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This recent Broadway hit is a laugh-out-loud love letter to cult favourite Florence Foster Jenkins, a widowed society matron who followed her dreams all the way to Carnegie Hall in 1944. Her out-of-tune, but passionately sung renditions of classical repertoire were legendary, earning her both sold-out recitals and the title “the worst singer who ever lived." Lovingly told through the memories of her accompanist this charming comedy is filled with music and is a true delight!

Twelve-year old Lily wakes up screaming, again. As her nightmares consume her, her father Harlem embarks on a quest to a nocturnal world where dreams and reality, the present and the past collide. A thrilling mystery takes us to the very core of our consciousness to discover who we are.

Future Folk uses the vocabulary of Filipino folk arts to tell the story of Filipina nannies in Toronto whose labour under Canada's notorious Live-In Caregiver Program is the subject of this powerful multi-disciplinary work.

These words, inscribed above the oracle at Delphi and reiterated in Polonius' famous speech to his children in Hamlet, is at the core of what we do - help students better know themselves through the classics. This idea has informed our theme for our 2009-2010 season. What better way to kick off the season than with Sophocles' tragic masterpiece, Oedipus Rex?

Lottie and Rose, two married woman living, in 1920's London, share the misery of empty relationships and decide to rent an Italian Castle for the spring to get away.

A vivid re-imagining of Ovid's myth. Procne, daughter of the King of Athens, marries the triumphant war hero Tereus and returns with him to Thrace, leaving her beloved sister Philomela behind. Procne begs her husband to reunite the sisters. Desire triumphs over reason igniting a chain of shattering events.

It's Hollywood, 1939 and the cameras are already rolling on producer David O. Selznick's epic GONE WITH THE WIND. The whole country is waiting to see the film based on the hit bestseller... but there's no script... and he's just fired the director! Desperate, Selznick literally locks the new director Victor Fleming, fresh off THE WIZARD OF OZ, and Ben Hecht, writer of THE FRONT PAGE and NOTHING SACRED, in his office for three days... feeding them only peanuts and bananas. Hecht has never even read the 1,000-page book, so, Selznick has to act it out with them. They hammer away at the script and at each other in what has been described as a ‘rip-roaring farce. Frankly my dear, you will give a damn even if you have never seen the movie or read the book... Ben Hecht hadn't. If you love screwball comedies or the movies of the 1930's and 40's; this play is for you!

The Overwhelming is a riveting examination of the mounting tensions in 1994 Rwanda and a war that cannot be comprehended or controlled. American academic Jack Exley travels to Rwanda to interview his old friend Joseph Gasana about struggling for good against daunting odds. But when Jack arrives in Kigali, he is unable to find the Tutsi doctor - or anyone who will even admit to having known him. Befriended by both locals and diplomats with veiled motives, Jack and his family become enmeshed in the tension, terror, professional risks and personal betrayals that they ultimately realize mark the start of a genocidal war.

Set in a rural western town during the Depression, the play tells the story of the pivotal hot summer day in the life of spinster Lizzie Curry. The arrival of a charming trickster named Starbuck, bringing promises of rain in exchange for $100, sets off a series of events, which enable Lizzie to see herself anew.

Husband college faculty member George, and president's daughter Martha have learned to survive within the world and within their relationship. A young faculty couple arrive as guests. They have yet to come to terms with their existence, but in one evening George and Martha teach them all they know.

When estranged brothers meet to sell off their late parents' chattels, choices made long ago are re-examined. Old furniture, they discover, is more easily disposed of than the past.

The play revolves around the purchase of a very expensive, white-on-white painting which pushes the boundaries of art and ignites a passionate debate among three friends. Gruff battleaxe Marc, highly-strung appeaser Yvan and burgeoning art aficionado Serge come to a head over artistic merit, modernism and the value of friendship, testing the men's relationship and ultimately offering reconciliation.

These words, inscribed above the oracle at Delphi and reiterated in Polonius' famous speech to his children in Hamlet, is at the core of what we do - help students better know themselves through the classics. This idea has informed our theme for our 2009-2010 season. What better way to kick off the season than with Sophocles' tragic masterpiece, Oedipus Rex?

Lottie and Rose, two married woman living, in 1920's London, share the misery of empty relationships and decide to rent an Italian Castle for the spring to get away.

Suddenly reunited with a daughter he has not seen in over two decades, a survivor of the residential school system is forced to confront the pain of the past.

This is What Happens Next is a journey deep into the heart of the Kingdom of Kevin with an astrologer, a lawyer, an absent father, the embodiment of our own Will and Me which takes us through the dark forest of addiction, divorce, Arthur Schopenhauer, The Little Mermaid and the life of John Denver. A scary fairytale with a happy ending, this explosion of character and storytelling tries to make sense of life in the modern world.

