The Howland Company and Crow’s Theatre Co-Produced the Canadian Premiere of the multi-award-winning and Pulitzer Prize finalist play
Heroes of the Fourth Turning
by Will Arbery
Directed by Philip Akin
CAST:
Justin – Mac Fyfe
Teresa – Ruth Goodwin
Kevin – Cameron Laurie
Gina – Maria Ricossa
Emily – Hallie Seline
Set & Props Design by Wes Babcock
Lighting Design by Logan Raju Cracknell
Costume Design by Laura Delchiaro
Sound Design by Jacob Lin 林鴻恩
Stage Management by Hannah MacMillan
Assistant Directing by 郝邦宇 Steven Hao
Production Management by Jeremy Hutton
Publicity by Katie Saunoris | KSPR
October 3rd to 29th, 2023
Crow’s Theatre, Streetcar Crowsnest
Studio Theatre
345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto
Tickets: $20 – $90
Approximate Running Time:
2 hours and 10 minutes (with no intermission)
For a content warning, please read more at the bottom of the page.
ABOUT:
“An ASTONISHING new play.” – The New York Times – Critic’s Pick
On a chilly night in the middle of America, one week after the Charlottesville riots in 2017, four alumni gather to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of their conservative catholic college. A daring look at the heart of a country at war with itself, their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos, clashing politics, and haunting revelations as they furiously grapple with their beliefs and sense of personal responsibility.
A Pulitzer Prize finalist play and winner of the 2020 Obie Award for Playwriting, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, the Whiting Award for Drama, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, the riveting and witty HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING has been hailed as “a work of singular distinction, for which the word ‘remarkable’ is, if anything, an understatement” by The Wall Street Journal.
Playwright and filmmaker Will Arbery has also written Corsicana, Plano, Evanston Salt Costs Climbing, and more; he was a writer and producer on HBO’s hit Succession, and is currently under commission from Audible, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Playwright Horizons.
Actor, director, and founding member of Obsidian Theatre, where he served as artistic director from 2006 to 2020, Philip Akin is the most awarded Black director in Canada, including several Dora Mavor Moore Awards, Toronto Theatre Critics Awards, the Mallory Gilbert Leadership Award, and the 2019 Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Recent directing credits include Of the Sea (Tapestry Opera and Obsidian Theatre), Gem of the Ocean, “Master Harold”…and the Boys (Shaw Festival), Passing Strange (The Musical Stage Company and Obsidian Theatre), and Pass Over (Obsidian Theatre).
Performance Schedule:
Previews:
Tuesday, October 3rd at 8:00 pm
Wednesday, October 4th at 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 5th at 8:00 pm
Opening Night Performance:
Friday, October 6th at 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 7th at 2:00 pm & 8:00pm
*Sunday, October 8th at 2:00 pm – Limited Pay-What-You-Can
& Mask-Mandated Performance
Tuesday, October 10th at 8:00 pm – Post-Show Discussion
Wednesday, October 11th at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 12th at 8:00 pm
Friday, October 13th at 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 14th at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
*Sunday, October 15th at 2:00 pm – Limited Pay-What-You-Can
Tuesday, October 17th at 8:00 pm – Masked Performance
Wednesday, October 18th at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 19th at 8:00 pm
Friday, October 20th at 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 21st at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
*Sunday, October 22nd at 2:00 pm – Limited Pay-What-You-Can Tickets & Pre-Show Chat
Tuesday, October 24th at 8:00 pm
Wednesday, October 25th at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Thursday, October 26th at 8:00 pm
Friday, October 27th at 8:00 pm
Saturday, October 28th at 2:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Closing Matinee Performance:
*Sunday, October 29th at 2:00 pm – Limited Pay-What-You-Can Tickets
Performance Schedule Highlights:
Matinee Performances: Wednesdays (after Opening Night), Saturdays & Sundays at 2:00 pm
Mask-Mandated Performances: Sunday, October 8th at 2pm and Tuesday, October 17th @ 8pm
*Pay-What-You-Can Performances: Limited Pay-What-You-Can tickets are available on Sundays at 2:00 pm (Box Office opens at Noon)
Post-Show Discussion: Tuesday, October 10th
Pre-Show Chat: Sunday, October 22nd
Content Warning: Please read at your own discretion.
This production contains Mature Content, including coarse language, and discussions of religion, sexuality, abortion, race, and gender. It contains: very loud and sudden noises, including gunshots; the use of a non-firing prop gun; and suggested depictions of animal violence.
May be suitable for 16+ but adult guidance is strongly advised.
For any questions regarding the content of the show and detailed information on potential triggers, please contact the Box Office.
HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING is produced with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
ABOUT OUR CO-PRODUCTION PARTNERS – CROW’S THEATRE:
For 40 years, Crow’s Theatre has been a leading force in the Canadian theatre landscape, recognized for provocative and award-winning new theatre work that has toured nationally and internationally. Led by Artistic and General Director Chris Abraham and Executive Director Sherrie Johnson, Crow’s Theatre ignites passionate and enduring engagement between our audiences and artists by creating, producing, and promoting unforgettable theatre that examines and illuminates the pivotal narratives of our times.
In 2017, Crow’s Theatre moved into our first permanent home, the purpose-built Streetcar Crowsnest at the corner of Carlaw Avenue and Dundas Street, in Toronto’s east end. Since opening the building with Kristen Thomson’s smash-hit The Wedding Party, Crow’s Theatre has produced many notable productions, including Emil Sher’s adaptation of Ian Brown’s The Boy in the Moon, Julius Caesar with Groundling Theatre Company, Annie Baker’s The Flick with Outside the March, Dave Malloy’s haunted song cycle Ghost Quartet, George F. Walker’s Orphans for the Czar, and Cliff Cardinal’s radical retelling of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It.
Crow’s Theatre is distinguished as a preeminent cultural destination for its far-reaching imagination, exchange of ideas, diversity, and grassroots belief that the arts are essential to healthy and thriving communities. Find out more by visiting their website.
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