theatre passe muraille's 2015.16 season brochure

2015.16

BMO is a proud season sponsor

This season is about outliers - people who, for one reason or another, lie outside the enveloping status quo culture of their time and place. Some choose to stand apart, some to rebel. Others are set apart by a culture which deems them outside the fold. In our four plays this season the outliers serve to dramatize the undercurrents of injustice and misunderstanding in the status quo cultures that envelop them.

What is theatrically exciting about these plays is how dramatic the action is. We get to meet characters that are renegades, rebels and agitators. This is fun stuff. Each story is packed with conflict. These are characters with unique voices and strong worldviews, going head to head against big obstacles.

Plays like these are my idea of a good time in the theatre - subversive behaviour, filled with conflict, strong characters, great writing and stories that are as emotionally gripping as they are politically charged.

Andy McKimArtistic Director

CONNECT WITH ANDY: [email protected] | @andymckim

A NOTE FROM ANDY

Photo of Andy McKim by Tanja Tiziana Styling by Vanessa Fischer

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“We overlook just how large a role we all play - and

by ‘we’ I mean society - in determining who makes it

and who doesn’t.”- Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers

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A Call to Push Past Barriers:

Be bold & brave. Be open & inquisitive.Be yourself in the community. Hear from your neighbours.Dare to be present.Welcome to Theatre Beyond Walls – Consistently staging distinct experiences.

Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) believes there should be a more diverse representation of artists, audience members, and stories in our theatre in Canada. TPM aspires to be a leader locally, nationally, and internationally in establishing, promoting, and embracing collaborative and inclusive theatre practices that support and ignite the voices of unique artists, communities, and audiences.

Founded in 1968, TPM is Canada’s original alternative theatre company, currently developing and producing new Canadian plays, striving to articulate a distinct Canadian voice that reflects the complexity of our intercultural society.

TPM’s founder Jim Garrard set our mold when he said “There should be no walls of pre-conception about what theatre could be… producing plays that are new and different and thought-provoking is what’s important… to explore new models.”Since 1968, we’ve created over 600 new Canadian plays and built a rich legacy of groundbreaking theatre.

More than ever, we cherish your attendance, so that TPM can support and give voice to the next generation of artists and audiences - who embrace the path less travelled. Come push past barriers with us.

Theatre Passe Muraille – Consistently staging distinct experiences from our community and beyond.

“Theatre Passe Muraille has become the most totally eclectic theatre in town, offering a home to every kind of work imaginable… it makes for an explosion of joy like nowhere else.” - Richard Ouzounian, Toronto Star

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A THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE PRODUCTION Adapted by Severn Thompson (from the book by Douglas Glover)Directed by Christine BrubakerDramaturgy by Christine Brubaker & Andy McKimStarring Severn Thompson & TBAProduction Design by Jennifer Goodman Sound Design and Original Composition by Lyon Smith

Production Sponsor: Jeff and Rita Rayman

Based on a true story from the life of Marguerite de Roberval and adapted from the Governor General’s Award-winning novel by Douglas Glover; Elle chronicles the ordeals and adventures of a young French woman marooned on the desolate Isle of Demons in 1542 at the time of France’s ill-fated third attempt to colonize Canada.

The Sieur de Roberval abandons his unruly young niece, her lover, and her nurse on the Isle of Demons. With real bears, spirit bears, and perhaps hallucinated bears, Elle brilliantly reinvents the beginnings of this country’s national narrative. While Marguerite de Roberval’s experience of Canada in 1542 is not as well known as Jacques Cartier’s, her open-minded engagement with that environment and its people was ahead of its time, and is certainly more relevant and inspiring for us today than Cartier’s attempt to colonize and conquer.

“Headstrong. What do you do with a headstrong girl? Maroon her on a deserted island lest she spread the contagion of discontent. Forget her.”

