DEVISED THEATRE FESTIVAL 2025
Schedule
Thu, 13 Feb, 2025 at 08:30 pm to Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 02:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
York University | Toronto, ON
About this Event
Devised Theatre Festival is the fourth year DT students final show. They have been working towards the end goal of a festival all year. It contains three companies, all having their own story line, set and designs.
There are two different locations this year;
Joseph G Green Studio Space - March 6 - 9th
Big Kids Theatre Company
A company containing 7 creators. Bringing The Forest Ends With You to this years Devised Theatre Festival stage.
Show Description:
Set in your childhood basement, The Forest Ends With You, is a magical-realist exploration of suburbia and its pressures on the young people who inhabit it. The show follows a group of teenage friends through the night after they find the dead body of their former classmate, Elliott. As pieces of the puzzle of his death come out of the woodwork, their favourite video game begins to come alive in a grotesque way. Implicating its audience in its mystical world of Markham, Ontario, The Forest Ends With You is a Y2K multimedia explosion of what it means to grow up in an environment that presses for conformity.
Content Warnings:
Our show, The Forest Ends With You, Contains mentions of death, animal death, violence, and mature subject matter. If anything bothers you at any point feel free to step out, there will be ushers there to support and assist you!
Come check out our...
Our Relaxed Performance: March 8th at 1pm
We will have the house lights dim, easy access to the doors at all times and a lower seating capacity. Our sound cues will all be lowered and no flashing lights will be happening in the space. We will also have extra ushers standing by ready to support you in anyway that they can! We want to accommodate you in as many ways as we can, so message us on Instagram @bigkidstheatre if we can do anything else for you!
Our Theme Show: March 8th at 7:30pm
Do you want to feel even more included in our show? Want to have fun playing around with outfits? Do you want to go back and explore early 2000s fashion? Then this is the right show for you! Audience theme: Early 2000s/Y2K. We want to see all of your throwback graphic tees, your Paris Hilton sunglasses, your low rise jeans and all of your funky colours! We can't wait to see everyone!
Accolade East Building - March 11 - 16th
Sugar Rush Collective
A company containing 5 creators. Bringing Candy Eyes to this years Devised Theatre Festival stage.
Show Description:
What does a star hide when she has nothing to lose?
Immerse yourself into the story of Candy Eyes, the world-famous Hollywood starlet. By travelling to different rooms, representing different time periods and memories, you will piece together who this woman truly was in life. Was she a woman driven by passion for the arts? Did she abandon her family for stardom? What has she destroyed to keep her fame? The possibilities are open to you, but one thing is for certain: you will never see Candy Eyes the same way again.
Content Warnings:
Our show, Candy Eyes, contains depictions of period-typical misogyny and sexism, domestic abuse, homophobia, and death of family members. If you do not wish to participate or witness certain scenes, please feel free to step out and take care of yourself. If you need any help, please let one of our assistant stage managers know.
As Well As...
Rick Roy Productions
A company containing 1 creator. Bringing the one man show, Take Me Out To The Ball Game, to this years Devised Theatre Festival stage.
Show Description:
Ah, a good old-fashioned ball game on a beautiful mild August evening. Make sure you’re paying attention to what’s happening on the field though, this is one game you want to stay focused during. Don’t get too distracted by the hot dog vendors in the bleachers, one of them in particular has a way with words. He really needs someone to listen.
Content Warnings:
Mentions of death and suicide, mentions and depictions of alcoholism and addiction, the use of profanity and loud noises in the space.
Show Schedule:
March 6th - 7:00pm The Forest Ends With You (Big Kids Theatre)
March 7th - 7:00pm The Forest Ends With You (Big Kids Theatre)
March 8th - 1:00pm The Forest Ends With You - Relaxed Performance (Big Kids Theatre)
March 8th - 7:30pm The Forest Ends With You (Big Kids Theatre )
March 9th - 2:00pm The Forest Ends With You + preshow performance (Big Kids Theatre)
March 11th - 7:00pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
March 11th - 8:20pm Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Rick Roy Productions)
March 12th - 7:00pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
March 12th - 8:20pm Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Rick Roy Productions)
March 13th - 7:00pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
March 13th - 8:20pm Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Rick Roy Productions)
March 14th - 7:30pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
March 14th - 8:50pm Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Rick Roy Productions)
March 15th - 1:00 pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
March 15th - 7:30pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
March 15th - 8:50pm Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Rick Roy Productions)
March 16th - 1:00 pm Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
Want more information? Go check out our website!
ampd.apps01.yorku.ca/devised-theatre
Where is it happening?
York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 11.98
