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Korda Announces 2018 Season Update
Korda Artistic Productions’ exciting and diverse 2018 Season recently kicked off with an exciting production of Stephen Sondheim’s hit musical Company. With the season now underway, the company is saying “So long Cleo… Welcome Anton!”
Korda has had to postpone their planned production of Charles Busch’s Cleopatra and instead will present a program of three hilarious farces by the master of modern comedy, Anton Chekhov: “The Bear”,“The Proposal”and “Smoking is Bad for Your Health”.
All three of these great one-act plays poke fun at the battle of the sexes, magnifying the stubbornness, narrow-mindedness and desperation of people searching for love. The 3 Chekhov one-acts will be directed by Korda Resident Director Jeff Marontate, and will run July 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21, 2018.
A review of “The Bear” in the New York Times read: “… a delightful play on the war between the sexes that has kept audiences laughing since its first performance over 100 years ago.”
A review of “The Proposal” in the Houston Chronicle read: “Here are, simply, people who have egos, and therefore put up facades, fuel rivalries and challenge the environment around them while adhering, nonetheless, to its social codes.”
Performances of the Anton Chekhov Triple-Bill will take place at The KordaZone Theatre at 2520 Seminole Street in Windsor, ON.
PRODUCTIONS STILL TO COME IN THE 2018 SEASON
With Company wrapped, Korda Artistic Productions looks forward to the following upcoming productions – in addition to the Anton Chekhov Triple-Bill:
NOT ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL MURDER!
April 26, 27 & 28, 2018
Book & Lyrics by Gemma Cunial
High school jock, Jason Blossom, has been murdered. It’s now up to Jughead (the dramatically damaged wanna-be novelist), Betty (the Riverdale sweetheart), Veronica (the new rich girl from New York City), and Archie (the worst character in the show) to band together to help solve the town’s murder and help make Riverdale a safe place to live again.
STRANGERS AMONG US
May 25, 26, 27, 31 and June 1, 2 & 3, 2018
Written by Aaron Bushkowsky
In Bushkowsky’s beautiful Canadian Play, Strangers Among Us, Gabrielle and Michael meet by accident, fall in love, part, meet again and fall in love all over again. Every time they meet, they forget each other’s name because they suffer from Alzheimer’s disease. Eventually, they end up at a long-term care facility where they meet other people suffering from the same malady, extraordinary people who live and die with courage and hope. Michael and Gabrielle find love again and again and, in the process, change the lives of the people around them. The director of this production will be determined at a later date.
“Brings tears and laughter… it is a drama with humour.” – Ingersoll Times.
FUN HOME
August 31 and September 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 & 16, 2018
Music by Jeanine Tesori / Lyrics & Book by Lisa Kron
Based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir
Welcome to a musical about a family that is nothing like yours… and exactly like yours; about looking back, and moving forward; about making sense of our parents, and ourselves. The winner of five 2015 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Fun Home is based on Alison Bechdel’s best-selling graphic memoir. This groundbreaking production introduces us to Alison at three different ages, revealing memories of her uniquely dysfunctional family that connect with her in surprising new ways. The story concerns Bechdel’s discovery of her own sexuality, her relationship with her gay father, and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life. It is the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist. David Burrows directs this thrilling musical for its Windsor Premiere.
“Fun Home is an instant classic of the American musical theater, and a monumental piece of art… This is musical theater at its best… an emotional roller-coaster ride, a grippingly heartwarming story mixed with some of the most smart and joyful musical numbers presently on Broadway. Seekers of provocative, invigorating and entertaining theatre will find it. You’ll be surprised, and thrilled, and enthralled.” – The Huffington Post.
Awards
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical
Lucille Lortell Award for Best Musical
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S MACBETH
October 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 and November 1, 2 & 3, 2018
Written by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s unforgettable tragedy – thought to have been first performed in 1606 – dramatizes the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth commits crime after crime to claim the throne and protect himself from enmity and suspicion becoming a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death. In the backstage world of theatre, some believe that the play is cursed, and will not mention its title aloud, referring to it instead as The Scottish Play. Over the course of many centuries, the play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It has been adapted to film, television, opera, novels, comics, and other media. Korda takes on The Scottish Play under the direction of Jeff Marontate, whose past Korda presentations of Shakespeare’s works include Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, and As You Like It.
“… not for the faint of heart… in a country where even now we are debating how much we as a nation should engage in the world… Macbeth offers a chilling narrative of how this influence, and the siren call of power, can be used for evil.” – DC Metro Theatre Arts.
KORDA’S 2018 HOLIDAY PANTO – TO BE ANNOUNCED
December 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 & 16, 2018
Korda’s traditional December family offering will be an original holiday panto that gives a fresh take on a familiar tale. Expect silliness for the kids, naughty jokes for the grown-ups, bad drag, great music, and audience participation for everyone in a goofy, delightful all ages musical production to close out the season in style.
EXTENSION-KORDA SUMMER CAMPS & PRODUCTION
July & August 2018
Korda’s summer tradition will continue in 2018 with the Extension-Korda Summer Sessions program to include summer camps, musical performances, productions, cabaret nights and special events. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available
