(The Off Broadway production of LENIN'S EMBALMERS as seen at the Ensemble Studio Theatre. Photo by Gerry Goodstein.)
LENIN'S EMBALMERS by Vern Thiessen
CANADIAN PREMIERE
OCTOBER 14-OCTOBER 24, 2010
Berney Theatre
Directed by Geoffrey Brumlik
The newest play by Governor General Award winning playright Vern Thiessen follows the journeys of Boris Zbarsky and Vladimir Vorobiov, two chemists charged with embalming the Communist leader Vladimir Lenin. But Boris and Vlad have some problems: Lenin has been dead for two months; no scientist has embalmed a person in perpetuity; they are both Jewish; they hate each other and if they fail, they'll be killed.
"A SPUNKY, DARK COMEDY WITH WIT AND VERVE.” – The New York Times
"A HAPPY SUCCESS...A WITTY MIX OF SCREWBALL COMEDY AND HISTORY LESSON." - Time Out New York
THE FATHER Re-Imagined by Julie Tepperman
Based on the play by August Strindberg
Part of MTC's STRINDBERG FEST: MASTER PLAYWRIGHT FESTIVAL
JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 6, 2011
Berney Theatre
Directed by Mariam Bernstein
Julie Tepperman is one of Canada’s most promising young playwrights. The author of the critically-acclaimed and sold-out sensation Yichud (Seclusion) this past February in Toronto, Julie brings a fresh eye, sharp wit, and a female perspective to her adaptation. THE FATHER is Strindberg's famous play about a man feuding with his wife over how to raise their daughter. WJT’s past entries in MTC’s Master Playwright’s Festivals have played to sold out houses and critical acclaim.
ONE OF OURS by Michael Nathanson
World Premiere Comedy
March 31 – April 10, 2011
Berney Theatre
Directed by Michael Nathanson
Set at West Hawk Lake, Manitoba, this comedy follows the fortunes of the Jacobs family, who welcome a new fiancee to family. Well, sort of welcome. He comes bearing an inheritance, her mother’s wedding ring. New York meets the Prairies in this comedy that examines the struggles of finding out the meaning of family and the evolution of our relationships after a loved one has gone.
One of Ours follows on the recent success of the playwright's last play, TALK, which was a Governor General Award Finalist and the winner of both the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book (Manitoba Book Awards) and the Carol Bolt Award in Drama (Canadian Authors Association).
