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Globe Theatre announces the 12|13 Season
REGINA, March 28, 2012 – Three musicals, a sequel to one the most popular comedies in our
history, a Canadian classic and an adaptation of one of the most beloved stories in English
literature make up the 2012|2013 season at Globe Theatre.
Kicking off the Main Stage season is the award-winning musical Billy Bishop Goes to War; the
story of a colourful young scrapper and war hero from Owen Sound, Ontario who became a
lightning rod for a confident young Canada. It’s followed by the outstanding family classic, The
Wizard Of Oz, which will transform the stage into the fantastical Land of Oz and delight all ages.
January will see the return of one of Globe’s favourite couples in the sequel to Sexy Laundry
Henry and Alice: Into The Wild. Next, the Globe Theatre Actor Conservatory graduates will be
featured in Pride and Prejudice, one of the most enduring love stories of all time. In April, we
will take audiences into the psyche of an extraordinary young girl in the one woman, half-mask
show I, Claudia. Closing out the season is The Drowsy Chaperone; this Tony Award-winning
spoof on musicals is an irreverent, made-in-Canada parody that manages to be both an
affectionate tribute and a merciless skewering of the rip-roaring Jazz Age.
The 2012|2013 Shumiatcher Sandbox Series begins in October with Midsummer [a play with
songs], the story of Bob and Helena and a great lost weekend of bridge burning, car chases,
wedding bust ups, bondage miscalculations, midnight trysts and horrible self-loathing
hangovers. Next will be the world premiere of Joey Tremblay’s Bad Blood, an autobiographical
account of the Kafkaesque nightmare of Western medicine told in the style of stand up comedy.
In February, the Sandbox will present Nightswimming’s production of Blue Box, written and
performed by CBC Canada Reads 2012 winner Carmen Aguirre who will share her incredible
experiences of revolution and romance from Chile to Hollywood. Blue Box is based on Carmen
Aguirre’s memoir Something Fierce. The season ends in May with O.C.Dean, an original
production written and performed by Daniel Maslany.
For complete play synopses, dates and information please see below.
The 12|13 Season will also see the addition of an Apprentice Directing Program, an exciting new
initiative which will provide opportunities and experience for aspiring directors to work in a
world class theatre.
2012|2013 Evraz Main Stage:
Billy Bishop Goes to War
By John Gray with Eric Peterson
October 10 – 28, 2012
Since its first staging in 1978, Billy Bishop Goes to War has become one of the most popular and
often produced theatrical works in Canada's history. Anchored by its haunted hero and his cleareyed memories of war's tragedies and black comedies, this award-winning musical is given extra
resonance by songs that are sometimes raucous, sometimes mournful, but always steeped in
the realities of wartime. Experience Billy Bishop and connect body and soul with a formative
part of Canada's history.
The Wizard of Oz
By L. Frank Baum
With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Background Music by Herbert Stothart
Directed by Joey Tremblay
November 21 – December 30, 2012
This winter, don't miss The Wizard of Oz, a magical adventure for the whole family. Join Dorothy
Gale as she is swept away to the Land of Oz and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who she
hopes can help her return home. This classic musical is an unforgettable introduction to the
theatre for your young ones – and a joyous rediscovery for the child in all of us.
Henry and Alice: Into The Wild
By Michele Riml
Directed by Valerie Ann Pearson
January 23 – February 10, 2013
Globe Theatre’s favourite married couple is back - this time armed with Camping for Dummies in this laugh-a-minute sequel to the smash hit Sexy Laundry. A treat for outdoor lovers and
haters both, Henry and Alice: Into The Wild will appeal to anyone who has ever looked up at the
stars and asked themselves, “Did I charge my phone?”
Pride and Prejudice
Adapted by Christina Calvit
From the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Marti Maraden
March 6 – 24, 2013
Adapted from one of the most enduring bestsellers of all time, Pride and Prejudice sparkles with
the mischievous wit and timeless characters that made Jane Austen the inventor of the modern
romantic comedy. High-spirited and heartfelt, the Globe Theatre's production will delight
Austen aficionados and win new fans for this story of improbable love.
I, Claudia
By Kristen Thomson
April 10 – 28, 2013
Performed entirely in mask, I, Claudia is a riveting, hilarious, and heartbreaking journey into the
raw psyche of an extraordinary girl with a lot on her mind. Winner of the 2001 Dora Mavor
Award for Outstanding New Play, I, Claudia is a mesmerizing theatre experience.
The Drowsy Chaperone
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
May 22 – June 9, 2013
What do you get when you mix a lost-leading-lady-turned-bride, her debonair groom, a
desperate producer, a flaky chorine, a Latino lothario and a pair of jovial gangsters in hiding… er,
a pair of pastry chefs? The Tony Award-Winning Drowsy Chaperone of course! This spoof on
musicals won’t leave any theatre cliché unturned, or any guest without tears of laughter.
12|13 Shumiatcher Sandbox Series:
Midsummer [a play with songs]
By David Greig
Music By Gordon McIntyre
Director Michael Scholar, Jr.
October 18 – 28, 2012
Midsummer [a play with songs] tells the story of Bob and Helena and a great lost weekend of
bridge burning, car chases, wedding bust ups, bondage miscalculations, midnight trysts and
horrible self-loathing hangovers.
Bad Blood
Written and performed by Joey Tremblay
Directed by Michael Scholar, Jr.
World Premiere
January 31 – Feb 10, 2013
In the style of standup comedy, Bad Blood is the sardonic retelling of one man’s year spent
navigating through the Kafkaesque nightmare that is western medicine.
Blue Box
Produced by Nightswimming (Toronto)
Written and performed by Carmen Aguirre
Directed by Brian Quirt
February 27 – March 3, 2013
Blue Box is the story of revolution and romance taking us from the dangerous mountain passes
of Chile to the perilous roller coasters of Hollywood; based on Carmen’s same remarkable
experiences as her CBC Canada Reads 2012 winning memoir Something Fierce.
O.C.Dean
Written and performed by Daniel Maslany
Directed by Michael Scholar, Jr.
World Premiere
April 8 – 28, 2013
Told through a series of monologues and a precise collection of office supplies, O.C.Dean is a
quirky drama about a young man coping with the socially crippling effects of Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder.
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