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Theatre Burlington is pleased to present “Playtime”, our annual 10-minute play festival. Come and enjoy several short plays written, directed and acted by local artists.

Anatomy of a Brute

Written by:  Layla El Asri

Directed by:  Layla El Asri

Cast:  Ray Beauchemin and Braden Worton

Synopsis:  Axel is a high school student struggling to find his way of life.  One night, he unexpectedly runs into Mr. Fortran, a teacher at his school.  The encounter starts off on the wrong foot, but as each tries to make the other give in, they realize they have more in Common than they thought.

Bite!

Written by:  Julia Kollek

Directed by:  Julia Kollek

Cast:  Laurel Candler, Dean Rooney, and Anhony Deciantis

Synopsis:  Desperate to attract GenZ readership, a luxury magazine editor sends her food critic on a shocking assignment that he'll do anything to avoid.

Cats:  Not the Musical

Written by:  Kate Racheter

Directed by:  Jay Adams

Cast:  Nectaria Bogdanis, Adam Trischler, and Claire Shingleton-Smith

Synopsis:  A day in the life of a couple that owns a cat.  Not a musical.

Don't Go There

Written by:  Glen Benison

Directed by:  Val King and Beverley Heilbron

Cast:  Anthony Deciantis, Diana Battilana, and Abigail Maher

Synopsis:  It's 1887.  You are in a small dusty town called Lucan.  A mother is sitting in a cafe with her adult offscpring, Lou.  The mother is desperately trying to dissuade Lou from stepping outside where a mean, local scoundrel named Sid Sloan waits.  It is just minutes before high noon.

Ella's Madrigal

Written by:  Julie Dixon

Directed by:  Julie Dixon

Cast:  Tika McLean, Abiodun Olushola, and Bernard Applewhaite

Synopsis:  Set in the 1930'2, Ella's Madrigal is a play about Ella Fitzgerald, "The Queen of Jazz", and her rise from adversity to fame.

Gnomes

Written by:  Michael Brown

Directed by:  Michael Brown and Anastasia Saluk

Cast:  Michael Brown and Peter Coffey

Synopsis:  Two garden gnomes have been stolen during the night and placed in another garden.  Can they return?  Or does this new garden become their new Gnome Home?

Seeing Old Friends

Written by:  Gregory Flis

Directed by:  Gregory Flis

Cast:  Greg Porter and Devin France

Synopsis:  A man meets a childhood friend at the movies and invites him home for a drink, where his friend, the mysterious Mr. G, shares some disturbing stories and thoughts with him.

We Rock

Written by:  Tony Corrie

Directed by:  Tony Corrie

Cast:  David Cairns, Tony Corrie, and Anastasia Sluk

Synopsis:  Two aging rockers reunite at the bar where their band first got its big break.  But as memories resurface, so does the divide between them.

Show Dates:  May 29 @ 7:00 pm May 30 @ 2:00 pm May 30 @ 7:00 pm June 5 @ 7:00 pm June 6 @ 2:00 pm June 6 @ 7:00 pm

Author:  Various Local Artists

2 hours