2011 / 2012 Season

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Our Subscription Series

Crazy to Kill November 11-12, 2011

• Can no one stop the murderer who is stalking the dim halls of the Elmhurst, a private southwestern Ontario asylum? What is the nature of the relationship between Detective Fry and “model patient” Agatha Lawson? What is the significance of the life-sized dolls Lawson creates as part of her rehabilitation? Will the madness never end? When celebrated Canadian playwright James Reaney first read Ann Cardwell’s Crazy to Kill in 1941, he was inspired to become a writer. When Reaney and his longtime collaborator composer John Beckwith were commissioned to write an opera for the 1989 Guelph Spring Festival, they adapted Crazy to Kill into Canada’s first detective opera. Come see the long-awaited Toronto premiere of the piece with a star-studded cast, and 18 puppets, representing the staff and guests of Elmhurst. Home-grown mystery, gory intrigue, affecting characterization and a brilliantly inventive musical score: Crazy to Kill is a work of great depth and beauty that will have you on the edge of your seat!
• Starring Kimberly Barber, Doug MacNaughton, Shannon Mercer, Ingrid Doucet, Mike Petersen and Brendan Wall, with Greg Oh, piano, and Ed Reifel, percussion.
• Directed by David Ferry
• Guest Musical Direction by Greg Oh
• Set Design by David Ferry
• Costume Design by Sue Lepage
• Lighting Design by Gabriel Cropley
• Sound Design by Adam Harendorf
• Puppets originally designed and built by Anna Wagner-Ott, restored by David and Ann Powell of Puppetmongers.

Masques of Love February 3-4, 2012

• A night of revelry celebrating Cupid – the slyest rogue alive – and featuring a wide array of poetry and love songs, from Renaissance madrigals and lute songs to 20th-century torch songs. The centrepiece of the evening is Canadian composer Omar Daniel’s Neruda Canciones, commissioned by TMT in 2006. Included in the price of admission is a special late-night set with surprise guests! Welcome back to the inviting Enoch Turner Schoolhouse. Snacks and drinks will be available.
• Starring Patricia O’Callaghan and Ken Whiteley, with a quartet of madrigalists and lutenist Terry McKenna.

Convent of Pleasure May 11-12, 2012

• Il Ballo delle Ingrate by Claudio Monteverdi, staged excerpts from The Convent of Pleasure by Margaret Cavendish, Noi siam tre donzellette by Luigi Rossi. TMT ends the season with a delicious collection of 17th-century rarities, featuring music, dance and theatre celebrating the power of women. li>

Our UnMasqued Events

Holiday Cabaret and Fundraiser Dec 21, 2011

• Join Larry Beckwith, Derek Boyes and guest singers and instrumentalists for a warm evening of music, poetry, food and drink in the cozy confines of the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, Candles, carols and stories to celebrate the season.