FOUR PLAY EVENT

SST Presents Four Play Fridays!!

As you may know The South Simcoe Theatre has made the difficult decision to cancel the entire 2020/21 live season.  However, don’t despair because we have some great news!  We are excited to bring you Four Play Fridays starting in February!  Our play reading festival from June 2020 may have been postponed, but we won’t let that stand in our way. We’re forging ahead to bring these selected readings to life, virtually-speaking.

One Friday per month, from February through May, we will feature live, on-line presentations of these plays for you to enjoy from the comfort of your home. Please join us on The South Simcoe Theatre YouTube Channel and help celebrate the works of some very talented Canadian playwrights, brought to life by an equally talented group of local actors and directors.

Links to access the plays on YouTube are below the date of the reading and will be posted on our social media pages as well. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel for up to the minute notifications https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP9xIqNjMjgvHJaqRCnTQFQ

This event will also be a fundraiser for The South Simcoe Theatre so any amount you can contribute to help keep our beloved theatre group afloat during this trying time will be appreciated.  Donations can be made any time starting now!  You can e-transfer funds to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  No password is required. Please make sure to include your full name, including your middle initial, as well as your email address in the message box of your e-transfer so that we can send an electronic tax receipt to you.

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The schedule of readings is shown in the next column.

FOUR PLAY SCHEDULE

Friday March 19th @ 7:30pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E86NfcizDA

After Mourning (Written by Mike Czuba, Directed by Diana Poulsen)]

• A play about Johanna Bonger, the woman who saved Vincent Van Gogh's art. 

Alexa The Liar (Written by Guy Newsham, Directed by Chelsea-Alana Stephen)

• A man wants answers, Alexa has other ideas.

Friday April 16th @ 7:30pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0JVaITXKxM

Mourning Belle (Written by Nathan Heydon, Directed by Chandra Pepper)

• A darkly humorous play about one man's attempts to cheat divorce and death with fringe science.

Friday May 21st @ 7:30pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_76SuEAmsJI

Celestial Notes (Written by Robin Pond, Directed by Nancy Knapp)

• A group of talented scientist/musicians strive to sound the right note in a desperate attempt to save humanity from a climate catastrophe.

A Tooth For A Tooth (Written by Trudee Romanek, Directed by Devon Humphries)

• A chaotic day in a dental office takes an unexpected turn when a new patient arrives, desperate for an appointment.

Jesus & The Body Snatchers (Written by John Kenwell, Directed by Trudee Romanek)

• When the interests of rival grave robbers collide in an ancient and holy graveyard, the results are electrifying!

INFORMATION

TELEPHONE SERVICE

Due to the continuing closure of the Cookstown Town Hall and the requirement for the South Simcoe Theatre to cut costs, telephone service at that location has been suspended effective immediately, until further notice. The South Simcoe Theatre can still be contacted through the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please check the other SST communication channels, such as Facebook and Instagram, for updates on this decision.

The South Simcoe Theatre Board of Directors

ACT-CO INFORMATION

The South Simcoe Theatre is a part of the Association of Community Theatres – Central Ontario (ACT-CO). During this time, ACT-CO has been investigating many avenues to assist community theatres. An example is the discussion with the Federal Government to get access to the Canadian Emergency Bank Account for theatres that can meet the criteria and also asking for funds for those theatres that are going to need some help when we’re finally able to re-open. For other information and helpful documents go to the ACT-CO website (www.actco.ca). ACT-CO is helping its member theatres to raise awareness and will promote its member theatres virtual projects on its website, and on Facebook and Instagram.