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Last Chance Alert!

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Today is your FINAL opportunity to experience the Canadian Premiere of The Minutes by Tracy Letts, put on by Theatre Aezir! 🎭

Our last performance is at 4 p.m. today, and tickets are still available—but they won’t last long. Don’t miss out on the chance to see this unforgettable production, full of suspense, humor, and powerful moments that audiences have been raving about.

🎟️ Get your tickets now at theatreaezir.com or grab them at the door if seats remain. Don’t wait—be part of the final crowd to witness The Minutes! ✨

First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London, Ontario

November 17 at 4:00pm, 2024

Click on this link to purchase your ticket today: https://events.humanitix.com/the-minutes-by-tracy-letts

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Photo Credit: Andrea da Costa

Special thanks to our supporters @thebeatartsinlondon, @londonartscouncil @cityoflondonont and, of course, our theatrical mascot @theatrical.cat

The Minutes is a Hit!

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Last night’s audience left Theatre Aezir with rave reviews about our production of Tracy Letts’ The Minutes.

Here’s what they had to say:

“Thought-provoking performance. Well done.” – Barbara Edith Remenda-Waud
“This was an excellent performance, don’t miss it!” – Sam Trosow
“An excellent show!” – Heather Heathcote

👏 We’re thrilled to hear how much audiences are enjoying this powerful, thought-provoking story.

There’s still time to catch The Minutes! Don’t miss this production that explores history, power, and the stories we choose to remember.

💡 “Nothing is more dangerous than a history ignored.”

🗓️ Upcoming Performances:
Evening Performances: Nov 15, and 16 at 7:30 PM
Matinees: Nov 16 at 3:00 PM | Nov 17 at 4:00 PM

📍 Location: First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, near Victoria Park
🎟️ Click Here to purchase your ticket today!

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A Commitment to Excellence and Equity in Theatre

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Behind the Curtain: Artistic Director, Elizabeth Durand, shares insights on our commitment to high-quality productions and fair compensation for our artists:

Dear Theatre Aezir Patrons,

I’ve received some feedback regarding ticket prices for The Minutes, and I completely understand that times are challenging with inflation affecting us all. Rest assured, we’ve carefully considered these factors, as well as feedback from patrons like you.

Last March, after Marion Bridge, many of you shared that our ticket prices felt reasonable and aligned with other theaters. With The Minutes, we’re thrilled to bring you a cast of eleven talented performers, including Equity actors, and a dedicated team of professional designers and backstage experts. Since transitioning from community to professional theatre in 2023 with The Phoenix Lottery, Theatre Aezir has been committed to delivering the highest quality productions, where artists are fairly compensated for their work.

This shift marks a new era for Theatre Aezir, and we believe the caliber of our productions reflects this. Your continued support allows us to sustain and grow this vision, and we’re grateful to have you with us on this journey. Thank you for being an essential part of Theatre Aezir’s story.

Warm regards,
Elizabeth Durand

Artistic Director, Theatre Aezir

Photo Credit: Andrea da Costa

Theatre Aezir engages under the terms of the INDIE 2.2, professional Artists who are members of Canadian ActorsĘź Equity Association.  

 

Here’s What Audiences Are Saying

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“You Don’t Want to Miss The Minutes!“

Audiences are raving about Theatre Aezir’s production of The Minutes!

Susan Stevenson calls it “a fantastic time,” adding, “Crazy to be watching a Council Meeting on a Saturday night 😜 and definitely worth it!” She also says: “Fantastic show tonight!!!❤🙌”

e_donoghue raves: “Brilliant and memorable play and production“

Sam Trosow says: “I went to see the Theatre Aezir production of The Minutes last night. Thoroughly enjoyed the show, great character-development, dark humor worked well with the underlying tragedy. While it was good to see this staged in a church, we need to find a permanent this group a permanent location!“

Don’t let this powerful, thought-provoking, and hilarious show pass you by! With only a few performances remaining at First Baptist Church in London, Ontario, this production is an experience you won’t forget. Grab your tickets, support local theatre, and join the audience everyone’s talking about!

📆 Remaining Performances
Remaining Performances:
📅 Nov 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30 PM
🎭 Matinees: Nov 10 at 4:00 PM | Nov 16 at 3:00 PM | Nov 17 at 4:00 PM

📆 Don’t miss out on this Canadian Premiere of The Minutes by Tracy Letts!

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Elizabeth Durand – Producer

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I am so happy to be producing and acting again. The early part of my career was spent singing in small opera companies in Northern California. I attended Western and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. My favourite roles would be Mimi in La Boheme, Freia in Das Rheingold, Charlotte in Moon Over Buffalo and Pierre Valliere in Sixty-Seven for AlvegoRoot Theatre. Last year I eliminated my side lawn and turned it into a vegetable garden with four large galvanized steel raised beds and a topiary of a bull.

