For the first time in over a decade, Theatre Kingston has a new artistic director. Kim Renders comes to Theatre Kingston with almost thirty years of experience as a practicing theatre artist in Canada. In keeping with its stellar history, the company is committed to maintaining the standard of artistic excellence Theatre Kingston audiences have come to expect by producing challenging and innovative theatre.

Nov. 22 - Dec. 1, 2007 at the Wellington Street Theatre

"an elaborate tapestry full of details...you don't have to be a mother to relate to what she's saying..."
G. Burliuk, Kingston Whig Standard

**** out of 5
"an eloquent reminder of what the best gifts are...a play for everyone to like..."
(Kingston Whig Standard)

 

T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is the inspiration for a theatrical exploration of aging, a eulogy to youth and a diatribe against one’s own mortality.

The performance moves between dance and poetry, comedy and drama, all the while striving to answer the overwhelming question, “Why are we here?”

This innovative and compelling piece of theatre features Kingston favourite Judy Cooke, whom audiences will remember for her many appearances at the Thousand Islands Playhouse. Talking Of Michelangelo, full of humour and pathos, is at once an exploration of aging, a eulogy to youth and a diatribe against one’s own mortality. 

Kim Renders and Judy Cooke appear with the permission of Canadian Actors' Equity Association.



BE A PART OF THE PROCESS
Talking of Michelangelo is a play in development. You can play a part in where it goes from here and the shape it eventually takes when given its first full performance. 'Talk backs' have been a popular forum for Theatre Kingston's audiences for years. In this instance they will play an even stronger role in the life of a brand new peice of emerging Canadian theatre.
Theatre Kingston invites you to stay after the performances for refreshments and to share your thoughts and ideas on the piece. Join special guests who will share their expertise on a wide rage of related topics.

Calendar of Post-Show Guests
Adele Mercier - Does God Exist?            April 17
Gabrielle McIntire
Interpreting Alfred                                      April 18
Marjorie Woodbridge
Unlocking Dementia Through Art           April 19, 26
Valerie Westgate
Still A Girl Inside                                          April 20,23,25,27
Lin Bennett
Aging and The Last Wave                         April 24
                                          

LIMITED ENGAGEMENT!
June 26,27, 28
In Kingston's Newly Renovated Grand Theatre!

An inclusive community arts project.

I Said I will be a creative partnership between Theatre Kingston and several of Kingston’s most vital community groups including the Kingston Community Health Centre, H’art School of Smiles, the Boys and Girls Club, the Kingston Military Families Resource Centre and the Canadian Hearing Society. 
This exciting undertaking will be the first of its kind in Kingston since Theatre Kingston stages Maury Breslow's Princess Street: The Great Divide,  and will involve the talents of several of Kingston’s finest professional artists.  Songwriter David Archibald, dancer/choreographer and director of the huge hit CATS at the Wellington Street Theatre Ebon Gage , theatre artists Kathryn MacKay and Anne Hardcastle, and film-maker Clarke Mackey are just a few of the brilliant artists who will be collaborating with the members of these communities, everyone bringing their unique perspectives and experiences to the project.

I SAID I is based on the text Self-Accusation by German playwright Peter Handke, best known here for co-writing the acclaimed 1987 Wim Wenders film Wings of Desire. It is a theatrical, musical and spectacular gathering of voices, celebrating the diversity of our communities and the power of the arts to bring people together.