THEATRE NEWS: Tarragon to spice things up
25 Feb'10

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency

Officials at Tarragon Theatre on Wednesday laid out the ways they’ll spice up Toronto’s theatre scene for their 40th anniversary season.

The mainstage season launches with the Toronto premiere of THE CLOCKMAKER, written by Stephen Massicotte and directed by Bob White. It will be followed on the mainstage by the Toronto premiere of the Belfry Theatre’s production of Joan Didion’s stage adaptation of her highly personal memoir, THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, starring Seana McKenna, under the direction of Michael Shamata.

The action then moves to the East Coast as Richard Rose directs a co-production (with the Segal Centre) of Kent Stetson’s Governor General’s Award-winning THE HARPS OF GOD.

MORE FINE GIRLS — a sequel to THE ATTIC, THE PEARLS, AND THREE FINE GIRLS — is next up, showcasing a new collaborative script from Jennifer Brewin, Leah Cherniak, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer and Martha Ross, in a co-production with Theatre Columbus. It will be directed by Palmer and star Ross, Cherniak and MacDonald in the title roles.

Rose returns to direct the English language premiere of Wajdi Mouawad’s FORESTS, translated by Linda Gaboriau to close the mainstage season.

Meanwhile, two world premieres are planned for the Extra Space, with Gina Wilkinson directing Brendan Gall’s WIDE AWAKE HEARTS, and Alan Dilworth directing Kate Cayley’s AFTER AKHMATOVA.

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