Can clowns discover the true which means of Shakespearean tragedies? Audiences will be capable to decide for themselves on the outside presentation of Clowns Studying Shakespeare in two Toronto parks.
Introduced freed from cost, and open air at Memorial Park and Kew Gardens, Clowns Studying Shakespeare asks common questions on human existence, like love, destiny, energy, free will, and the character of ambition… however by means of the lens of clowns.
“Panoply is thrilled to deliver this family-friendly manufacturing to wider audiences this summer time, due to the assist of Animating Toronto Parks,” mentioned Panoply Co-Inventive Director Paige Madsen. “We are able to’t wait to share this hilarious present with you all!”
The Story
Robust, dramatic themes are acquainted territory within the work of Shakespeare, and the clowns of Panoply’s summer time manufacturing delve into three of his strongest tragedies: Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, and Hamlet.
That’s to say, the Clowns will discover them with all as finest they will. They’re Clowns, in spite of everything.
The story begins because the director of a neighborhood theatre troupe fires the whole solid of a manufacturing in a match of overactive ego. A gaggle of keen clowns present as much as save the day on the final second. They’re tasked with developing with a play that mixes all three nice Shakespearean tragedies to be able to impress an enigmatic Producer.
Will they win the day? Ought to they…?
The present went by means of a sequence of workshop productions by means of 2023 and 2024, and comes again as a full manufacturing with the assist of Animating Toronto Parks 2025.
Personnel
The present is directed by Kenzia Dalie (Crimson, RiotKing; FullHaus Productions) and that includes Panoply Co-Inventive Administrators Alyssa Pothier (In Your Personal Yard, shortlisted for 2019 Robert Beardsley Award; Falling Illness, House House Revolution), Paige Madsen (Mouse on the Transfer, Toronto Youth Theatre; Sappho Fragmented, Shadowpath Productions), and Sienna Singh (Issues I Know to Be True, David Mirvish/The Firm Theatre; Portia’s Julius Caesar, Shakespeare within the Ruff), alongside Brendan Kinnon (Crimson, Riot King, The Man Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Playhouse Collective) and Callan Forrester (The Main Participant Undertaking, EveryBODY on Stage; Drag Heals; OUTtv).
Panoply Theatre Collective is a Canadian charitable non-profit theatre firm that focuses on the collaborative creation of recent and tailored works.
Clowns Studying Shakespeare: Schedule
You’ll discover the Clowns at Memorial Park (22 Little Avenue) from June 19 to 22, and Kew Gardens (2075 Queen St. East) from June 25 to 29.
Memorial Park
- June 19, 7 p.m.
- June 20, 7 p.m.
- June 21, 2p.m. & 7 p.m.
- June 22, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Kew Gardens
- June 25, 7 p.m.
- June 26, 7 p.m.
- June 27, 7 p.m.
- June 28, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
- June 29, 2 p.m.
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Anya Wassenberg is the Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. Beforehand, she was a contract author with a specialty in tradition and journey for 3 a long time, and a artistic writing teacher for Ontariolearn.
