Hardsell
Here's something we can all attest to: the difficulties of living in a society that promotes such blatant consumerism. We're all weaklings, right? But is it really our fault?
The multi-talented Rick Miller plays two versions of himself: the cynic and the do-gooder as he encourages his audience to confront their own involvement with our society's excesses.
Factory Theatre, Extra Space, 125 Bathurst Street, 416-504-9971. Oct.13-23.
Those Who Can't Do…
Teach? Well, that's the obvious question in Erin Fleck's new play about a young high school health teacher caught in the middle of a sex scandal.
Theatre Passe Muraille, 16 Ryerson Avenue, 416-504-7529. Oct. 12-29.
My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy
The title of this one-man-show by comedian Steve Solomon seems pretty self-explanatory, doesn't it? The height of some good ol' family dysfunction that everyone can relate to, regardless of heritage.
Bathurst Street Theatre, 736 Bathurst Street, 1-855-985-2787. Oct. 12-Jan. 1.
Ghosts
Causing a sensation when it first premiered, Henrik Ibsen's classic is a tough play about love, infidelity, and syphilis. Yes, syphilis.
Young Centre for the Performing Arts, 55 Mill Street, Building 49, 416-866-8666. Oct. 14-Nov. 18.
Matchbox Macbeth
"Double, double toil and trouble!" Just in time for Halloween comes a unique production of Shakespeare's Macbeth that gets all site-specific. The show is performed in a hidden backyard shed somewhere in Little Italy. Creepy. Only the 15 lucky audience members of each show will know of its secret location once tickets are purchased online.
Litmus Theatre, info@litmustheatre.com. Oct. 13-30.
