Shakespeare within the Ruff will current the world premiere of Tiff’ny of Athens as their summer season mainstage manufacturing. Tiff’ny of Athens, tailored from William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton’s Timon of Athens by Nathaniel Hanula-James and Christine Horne, will take the stage at Withrow Park from August 14 to 31.
Patricia Allison directs, and the play stars Lucy Hill because the Painter and different roles, Christine Horne because the titular Tiff’ney, Warona Setshwaelo as Apemantus and different roles, and Ben Yoganathan as Flavius and numerous others.
The Firm
Shakespeare within the Ruff is a not-for-profit theatre firm that’s run as a collective in Toronto’s East Finish. Their core values embrace accessibility, and reimagining Shakespeare for a up to date viewers in an outside theatre setting.
The corporate was based in 2012 by Brendan McMurty-Howlett, and their first present was Two Gents, an adaptation of The Two Gents of Verona. In 2021, the corporate moved to a collective group, with a management group made up of Patricia Allison, Nathaniel Hanula-James, Christine Horne, and Jeff Yung..
The Present
Shakespeare’s unique story, now believed largely to have been co-written with Thomas Middleton, tells the story of a rich Athenian, Timon, who squanders his wealth on items to his associates. When the cash runs out, and his associates flip towards him, he rejects humanity and retreats to a cave within the woods. It’s among the many least identified of Shakespeare’s performs.
The Ruff adaptation turns the story right into a comedy a couple of rich socialite. She’s obtained all of it, or so it appears, till a sudden change in circumstances make her re-evaluate the whole lot she thought she knew about cash, associates, and neighborhood.
In 2024, Ruff set a tone of social relevance with A Witch in Algiers, an adaptation of The Tempest by Makram Ayache that snagged a Dora Award. The Toronto Very important Indicators Report for 2024 flagged financial insecurity as one of many main points dealing with Torontonians, one which impacts their psychological and bodily wellbeing.
Tiff’ny of Athens seems on the realities of residing within the metropolis in 2025 #inthiseconomy, however with a view that features a sense of humour and enjoyable, and, in fact, theatricality. The textual content contains unique writing, together with texts from sources that vary from The Bard himself to the CRA.
The inventive group contains set and prop design by Amelia Blaine, costume design by Julia Kim, lighting session from Theo Belc, and unique sound design by Patricia Allison and the complete firm. The manufacturing group contains producer Janice Peters Gibson, stage supervisor Alysse Szatkowski, assistant stage supervisor Kasie Rayner, and manufacturing assistant Jacob Beecher.
Manufacturing Supervisor Annasofie Jakobsen and Technical Director Remington North are shared with Nightfall Dances, one other longtime arts group in Withrow Park.
The Particulars
Convey your personal garden chair and pull as much as the stage. Obtainable accessibility choices embrace open captioning, street-to-seat guides, pre-show contact excursions, and mobility machine seating. Please reserve these on the ticketing web page, or electronic mail producer@shakespeareintheruff.com.
Previews on August 14 and 15, opening evening is on August 16, with performances till August 31.
- Discover tickets and different particulars [HERE].
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Anya Wassenberg is the Toronto Metropolis Editor at Ludwig Van. Beforehand, she was a contract author with a specialty in tradition and journey for 3 a long time, and a inventive writing teacher for Ontariolearn.