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Three fantastic shows - all summer long.
Once again, the Orillia Opera House Studio Theatre will be the place to be!
The Long Weekend
by Norm Foster
July 3 to 19, 2024
A raucously funny play about two married couples and a weekend getaway that goes hilariously awry. It’s 1994. Max and Wynn Trueman and Roger and Abby Nash have been friends for years, but when they come together at Max and Wynn's new vacation home, grievances, desires, and secrets spill out, sparking nonstop laughs.
With lacerating wit, The Long Weekend skewers marriage and friendship, over a long weekend that goes anything but smoothly. And the shoulder pads get pretty big.
Read the review by Andrew Wagner-Chazalon of Dockside Publishing.
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Every Brilliant Thing
by Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe
July 24 to August 9, 2024
In order to help relieve his mother’s despair, a young boy creates a list of everything that brings joy to their lives. The list grows with every passing year. Reflecting on a life of highs and lows, the audience goes on a wonderful journey that focuses on finding joy in everyday moments and appreciating the simple pleasures around us. Often hilarious and always uplifting, Every Brilliant Thing is a rare treat: a comedy that will captivate your imagination.
Every Brilliant Thing contains mature themes and subject matter. If you would like to read the Content Transparency Statement for this show (may include spoilers) please click the link below:
Every Brilliant Thing Content Transparency Statement
Those Movies
by Norm Foster
August 14 to 30, 2024
When Harry asks his pal Patrick to accompany his coworker Millie and her visiting cousin Chelsea for a blind date, Patrick reluctantly agrees. But as the night unfolds, wires get crossed and false assumptions between Patrick and Chelsea spiral into a comical miscue. And the comedy rolls out from there.
Those Movies affectionately spoofs and celebrates the tried-and-true romantic comedy formula that movie fans know so well, as the story zigs and zags its way through a maze of mixups, mayhem, and misunderstandings. Foster's spot-on dialogue, richly drawn characters, and impeccable comic timing are on full display.
Foster's latest stage comedy is an absolute crowd-pleaser destined to delight both longtime fans and newcomers alike!
The OOH engages professional artists under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA) and/or the Independent Theatre Agreement.