After a bit of a rough year for the beloved downtown theatre company - Buddies in Bad Times Theatre (two shows were completely cancelled), the new season looks strong. Check out Richard Ouzounian's article in today's Toronto Star below:
"It's going to be a woman's world at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre next season. The Star got an advance copy of today's official announcement, which reveals that all of the Mainstage shows for the 2009-2010 season have female creators; a few male directors are along for the ride.
The season begins with the ever popular Scandelles performing Neon Nightz, written by Sasha Van Bon Bon and Kitty Neptune, with music by Countess Christsmasher. Buddies' departing artistic director, David Oiye, directs.
Nina Arsenault is the creator/performer of The Silicone Diaries, with dramaturgy by Judith Rudakoff and directed by Brendan Healy. It's described as her battle with "the conventions of patriarchy to come to peace with her radical, queer body."
Nathalie Claude brings her creation The Salon Automaton to the schedule next, "a literary salon, a burlesque confrontation, an infernal huis-clos."
Independent Aunties bring their Dora-nominated hit, Breakfast to Buddies, written by Anna Chatteron and Evalyn Parry, starring Karin Randoja, Chatteron and Parry.
And the major festivals that have been so crucial to Buddies will continue: Hysteria, directed by Moynan King, and Rhubarb, directed by Erika Hennebury.
There is no indication as to how much, if any, input Oiye had in this upcoming season or whether its composition reflects a new direction for the organization's leadership." (Richard Ouzounian, May 13th)
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I am so glad that Buddies looks to be out of the woods finacially, it would be such a shame to lose them!
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