The Precious Young Ladies is a one-act comedy by Molière in prose that takes a satirical aim at the extravagant and delicate ladies of the French bourgeoisie. Magdelon and Cathos are two cousins from the country who have come to Paris in search of love and adventure. When they reject and ridicule two eligible suitors, the men vow to take revenge on les précieuses by tricking them into falling in love with their valets–who are disguised as sophisticated men of the world.
Burn This takes a look at personal identity and relationships playing at Toronto’s Sterling Studio Theatre
Wednesday night was my second experience with Sterling Studio Theatre. I enjoyed their production of Specter so much that I was really looking forward to seeing their preview performance of Lanford Wilson’s play Burn This. An interesting space, I wondered what they would do with it this time.
Burn This begins shortly after the funeral of Robby, a gay dancer who drowned in a boating accident with his boyfriend. Set in a Manhattan loft shared by Robby’s roommates Anna; his dance partner and choreographer, and Larry; who works in advertising, Burn This is about reconsidering identity and relationships. Pale, Robby’s older brother, forces everyone to make sense of their lives when he bursts on the scene.
Morro and Jasp bring clowning and comedy to Of Mice and Men at Toronto’s Factory Studio Theatre
Although I had previously heard a lot about the clown duo Morro and Jasp, it wasn’t until Wednesday night that I got to see what they were all about firsthand. As I am not very familiar with clowning and what it involves, my idea of it preceding this performance was very basic and probably misguided. So, in truth, I honestly didn’t think I’d enjoy myself at Factory Studio Theatre that night.
But enjoy myself I did. I’m pretty sure I was expecting to walk into a really bad birthday party for small children. Yet I was pleasantly surprised to discover that clowning can be fun and dynamic, even for adults.
Toronto’s Casa Loma provides a festive backdrop for A Christmas Carol
On a snowy Tuesday evening I made my way to catch a performance of Humber River Shakespeare‘s A Christmas Carol. Having never actually been to Casa Loma in all my years living in Toronto, I was pretty excited to finally see it.
