE’S MYSTÈRE DE ST. MARTIN
COMPANY: University of Michigan/Harlotry Players*
RUNNING TIME: 55 minutes
VENUE: Victoria Chapel
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 12:30pm and Sunday June 7th at 4:30pm
ROAD TO EMMAUS (CHESTER)
COMPANY: Redeemer College
RUNNING TIME: 15 minutes
VENUE: Victoria South
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 2pm & 4:30pm
TICKETS: Free!
COMPANY: Boston University
RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes
VENUE: Victoria Quad
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 1pm and Sunday June 7th at 3:45pm
TICKETS: Free!
NOTE - Presented in Welsh
COMPANY: The Rude Mechanicals Medieval and Renaissance Players at Shepherd College
RUNNING TIME: 40 minutes
VENUE: Cat's Eye Pub
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 12pm and Sunday June 7th at 1:15pm
HANS SACHS' THE MARRIAGE TEST
COMPANY: Duquesne U*
RUNNING TIME: 20 minutes
VENUE: Emmanuel College East
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 2:30pm, Sunday June 7th at 12:30pm & 3:15pm
TICKETS: Free!
N-TOWN NATIVITY AND TRIAL OF MARY AND JOSEPH
COMPANY: University of Illinois
RUNNING TIME: 45 minutes
VENUE: Alumni Hall
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 2:30pm and Sunday June 7th at 12:15pm
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS & DEATH OF HEROD
COMPANY: University of Maryland/Lord Baltimore’s Company*
RUNNING TIME: 20 minutes
VENUE: Victoria South
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 3:10pm and Sunday June 7th at 1pm and 2:45pm
TICKETS: Free!
NOTE - Violence; not suitable for young children
CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL
COMPANY: University of Virginia
RUNNING TIME: 60 minutes
VENUE: Margaret Addison Hall Sports Field
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 3:30pm and Sunday June 7th at 1:30pm
TICKETS: Free!
THREE LADIES OF LONDON
COMPANY: McMaster University
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
VENUE: Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
PERFORMANCE TIME: Saturday June 6th at 4pm
LA FARCE DE SOEUR FESSUE & LA FARCE DU TEMOIN
COMPANY: Théâtre L’On Donne from the University of Western Ontario
RUNNING TIME: 45 minutes
VENUE: Emmanuel Hall
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 4:30pm and Sunday June 7th at 11am and 1:45pm
NOTE - Performed in French with printed translations
NOTE - Sexual content; not suitable for young children
COMPANY: Brock University
RUNNING TIME: 30 minutes
VENUE: Trinity Chapel
PERFORMANCE TIMES: Saturday June 6th at 7pm and Sunday June 7th at 2:30pm
THREE LORDS AND THREE LADIES OF LONDON
COMPANY: Purdue Players
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes
VENUE: Burwash Hall
PERFORMANCE TIME: Saturday June 6th at 8:15pm
COMPANY: University of Waterloo
RUNNING TIME: 135 minutes
VENUE: Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse
PERFORMANCE TIME: Sunday June 7th at 4 p.m.
WARNING – Violence
For more information, visit http://foed2015.weebly.com.
2015-05-12
Toronto: Poculi Ludique Societas celebrates its 50th anniversary with a Festival of Early Drama June 5-7