Theatre performances include scripted and improvised comedy, a reimagining of a Shakespeare classic and a fairy tale around climate change.
Published May 02, 2024 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 4 minute read
Saskatoon’s theatres offer a variety of live, local entertainment. Performances this month range from comedy to classical drama and anything in between.
Here are five theatre shows to see in May:
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LIVE FIVE: OBLONG AND OBOE STIR THE POT
Live Five presents Oblong and Oboe Stir the Pot. Red-nosed rule-following duo Oblong and Oboe, a pair of royals who were raised to love tradition, must figure out how to rein in the Rabble, who has started rousing the masses.
Using clowning to speak to the resilience and humour needed to survive, rebuild and reimagine, the play includes physical comedy, improvisation and audience participation.
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“We are working hard to create a space for laughter and joy, bringing a classic physical comedy with a twist, that has something for everyone,” said Charlie Peters and Jalisa Gonie, who play Oblong and Oboe.
Stirring the Pot is performed at the Refinery May 9-19. Tickets are $25 to $30 at livefive.ca.
SASKATOON SOAPS: EMOTION SICKNESS
Saskatoon Soaps Improv Comedy presents Emotion Sickness.
At the end of its 40th season, the troupe showcases all things travel, from flight fiascos to horrible Trip Advisor reviews. Get ready for a variety of travel nightmare tales through the eyes of these local comedians.
Special guest Andrew Hiltz, the current Saskatchewanderer, joins the troupe in bringing audience suggestions to the comedy stage.
“This show is going to be a blast. But not going to lie, I’m nervous. This will be my first time trying my hand at improv. Can’t wait to learn from some of the best in the province,” Hiltz said.
“Andrew has been all over the province uncovering Saskatchewan’s hidden gems in his role as the ambassador for Tourism Saskatchewan. The Soaps, however, are inviting him to a place he has never been: on stage, in front of hundreds of people, with no script,” cast member Andrew McDonald added.
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The Soaps perform at the Broadway Theatre May 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 at broadwaytheatre.ca.
25TH STREET THEATRE: THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING
25th Street Theatre presents The Art of French Cooking, a witty absurdist comedy by Saskatoon playwright Madeleine Blais-Dahlem.
When her breasts leave her body in an act of radical deconstruction, Blanche sets off on a dreamscape quest to get them back in place. But they have other ideas and lead her on a journey of self-discovery, with the hope she will decide she is more than the sum of her parts.
“The secret to French cooking is to enhance without denaturing,” Blais-Dahlem said in a media release. “The message of this play is not against body enhancement, it’s one of self-acceptance. You have to accept yourself first and only then you can truly love yourself.”
The Art of French Cooking is performed at the Emrys Jones Theatre at the University of Saskatchewan until May 12. Tickets are $16 to $39 at 25thstreettheatre.org.
GORDON TOOTOOSIS NĪKĀNĪWIN THEATRE, LA TROUPE DU JOUR, NEVER NEVER SHAKESPEARE: LEAR
Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre, La Troupe du Jour and Never Never Shakespeare present the world premier of Lear, a Saskatchewan-created trilingual adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear.
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King Lear prepares to divide his kingdom between his three daughters while his trusted adviser brings his illegitimate son back to court after nine years away. Full of deception and disguises, the play is presented in Cree, French and English without the use of subtitles.
“We want to erase the idea that Shakespeare ‘should be’ anything and help unlock imagination for what Shakespeare ‘could be,’ to see the usefulness of learning from old stories and how adapting, redoing, recontextualizing, and reinventing for our time, can benefit us in the here and now,” co-director and dramaturge Bob Wicks said.
Lear is performed at Persephone Theatre’s BackStage Stage until May 12. Tickets are $9 to $30 at gtnt.ca.
DANCING SKY THEATRE: GREENSLEEP
Dancing Sky Theatre presents the world premier of Saskatchewan playwright Kelley Jo Burke’s Greensleep, an apocalyptic fairy tale that brings hope for a new future.
Turning our preconceptions upside-down, the dark comedy presents climate change as an opportunity to reimagine our place in the world. Using puppetry, dance and music, the play follows a group of survivors after the end of days, as they begin to rebuild.
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“It’s normal to think that we will be the heroes of the story, that we will fix the climate crisis,” actor Peace Akintade said in a media release. “There are protests, meetings and marches, but what if the answer is just being still and getting out of the way. Letting nature fix itself?”
Greensleep is performed at Dancing Sky Theatre until May 12. Tickets are $20 to $35, with an optional addition of $40 for brunch or dinner at dancingskytheatre.com.
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