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For immediate release - July 13, 2007 - Resurgence Theatre Company.

Resurgence rings in ninth season with Canada’s first Open Air Garden Theatre

Resurgence Theatre Company presents the ninth annual York Shakespeare Festival at Fairy Lake Park in Newmarket this summer with a twist. The Board of Directors is pleased to announce a partnership with Canada Blooms, producers of Canada’s largest horticultural exhibition each spring at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, to create Canada’s first Open Air Garden Theatre.

The Festival will run from Tuesday July 24 to Tuesday, August 21, 2007 and features four exciting productions under the stars:

Hamlet {solo} - July 24 to 28, 2007
Creator/performer Raoul Bhaneja has been wowing audiences across Canada as he tackles every role in Shakespeare’s masterpiece in this extraordinary one-man show. Hailed by the Montreal English Critics Circle as the Best Visiting Production last year, Mr. Bhaneja ends his run at Fairy Lake and departs to represent Canada with a four week run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. [ Read more ]

Salt-Water Moon - August 2 to 19, 2007
David Ferry directs David French’s classic Canadian romantic comedy set on the shores of Newfoundland. The cast will feature multiple Dora Mavor Moore Award winner Irene Poole and her real life fiancée, actor Tim Campbell. [ Read more ]

Love Letters - August 20, 2007
York Shakespeare Festival favourites Camilla Scott (Mamma Mia, Crazy for You) and Paul Eves return one night only to perform A.R. Gurney’s Broadway smash hit - a moving piece told over a lifetime of correspondence. [ Read more ]

You Fancy Yourself - August 21, 2007
Writer/performer Maja Ardal tackles a dozen different characters in her semi-autobiographical tale of quirky adolescence set against the backdrop of 1950’s Edinburgh society. [ Read more ]

"We’re taking what is already one of the most picturesque settings for outdoor theatre in the country and making it that much more of a magical experience for our audiences", says RTC Co-Founder Anthony Leo. The Open Air Garden Theatre will be designed by Canada Blooms' Artistic Director Colomba Fuller and involves a number of local community nurseries and garden centres.

Resurgence Theatre Company is a registered charity that has been producing professional theatre in the heart of York Region since 1999. In addition to the York Shakespeare Festival, RTC has a rich history of educating local youth through its many outreach programs, including the Summer Youth Theatre Conservatory in partnership with The Country Day School that puts high school students through an intense six week training program and earning them two credits towards their high school diploma.

To purchase tickets, find out more information or to make donation, visit www.resurgence.ca or call the Box Office at (905) 830-4414 or toll free at 1 (877) 930-4414.

Media Contact: Alex Karolyi, General Manager, E-mail: info@resurgence.ca.