A vivid re-imagining of Ovid's myth. Procne, daughter of the King of Athens, marries the triumphant war hero Tereus and returns with him to Thrace, leaving her beloved sister Philomela behind. Procne begs her husband to reunite the sisters. Desire triumphs over reason igniting a chain of shattering events.

Reconciliation is the story of two brothers: Blake is a country boy who lives on a farm and Jared is a city boy who teaches linguistics. One crazy night out by the screen door they get roaring drunk and wrestle -- not only with each other -- but with the issues that divide them: sex, love and broken dreams. When country meets city (and sex is involved) it takes the Ghost of Dad to straighten it all out.

It's Hollywood, 1939 and the cameras are already rolling on producer David O. Selznick's epic GONE WITH THE WIND. The whole country is waiting to see the film based on the hit bestseller... but there's no script... and he's just fired the director! Desperate, Selznick literally locks the new director Victor Fleming, fresh off THE WIZARD OF OZ, and Ben Hecht, writer of THE FRONT PAGE and NOTHING SACRED, in his office for three days... feeding them only peanuts and bananas. Hecht has never even read the 1,000-page book, so, Selznick has to act it out with them. They hammer away at the script and at each other in what has been described as a ‘rip-roaring farce. Frankly my dear, you will give a damn even if you have never seen the movie or read the book... Ben Hecht hadn't. If you love screwball comedies or the movies of the 1930's and 40's; this play is for you!

Sara Goode, a successful American woman working as the British representative of a major Hong Kong bank, is about to celebrate her fifty-fourth birthday. Firmly ensconced in her lovely London home, she leads a quiet expatriate life with her daughter, Tess. For the birthday celebration, her two sisters, Dr. Gorgeous Teitelbaum, and Pfeni Rosensweig, are expected to arrive at any moment. As if this weren't causing Sara enough stress, four more male guests show up. This leads to unexpected romance, suspected partings, recriminations, reconciliations and, above all, newfound love and acceptance.

As King Edward lies on his deathbed, his younger brother Richard plots to take the throne. The ‘queens' - six women of rival royal families - use lies, innuendo and rumour as they battle to ally themselves to the new monarch.

Fritz Haber was a chemist who helped revolutionize agriculture; Albert Einstein was a physicist whose theories changed the way scientists understood the universe. Both men changed the world, and this play examines the role of science in the service of humanity.

In a scorching examination of Reagan-era America, a group of real estate salesmen try to lie, cheat and steal their way to the top, clawing over anyone who crosses their path in this Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Bursting with ferocious and unforgettable characters, Glengarry Glen Ross cemented Mamet's legacy as a giant of the American stage.

Three fascinating characters — a faith healer, his companion and his promoter — tell conflicting versions of the same story in this disturbing and humourous meditation on relationships and the truth/ lies that bind them together.

Set in Calgary during World War II, this play reminds us that the wounded are not always at the front. Five women gather to work for the war effort while men they love are away.

This home-grown “monster hit" out of Edmonton, has taken Western Canada by storm. A highly stylized, musical adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, Frankenstein is about the consequences of interfering with nature and the universal search for love and acceptance. A startling storybook come to life, this original, multi-award-winning spectacle integrates poetic text, witty song, stylized movement and "phantasmagoric" costumes and sets made entirely of paper. It is a quirky, beautiful and often ghoulishly humorous take on a timeless tale.

Five years after a regime change, Paulina is waiting at the beach house for her husband, a human rights lawyer and rising star in the new democratic government. When a good Samaritan brings her husband home from the roadside, she has to figure out if she is really hearing the voice of her anonymous torturer.

Hungarian master László Marton (Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, Platonov, The Play’s the Thing, The Guardsman, The Wild Duck) returns to Soulpepper to direct one of the masterpieces of Russian literature. In this richly textured, love-filled comedy, the magic of a summer holiday turns several hearts upside-down.

Doc is a powerful and very personal play by one Canada's most celebrated playwrights. With generosity and forgiveness, Pollock examines the scars and redemption of a daughter's relationship with her parents and her younger self.

A provocative and gripping courtroom thriller set during a hot New York summer. A man is dead, and the life of another hangs in the balance. The trial seems open and shut until one member of the jury has the will to probe more deeply into the evidence and the courage to confront the ignorance and prejudice of his fellow jurors.

Arthur Miller's best known work is one of the undisputed masterpieces of Western theatre. Real-life couple and Soulpepper founders Joseph Ziegler and Nancy Palk play Willy and Linda Loman in this homage to those disappointed by the promise of the American Dream.

