Ravi Jain News

Copa de Oro and the Segal Centre proudly present BOOM, a Kidoons and WYRD production. Written, directed and performed by Montreal native Rick Miller, BOOM is an explosive stage documentary chronicling the post-war Baby Boom years. The Montreal premiere rocks the Segal stage for three weeks only, March 20 through April 10, 2016.

There's a thin line between brutality and bravery. Factory presents A LINE IN THE SAND, written by Guillermo Verdecchia,Marcus Youssef, directed by Nigel Shawn Williams, and starring John Cleland, Danny Ghantous, and Morgan David Jones. 

Factory presents SALT-WATER MOON by David French, directed by Ravi Jain, starring Kawa Ada and Mayko Nguyen and featuring live music by Toronto singer-songwriter Ania Soul. Part of Factory's Naked Season, this beloved Canadian classic about love, loss, and reconciliation will be re-imagined through Jain's bold staging in order to ask, 'Can you ever truly return home?' 

Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell and the Shaw Festival announce principal casting and the creative teams for the 2016 playbill. The 2016 season features new and core ensemble members and beloved returning artists celebrating Ms. Maxwell's final season and 14-year tenure at The Shaw.

This November, The Theatre Centre and Why Not Theatre present three innovative plays from three pioneering playwrights for a single $60 ticket: The November Ticket.

BroadwayWorld.com, along with Artistic Director Jackie Maxwell and the Shaw Festival are pleased to announce the 2016 playbill. Marking the Festival's 55th season and the end of Maxwell's 14-year tenure, the 2016 line-up of 10 diverse productions includes works from the heart of the mandate, contemporary Shavian pieces and the world premieres of two commissioned works.

For 35 days this summer, Toronto will be home to the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. As part of the Games, the arts and culture festival, PANAMANIA will present more than 250 unique commissioned performances and exhibitions, creating a cultural legacy that will make an everlasting impression on the international arts and culture stage. Scroll down for this year's theatre lineup!

PANAMANIA, presented by CIBC, the 35-day arts and culture festival for the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games, has released the entertainment schedule for one of its free outdoor festival sites, PANAMANIA Live @ The Distillery District, which will run from July 11 to 25.

Factory Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino has invited five outstanding directors and champions of Canadian theatre to engage Toronto audiences with new, bold interpretations of six classic Canadian plays, stripped down to their most striking elements. Text, actors, audience - these are the fundamental building blocks for each production that will showcase the directors' visions for these Canadian classics, which should and must be experienced again.

The George Luscombe Award was inaugurated in 1999. Revolutionary theatre founder and artistic director George Luscombe founded Toronto Workshop Productions in 1959, marking the beginnings of Toronto's alternative theatre movement. He was Artistic Director for 27 years at TWP.

The November Ticket, available for a limited time, is on sale now. The $60 ticket is valid for a performance to each of the listed productions at anytime during their respective runs. With The November Ticket, audiences save 20 per cent off the price of single tickets. Performance dates can be chosen once single tickets go on sale this summer. Purchase by phone at 416-538-0988, or in person at The Theatre Centre Box Office (1115 Queen St. W).

Tarragon Theatre proudly presents the world premiere of a Bollywood-inspired adaptation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing - set in Brampton, Ontario!

Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell's critically acclaimed production about the state of the global ocean, returns to The Theatre Centre this fall from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Kicking off a national tour, The Theatre Centre is thrilled to share the production that opened its permanent home at 1115 Queen St. W. with new audiences. Directed by artistic and general director Franco Boni with Ravi Jain and performed by Mitchell, Sea Sick is a deeply personal solo performance that reveals how the global ocean is changing and why it matters. Following the Toronto production, Sea Sick will head off on tour. Full tour details, including dates and stops, to be announced.

This week, young playwright Jordan Tannahill was nominated for a Governor General's Literary Award in drama for Age of Minority: Three Solo Plays, a collection that explores the lives of three queer youth and their resilience in the face of violence and intolerance.

Why Not Theatre proudly presents Suburban Beast's world premiere production of Concord Floral, a new play written by acclaimed young playwright Jordan Tannahill.

The Independent Creators Cooperative is a new theatre collaboration that brings together three emerging companies supported by two veteran companies in order to present the world premieres of three physical theatre productions to open The Theatre Centre's BMO Incubator space at its new permanent home at the historic Carnegie Library. These original plays will run in repertory Thursday-Sunday from April 17 to May 18 with previews from April 12-16.

Artistic Director Richard Rose and General Manager Gideon Arthurs proudly rolled out Tarragon Theatre's 8-play 2014-15 season today, filled with adventurous theatrical experiences both on and off the stage, and set Tarragon up for a fresh, affordable and seductive reinvention of the theatre-going experience. Tarragon's 44th season, dubbed 'Lies, Sex & What Comes Next', features works from some of Canada's greatest talents alongside brilliant artistry from Germany for a roster that showcases five world premieres of Canadian plays, two English-language premieres of cutting-edge German works and a brand new, home-grown Shakespeare adaptation.

The Theatre Centre has announced the grand opening of their live arts hub and incubator with the world premiere of Sea Sick by Alanna Mitchell. Adapted from Mitchell's award-winning book of the same name, Sea Sick is a deeply personal solo performance that reveals how the global ocean is changing and why it matters. Directed by The Theatre Centre's artistic and general director Franco Boni with artistic director-in-residence Ravi Jain and performed by Mitchell, Sea Sick will be the first production in the company's newly renovated home at 1115 Queen St. West, on stage from Mar. 19 to 23.

Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced Soulpepper's 2014 season (Jan. - Sept., 2014), including eight new plays, three Soulpepper favourites and three partner presentations.

The Alumnae Theatre Company will present the first annual FireWorks Series. This is a brand new effort by the Company to showcase its homegrown talent in a further development beyond the very popular New Ideas Festival. Three full-length plays developed in-house will be staged in the Alumnae Studio Theatre from November 13 to December 1, 2013, and supporting events will allow audience members to engage with the dramaturgical process and intellectual themes.