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Richard Rose, Artistic Director of Tarragon Theatre, is pleased to announce the world premiere of Undercover. This newest work from Spontaneous Theatre created by Bruce Horak and Rebecca Northan opens the 2017/18 season at Tarragon Theatre. The piece runs September 19 - October 29, 2017 (opening September 27, 2017) in the Mainspace and is co-produced by Vertigo Theatre.
Northan is back at Tarragon after her international hit, Blind Date, closed the 2016/17 season with a surprise return.
Audiences can prepare for another night of interactive adventures with Northan and Horak’s newest work - One grizzled cop. One audience-member-turned-rookie-detective. One unsolved case.
Rebecca Northan (creator of Dora Award-winning, international sensation Blind Date) and her partners in crime are back at Tarragon to recruit one intrepid audience member for an undercover ride into the criminal mind. When everyone’s a suspect, will our rookie detective be able to sort the clues from the red herrings, point the finger at the right perpetrator and see that justice is served?
The show starts in the lobby. Get ready, it’s murder on the Tarragon stage and the audience is going undercover!
Undercover reunites a cast who’ve been collaborating together for over 25 years. “Dennis Cahill taught us all to improvise” notes Northan. “We’re like family and we’ll be bringing that family dynamic to the performance as we find ways to weave our own truths into the show.
This level of connectedness and familiarity helps a lot in a production where audience members become part of the piece, “Every show is different, we get to have a lot of fun together and with audience members. I’m so glad we’ll all be on stage together again,” states Northan.
“Something exciting is always afoot when Rebecca Northan is at Tarragon - we can’t wait to kick off the 2017/18 season by introducing the world to Undercover,” notes Artistic Director Richard Rose. “I hope audiences come to Tarragon to see Undercover with their detective hats on - they’re going to need them!”
Undercover features a cast of longtime collaborators including Christy Bruce (Tarragon and London’s West End Blind Date, TV: “The Handmaid's Tale”, “Orphan Black”), Denni Cahill (Artistic Director of The Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary, FILM: FUBAR 2, The Legend of Whitey), Terra Hazelton (Gemini nominated actress, Loose Moose Theatre, FILM: FUBAR 2, TV: “Orphan Black”, “Mary Kills People”), Jamie Northan (US tour, Canadian tour, London’s West End Blind Date) and Rebecca Northan (co-writer, US tour, Canadian Tour, London’s West End Blind Date, FILM: The 'F' Word, Mr.Magorium's Wonder Emporium, TV: “This Hour Has 22 Minutes”, RADIO: Because News, CBC) and Bruce Horak (co-writer, Assassinating Thomson, This Is Cancer. TV: “Warehouse 13”, RADIO: The Life Game, CBC). With direction from Rebecca Northan.
Undercover has its world premiere at Tarragon Theatre from September 19 - October 29, 2017, opening officially Wednesday, September 27. Following its world premiere at Tarragon, Undercover will go to Vertigo Theatre in Calgary, AB from Jan. 13 - Feb. 11, 2018, then The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, AB from April 4 - 29, 2018.
Undercover
In Tarragon Theatre’s Mainspace
by Rebecca Northan & Bruce Horak
directed by Rebecca Northan
featuring Christy Bruce, Dennis Cahill, Terra Hazelton, Jamie Northan, Rebecca Northan & Bruce Horak
September 19 - October 29, 2017 (opening September 27)
One grizzled cop. One audience-member-turned-rookie-detective. One unsolved case.
MURDER on the Tarragon stage! Rebecca Northan (creator of Dora Award-winning, international sensation Blind Date) and her partners in crime are back at Tarragon to recruit one intrepid audience member for an undercover ride into the criminal mind. When everyone’s a suspect, will our rookie detective be able to sort the clues from the red herrings, point the finger at the right perpetrator and see that justice is served?
The show starts in the lobby!
The Undercover cast will be mingling in the lobby before the house opens, to get an idea of who might be interested in participating. There is NO obligation to participate, we want everyone to feel comfortable. If you are interested, then simply inform a cast member – you never know, it could end up being YOU going undercover!
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Showtimes are Tuesday - Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 2:30pm, and select Saturdays at 2:30pm.
Tickets range from $22 - $60 and can be purchased online at www.tarragontheatre.com, or by phone at 416-531-1827. Discounts are available for seniors, students and groups and arts workers. Patrons under 35 & arts workers visit www.tarragontheatre.com/tarragon22.
Tarragon offers the most flexible subscription packages in the city with savings of up to 40%, allowing patrons to choose their productions, change their dates free of charge, and offering many different price points to suit all schedules and budgets. Visit the website or call Patron Services today for more information.
Rush tickets are sold for $20 cash only, in person at the theatre two hours before showtime. This year Tarragon will also be offering online rush tickets at varying discounts, 24h prior to the show. Both Rush ticket options are subject to availability.
For more information on Tarragon’s events and activities, visit www.tarragontheatre.com/calendar.
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Photo: Rebecca Northan.
2017-08-28
Toronto: Rebecca Northan's "Undercover" has its world premiere at the Tarragon Theatre in September