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A THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE PRODUCTION Written by Anusree RoyDirected by Thomas Morgan JonesStarring Anusree RoyProduction Design by David DeGrow

Winner of 2 Dora Mavor Moore Awards for Outstanding New Play & Outstanding Performance by a Female

NNNN - “[Pyaasa] is direct and passionate, and [Anusree’s] performance is

spine-tinglingly alive and confident... Superb.” - Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine

HHHHH - “Roy’s ability to transform herself... is so magical you can

hardly believe [these characters] are played by the same person.” - Stage Door

Set in Calcutta, Pyaasa (meaning “thirsty” in Hindi) tells the story of Chaya, an eleven-year-old untouchable who dreams of nothing more than learning her times table. When Chaya’s mother begs a woman from a higher caste to give Chaya a job at a local tea stall, Chaya’s journey from childhood to adulthood begins and ends over ten days.

A moving and heartfelt play, Pyaasa illustrates with subtlety and nuanced truth the inequalities and injustices that persist through the Indian caste system. But it also speaks to us about the inequalities and injustices that are all around us here in our own community.

1968-2018 TPM 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PLAYS

From now until 2018, Theatre Passe Muraille will be programming one play

per season that comes from the vast canon of over 600 TPM productions.

The timeless play PYAASA will be the first of this celebration series. It was

first produced by TPM in the 2008-2009 season and was a sold-out success.

This remount production features the original creative team, including award-

winning writer/performer Anusree Roy.

“Life is not easy, Chaya ... but you have to believe in it.”

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MARCH 3 – 27, 2016


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Pearle Harbour

A THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE PRODUCTION Written by Jordi MandDirected by Sarah Garton StanleyDramaturgy by Andy McKimStarring Jakob Ehman, Meegwun Fairbrother & Sabryn RockProduction Design by John ThompsonSound Design by Debashis Sinha

A teenager is held in a department store security holding room by the female security guard who caught him shoplifting. As he tries to lure her into dropping the charges, they find themselves unexpectedly intertwined. When a familiar police officer arrives to discover them alone together, the tables are quickly turned.

Caught explores questions around gender politics, race, class, entitlement, blame, and consequence. It looks at how our upbringing and the opportunities we are given define who we are and our ability to thrive in the world. It focuses intensely on human interactions and the various ways we hurt both one another and ourselves

Jordi Mand’s recent successful play, Between the Sheets, has been produced across the country and abroad.

“We are basically just destroying each other.”

MARCH 31 – APRIL 24, 2016


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A CAHOOTS THEATRE & THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE CO-PRODUCTION Written by Adam PottleDirected by Marjorie ChanDramaturgy by Yvette NolanAdditional Dramaturgy by Andy McKimStarring Chris Dodd & Elizabeth Morris

Miranda, who is hard-of-hearing, and Alphonse, her Deaf husband, struggle with the identity of their potential family. Will their child be hearing or deaf? Complications arise when their personal perspectives towards Deaf culture brim to the surface.

A debut play from award-winning Saskatoon fiction and poetry writer Adam Pottle.

Ultrasound will be performed in English and ASL (American Sign Language) with integrated surtitles and projection design.

APRIL 28 – MAY 15, 2016


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Staging diversity since 1986

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WITHIN OUR WALLS:THE GUEST COMPANY SERIES

Theatre Passe Muraille values collaboration

in all its forms.

As well as producing our own plays, we also

host other companies Within Our Walls. In

this season’s Guest Company Series we have

invited The National Theatre of the World to

produce at TPM, with institutional support

coming from us.

We believe in these artists and this play

and we are hosting them in order to help

increase their profile and support the

advancement of their production, while re-

introducing their work to TPM audiences.

PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF THE WORLDWITH THE SUPPORT OF THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE

BARAM & SNIECKUSOCTOBER 21 – NOVEMBER 1, 2015

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This award-winning comedy duo has created an all new hybrid theatre piece – some sketch, some improvisation – all laughs! Matt Baram (Nickelodeon’s Make it Pop) and Naomi Snieckus (CBC’s Mr. D), come together as sketch comedy partners and Second City alumni, who satirize the male/female dynamic in all of its complicated splendor. BARAM & SNIECKUS showcases the unique point of view and chemistry that comes from being a real life comedy couple.

From that familiar awkward first kiss to the unexplored territory of “spaceship infidelity”, the story of men and women will be told through a satirical sketch comedy lens, informed by Matt and Naomi’s personal experiences, fully heightened and explored in a unique and hilarious way. Their sharp wit and anarchic chemistry are not to be missed.

“If the Canadian government could recognize artistic excellence as well as it does

athletic excellence, these actors would be household names in Canada.”

- The Halifax Chronicle Herald

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Theatre Passe Muraille values collaboration

in all its forms.

As well as producing our own plays, we also

host other companies Within Our Walls. In

this season’s Guest Company Series we have

invited Theatre 20 to produce at TPM, with

institutional support coming from us.

We believe in this company and this

presentation and we are hosting them

in order to help increase their profile

and support the advancement of this

production, while introducing this work to

TPM audiences.

A FIREHALL ARTS CENTRE PRODUCTIONPRESENTED BY THEATRE 20WITH THE SUPPORT OF THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE

Directed and Conceived by Tracey PowerMusical Direction and Arrangements by Steven Charles

CHELSEA HOTELFEBRUARY 3 – 21, 2016

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CHELSEA HOTEL comes to Toronto fresh from a sold-out national tour! Leonard Cohen’s powerful and inspirational music is the heartbeat of this eclectic cabaret of loves won and lost. With extraordinary arrangements, six performers play seventeen instruments in this rollicking tribute to the remarkable writer. Through Cohen’s transcendent songs and lyrical honesty, you will be transported to New York’s infamous hotel – a place full of music and enchantment, desire and passion.

“Chelsea Hotel is a knockout…the harmonies are as thick

as cabaret smoke and the performers exhale them with

astonishing ease.” - The Georgia Straight


“It’s written on the walls of this hotel, you go to heaven, once you’ve been to hell” - Leonard Cohen

TICKET PRICING (including HST):General Admission: $35.00-$55.00Artsworker: $30.00Under 30: $25.00Saturday Matinees have limited PWYC at the door.

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A NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WITH AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT

The BUZZ Program opens a two-way conversation between artists and their biggest ally, you, the audience. It is a low-tech presentation of all or part of a new play, which puts the play development process in front of the audience, utilizing your reaction as an integral part of this development. Afterward, the artists ask you specific questions about their play. We then give you the tools for a mediated discussion about the play, with the artists. PWYC AT THE DOOR

CAUGHT By Jordi Mand A Theatre Passe Muraille Production

BUZZ presentation in the TPM Backspace: Sept 5, 7.30pm

There will be a week-long workshop to focus on the play in greater detail and with an eye to how the play will be staged in that venue as part of Theatre Passe Muraille’s 2015.16 season.

Caught is being supported, in part, through The Collaborations, an initiative of the National Arts Centre, English Theatre.

BRAVE NEW WORLDBy Aldous Huxley

Adapted by Matthew Thomas Walker A production of Litmus Theatre With the support of Theatre Passe Muraille

BUZZ presentation (location TBA): Fri Oct 16 & Sat Oct 17, 7.30pm

Litmus Theatre is a Resident Company with Theatre Passe Muraille and is also one of STAF’s Inaugural Annual Resident Companies. Both organizations are supporting Litmus as they develop and stage an immersive, site-specific theatre production based on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. At the end of an intensive 2-week period, this new Canadian adaptation will culminate with 2 public showings as part of TPM’s Buzz Program.

