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Dear friends and lovers and curious onlookers and all the little ARClings both hither and yon: the trees have shaken off their leaves and we find ourselves huddled a little closer to each other as another year winds down. Looking back, 2015 proved to be a bit of a banner year for ARC. * ARC’s hugely popular production of Deirdre Kinahan’s MOMENT garnered a company-record six (SIX!!!) Dora Mavor Moore nominations, including...

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Friday, March 27th 2015 // 7pm Sidemart Theatrical Grocery 1362 Queen St. East (corner of Greenwood) PWYC at the door Reserve your spot here: bit.ly/1vVNcxJ Space is limited. “In other (mostly European) countries, WTD is a big deal, everyone knows about it, theatres open their doors to the public for free. Imagine that here: all the major theatres and all the independent companies not charging admission on March 27th. Wouldn’t that be...

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ARC is proud to continue its role as a leader in facilitating community dialogue. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage in a topic central to our production yet rarely discussed: post-incarceration reintegration. ARC is pleased to announce a special performance of our English-language Canadian premiere of MOMENT by Deirdre Kinahan. Sunday, November 16, 2:00 PM Theatre should challenge our perceptions of ourselves and our...

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It’s been 15 years since a single act of sudden violence ripped the Lynch family apart. Since then, those left behind retreated into the routine of normal family life – whatever that means. Tonight, Nial Lynch comes home. It quickly becomes clear that the ghosts haunting this family have only been lying in wait. The knives are out tonight. (And not to cut the quiche.) On October 16th, ARC’s Resident Artistic company starts...

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  Featuring KRISTIAN BRUUN (Orphan Black, Murdoch Mysteries) and JEFF DOUGLAS (co-host of CBC Radio’s As It Happens) and OTHER PEOPLE (not pictured)! Some people just have great voices. Perhaps it’s a gift. Perhaps it comes only after years of rigorous vocal training. Perhaps it’s the result of nightly applications of unicorn tears directly to the larynx. It’s a beautiful mystery, really. Have you ever heard someone speak with...

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