This Must Be The Place: The CN Tower Show
October 4 - 27, 2012
A Theatre Passe Muraille Production
An Architect Theatre Creation
Created by Jonathan Seinen, Georgina Beaty,
Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Greg Gale, Ingrid Hansen,
and Thomas Olajide, with Layne Coleman
Directed by Jonathan Seinen
Dramaturgy by Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman
Set & Costume by Lindsay Anne Black
Lighting Design by Rebecca Picherack
Sound Design by Thomas Ryder Payne
Stage Managed by Sandy Plunkett
Using music and theatre, maps and media, This Must Be the Place: The CN Tower Show is a love letter to Toronto, onstage. At the middle of a scramble intersection the stories of Toronto are played out. Where have we come from? Where are we going? This Must Be The Place.
By using this icon of Toronto as a metaphor to hold together many stories, Architect Theatre brings its unique style of collective creation to bear on the realities and complexities of Canada’s largest city.
A youthful, touching and entertaining exploration of living in Toronto.
Greg Gale, Ingrid Hansen, Georgina Beaty, Thomas Olajide
Greg Gale, Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman, Jonathan Seinen, Georgina Beaty, Thomas Olajide
“A tour de force tribute to Canada’s largest city . . . This Must Be the Place is a beautiful love letter to the city of Toronto, stringing together the raw experiences of its residents and connecting them seamlessly . . . The audience leaves with a fresh outlook on a city they thought they knew." - Theatromania (4.5/5 Stars)
"A joy to have the place put in perspective and feel nice about Toronto for 90 minutes.” - The Globe & Mail (3/4 Stars)
“If you’re looking for a way to spend 90 minutes with four charming people, you couldn’t find a better way to do it than by dropping down to Theatre Passe Muraille to see This Must Be the Place: The CN Tower Show. Second by second, it’s one of the most relaxed, entertaining shows available in Toronto right now, which also wants to tell you about the city we live in.” - Toronto Star (3/4 Stars)
"A close up look a four very appealing young performers . . . in a show that gently mocks our city even while it underscores a deep affection for the place." - Toronto Sun (3.5/5 Stars)
"It suggests that our greatest danger, and also our greatest hope, may be that cities are inherently ‘self-organizing and surprising’ . . . This Must Be the Place: The CN Tower Show is a fine addition to Theatre Passe Muraille's noble four-decade history of collaborative creation based on observation of life." - Toronto Theatre Calendar
"Like the city, the play keeps evolving. Each performance will be slightly different. It’s not true that fences make for good neighbours. Inclusion, honest discussions and caring people like the Architect Theatre Collective do." - Mooney On Theatre
“There is a show on in town that everyone in Toronto should see . . . because, one way or another, everyone in Toronto is in it.” - CBC Radio One
