We're in the process of creating our Design Teaser video for this, our season closer, but in the meantime, we couldn't resist sharing some shots of the costumes design. The costume team is truly creating some retro eye candy! Here's just a glimpse....

Kathleen Black, Costume Designer
Ben Barkworth, Hair and Wig Designer
Agustine Correa Scarpa, Make Up Designer and Assistant Costume Designer

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U of T Drama Festival - THIS WEEK!

The 24th Annual showcase of student work

Hart House Theatre and the U of T Drama Coalition are proud to present the U of T Drama Festival: A Weekend of Competitive Theatre. The four nights of original one-act plays feature students from multiple colleges on the three U of T campuses and runs February 10-13, 2016.

Over 70 years since its inception, The University of Toronto Drama Festival provides a showcase for up-and-coming theatrical talent from the university's three campuses. Now in the 24th year since its revival, the festival is proud to continue the tradition of only accepting original student written plays; serving as a much needed outlet for U of T playwrights. The festival serves as an accessible avenue for U of T students to perform, direct and express their flair for the dramatic on the historic Hart House Theatre stage. It also provides an opportunity for aspiring members of the U of T drama community to get started in the professional sphere as many scripts have gone on to have further productions. The University of Toronto Drama Festival boasts a variety of famous individuals as alumni - Ted Follows, David Gardner, Don Harron, Arthur Hiller, William Hutt and Donald Sutherland - to name a few!

This year's festival will be adjudicated by Maev Beaty, an alumna of the University of Toronto and the U of T Drama Festival. Maev is a theatre-maker, actor, writer, voice artist and mother. In her 17-year-long professional career she has gathered over 40 stage credits from across the country, and these have ranged from new play development to the classics. This summer she will return to for her third season at the Stratford Festival.. Maev is a multi-Dora Award winner and nine-time nominee in both performance and writing.

To read more about this year's festival (the participants, schedule and show synopses) see here >>

On Stage Tonight

Hart House presents the Hancock Lecture

First launched in 2001, the annual Hancock Lecture is one of the biggest events on Hart House's busy calendar. Organized by students and open to the public, the lecture aspires to ignite public conversation and debate and take issues identified as important by youth to a national audience.

This year's lecture is titled: "Glorious and Free? Views from the Underside of National Security"and the guest lecturer is Azeezah Kanji.

When: Tues., Feb. 9, 2016, 7 pm TONIGHT!
Where: Hart House Theatre

More information including ticketing here >>

Coming Soon

The Doctors Take the Stage

For over 100 years, the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto has performed Daffydil, a spectacular theatrical production, to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Since its inception, Daffydil has raised over $600,000 for charity. The show is entirely produced, directed, written, & performed by students in the Faculty of Medicine.

Daffydil 2016
The Devil Wears Scrubs

Wed., Feb. 17-Sat., Feb. 20, 2016
Hart House Theatre at 8 pm
Doors open at 7:30 pm

Tickets and more information here >>

Elsewhere This Week

Our friends at Cart/Horse open Dalton and Company

Karen has been the "woman beside the man" for almost twenty-five years, Linda wants her academic advisor to acknowledge her existence, and Randy thinks she should just notice him. The man in the centre of it all is Professor Daniel Dalton, a celebrated author and teacher of creative writing, whose awards and personality loom large. Their equilibrium is shaken when Charlie charmingly (and perhaps ominously) fumbles his way into their lives, disquieting their small office. Dalton and Company considers academia, meritocracy, and asks what it means to deserve something.

First developed by playwright Paul Dunn as part of the Tarragon Playwrights Unit, Dalton and Company is a study in control and power in a university setting. Directed by Matthew Gorman, and featuring Julia Course, Catherine Fitch, Andy Trithardt, and Marcel Stewart, Dalton and Company explores merit, sexual favoritism, and privilege.

When: Feb. 11-28, 2016
Where: The Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St West

Listed in the Toronto Star as a 'top ticket' for the week!

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