The Universal Wolf
by Joan Schenkar
A vicious new version of Little Red Riding Hood, with a post-modern twist.
Come
join the murderous Grandmère, her wicked granddaughter and the debonair
Monsieur Woolf, as they cabaret their way through the deep, dark forest
in this comedy of menace.
Not recommended for children.
Starring: Sarah Davey, Helen Juvonen,
Paul Rivers and Tyler Seguin
Live piano by Neill Kernohan
Original music by Andrew Clark
“In the best of all productions I have made you laugh at something dreadful, just dreadful.” Joan Schenkar
Helen Juvonen and Tyler Seguin Photography by Tim Hennigar
Helen Juvonen and Tyler Seguin Photography by Tim Hennigar
Helen Juvonen and Sarah Davey Photography by Joshua Koffman
Sarah Davey and Helen Juvonen Photography by Joshua Koffman
A woman disguised as a boy. An usurped King. Mistaken identities, fools, shipwrecks and, of course, LOVE.
Could it be a lost Shakespearean play? The source material for all his comedies? A clever fake?
Thought For Food, in association with the UTM Drama Club, presents:
a NEW Elizabethan Comedy! It’s like Shakespeare. Only better.
Starring: Dan Leberg - a seven season veteran of the Stratford Festival.
directed by Tyler Séguin
Also starring: Amanda Calder, Heather Ervin, Erick Fournier, Paul Anthony Hardy, Helen Juvonen, Kate Southwell, James Wallis and Nathan Younger
original score by Matthew Allard
Performed outdoors in the beautiful Emmanuel Quad at Victoria University at the University of Toronto
Heather Ervin and Nathan Younger Photography by Tim Hennigar
Heather Ervin and Nathan Younger Photography by Tim Hennigar
Kate Southwell, Heather Ervin and Nathan Younger Photography by Tim Hennigar
The Aleatory Project: an experiment in fate is a unique theatre experience. Thought For Food took this critically acclaimed show to British Columbia after two successful runs in Toronto and an Alberta tour.
The Aleatory Project is a fully-scripted play that changes with every performance. The number of variations possible within the script is an astronomical number estimated to be 1500 trillion of trillions of trillions. In other words, no two shows will be the same. Ever.
Random elements, such as a coin toss or a drawn card, determine several parts of the play including:
which actor will play each character
the relationship between the characters
how the
characters feel about each other
what they talk about
how the story
will end
All of these elements are determined live on stage – even the actors do not know what will happen until they flip a coin or select a card. This is not an improvised play. The company must prepare different versions of the script and be able to present any one of them during any given performance.
Not only are the actors adapting to the different variations but so is the soundtrack. Using innovative music technology, the soundscape is completely scored but it is able to react in real time to what is happening on stage.
The Aleatory Project is not just a theatrical experiment - although structurally an extremely complex play, the story remains accessible. An audience member walking in off the street will still be treated to a dramatic and compelling story. This is a show for anyone who’s wondered “what if?”
Although written for the theatre, the play touches on themes of theology, philosophy and mathematics - in fact, the show has been used as a teaching tool by a University of Toronto professor of mathematics.
Martha Girvin and Tyler Seguin Photography by Tim Hennigar
Tyler Seguin and Martha Girvin Photography by Tim Hennigar
Martha Girvin and Tyler Seguin Photography by Tim Hennigar
