Solider in the Arts (SITA) presents two plays, I Found My Horn and Tunnel at the End of the Light, running back-to-back on the Alumnae Theatre Mainstage (70 Berkeley St., Toronto, ON, M5A 2W6), opening Wed, May 3 and on until Sun, May 21, 2023. Details and tickets for each show below.
Dates: May 3-7, 2023
Where: Alumnae Theatre: map & nearby parking (running time: 95 minutes, no intermission)
Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=rgfnd
Cost: $45 Adults, $25 Seniors
Accessibility: Alumnae Theatre’s Berkeley Street entrance and the Mainstage theatre are wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair accessible restroom on the ground floor.
Synopsis: I Found My Horn is a one-man show – a true story about a man’s mid-life crisis, written by Jasper Rees and Jonathan Guy Lewis, adapted from the book by Jasper Rees and directed by Harry Burton. Jasper wakes up one day after a broken marriage fearing that he’s done nothing memorable, and decides to pick up the French horn that defeated him in his youth. He gives himself an impossible task: perform a Mozart concerto in one year’s time in front of a paying audience of horn fanatics. What happens next is a feel-good show placing the transforming power of music centre stage.
Cast: Jonathan Guy Lewis
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 (Preview): 8pm
Thursday, May 4, 2023 (Opening Night): 8pm
Friday, May 5, 2023: 8pm
Saturday, May 6, 2023: 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 7, 2023: 2pm
Tunnel at the End of the Light
Dates: May 10-21, 2023
Where: Alumnae Theatre: map and nearby parking (running time: 95 minutes, no intermission)
Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=rgfnd
Cost: Adults $45, Military $25, Seniors $25
Accessibility: Alumnae Theatre’s Berkeley Street entrance and the Mainstage theatre are wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair accessible restroom on the ground floor.
Synopsis: In this darkly funny and poignant new play written and directed by Jonathan Guy Lewis, Tunnel at the End of the Light explores the very raw emotions that the veteran community is feeling after the sudden fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban. What was the point of it all? They thought they were there to make a difference, for the long haul. But it turns out that was a lie. So… who betrayed who? Proceeds go toward Soldiers in the Arts programs and productions.
Cast: Alexandra Floras-Matic, Andrea Greening, Ryan Hawkyard, M. John Kennedy, Cassidy Little, Reece Presley, Tony White, Matthew Wilson and Indi the dog
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 (Preview): 8pm
Thursday, May 11, 2023 (Opening Night): 8pm
Friday, May 12, 2023: 8pm
Saturday, May 13, 2023: 2pm and 8pm
Wednesday, May 17, 2023: 8pm
Thursday, May 18, 2023: 8pm
Friday, May 19, 2023: 8pm
Saturday, May 20, 2023: 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, May 21, 2023: 2pm
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About Soldiers in the Arts
Soldiers in the Arts is a Canadian non-profit that uses theatre to address traumatic stress and related problems encountered by veterans and their loved ones. Working closely with actors, directors, producers, dancers, writers, poets and artists, SITA creates opportunities for participants to fulfil their artistic potential. The program aims to give veterans and their families new skills and experiences they may have never considered before.
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