A Crow's Theatre Production Written by Michael Healey Directed by Chris Abraham Tickets start at $50 Two hours and thirty minutes including intermission
World Premiere Sep 5, 2023 - Oct 19, 2023 Guloien Theatre
Commissioned by Crow’s Theatre,THE MASTER PLANbyMichael Healeyis a biting satire about the stunning failure to build a smart city in Toronto. Adapted from award-winning writer andThe Globe and MailjournalistJosh O’Kane’s best-selling bookSideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy,THE MASTER PLANlampoons the corporate drama, epic personalities, and iconic Canadian figures involved in the messy affair between Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto.
Directed by Crow’s Theatre Artistic DirectorChris Abraham(Uncle Vanya),THE MASTER PLANexposes the hubris of big tech, the feebleness of government, and the dangers of public consultation with sharp wit and insightful commentary.
Michael Healeyis a five-time Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning playwright.The Drawer Boy, his first full-length play, premiered in Toronto in 1999, winning the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, the Chalmers Canadian Play Award, and the Governor General’s Literary Award. His other award-winning works includeRuneArlidge,1979and his trilogy on Canadian values and politicsGenerous,Courageous, andProud.
Director Chris Abraham (Uncle Vanya, Crow's Theatre,Much Ado About Nothing, Startford Festival) has assembled a formidable company, “I have been incredibly lucky to put together a crackerjack team and some of my favourite actors to bring this amazing multi-year saga to life, and to yank with the likes of John Tory, Justin Trudeau, Dan Doctoroff, and others in the boardrooms of Toronto’s political and business class. We can’t wait to welcome audiences behind closed doors and to share this story with you.”
The cast featuresMike Shara(The Importance of Being Earnest, Stratford Festival,Take Me Out, Canadian Stage) as Dan Doctoroff, CEO Sidewalk Labs;Ben Carlson(Richard III, Stratford Festival,Mary Poppins, Grand Theatre) as Will Fleissig,Philippa Domville(If We Were Birds, Tarragon Theatre,Time After Time: The Chet Baker Story, Crow’s Theatre) as Meg Davis, andTara Nicodemo(Cringeworthy, Planet 88,The Seagull, Crow’s Theatre and The Company Theatre) as Kristina Verner, the team at Waterfront Toronto;ChristopherAllen(Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,Orphans for the Czar, Crow’s Theatre) as Cam Malagaam, a Sidewalk Labs designer;YannaMcIntosh(Ruined, Obsidian Theatre,Pretty Hard Cases, CBC TV) as Helen Burstyn, Waterfront Toronto board chair; andPeterFernandes(Fifteen Dogs, Crow’s Theatre,Kelly vs. Kelly, The Musical Stage Company).
The award-winning design team includes set and props designerJoshuaQuinlan(Uncle Vanya, Crow’s Theatre), costume designerMingWong(Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Crow’s Theatre), lighting designerKimberlyPurtell(Uncle Vanya, Crow’s Theatre), sound designerThomasRyderPayne(Red Velvet, Crow’s Theatre), and video designerAmeliaScott(The Assembly, Porte Parole).
Artistic Team
Christopher Allen
Cam Malagaam, Designer, Sidewalk Labs
Ben Carlson
Will Fleissig, CEO, Waterfront Toronto
Philippa Domville
Meg Davis, Chief Development Officer, Waterfront Toronto
Peter Fernandes
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Tara Nicodemo
Kristina Verner, Vice President, Strategic Policy and Innovation, Waterfront Toronto
