Devised Theatre Festival 2025
ART NOW. ART THEN. ART FOREVER.
York University’s Devised Theatre class of 2025 is excited to present this year’s Devised Theatre Festival. The Festival consists of three different shows by three different companies consisting of students from the class, their crews, and the PM team.
SHOWTIMES
The Forest Ends With You (Big Kids Theatre Company)
Thursday March 6 – 7:00 pm
Friday, March 7 – 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 8 – 1:00 pm | 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 9 – 2:00 pm
Location: Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre
151 CFT (Centre for Film & Theatre)
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!
TICKETS ($5, $10 and $15)
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Candy Eyes (Sugar Rush Collective)
Tuesday, March 11 – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, March 12 – 7:00 pm
Thursday, March 13 – 7:00 pm
Friday, March 14 – 7:30 pm
Saturday, March 15 – 1:00 pm | 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 16 – 1:00 pm
Location: 207 Accolade East Building (ACE)
83 York Blvd
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.
TICKETS ($5, $10 and $15)
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Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Rick Roy Productions)
Tuesday, March 11 – 8:20 pm
Wednesday, March 12 – 8:20 pm
Thursday, March 13 – 8:20 pm
Friday, March 14 – 8:50 pm
Saturday, March 15 – 8:50 pm
Location: 207 Accolade East Building (ACE)
83 York Blvd
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.
TICKETS ($5, $10 and $15)
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LOCATIONS
Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre
151 CFT (Centre for Film & Theatre)
This location features Big Kids Company presenting – The forest ends with you & Rick Roys Production presenting – Take me out to the ballgame
207 Accolade East Building (ACE)
83 York Blvd
This location features Sugar Rush Collective presenting – Candy Eyes
