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Beau Dixon, Hailey Gillis, Kira Guloien and Andrew Penner

Ghost Quartet

  • Crow's Theatre &
    Eclipse Theatre Company
  • Music, Lyrics & Text by Dave Malloy
  • Directed by Marie Farsi
  • Oct 5 - Nov 10, 2019
  • $27-$47
  • 100 minutes (no intermission)
  • Scotiabank Community Studio
Archived
  • Details

    CANADIAN PREMIERE

    A haunted song cycle about love, death and whiskey.
     
    A camera breaks and four friends drink, in interwoven narratives spanning seven centuries: a warped fairy tale about two sisters, a treehouse astronomer and a lazy evil bear; a retelling of Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher; a purgatorial intermezzo about Scheherazade; and a contemporary fable about a subway murder.
     
    Murder ballads, doo-wop, jazz noise, and raucous campfire drinking songs collide in the Canadian premiere of this surreal chamber musical from Dave Malloy, composer of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

    ★★★1/2
    A whiskey-fuelled jam session with dreamlike logic and visuals...
    another win for Crow’s Theatre. - CARLY MAGA, THE TORONTO STAR
    A spellbinding and spooky evening of song, perfect for Halloween month... pure bliss. - MOONEY ON THEATRE
    For the most adventurous musical-theatre fare this fall, the place to be is Crow’s Theatre in Toronto’s East End. - THE GLOBE AND MAIL
    Like watching a spectacular sunrise after a night of whiskey - TIME OUT NEW YORK
     
      
     
    ACCESSIBLE TICKETS:
    Crow's Theatre is committed to providing accessible ticket prices. 

    Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) tickets are available for Ghost Quartet on Sunday October 13 @ 2:30PM, Sunday October 20 @ 2:30PM & Sunday October 27 @ 2:30PM.
    Purchase PWYC tickets in person at the box office up to two hours before the show. If you have accessibility requirements that do not allow you to be in person at the box office two hours before the show, please email boxoffice@crowstheatre.com and we will hold tickets for you (pending availability). 

    A select number of Artsworker tickets are made available for each performance. Use the code CROWART for $29 tickets. Valid artsworker ID will be checked at door; including business card, pay stub or other form of employment proof accepted. 
     
    A select number of Under-35 tickets are made available for select performances. If you are 35 or under, use the code CROWU35 to access $20 tickets for the following performances: Oct 12 @ 2:30PM, Oct 13 @ 2:30PM, Oct 15 @ 8PM, Oct 16 @ 2:30PM and 8PM, Oct 17 @ 8PM, Oct 18 @ 8PM. ID will be checked at door.
    The Under-35 Ticket Program at Crow's Theatre is made possible by the generous support of Gretchen Ross and Donald Ross, O.C.
     
    CONTENT ADVISORY:
    Ghost Quartet contains adult language and mature themes; haze and fog effects; strobe lighting; loud noises. 
  • The Team

    CAST

    • Beau Dixon
    • Hailey Gillis
    • Kira Guloien
    • Andrew Penner

    CREATIVE

    • Dave Malloy - Writer and Composer
    • Marie Farsi - Director
    • Andrew Penner - Music Director
    • Jordana Weiss - Stage Manager
    • Patrick Lavender - Set, Lighting & Costume Designer
    • Shaun McPherson - Associate Sound Designer
    • Isabel Martins - Props and Wardrobe Coordinator
    • Samantha Gignac - Sound Technician
    • Jay Hines - Lighting Technician