2007 SEASON    

2007 YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
York Region's Premier Outdoor Summer Theatre Festival
July 24 to August 23, 2007
Fairy Lake Park, Newmarket, ON

July 24-28, 2007 HAMLET {solo} By William Shakespeare Directed by Robert Ross Parker      [ Production Notes ] Starring Raoul Bhaneja A Hope & Hell Theatre Production Resurgence Theatre Company was pleased to welcome Hope & Hell Theatre for a limited engagement of Hamlet {solo}. Winner of the 2006 Montreal English Critics Circle Award for Best Visiting Production, Hamlet {solo} is a fresh, vital and engaging retelling of the greatest play on earth. NOTHING ROTTEN IN STATE OF NEWMARKET FOR RESURGENCE "Something is rotten in the State of Denmark" the character Marcellus remarks in Act I Scene 4 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. That might be true, but, thankfully, nothing was rotten in Newmarket’s Fairy Lake Park last night; quite the opposite. ... I’ll admit I was somewhat unsure of what to expect regarding one of the Bard’s most celebrated and complex works being performed by a single actor. To put it mildly, the show is nothing short of a triumph. It’s marvellously minimalist yet wonderfully larger-than-life. Raoul Bhaneja, to his credit, knows his material inside and out. He is Hamlet and by that I mean he is not just the character, he is the play itself brought to life. [ Read the article ] July 25, 2007 - Article by Sean Pearce, York Region Media Group (Three and one-half stars out of four) Made possible by the assistance and support of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Photo: Raoul Bhaneja, Hamlet {solo}

August 2 - 19, 2007 SALT-WATER MOON Written by David French Directed by David Ferry       [ David's Notes ] Starring Irene Poole and Tim Campbell Set and Lighting Design by Glenn Davidson Costume Design by Marnie King Assistant Director: Alan Dilworth* Production Manager: Jonathan Rooke Technical Staff: William Hofstetter & John McKinnon David French's Salt-Water Moon, has had over 200 productions around the world. French's writing is highly romantic, expressing a commitment to the art of storytelling. It is also as Canadian as hockey. Multiple DORA award winner Irene Poole and her real life fiancé Tim Campbell co-starred in this charming and romantic love story. Winner of the: Canadian Authors Association Literary Award for Drama; Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play; Hollywood Drama-Logue Critics Award; ACTRA Award; Finalist for both the Chalmers Award & the Governor-General’s Award for Drama. * Made possible through the auspices of Theatre Ontario and its Professional Theatre Training Program. RESURGENCE FINDS OVER THE MOON WINNER ".. and now the York Shakespeare Festival injects some Canadian content with David French’s Salt-Water Moon. The play takes place in Newfoundland in 1926 and centres around the love story of two young people, Jacob Mercer, who has just returned to the Rock to win back the heart of his former flame, Mary Snow. The play is an emotional roller-coaster with more ups and downs than your average elevator. [ Read the article ] August 8, 2007 - Article by Sean Pearce, York Region Media Group Photo: Irene Poole and Tim Campbell, Salt-Water Moon.

August 20, 2007 LOVE LETTERS Written by A.R. Gurney Starring Camilla Scott and Paul Eves [ David's Notes ] Production Manager: Jonathan Rooke Technical Staff: William Hofstetter & John McKinnon The audience wascaught up in the lives of dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III (Paul Eves) and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner (Camilla Scott) and saw their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written - and what is left unsaid - in their letters. A smash hit both off and on Broadway, Love Letters captures Andy and Melissa with a precision of detail and depth of feeling only A.R. Gurney can command. Photo: Camilla Scott and Paul Eves, Love Letters.

August 21, 2007 YOU FANCY YOURSELF Written by Maja Ardal Directed by Mary Francis Moore Starring Maja Ardal [ David's Notes ] Production Manager: Jonathan Rooke Technical Staff: William Hofstetter & John McKinnon The audience was entertained and amazed as Maja Ardal, tackled a dozen contrasting characters in this one-hour performance. In this story of a quirky adolescence, young immigrant Elsa tries to fit into 50s Edinburgh society, where people tend to be suspicious and judgmental. Elsa's world contains friends (Adelle) and enemies (ramrod-stiff teacher Miss Campbell), but she sees them through the filter of her Norse imagination, which relies first on fairy tales and later on Hollywood films. Photo: Maja Ardal, You Fancy Yourself.

Special Performance August 23, 2007 A SURGE OF STORIES Presented by Resurgence's Youth Committee Event Manager: William Hofstetter Assistant Event Manager: Lior Soibleman Propmaster: Helena Mackenzie Concession Coordinator: Julie Soehner There was a fantastic mix of entertainment with passionate performers, magical musicians, clever clowns, witty writers, and other talented youth trained by Resurgence's Senior Youth Conservatory alumni. Read more ...

2007 SEASON