HER INSIDE LIFE And KILL THE POOR By George F. Walker Come to The Assembly Theatre

On October 27th, meet the neighbours! Low Rise Productions and Leroy Street Theatre, supported by The Storefront Theatre, are teaming up to bring you not one....but two world premieres by Canadian icon, George F. Walker!

Her Inside Life and Kill the Poor complete the Parkdale Palace Trilogy which began last fall with a critically acclaimed and sold out run of The Chance. This exciting and hilarious double bill runs from Oct 27th to November 18th 2018 at indie hotspot The Assembly Theatre. It features a thrilling mix of Canadian theatre stalwarts including Catherine Fitch, Ron Lea, and Tony Munch and indie movers and shakers Anne van Leeuwen, Lesley Robertson and Craig Henderson, Chandra Galasso, Al Bernstein and Sarah Murphy-Dyson. Led by long time Walker collaborators Andrea Wasserman and Wes Berger this double bill promises to be a night out at the theatre you won't soon forget.

Set in the same low rise apartment building as The Chance, Her Inside Life and Kill the Poor open new doors to the very human struggles of those that live there. George F. Walker, member of the Order of Canada and recipient of the Governor General's Award in Performing Arts for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, has consistently shown us the heart and the humour in the stories of the downtrodden and these new plays are no exception.

Directed by Andrea Wasserman, Her Inside Life introduces us to Violet (Gemini award winner - Catherine Fitch) who is medicated and on house arrest learning to negotiate with her social worker Cathy (Sarah Murphy-Dyson) and her daughter (Lesley Robertson). When a man she thought she had killed (Tony Munch) is released from prison she sees a chance to show everyone that she is in fact, as she has long insisted: not crazy. An oddly heartwarming story about coming to terms with the truth: of your past and your present.

Wes Berger, long time Walker collaborator, directs Kill the Poor. A traffic accident, a death, a police investigation, a gift from a suspicious stranger, and a drug dealer down the hall. A young working class couple (Anne van Leeuwen and Craig Henderson) , struggling to keep their heads above water, are now in a situation which threatens to throw them into a dangerous free fall. Good thing their apartment building's custodian (Gemini nominee - Ron Lea) is a disbarred lawyer willing to do some very extreme things to help them out. If only they could remember to lock the door. Also featuring Al Bernstein and Chandra Galasso.

Her Inside Life and Kill the Poor begin previews on Saturday, October 27th, open on Tuesday, October 30th and run until Sunday Nov 18th. Both shows run every night alternating start times of 7pm or 9pm.

Tickets available at www.theassemblytheatre.com

Previews are PWYC at the door or $10 in advance. Each show is $25 General Admission, $20 Arts Worker, $35 Arts Lover See both shows in one night for a reduced rate! $40 General Admission, $30 Arts Worker, $60 Arts Lover For detailed show schedule please check www.theassemblytheatre.com.