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The Howland Company as we are holding a play-reading February 29.
Event: Play Reading Group
Play: Toronto The Good By: Andrew Moodie
Venue: Canadian Stage - Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley Street)
Date and Time: Monday February 29th at 7PM
Price: FREE!
Description:
The Howland Company Reading Group is a free event held in and around the last *MONDAY* of every month. Anyone is welcome to drop by, cold-read a part in the chosen play (copies are provided and roles are assigned and switched around on the fly) and get the opportunity to engage in discussion, and meet people in the community!
This month we are thrilled to be reading the work of local playwright/actor/director/screenwriter Andrew Moodie with his 2008 play - "Toronto the Good".
What: "Toronto the Good" by Andrew Moodie
"Toronto the Good" is a play about modern day Toronto, which premiered at Factory Theatre in 2008. It's an exploration of poverty, violence and race, and how that impacts our everyday lives. It's a condemnation of the policies that have lead us here, and a call to all Canadians to chance our society to create a better city and better future.
The story is simple, a police officer is charged with racial profiling when she randomly pulls over a black male. But the case is complicated by the fact that a gun was found in his possession. A black lawyer, who has experienced racial profiling first hand, is chosen, by the Crown, to represent the police officer. And what follows is a complex journey where the personal and political collide.
Where: NEW - Berkeley Street Theatre, 26 Berkeley, Toronto. This will be our NEW Reading Group Home for the next few months, as part of our RBC Emerging Company Residency at Canadian Stage. We'll be meeting in the lobby.
For more information about The Howland Company visit www.howlandcompanytheatre.com or our FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/580263005455033/580478732100127/
2016-02-19
Toronto: The Howland Company holds a play reading of "Toronto The Good" on February 29