Mia is at boarding school. She has access to drugs. They are Martha's. Henry has dropped out of school. He has access to alcohol. From Martha. Martha controls their lives. Martha is their mother. That Face is an explosive portrayal of an affluent family in freefall.

Beginning with the first days of the Bush administration and following its march to war, STUFF HAPPENS is a dramatic speculation, authenticated from multiple real-life sources, on the behind-closeddoor proceedings that have shaped recent world events. David Hare blends documented public-record information and theatrical invention to create a riveting play that happens to centre on recent history.

One of the world's most beloved stories, this play has inspired three movies (The Shop Around the Corner, The Good Old Summertime, and You've Got Mail) and one musical (She Loves Me). Two clerks in a Budapest perfume shop can't stand each other, but unknowingly exchange love letters at night as anonymous penpals in this romantic comedy.

A classic tale by William Shakespeare about a hero who tries to avenge his father's death. Students will be shown in modern-production that they have more in common with Shakespeare's characters than they think.

This delightful warm-hearted tale, into a sanatorium in the 1950's where the greedy stepchildren of Mrs. Ethel Savage have committed her in order to bring her to her senses. There, Mrs. Savage meets a variety of social misfits who may be saner than those who live outside the walls.

We bring back our traditional and very popular series of Munsch stories done as one play. Enjoy Mud Puddle, Playhouse, Zoom, and Look at Me presented in skillful and comic Solar Stage fashion. Your children love to read Munsch! They'll be entranced by the play.

Ben has BIG problems. His Dad is far, far away, his former best friend Vince has stolen his precious binoculars... oh, and there's a monster under his bed who wants to trade places with him. A hilarious new comedy about friendship and facing your fears.

A hit on Broadway, A Year With Frog and Toad was nominated for 3 Tony Awards - including Best Musical. Arnold Lobel's beloved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical, A Year With Frog and Toad. Developed by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrianne Lobel, the stage musical remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, the proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.

This musical adaptation of the Brothers Grimm story follows the path of the young lad who helps a stranger when no one else will and, as a reward, acquires the golden goose. On his journey with the golden goose, he enters a kingdom where marriage to the queen's daughter is achieved only by making the daughter laugh. This play will certainly make you laugh!

A young boy is stranded on a mysterious island with an outlandish creature who wants his help to defeat a wicked witch. This modern-day tale reflects the courage and resilience children must have in a sometimes forbidding world.

It is March, 2000. A child's suitcase arrives from Auschwitz at the tiny Children's Holocaust Centre in Tokyo. Painted on the side are a name, Hana Brady, a birthdate and the word, "Waisenkind" (orphan). Spurred on by the children at the Centre, the curator embarks on a relentless search from Tokyo to Prague to Toronto to uncover the story of Hana and her fate at the hands of the Nazis.

75 minutes that will leave your family with only one wish... MORE!!!!

What is BAM's formula? Side-splitting comedy and savage drumming virtuosity! The BAM characters, who look like they walked straight out of a mad cartoon, speak a unique language: BAMspeach, spoken only by them, but understood by everyone from 3 to 83-years old. From beginning to end, eXplosion electrifies the crowd with its powerful rhythms and its deliriously funny sketches. The pulsating energy of BAM is contagious: through drumbeats and laughter, get ready to be overwhelmed with fun.

Join the Little Prince and his friend Rose as they travel from their tiny home planet to discover the importance of friendship in this imaginative adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupry's classic tale.

This year's major production is a new opera based on Pierre Berton's beloved novel for children.

Bijou and Neyssa grimly await the principal's interrogation after getting into a vicious fist-fight. As the former friends confront each other, their pre-conceptions about race, class, and, especially sex, are laid to waste.

All of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters join in a quest to protect Whoville!

Alistair Ant wants a friend who's like him in every way. Can a chance meeting and a touch of magic help change his mind? Join Rob and Soli and their wonderful puppet friends.

A colourful, music-filled production with a cow that makes beautiful 'mosaic', a beanstalk, a transforming giant and, of course, a handful of magic beans that change Jack's life.

By asserting her right to a glass of pop, a piece of cheese, and the opportunity to relate her life story, a charming young mouse succeeds at making two new friends - but can she overcome the opposition of their mother and find a new home? An audience participation play that inspires creativity and demonstrates tolerance.

The classic Mel Brooks movie is Alive. This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend follows bright young Dr. Frankenstein (that’s Fronkensteen) as he attempts to create a monster - but not without scary and hilarious complications. The brains behind the laughter is mad genius and three-time Tony-winner Mel Brooks himself.