TO LIVE IN THE AGE OF MELTINGBy evalyn parry With the support of Theatre Passe Muraille

BUZZ presentation in the TPM Mainspace: Dec 11 & 12, 7.30pm

To Live in the Age of Melting is a new collaborative creation from performance innovator and musician evalyn parry and visual/video artist Elysha Poirier. Embarking on an evocative visual and sonic journey that travels from Franklin’s doomed 19th century expedition to contemporary Arctic sovereignty, from climate change to the human nervous system, the show investigates what the Arctic means to Canada and what Canada means to the Arctic. Integrating music, radio documentary, personal and crowd-sourced storytelling, the show invites the audience into a longitudinal conversation between the Canadian North and South. Along the way, it probes the nature of colonial legacy, tradition, and untold histories. What happens when old, frozen parts of the world we know - and parts of ourselves - begin to melt?

SEISMOLOGYBy Brandy Leary A production of Anandam Dancetheatre With the support of Theatre Passe Muraille and The Metcalf Foundation

BUZZ presentation in the TPM Mainspace: Dec 18 & 19, 7.30pm

Seismology is a visceral, interdisciplinary journey into our experiences of environmental decline.

Memory loss, melting, fault lines, extreme opposites, seismic waves, little earth quakes, ropes, ice, and dirt set the stage for Anandam Dancetheatre’s newest performance. Working in the spaces of radical hope and imaginary landscapes, we invite you into the intimate, immersive and participatory world of Seismology.

Seismology is a performance collaboration between Choreographer Brandy Leary, Sonic Artist/Composer James Bunton, Visual/Video Artist Eamon Mac Mahon, Dramaturge Soraya Peerbaye, LX Designer Siobhan Sleath and dance/circus artists Amy Hampton, Ryan Lee, Marie France Forcier, Scott Waters, Michael Caldwell and Louis Laberge-Côté and has been supported by a creation process involving Anandam Dancetheatre’s inaugural AIR (Audience in Residence) initiative.

come be a part of the process!

“… for BUZZ, I jumped at the opportunity… (when BRIMFUL OF ASHA) was fresh, improvised and done for the first time… Listening to the audiences’ reaction during the performance was invaluable information.”- Ravi Jain, Why Not Theatre, Canadian Theatre Review

Photo of Jordi Mand by Will O’Hare

Photo of Matthew Thomas Walker, Claire Wynveen & Adriano Sobretodo Jr by Justin Cutler

Photo of evalyn parry by Elysha Poirier

Photo of Marie France Forcier & Ryan Lee by Agilo Arts


WITHIN OUR WALLS –RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS & COMPANIES

PASSE MURAILLE’S RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTSWith the dramaturgical support of Andy McKim, TPM Artistic DirectorMaja Ardal (ELSA Part III)Bilal Baig (ACHA BACHA)Erin Fleck (HANLON’S POINT)Kate Hennig* (VIRGIN WARD)Jordi Mand* (CAUGHT)evalyn parry* (TO LIVE IN THE AGE OF MELTING)Anusree Roy (FIRE IS THE WITNESS)Rosamund Small** (LOTHORNIA)* With support from the Canada Council for the Arts

** With support from the Ontario Arts Council

Passe Muraille’s Resident CompaniesWith the artistic collaboration and dramaturgical support of Andy McKim, TPM Artistic Director plus the administrative collaboration and support of Régine Cadet, TPM General Manager.Litmus Theatre* (Brave New World)Outside The March* (Untitled)Paprika* These two companies are also among STAF’s Inaugural Annual Resident Companies

TPM is a national institution that is a voice of and for Canadian culture. We are home to a repertoire of work that is inclusive, eclectic and representative of our city. We are creating a home for an audience that is open, heterogeneous, and drawn to risk. We do work that we devise and work that we collaborate on. We are as interested in developing audiences, artists, and companies as we are in developing plays. We are an active part of our community.

celebrating the past & working on the future through development & collaboration

Life, Death and The Blues was one of our four plays from last year’s 2014-15 season. Three of those plays received a total of eight Dora (theatre excellence) nominations. Currently Life, Death and The Blues is on a five city national tour. Similar to other plays, Life, Death and The Blues was in development at TPM for a number of years before we produced it last season.

