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CDTPS 2024 Mainstage Show: The Trials

Presented by Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies at University of Toronto - Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse, Toronto ON

Mar 07 - 10 2024
CDTPS 2024 Mainstage Show: The Trials

Come see the timely production of The Trials by Dawn King directed by Andrew Kushnir about the climate crisis, a Canadian premiere and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize finalist at the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Toronto.

Were you a big meat eater? How many flights did you take before the special flight restrictions came into effect? Or did you only go green after the laws started changing? Set in the near future, The Trial asks: what does eco-justice look like in the hands of young judges and jurors who have inherited a planet-beyond-repair? Playwright Dawn King’s dynamic ensemble piece puts young people at the helm of a global reckoning, prosecuting our current era for its role in the climate emergency ... view more »

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Run time: Approx. 1.5 hours with no intermission. A talkback session with the director and actors will take place following the performances on March 8, 9 & 10.

* Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.

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