Issue 17, 2019/2020 Season | January 21, 2020
Hello!

In this issue, we share the audience reactions from the sold-out opening weekend of Legally Blonde: The Musical and give you details on a full-house adventure, Night of Ideas, happening this Saturday!

Scroll further to find the participating companies in our 2020 U of T Drama Festival, see some of the exciting Hart House plans for Black Futures and check out our Alumni Profile for January - Stage Manager extraordinaire, Dustyn Wales!
Audiences are giving snaps to Legally Blonde: The Musical
After a sold-out weekend of Legally Blonde: The Musical , the audience was raving with reviews!
Check out a snippet of what they had to say and then jump online and grab your tickets before they are all gone. Purchase here >>
Night of Ideas - THIS Saturday
As a part of a global initiative across 50 cities, Night of Ideas: Being Alive will bring together a dynamic mix of international artists, writers, philosophers, performers, and activists to explore what it means to be alive in the multiplicities of the body and the entanglements of identity. This FREE event occurs on the three main floors of Hart House and runs 7 pm until midnight this Saturday, January 25, 2020.

As one of the many artistic presentations, H  art House Theatre is thrilled to be partnering with RARE Theatre to bring you performance work that explores the intersection of disability and sexuality. Directed by award-winning Canadian Theatre icon Judith Thompson, and featuring performances and personal creations by Dylan Harman, Krystal Nausbaum and Nikoletta Erdelyi, these performances will occur inside the Hart House Chapel throughout the evening, so be sure to grab a program upon arrival for the final listing of performance times and other events. More information here >>
The 2020 U of T Drama Festival is coming soon!
The long-standing U of T Drama Festival is just around the corner!

This year's Festival runs Feb. 6 –8, 2020, and marks the 18th year of only accepting original student written plays, serving as a much needed showcase for talented U of T playwrights. Some of these plays have been the basis on which artists have built Fringe Festival shows, Next Stage shows and even gone on to be showcased on professional stages around the city.

These are the participating colleges in this year's festival!
  • SHAKEN WALLS!
  • St. Michaels Troubadours
  • Trinity College Drama Society
  • UC Follies
  • UofT Scarborough
  • UofT Improv
  • Victoria College Drama Society

Come out and support these student created pieces and have your say in our Viewer's Choice Awards.
More information here >>
Black Futures 2020
Join Hart House for Black Futures 2020 as they explore the idea of Afrofuturism as a way to blend the knowledge of the past with a re-imagining of the future. A showcase of intersectional arts and dialogue, this series aims to reflect the experiences of today's Black leaders and artists while providing a platform for real-world knowledge to help students be future ready, self-aware and empowered citizens as they move into their imagined realities.

There is a full suite of events that occur throughout the month of February. More information and the event calendar can be found here >>
Alumni Profile for January - Dustyn Wales
In celebration of our 100th Anniversary Season and the incredibly talented people who have graced our stage over the years, we're highlighting an alumnus member of the Hart House Theatre family each month. This month, we feature Dustyn Wales: a professional Stage Manager who has helped us develop and showcase emergent talent for over a decade.

Although Dustyn is not a graduate of U of T, he was able to join the work of Hart House Theatre in 2008 as an Assistant Stage Manager for King Lear.
From there, he went on to Stage Manage The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Robin Hood: The Legendary Family Musical, The Tempest, Jesus Christ Superstar, Into the Woods, consulted on Heathers: The Musical and more.

Read more about Dustyn and other distinguished alumni here >>
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