Photo of Jake Chisholm, Tom Bona, Raoul Bhaneja, Divine Brown and Chris Banks by Michael Cooper.

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Relationships are at the core of our work at Theatre Passe Muraille. We want to create an environment that is conducive to audience participation, dialogue and moderated interactions.

Talk BacksWe offer free talk backs on the first Sunday after the opening of each Theatre Passe Muraille production. We often hold them for our “Guest Company Series” as well. These talk backs are facilitated to encourage more dialogue than a traditional Q&A.

Egg Rolls with AndyOn the Wednesday after opening, this free pre-show program features Artistic Director Andy McKim in conversation with an artist from the play, or a local expert, to talk about the way in which that piece of theatre is contributing to a broader conversation. We will put an audio clip of these conversations on our web site after the fact.

Educational Programs: Student Matinees, Tours, Workshops & Talk BacksStudent matinees are listed for each show. They can alternatively be booked on an as-needed basis, so educators can select a more suitable day. We also offer pre, or post, performance workshops and/or theatre tours at low cost (or free-of-charge!) All student performances are followed by a talk back.

For more info on how to get your students to Theatre Passe Muraille, email [email protected] by Greg Wong


EXPLORE THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHTHEATRE PASSE MURAILLE

We love supporting our community and now you can too when you come to see a show at TPM! 2015.16 Season Subscribers will receive a Community Partners Subscriber card with their passes to save in our neighbourhood! Past partners have included Papaya Island, MoSheTa, Cabaret Vintage, Outer Layer, Dark Horse, Duke’s Cycle & the Epicure. Save anywhere from 5% to 50%!

Not the subscribing type? Not to worry! Our single-ticket holders can also save while supporting local business.

Find out more at passemuraille.ca/community-partners/

NEIGHBOURHOOD NIGHTSMeet other people who live and work in our community by attending a special complimentary “Neighbourhood Night” performance early in the run for each of our productions. Invitations are distributed to local residents and the staff of nearby Queen Street shops. Live or work near the theatre? Simply email [email protected] to be added to our list.

RENT OUR SPACETheatre Passe Muraille features four unique and versatile venues – The Mainspace, Backspace, Rehearsal Hall, Bar/Cabaret Stage – within our designated heritage building, which can be rented to independent companies & individuals when not in use for TPM activities. For rate information, availability calendar and to submit rental request online visit: passemuraille.ca/rentals

Explore the neighbourhood and support local business when you come to visit. Now when you come to Theatre Passe Muraille, SAVE with our Community Partners!

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AFTER HOURS ATTHEATRE PASSE MURAILLE

Our bar is a great place to host parties, fundraisers, cabarets and readings – or somewhere to have a drink before and after the show. We have regular programming, but we’re always looking for art that needs a home. Theatre Passe Muraille provides accessible opportunities for artists to interact with the theatre through a variety of programs. If you’re interested in getting involved, email [email protected]

Body Brake

Curated by Brandy Leary /Anandam Dancetheatre

Part cabaret, part performance installation, part immersive environment, completely fun! Get your art on with this diverse and dissonant evening of inclusive and radical performances from Toronto’s finest. Body Brake combines the energy of a rock concert in an evening of dance. It freely and irreverently mixes popular, classical, contemporary and post contemporary styles into a large performance party.

Dec 4, 2015 May 27, 2016

Crapshoot

Curated by Megan Poole

Emerging artists take to the stage and are given between 5-10 minutes to perform whatever they’ve got to show. At the end of each night, the audience votes for their favourite performance and that artist/group is invited to perform for 20 minutes at the next event. It’s sort of like The Hunger Games meets Show-and-Tell. Sort of.