Rock & Roll sensation Conrad Birdie is headed to the army, but before he goes he’s gonna give one last kiss to the president of his Sweet Apple, Ohio fan club, televised live on the Ed Sullivan Show. That is, if Albert Peterson, his manager and songwriter can get him to the studio! Birdie’s got a lot of livin’ to do before he ships out, and Albert’s got his hands full with the teenagers in town, his meddling mother, and his marriage-minded longsuffering girlfriend. This classical musical is sure to make you put on a happy face!

A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious flop in history thereby bilking their backers (all “little old ladies”) out of millions of dollars. Only one thing goes awry: the show is a smash hit! The antics of Max Bialystock and Leo Bloom as they maneuver their way fecklessly through finding a show (the gloriously offensive “Springtime For Hitler”), hiring a director, raising the money and finally going to prison for their misdeeds is a lesson in broad comic construction. At the core of the insanely funny adventure is a poignant emotional journey of two very different men who become friends.

75 minutes that will leave your family with only one wish... MORE!!!! What is BAM’s formula? Side-splitting comedy and savage drumming virtuosity! The BAM characters, who look like they walked straight out of a mad cartoon, speak a unique language: BAMspeach, spoken only by them, but understood by everyone from 3 to 83-years old. From beginning to end, eXplosion electrifies the crowd with its powerful rhythms and its deliriously funny sketches. The pulsating energy of BAM is contagious: through drumbeats and laughter, get ready to be overwhelmed with fun.

Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA’s songs from “Dancing Queen” and “S.O.S.” to “Money, Money, Money” and “Take a Chance on Me,” MAMMA MIA! is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found.

The Soul of Gershwin, the musical journey of an American klezmer is an aurally illustrated examination of how a generation of Jewish-American composers was influenced by the cross- pollinating sounds of the day and is the ultimate expression of immigrant assimilation: something greater than the sum of its parts.

An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. A fresh and contemporary musical from Tony- Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years chronicles a young couple’s romance in an exciting way – her story starts at the end of their relationship, his begins on the day they met.

A soul-stirring musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg, The Color Purple is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life and her true inner beauty. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards, The Color Purple is a landmark theatrical event. With a joyous Grammynominated score featuring jazz, gospel and blues, The Color Purple captures the hearts of both young and old, uniting audiences in a celebration of love.

The National Tour of Broadway's Hit Romantic Musical Comedy, The Wedding Singer is based on the 1998 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore film that became an instant classic! With a score that pays loving homage to the pop songs of the 1980's, this romantic musical comedy takes us back to a time when hair was big, greed was good, collars were up, and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room.

Sorority star Elle Woods doesn’t take “no” for an answer. So when her boyfriend dumps her for someone more “serious,” Elle puts down the credit card, hits the books, and sets out to go where no Delta Nu has gone before: Harvard Law. Along the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style.

The Dutchman is a legendary figure, condemned to sail the seas without release. Every seven years he may come ashore for a day, and if on that day he can find a woman who will vow to love him until death, the curse will be broken. Senta is bewitched by a portrait of this mythical seaman, with whom she feels her own destiny is linked; this belief is put to the test when the mysterious and enigmatic man finally appears before her. This search for redemption through love—a theme Richard Wagner was to revisit many times—is set to some of his most gloriously romantic music.

Queen Elizabeth I loves the Earl of Leicester but suspects he has fallen for her rival, Mary, Queen of Scots. Following the example set by Schiller's play on which the opera is based, Donizetti throws historical accuracy to the wind and orchestrates a searing confrontation between the rival Queens, ending with Elizabeth's demand for Mary's execution. In Maria Stuarda, the dark intrigue of the Tudor court is thrillingly brought to life by Gaetano Donizetti's sumptuous melodies and rousing ensembles, culminating in Mary's heartbreaking, bravura death scene.

Brecht and Weill's The Threepenny Opera is one of the best-loved pieces of musical theatre from the 20th century. Set in the seedy underbelly of Victorian London, the show brings us into a world of starving beggars, conniving hookers, and ruthless criminals and tells the wry love story of Polly Peachum and "Mack the Knife."

Idomeneo, King of Crete, is sailing home following victory in the Trojan war. He is saved from a terrible death by Neptune, God of the Sea, and in exchange for his life, rashly vows to sacrifice the first person he meets on shore. In a tragic twist of fate, the victim turns out to be his only and much-beloved son, Idamante. From out of its dignified, classical framework, Idomeneo bursts to life with some of the most heartfelt, passionate music Mozart ever wrote for the human voice.