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The 2018/2019 Theatre Kingston season, under the new artistic leadership of Rosemary Doyle, is designed to challenge audiences’ assumptions, prejudices, and fears through the powerful intimacy of two outstanding new Canadian plays. Beginning October 26, the Theatre Kingston season will present recent works by two of the country’s foremost young playwrights (Nicolas Billon and Hannah Moscovitch) at the Baby Grand Theatre. In addition to these two plays, Theatre Kingston will also showcase a variety of readings and musical events in various venues, and is committed to producing the Storefront Fringe 2019.
“I imagine the audience will come into each of the main plays this season with a set belief of what they know to be right or wrong. My hope is that people will stay after the shows to mingle and talk to their neighbours about the questions each play asks, with the knowledge that quick answers are rarely accurate. The best theatre for me has always been a conversation starter.” - Rosemary Doyle
Theatre Kingston’s 26th season begins with Butcher, a multi-award-winning dramatic thriller by Governor General’s Award winner Nicolas Billon. Butcher plays from Oct. 26 to Nov. 11 2018 at the Baby Grand Theatre, and forces us to confront the ever-relevant question of “who are we to judge?” It stars four of the country’s best-known Kingston theatre talents Zoë Sweet, Greg Wanless and, returning from New York City, Broadway star Douglas Harmsen and Jacob James, under acclaimed director Kathryn MacKay.
Butcher opens when a mysterious old man is dropped off at a police station, wearing a foreign military uniform and Santa hat, with a meat hook dangling around his neck. As a lawyer, a police officer, and a translator struggle to unravel the truth, they uncover a past that won’t stay buried, and a decades old quest for justice that must be served. Haunted by events a world away, no one is who they seem to be. Warning: the play, which has been produced across the country, carries warnings of descriptions of violence but it has also been hailed for its unusual and provocative entertainment value.
Theatre Kingston’s second production, What a Young Wife Ought to Know, a tragic romance by internationally renowned Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch, will be directed by Rosemary Doyle and stars Kingston acting and life partners Anna Sudac and Jesse MacMillan, joined by 2018 Fringe star Alexandra Montangese. What a Young Wife Ought to Know is based on a compilation of letters women sent to a famous birth control advocate in the last century. This poignant and tender play frankly examines the physical and mental dilemma of a passionate young married woman in the 1920’s with no access to birth control.
“This play brings to life struggles that remain surprisingly current. When it plays from January 30 to February 17, 2019 at the Baby Grand Theatre, come decide for yourselves.” challenges Rosemary Doyle.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Sept 15th, 2018
Grand Theatre Box Office 613 530-2050, www.kingstongrand.ca/tickets.
Regular tickets $35(plus hst and Grand charges) Artist & Student tickets $18 (plus hst and Grand charges).
NEW: 4 ticket bundles will be available for $100 (plus hst and Grand charges).
(The 4 pack is able to be used for either or both productions) Contact www.theatrekingston.com
2018-09-12
Kingston: Theatre Kingston announces its 2018/19 season