Mar
5
to Apr 6
Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother?
a new comedy by Michael Walek, directed by Linsay Firman*
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May
15
3:00 PM15:00
Uncommon Scent
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project present a First Light Reading of
Uncommon Scent
a new play by Vern Thiessen
Two perfumers battle each other to create a scent that will defeat the Nazis during WW2. Based on the lives of Jean Carles and Germaine Cellier.
Vern Thiessen is one of Canada’s most produced playwrights. His plays have been seen across Canada, the UK, United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia and been translated in five languages. His works include Of Human Bondage, Vimy, Einstein’s Gift, Lenin’s Embalmers, Pugwash, Apple, and Shakespeare’s Will. He has been produced off-Broadway five times. Vern is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Dora and Sterling awards for Outstanding New Play, The Carol Bolt Award, the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award, the City of Edmonton Arts Achievement Award, the University of Alberta Alumni Award of Excellence, The Canadian Jewish Playwriting Competition, and the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, Canada’s highest honour for a playwright. He was also a finalist for the Siminovich Prize in Playwriting. Vern received his B.A. from the University of Winnipeg and an M.F.A. from the University of Alberta. He has served as president of both the Playwrights Guild of Canada and the Writers Guild of Alberta. For six years he served as Artistic Director of Workshop West Playwrights Theatre, one of Canada’s leading new play companies. He is married to acclaimed screenwriter and novelist Susie Moloney.
Jun
5
3:00 PM15:00
The Bees Call Me Eva
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project present a First Light Reading of
The Bees Call Me Eva
a new play by Miz Hashimoto
Oslo, 1944. Bee scientist Astrid sits in the office of Nazi officer Josef Terboven with one objective: to gain access to a restricted military area in the name of entomology.
Miz Hashimoto (Miz/they/she) is a British Japanese playwright and alumnus of EST/Youngblood.
Dec
12
3:00 PM15:00
SPRAY
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project present a First Light Reading of
SPRAY
a new play by Emily Chadick Weiss
When biologist Rachel Carson discovers pesticides are deadly, she won't let her new role as an adoptive mother or her feelings for a woman get in the way of warning the world.
Emily Chadick Weiss Plays: THE FORK, a NYTimes Critic's pick, IF YOU WIN on Playing on Air with John Lithgow. TV: "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood". Webseries: "THE SHARE" with William Jackson Harper.
Nov
14
3:00 PM15:00
Miss Curie of the East
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project present a First Light Reading of
Miss Curie of the East
a new play by SEVAN
Egypt's first nuclear scientist, Samira Aly, inadvertently contributed to the WWII atom bombs while working on a cancer treatment that could be as cheap as Aspirin. What followed has baffled historians.
SEVAN is an award-winning actor-playwright whose work has been produced and developed in London and New York. www.justsevan.com
Oct
24
3:00 PM15:00
How Power Flows
Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Project present a First Light Reading of
How Power Flows
a new play by Thandiwe Mawungwa
How do you introduce a new technology to a village community where nothing can be done without consultation and approval of the ancestors?
Thandiwe Mawungwa’s work is inspired by the struggles and victories of the regular person - because if ordinary stories are told in an extraordinary way, they will change the world.
Oct
9
to Nov 3