July 18 - August 17, 2008, Wed. - Sun. at 7:30 PM

Out amongst the community bake-ovens and lush gardens of Toronto's Dufferin Grove Park, Clay & Paper Theatre presents Horse Feathers, an outdoor play with giant puppets about the bygone days of the Dufferin Race Track and the dreams of local residents for a better life. The track was an integral part of this neighbourhood from 1907-1955, and we join the story at the end of an era, when the track is sold to developers to create what is now the Dufferin Mall.

This wild romp in the park is written by Clay & Paper Theatre’s Artistic Director David Anderson and Assistant Artistic Director Krista Dalby, and is directed by David Anderson.

Featuring large-scale puppetry, stilt walking, commedia dell’arte and live music, Horse Feathers is part of Clay & Paper Theatre’s continuing community project, Building Local Stories, an important initiative that ensures that the local stories of the diverse communities of Toronto are shared and remembered.

Performed by: Caitlin Driscoll, Fraser Elsdon, Simon Esler, Aaron Rothermund and Beth Warrian .

Music: Chris Wilson & Jeff Wilson

Admission: $10 or Pay-What-You-Can

Post-Show Talks with Cast/Creators each Saturday

American Sign Language interpretation August 6

Audio interpretation for the blind and visually impaired August 13-15 with pre-show touch tours at 6:30 PM

INFO:

(416) 537-9105

claypaper(at)sympatico.ca

poster image by Barbara Klunder