During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in.

 

All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

 

Though our regularly scheduled programming has come to an end, the CCR troupe reunited on December 11, 2021 for an Indie Playwrights Marathon. Over the course of one afternoon/evening, we read three new (or new-ish) works from local Toronto playwrights. In this episode, you’ll hear All New Things by Michael Ross Albert who is not only one of the best writers in town but is a beloved member of our troupe. He wrote this script for another of our favourite people, leading lady Anne van Leeuwen.

 

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The Cast of All New Things:

Heather- Anne van Leeuwen

Bruce- Ron Lea

Ryan- Scott Garland

Laurie- Gaby Grice

Stuart- Basel Daoud

Chioke I’Anson- Laura Hubbard

Clemency Burton-Hill- Torey Urquhart

Terrance McKnight- Christopher Prentice

Alec Baldwin- Shawn Wilson

Anna Sale/ Lang Lang- Hilary Wartinger

Kate Pickert- Miriam B

Megan Reid- Nicole Falgoust

Stage Directions- Elizabeth Morriss