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  • Text on the left reads The Tao of the World. Join the Party. Quoted text on the right reads An amusing romp from The Globe and Mail, Uproarious form Toronto Star and A masterful comedy of manners from Intermission. In the centre, dancers gather around as a performer in a gold gown sings into a microphone at centre stage during a stage production.
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    Karthik Kadam (centre) with members of the company. Set design by Lorenzo Savoini. Costume design by Ming Wong. Lighting design by Sophie Tang. Sound design by Mishelle Cuttler. Photo: David Hou.

  • Large text on the left reads Othello, hot ticket! Don't miss! Quoted text on the right reads Critic's pick, Unmissable from The Globe and Mail, Bone-chilling from Toronto Star and Utterly superb from BroadwayWorld. In the centre, Two performers in period costumes stand close together on a dim stage beneath an archway, lit in purple light.
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    From left: Chick Reid, Krystin Pellerin and André Sills. Set design by Brian Dudkiewicz. Costume design by Gillian Gallow. Lighting design by Siobhán Sleath. Sound design by Thomas Ryder Payne. Photo: David Hou.

  • Large text on the left reads A Midsummer Night's Dream, hot ticket! Enter an Enchanted World. Quoted text on the right reads Critic's pick, Delightful from The Globe and Mail and Uproariously funny from Postmedia. In the centre, a performer stands onstage beneath shadowed lighting wearing a whimsical costume.
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    André Sills. Set design by Lorenzo Savoini. Costume design by Joshua Quinlan. Lighting design by Kevin Lamotte. Sound design by Thomas Ryder Payne. Photo: Ann Baggley.

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    Devon Michael Brown with members of the company. Set design by Michael Gianfrancesco. Costume design by Dana Osborne. Lighting design by Bonnie Beecher. Sound design by Haley Parcher. Photo: Ann Baggley.

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Photo Credit  2026 Season Playbill.
The Tempest: Ashley Dingwell, Marissa Orjalo, Dakota Jamal Wellman and Geraint Wyn Davies.
Guys and Dolls: Mark Uhre, Jennifer Rider-Shaw, Dan Chameroy and Olivia Sinclair-Brisbane.
Something Rotten!: Members of the company. Costume design by Michael Gianfrancesco.
Waiting for Godot: David W. Keeley, Tom McCamus, Paul Gross and Jonathan Goad.
Death of a Salesman: Lucy Peacock and Tom McCamus.
The Hobbit: Richard Lee and Tim Campbell.
The Importance of Being Earnest: Joe Perry, Marissa Orjalo, Christopher Allen, Fiona Reid and Allison Lynch.
Saturday, Sunday, Monday: Katarina Fiallos, Gordon S. Miller, Emilio Vieira, Rose Napoli, Graham Abbey, Seana McKenna, Josue Laboucane and Michelle Giroux.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Mike Nadajewski, Michael Spencer-Davis, Sara Topham and André Sills.
Othello: André Sills, Krystin Pellerin and Evan Buliung.
The Tao of the World: Manami Hara, Karthik Kadam, Agnes Tong and Nestor Lozano Jr.
The King James Bible Play: Cyrus Lane and Deborah Hay.
Photos: Dariane Sanche