May 2011 Why Not Theatre’s latest creation and continued development of the Komagata Maru Project. A new “site-specific podcast” featuring the stories of the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees of the MV Sun Sea No Entry was created out of … Continue reading
2014 In 1914, a group of 376 Indians led by Gurdit Singh, set out to immigrate to Canada challenging Canadian Immigration policies and the myth of equality within the British Empire. The passengers were not allowed to land in Canada … Continue reading
A two-person comedy highly acclaimed for its fast paced, intelligent and poetic commentary on the greed that caused the financial crises. At the heart of this clown / buffoon piece is the story of two financial executives who have lost … Continue reading
Jan 27-28, 2011 9:15pm First presented at the Summerworks Festival 2009, Greenland won the Top two Festival Jury Prizes, NOW Magazine Audience Choice Award and SummerWorks Outstanding Production Award Receding ice levels off the coast of Greenland have revealed that an … Continue reading
Jan 2011 (Under Development) This play takes its inspiration from one of the iconic artists of the twentieth century. Satyajit Ray established an international reputation as one of the forerunners and innovators of the neo-realist cinematic movement. In his home … Continue reading
Jan 24- Feb 19, 2012 at Tarragon Theatre Featuring Ravi Jain and his mom, Asha Jain Real-life mother and son, Asha and Ravi Jain, share the stage and tell this true (and very Canadian) story of generational and cultural clash. When … Continue reading
October 29, 2010 Stratford Shakespeare Festival With thanks to the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction, Ravi Jain re-imagines Moliere’s play on religious fanaticism through the Director’s Workshop Project at the Stratford Festival. Working with the cast of As you … Continue reading
Created as part of the Theatre Centre Residency Program, which is a two year program designed to support companies in the creation of a new work. I’m So Close… is a heartbreaking love song, droned out by the hum of the … Continue reading
June 2009 Presented during the Luminato Festival as part of the Young Centre’s New Waves Festival. Why Not Theatre were one of 8 independent theatre companies commissioned to create a site specific piece as part of the artistic explosion that … Continue reading
June 2008 Comissioned by Luminato and the Young Centre for the Performing Arts Newly commissioned original scripts on the themes of journeys from some of Toronto’s most exciting young playwrights (playwrights Kate Hewlett, Daniel Karasik and Brendan Gall) to be … Continue reading
June 2008 Join a ménage à trois as three clowns assemble furniture from IKEA to decorate their spacious new apartment. TOOLS is a serious look at the fun and foibles of Do-It-Yourself culture, where men can be men and a … Continue reading
June 2008 Commissioned by the Luminato Festival for Creativity in partnership with Manifesto. Through photography workshops, storytelling workshops, graffiti workshops and visual art workshops, we beautified an area of Regent Park and created a walking tour led by 20 dynamic … Continue reading
March 2008 This collaboration with the Theatre Centre in Toronto was a visual and auditory experience, which looked at the actual accounts of American Soldiers who fought in Iraq testifying against the atrocities they witnessed and committed during the Iraq … Continue reading
September-October 2007 Performed at Toronto Dance Theatre Not yet two months after the death of King Hamlet, the Queen has remarried and Prince Hamlet struggles to understand how the world and his mother are able to move on. Visited by … Continue reading