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Toronto, Ontario - Hart House Theatre and the U of T Drama Coalition are proud to present the U of T Drama Festival: A Weekend of Competitive Theatre. The four nights of original one-act plays feature students from multiple colleges on the three U of T campuses and runs February 10-13, 2016.
Over 70 years since its inception, The University of Toronto Drama Festival provides a showcase for up-and-coming theatrical talent from the university's three campuses. Now in the 24th year since its revival, the festival is proud to continue the tradition of only accepting original student written plays; serving as a much needed outlet for U of T playwrights. The festival serves as an accessible avenue for U of T students to perform, direct and express their flair for the dramatic on the historic Hart House Theatre stage. It also provides an opportunity for aspiring members of the U of T drama community to get started in the professional sphere as many scripts have gone on to have further productions. The University of Toronto Drama Festival boasts a variety of famous individuals as alumni - Ted Follows, David Gardner, Don Harron, Arthur Hiller, William Hutt and Donald Sutherland - to name a few!
This year's festival will be adjudicated by Maev Beaty, an alumna of the University of Toronto and the U of T Drama Festival. Maev is a theatre-maker, actor, writer, voice artist and mother. In her 17-year-long professional career she has gathered over 40 stage credits from across the country, and these have ranged from new play development (Maev has been in 22 Canadian Premieres, such as Palace of the End, Proud,Terminus, Passion Play, Montparnasse and Goblin Market) to the classics (Maev has played Goneril, Helena, Viola, Titania, Rosaline, Hamlet and Portia, among others). This summer she will return to for her third season at the Stratford Festival starring in the Canadian Premiere of Bunny by Hannah Moscovitch. Maev is a multi-Dora Award winner and nine-time nominee in both performance and writing. She's been a member of huge theatre ensemble endeavours such as Theatrefront's The Mill series, Volcano Theatre's Another Africa (LuminaTO/Canadian Stage) and Nightwood's The Penelopiad. She has played men, old women, twins, poor, rich, animals, trees, fictional and biographical, and can't wait to see what's next.
Adjudicated by Maev Beaty
Feb. 10-13, 2016
7:30 pm curtain
There will be a public adjudication at the conclusion of each evening
Schedule:
Wednesday, February 10
•The Map / Trinity College Drama Society
•In Memorial / St. Michael's College - Troubadours
Thursday, February 11
•Our Cake To Eat / Woodsworth * Innis * New * Drama Society
•Saltwater Forests / UC Follies
•What She Said / UC Follies & Twenty-Two Troubles Theatre
Friday, February 12
•Useless Superhero Support Group / Victoria College Drama Society
•Eternal Return / St. Michael's College - Troubadours
•Letting Go / UTM Drama Club
Saturday, February 13
•Transitions / Woodsworth * Innis * New * Drama Society
•Pan's Theatre / Woodsworth * Innis * New * Drama Society
•Final Adjudication and Awards Ceremony
For more information about the individual shows (coming soon) and the Drama Coalition, visit their website.
Tickets
Single Ticket Prices per evening
Adults: $12
Seniors: $10
Students: $10
General Admission
Please note: No latecomers will be admitted once a show has begun. Seating will continue at the next intermission.
Box Office website here >>
2016-01-14
Toronto: Hart House Theatre presents the 24th Annual U. of T. Drama Festival February 10-13