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- Masked Performance December 19 at 8PM
This performance will require all audiences members to be masked while inside the building and for the duration of the show:
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A Bad Dog Theatre production in association with Factory Theatre
2024 Dora Award Nominee for Outstanding Production, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble and Outstanding Creative Direction.
Holiday! An Improvised Musical takes its inspiration from Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” to bring you the only party you’ll need. Based on suggestions from the audience, the cast weaves together a series of improvised vignettes and songs exploring love, relationships, work and the true meaning of the season. You’ll leave with a smile on your face and a song in your heart (though you may not remember the words because that song didn’t exist an hour before the show).
Content Advisory
Possible swearing and adult themes.
Masked Performance
This performance will require all audiences members to be masked while inside the building and for the duration of the show
December 19 at 8PM
Bad Dog Theatre
Bad Dog Theatre Company is an artist-run charity that has produced Toronto’s best improvised comedy for 40 years.
Starting as Theatresports Toronto in 1982, our stages have been graced by notable alumni such as Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It, Anyway), Kids in the Hall, Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves, Lauren Ash, Bruce Hunter (Puppets Who Kill), Pat McKenna (The Red Green Show), Gary Campbell (MadTV), Sandra Shamas (Playwright), Linda Kash (A Mighty Wind), and Tim Sims (The Red Green Show).
In 2003 we changed our name to Bad Dog Theatre and opened a space at 138 Danforth Ave dedicated to unscripted theater. It wouldn’t be a true Toronto story without at least one eviction, but our second theatre at 875 Bloor St won Best Small Theatre in 2017 and Best Comedy Club in 2018 from Now Toronto.
From location to location, we have continued to produce critically lauded (that’s right, not just acclaimed, LAUDED) shows such as Toronto I Love You, La Grande Jatte, and the sell-out hit Hook Up. Our education center is currently located at 392 Spadina Avenue, and we continue to make audiences laugh with our Friday-night residency at Comedy Bar with our flagship show Theatresports.
Facilitated by the best teachers (and funniest comedians) in the city, every year our Academy helps hundreds of adults and youth experience the joy of improvising. The classes aren’t just fun, they also develop listening skills, build confidence and improve creative thinking. From beginners to advanced, we believe that everyone has something to learn from improv!
The Creative Team
Jan Caruana
Creator and Director
Nadine Djoury
Ensemble
Sam Hancock
Ensemble
Kyah Green
Ensemble
Stephanie Malek
Ensemble and Producer
Ann Paula Bautista
Ensemble
Ashley Botting
Ensemble
Scott Christian
Ensemble and Musical Director
Brandon Hackett
Ensemble
Reid Janisse
Ensemble
Aurora Browne
Ensemble
Steph Raposo
Technical Director
Alia Rasul
Producer & Associate Director