Oct 2, 2015 Feb 26, 2016 Apr 1, 2016

The Songbook Series

Curated by The Family Band

At the Songbook Series, we celebrate the work of an artist, group, era or style that had a significant impact on our musical history. Hosted by the Family Band, we invite a variety of musicians from all disciplines to re-imagine that music in their own way. It’s a night to hear your favourite tunes like you’ve never heard them before.

Oct 16, 2015 Jan 29, 2016 Mar 11, 2016

Pearle Harbour NEW presents: CANADIAN CONTENT-ED!

Pearle Harbour—all American, world-wartime gal—drops a bombshell on Toronto: CANADIAN CONTENT-ED! Part late-night television, part mandated nationalism, completely and hopelessly tragicomic, Pearle is your guide to the contemporary Canadian experience.

Written and performed by Justin Miller, this acidic blend of drag and bouffon will have you sobbing with laughter. But don’t worry: together, we’ll be U. S. of A-okay.

Sep 18, 2015 April 8, 2016

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FOR ALL AFTER HOURS: DOORS @ 10:00PM EVENTS BEGIN @ 10:30PM

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50TH ANNIVERSARYDOLLAR A WEEK CAMPAIGN

To celebrate in TPM style, we’re presenting hit plays from our past, beginning with the magnificent Pyaasa by Anusree Roy. We are also preparing a commemorative publication of TPM’s history, which will be made available to the public in 2018.

In order to make this celebration all that we hope it to be, we have launched the Dollar-A-Week Campaign. You can recognize our 50 year history with a $50 donation or why not make it $52, a dollar for every week. This ambitious campaign will bring us to a total of $100,000 raised over four years. We’ve already reached $25,000 in year one!

Together with others, your contribution creates an absolutely vital resource for TPM, ensuring that works from independent, emerging, marginalized, inter-cultural artists and companies are brought to life on stage.

The Gladiators of Canadian theatre meet face to face in the Ultimate Theatre Championship to determine this country’s greatest welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight actors! Bare-knuckle monologues, grudge-match scene work and nail-biting stage combat will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Created by artist Rebecca Northan, the UTC is like no other form of spontaneous theatre. UTC 2015 was a huge success featuring some of our most notable Canadian theatre artists. If you missed the action, don’t waste any time, book your tickets in advance to secure your spot in the centre ring!

See page 19 for information about tickets.

JOIN US ON THIS MISSION, MAKE A DONATION TODAY.

Go online at passemuraille.ca/donate Send a cheque to Theatre Passe Muraille, attention “Dollar A Week”

Or contact us at 416.504.8988 ext. 2133 Anusree Roy in Pyaasa, 2008

ULTIMATE THEATRE CHAMPIONSHIP 2016April 14, 15 and 16, 2016 in the TPM MainspaceA gala event in support of Theatre Passe Muraille

Theatre Passe Muraille’s 50th Anniversary In 2018, we celebrate our history and our community

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19PHONE 416.504.7529ONLINE PASSEMURAILLE.CAIN PERSON 16 RYERSON AVE 3pm-6pm, Wed-Sat (Or at least one hour before each show)

The Bank of Montreal is proud to support Theatre Passe Muraille’s rich

history of developing new works, providing diverse programming and

showcasing some of Canada’s best playwrights and theatre creators.

TICKET PRICES FORTHEATRE PASSE MURAILLE

Admission Mainspace Backspace

Regular: $38.00 $33.00

Seniors: $33.00 $28.00

Artsworker*: $20.00

Under 30 Admission: $17.00

PWYC: Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2pm

(Limited available. Tickets go on sale at noon.)

*with any valid artistic identification

Subscriptions: (6 Punch Passe)

You’ve got 6 punches, and each one is a ticket. See each of the six shows

in our season, or double up and bring a friend to the theatre.

It’s up to you! (Maximum 2 tickets per performance).

