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Set in the dirty 30’s, The Numbers Game is based on the gang and race war that tore through Harlem after prohibition ended and organized crime turned from booze to gambling. Following the story of Stephanie ‘Queenie’ St. Clair, a fiery Madam known as the Tiger from Marseilles, and the Beer Baron of New York, Dutch Schultz, The Numbers Game dives into the race fueled clash between these two titans of illicit industry. As Queenie defends Harlem’s booming penny lottery “numbers game” against Schultz’s brutal invasion, New York city seethes with power hungry gangsters ready to knife or cheat their way to the top.
In an unprecedented new format, The Numbers Game is a six-part series of plays that has been collectively written by six of Toronto’s hottest playwrights through TV style writers’ rooms collaboration. Playwrights include: Claire Burns (HUMAN FURNITURE); Dora award winning Beau Dixon (BENEATH SPRINGHILL: THE MAURICE RUDDICK STORY); dramaturge Emma Mackenzie Hillier (CHASSE GALERIE) and the
award winning (HE LEFT QUIETLY); screenwriter James Schultz (WHITE ELEPHANT, I AM WANTED, CLIFTON HILL); Meghan Swaby (VENUS’ DAUGHTER); and Bahia Watson (POMME IS FRENCH FOR APPLE).
Starring Karine Ricard (Da Kink In My Hair Global TV) as Queenie St. Clair, and Jamie Cavanagh (VIDEO CABARET) as Dutch Schultz in the leading roles, The Numbers Game also features a fiery cast of Toronto’s best, including Jeff Hanson (EDMUND, THE CASTLE The Storefront Theatre ), and in their Storefront debut, Brandon Coffey (CAM BABY Fringe), James McDougall (WALKING SUPPLY – Mountain Man Media ), Ngabo
Nabea (TWISTED Factory Theatre) , Tonjha Richardson (OUT OF ORDER Showtime), and Ucal Shillingford (THE TEMPEST Ravenous Theatre. Directed by Benjamin Blais (EDMUND The Storefront Theatre ).
Each week audiences can pop on down to the Storefront Speakeasy for a new episode, live music, bootleg cocktails, and the previous week’s instalment. Poised to be one of the hottest shows to hit the stage this fall in Toronto, The Number’s Game will take you deep into the belly of the Harlem beast.
NEW EPISODES EVERY WEEK
The kind of binge watching, we can heartily condone.
The Numbers Game
By Claire Burns, Beau Dixon, Emma Mackenzie Hillier,
James Schultz, Meghan Swaby, and Bahia Watson
Episode 1 Sep 29-Oct 2 @8:30
Episode 1 & 2 Oct 6-9 @7:00 & 8:30
Episode 2 & 3 Oct 13-16 @7:00 & 8:30
Episode 3 & 4 Oct 20-23 @7:00 & 8:30
Episode 4 & 5 Oct 27-30 @7:00 & 8:30
Episode 5 & 6 Nov 36 @7:00 & 8:30
Tickets: $20 per episode; $35 for two episodes; $50 for four episodes; $65 pass for six episodes
Sep 29-Oct 2 $15 per episode
The Storefront Theatre, 955 Bloor Street West
Tickets available at @ www.thestorefronttheatre.com
2016-09-06
Toronto: The Pulp Collective and The Storefront Theatre present "The Numbers Game" in 6 episodes