Playwright Annabel Soutar certainly does, as Canadian environmental policy and the Experimental Lakes Area provide the basis of her investigative play The Watershed. And if a play about bureaucratic environmental policy sounds dry, Soutar not only writes herself into the play but her entire family too as they drive an RV across the country. In 2007, the Montreal comedy mega-event celebrated its 25th anniversary by starting a Toronto offshoot, JFL42 (there are 42 acts, but this year’s comes with a bonus 43rd). Sept. 22-Oct. 1, various venuesHosannaWatch this if: Instead of dinner and a play, you want a play and hours of post-play conversation. A Soulpepper production directed by Gregory Prest and starring Damien Atkins in the title role will likely make the strongest argument possible.

Source: thestar September 18, 2016 15:00 UTC