Join us for 10 performances:
First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
November 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm, 2024
November 9 and 16 at 3:00pm, 2024
November 10 and 17 at 4:00pm, 2024
Click on this link to purchase tickets:
https://events.humanitix.com/the-minutes-by-tracy-letts

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🎭 Only Four Days Until Opening Night! 🎉

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The countdown is on! In just a few days, Theatre Aezir will lift the curtain on The Minutes by Tracy Letts. Don’t miss out on an incredible theatre experience that combines dark humor, suspense, and an exploration of hidden truths and power dynamics.

💥 Special Preview Performance on November 7th! 💥

We’re excited to offer a reduced rate for our preview performance on November 7th, giving our audience an early look at this gripping production. This special discount is available for a limited time, so don’t miss your chance to experience The Minutes at an affordable price!

✨ Get Your Tickets Now ✨

Spread the word, bring your friends, and be part of the first audience to see The Minutes! Simply scan the QR code or visit www.theatreaezir.com to secure your seats and explore other available promotions.

This is a night of theatre you won’t want to miss. Join us and be part of the conversation!

We can’t wait to welcome you to Theatre Aezir! 🎉💖

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Special thanks to our supporters @thebeatartsinlondon, @londonartscouncil, @cityoflondonont, and, of course, our theatrical mascot @theatrical.cat.

Tracy Letts & His Generation 🎭✨

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Tracy Letts holds a distinctive place in the pantheon of American playwrights, emerging as a leading voice in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He is often associated with a cohort of playwrights who played a key role revitalizing American theatre during this period, bringing a fresh intensity and raw honesty to the stage. Letts’s August: Osage County, a gritty, family-centered drama, earned him both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award and remains one of the era’s defining works.

Letts and his contemporaries, including Tony Kushner, Sarah Ruhl, and David Lindsay-Abaire, introduced a style that paved the way for younger playwrights by blending realism with dark humour and tackling themes of societal and familial dysfunction. In doing so, Letts’s work serves as a bridge between the postmodern, often experimental plays of the 1990s and today’s more intimate, character-driven stories from emerging voices like Annie Baker and Samuel D. Hunter.

This generation of playwrights has had a profound influence on those who followed, especially in their portrayals of nuanced, flawed characters and their commitment to exploring difficult emotional landscapes with authenticity and a critical eye. As part of a group of mid-career playwrights, Letts helped set a new standard for realism and emotional rawness that continues to shape the landscape of American theatre.

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Caroline Dolny Guerin as Ms. Innes

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Many roles over many years have brought Caroline great joy performing in productions at The Grand Theatre and at London’s very exciting smaller stages. (Selected plays): A Delicate Balance, Love, Loss and What I Wore, Red Emma, I Take Your Hand in Mine, Lady Windermere’s Fan, Come back to the 5 and Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Les Belles Soeurs, Leaving Home, Knuckle, Macbeth, Hedda Gabler and Arcadia. My thanks to Elizabeth, Mike, and the fabulous Theatre Aezir for the opportunity to join this creative company in Tracy Letts’ brilliant play “The Minutes”.  I dedicate this performance to Doug – to whom I shall be forever grateful.

Join us for 10 performances:
First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
November 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm, 2024
November 9 and 16 at 3:00pm, 2024
November 10 and 17 at 4:00pm, 2024
Click on this link to purchase tickets or use the QR code:
https://events.humanitix.com/the-minutes-by-tracy-letts

https://events.humanitix.com/the-minutes-by-tracy-letts

Tyler Lionel Parr as Mr. Peel

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Tyler is a Canadian actor of stage, screen and television, and has been performing professionally for over 30 years. He has theatrical experience as far abroad as Prague, Turkey and throughout Canada. Most recent productions: Those Movies (Foster Festival), The FiancĂŠe (Chemainus Theatre), Bruno & Hogginfritz (Figurehead Theatre), White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Leap of Fate). As a filmmaker – writer, producer, director and actor, his films have screened all over the world including Cannes and have won international awards including the Brian Linehan Best Actor award for the National Screen Institute of Canada. He’s appeared in shows such as Murdoch Mysteries, CBC’s Creeped Out and has worked with Keifer Sutherland performing in one of his music videos.

Join us for 10 performances:
First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
November 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm, 2024
November 9 and 16 at 3:00pm, 2024
November 10 and 17 at 4:00pm, 2024

https://events.humanitix.com/the-minutes-by-tracy-letts

Demis Odanga as Mr. Blake

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Demis has been part of the acting community in London for over a decade, and is thrilled to be making his debut with Theatre Aezir! Notable credits include Othello in Othello, Aaron in Titus Andronicus, and Karl Balicke and Karl Glubb in Brecht’s Drums in the night. More recently he played Hal in David Auburn’s Proof. Offstage, Demis enjoys contemplating the Cosmos while cooking, surrounded by his lovely wife, their toddler and their cats – Hades and Apollo. He is beyond grateful to be part of such an amazing ensemble tasked with bringing Letts’ work to life.

Join us for 10 performances:
First Baptist Church, 568 Richmond Street, London, Ontario
November 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16 at 7:30pm, 2024
November 9 and 16 at 3:00pm, 2024
November 10 and 17 at 4:00pm, 2024

https://events.humanitix.com/the-minutes-by-tracy-letts