Can clowns discover the true that means of Shakespearean tragedies? Audiences will be capable to choose for themselves on the out of doors presentation of Clowns Studying Shakespeare in two Toronto parks.
Offered freed from cost, and outside 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 via the lens of clowns.
“Panoply is thrilled to deliver this family-friendly manufacturing to wider audiences this summer season, because of the help of Animating Toronto Parks,” mentioned Panoply Co-Creative Director Paige Madsen. “We are able to’t wait to share this hilarious present with you all!”
The Story
Sturdy, dramatic themes are acquainted territory within the work of Shakespeare, and the clowns of Panoply’s summer season 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’ll. They’re Clowns, in spite of everything.
The story begins because the director of a group theatre troupe fires all the forged 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 via a sequence of workshop productions via 2023 and 2024, and comes again as a full manufacturing with the help of Animating Toronto Parks 2025.
Personnel
The present is directed by Kenzia Dalie (Pink, RiotKing; FullHaus Productions) and that includes Panoply Co-Creative 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 (Pink, Riot King, The Man Who Didn’t Like Musicals, Playhouse Collective) and Callan Forrester (The Main Participant Venture, 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 many years, and a artistic writing teacher for Ontariolearn.
