For immediate release: May 15, 2013
Canadian Stage announces additional casting and single tickets on sale for 2013.2014 season
Rick Miller and Carly Street to star in new production of
Venus in Fur
Toronto, ON – Canadian Stage today announced that single tickets for the 2013.2014 theatre season are now on sale, starting from $22 and available online at www.canadianstage.com or by phone at 416.368.3110. The company also shared new casting details for the season ahead. The much-anticipated original production of Venus in Fur, on stage at the Bluma Appel Theatre from September 29 to October 27, 2013 and directed by Jennifer Tarver, will star Dora Award-winner Rick Miller (MacHomer, Just for Laughs, Lipsynch) as Thomas and Carly Street (The Good Wife, various productions on Broadway and at The Stratford Festival) as Vanda.
“After ending the 2012.2013 season on a high note with another riveting work from choreographer Marie Chouinard, we shift our focus to the year ahead,” said Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. “We’re very proud and incredibly excited to welcome talented Canadian performers to our stage, and are particularly thrilled to present star actors Rick Miller and Carly Street in a brilliantly orchestrated showdown in Venus in Fur.”
Canadian Stage’s 2013.2014 season will open on September 22 with Quebec playwright Sarah Berthiaume’s The Flood Thereafter, directed by York University MFA program graduate Ker Wells, featuring Maggie Huculak, Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster, Kevin MacDonald and Patricia Marceau. Yukonstyle, also by Berthiaume and directed by York University MFA program graduate Ted Witzel will open October 13, featuring Kate Corbett, Meegwun Fairbrother and Grace Lynn Kung. Both productions are presented at the Berkeley Street Theatre in co-production with Hopscotch Collective and in association with the Theatre Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts, York University. Additional casting for both productions are still to be announced. Lead sponsorship of Canadian Stage’s participation in the York University MFA in Theatre – Stage Direction is provided by BMO Financial Group.
As previously announced, London Road, the part-musical, part-documentary 5-star hit from the UK, will have its Canadian premiere with an all-star cast of some of the country’s most talented performers directed by Jackie Maxwell with music direction by Reza Jacobs. The cast includes Sean Arbuckle, Damien Atkins, Ben Carlson, Michelle Fisk, Deborah Hay, George Masswohl, Julain Molnar, Glynis Ranney, Fiona Reid and Shawn Wright.
Following the popularity of the newly introduced Sunday matinees at the Bluma Appel Theatre during the 2012.2013 season, Canadian Stage will offer 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon performances at the Berkeley Street Theatre next year in place of Monday evening performances. Both venues will offer a limited number of pay-what-you-can tickets on Tuesdays.
Tickets for all productions, including a re-imagined production of Robert Lepage’s acclaimed Needles and Opium starring Marc Labrèche and Wellesley Roberston III, choreographer Crystal Pite’s The Tempest Replica and collaborations with Crow’s Theatre, The Company Theatre, Theatrefront, Theatre Aquarius and more are now available individually or as part of a subscription package. Any orders made using promo code NOTAX before May 31 will be free of HST and service charges. For pricing and additional details, visit www.canadianstage.com.
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Shows and Tickets:
Single tickets and subscription packages for the 2013.2014 season are now available with 4-show packages starting at $98 and 9-show packages starting at $203. Single tickets start at $22, with C-Stage Under 30 tickets available in September for $15 (taxes and fees included). Discount tickets are available thanks to Sun Life Financial, Discount Ticket Programs Sponsor. Subscriptions and tickets may be purchased by phone at 416.368.3110, in person at Canadian Stage’s Berkeley Street Theatre (26 Berkeley St.) or online at www.canadianstage.com.
About Canadian Stage:
Founded in 1987, Canadian Stage is one of the country’s leading not-for-profit contemporary theatre companies, with the 2012.13 season marking the organization’s 25th anniversary season. Under the direction of Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn, the company presents multidisciplinary theatre with a focus on emerging performance styles that integrate theatre with other artistic mediums such as dance, film, visual arts and more. Sharing innovative and vibrant theatre from Canada and around the world, the company stages an annual season of work at three major venues (the Bluma Appel Theatre, the Berkeley Street Theatre and the High Park Amphitheatre) and runs a series of artist development and education initiatives, as well as youth and community outreach programs. For more information, visit www.canadianstage.com.
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