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The Minutes is a Must-See

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We’re thrilled by the response from our audiences! Local theatre-goer @annahopkinsward9 shared her thoughts on social media after seeing The Minutes:

“I loved every minute of The Minutes. Thanks to Theatre Aezir for bringing this play to London!“

This review echoes what so many audience members have been telling us. The Minutes is more than a play; it’s a raw, powerful look at the dynamics of power, silence, and the truths that lie just beneath the surface. Tracy Letts’ script tackles issues that feel all too relevant, and the incredible cast at Theatre Aezir brings every moment to life.

For those who haven’t yet experienced The Minutes, here are a few reasons why now is the time to get your tickets:

  • A Riveting Story: This play combines dark humor and intense drama, with twists that keep you guessing until the very end.
  • Standout Performances: Audiences are particularly raving about Mike Wisniowski’s powerful portrayal of Mr. Carp and Tyler Lionel Parr’s nuanced performance as Mr. Peel, although the play highlights all the members of this brilliant cast!
  • An Unforgettable Experience: The Minutes isn’t just entertainment; it’s an exploration of themes that will stay with you long after you leave the theater.

The Minutes runs for a limited time, and seats are filling up quickly. If you’re looking for a show that’s equal parts thought-provoking and entertaining, join us at Theatre Aezir for a night of theatre you won’t forget.

🎟️ Tickets are available here.
🚨Don’t wait too long—experience The Minutes and see why it’s the talk of the town!

Photo Credit: Andrea da Costa

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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!

Photo Credit: Andrea da Costa

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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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Photo Credit: Andrea da Costa

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Lisa Cardinal – Stage Manager

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Lisa is pleased to vote in favour of stage-managing Theatre Aezir’s The Minutes. She has been stage managing in London since 2012 and designing stage lighting since 2021. Recent Stage Management includes Project G Force’s Stage Fright, Pointe Tango’s Tango in the Dark, Pacheco Theatre’s Her Wake, LYTE’s Disaster!, MTP’s The Beauty Underneath. Education: Theatre at York University. She thanks her husband, Adam, for all his support.

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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Photo Credit: Andrea da Costa

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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

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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 Fiancée (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

Melissa Metler as Ms. Johnson

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Melissa is thrilled to be part of her first Theatre Aezir project. Highlights include Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Brickenden Award), Mrs. Potts in Beauty & the Beast, Ann Deever in All My Sons and Sally Bowles in Cabaret, most recently playing Martha in Pacheco Theatre’s Her Wake. Many thanks to Elizabeth, the Theatre Aezir team, and her family, friends and especially David for their love and support.

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

Charlene McNabb as Ms. Matz

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Charlene is a Theatre, Film and TV actress based out of London On. Theatre credits include: Waiting for the Parade, Frida (one woman show), Frida and Diego, Jenny’s House of Joy and Marion Bridge to name a few. She was nominated for Best Actress from the Western Ontario Drama League (WODL) for Waiting for the Parade and won a Brickenden award for Best Supporting Actress for Jenny’s House of Joy. TV & Film credits include: My Paranormal Nightmare, Haunted Case Files, Seeking Oblivion, The Injustices, Fear Thy Neighbour, Slip, Run the Burbs and Young Werther (TIFF 2024).

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