Punch Passe: $152.50

Senior: $135.50

Artist: $100.00

Under 30: $80.00

NEW THIS YEAREnhance your theatre-going experience!

When you purchase a 6 Play Punch Passe, you can add on an exciting

program to your package to get more out of our season.

ADD ONS:“Reservation”: $50.00 (with the purchase of a 6 play punch passe)

Limited Available

Got the General Admission blues? Simply purchase this reservation

package, and have your seats reserved at every performance in our

season. If you have a favourite spot, mention it to us! Or, because our

spaces are adaptable, let us choose the best seats in the house! Your

experience. You decide.

“The Book Club”: $85.00 (with the purchase of a 6 play punch passe)

Limited Available

Love reading? Join us this year for our Book Club! With this package,

you’re provided with a reading list detailing all companion literature for

our season and access to a special blog, where you can engage in the

discussion with your fellow book clubbers along with some TPM staff.

You’re also invited to an end of season wrap party for all Book Club

members where you’ll be joined by Andy McKim and artists from the

season. This package also includes reserved seats at all performances!

“UTC: Ultimate Theatre Championship”: $30.00 for 2 shows

(Not including the Gala)

Did you love watching Theatre Gladiators go head-to-head battling

with Canadian scenes? Did you miss it last year? Buy your tickets IN

ADVANCE with this special package. You get one ticket to both the

Welterweight and Middleweight categories, a reserved table and 2 drink

tickets (one per night)! Are you ready for Fight Night?

Prices vary for our Guest Company Series. Please see pages 11 and 12 for more info.

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Box Office Hours

Wednesday – Saturday: 12:00pm – 6:00pm (12:00pm – 3:00pm by phone only) Sundays: 11:30am – 2:30pm Hours are extended on performance nights Tickets are available online: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day

Parking and TTC

There is limited street parking available around the theatre. Paid parking lots are located on Richmond Street, just West of Portland (underground – below Loblaws) and at the corner of Wolseley Street and Augusta Ave.

By TTC Osgoode Station: Take the Queen Street car West to Bathurst Street. Walk back one block East on Queen to Ryerson Avenue. Then walk North on Ryerson one block.

By TTC Bathurst Station: Take the Bathurst Street car South to Queen Street. Walk East on Queen one block to Ryerson Avenue. Then walk North on Ryerson one block.

Our Bar

You can drink at your seat in the Mainspace Theatre. If you are seeing a performance in our Mainspace please join us at our bar, on the upper level, before and after the show! The Bar is open 30 minutes prior to our Mainspace performances. If you are seeing a show in our Backspace we have refreshments available for you to enjoy in the lobby before your performance.


SUPPORTERS OF THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE

PLAN YOUR VISIT

16 Ryerson Avenue Toronto, ON M5T 2P3

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Egg Rolls with Andy


AFTER HOURS DOORS @ 10:00PM | ALL EVENTS START @ 10:30PM

Pearle Harbour Sep 18, 2015 Apr 8, 2016

Crapshoot Oct 2, 2015 Feb 26, 2016 Apr 1, 2016

Songbook Oct 16, 2015 Jan 29, 2016 Mar 11, 2016

Body Brake Dec 4, 2015 May 27, 2016

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16 RYERSON AVE. TORONTO, ONTARIO M5T 2P3

theatrepassemuraille @beyondwallsTPM @beyondwallsTPM

416.504.7529 [email protected] www.passemuraille.ca

Front cover photos of Anusree Roy, Elizabeth Morris, Sabryn Rock and Jakob Ehman, and Severn Thompson by Tanja Tizjana. Back cover photo by Robin McKim. Brochure design by BFdesign. Front cover overlay photos: Elle: “Brown Bear” by Tambako, tambako.ch/photography. Pyaasa: Street imagery by Deborah, CookingInTongues.com.

Caught: “Trouble” by James Hall, flickr.com/photos/seattleye.

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