The Standard Sing

03/08/22 • 34 min

From the corner of Spadina and Dundas in the heart of Toronto’s Chinatown, two friends, Helen and Justin, find themselves led to an old and abandoned theatre after receiving a cryptic note. Known as The Standard in the early 1920s, during the height of Canada’s Chinese Immigration Act, this venue had a history of renting its space to Cantonese Opera performers. Once inside, Helen and Justin run into the theatre’s mysterious and charismatic caretaker, Mr. Sing, who muses enthusiastically about the theatre’s history of Cantonese Opera performance.

A gripping thriller from award-winning playwright Marjorie Chan, The Standard Sing shines an honest light on the history of the Chinese Canadian experience in Toronto and brings the echoes of this experience to the forefront…suggesting that they may not be at rest…

CREDITS:
Written by Marjorie Chan, Directed by Aaron Jan
Featuring: Derek Kwan, Richard Lam, and April Leung
Sound Design & Composition by Debashis Sinha

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Welcome to You Can't Get There From Here, Vol. 2!

Five brand-new audio dramas dropping March 8, 2022!
Following a highly acclaimed first season, Toronto's Factory Theatre is proud to be returning to headphones across the globe with You Can’t Get There From Here Vol. 2 - featuring five brand new audio dramas from some of Canada's most creative minds. You Can’t Get There From Here offers listeners fresh perspectives on familiar Toronto landmarks and neighbourhoods and glimpses into the micro-dramas occurring each day around us, hidden in plain sight.
In this introductory episode, Factory Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino shares a bit of background as to how this series came to be, what you can expect from Volume 2 of the series, and what we hope you'll be able to take away from each new audio theatrical work.
For more information, please visit: https://www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/you-cant-get-there-from-here-vol-2/

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A Nightmare on Bathurst Street

You Can’t Get There From Here is returning by popular demand with its 3rd volume of audio dramas! This season will feature four commissioned audio experiences from award-winning Playwrights Monica Garrido, Catherine Hernandez, Elvira Kurt, and Aurora Stewart de Peña.
This season, audiences are in for a scary good time. The episodes will take listeners on a vivid, eerie journey through one of the five primary senses (touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste). This season we had the pleasure to record with a live audience at Factory Theatre.
Episode 1
Haunted Hallways
by Catherine Hernandez
Directed by Aviva Armour-Ostroff
With artists Carolyn Fe and Merlin Simard
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Not for the faint of heart, Haunted Hallways, recounts Factory Theatre’s creepy and ghostly history. Take in this freaky episode if you dare, what terrifying things just might be lurking in Factory’s dark and hidden hallways.
Episode 2
Boxes of Smells
by Mónica Garrido
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Sofia Rodriguez and Margarita Valderrama
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Boxes of Smells tells a story of confusion. Sarah and her cat Michi, receive a box. Will Sarah’s nose try to lead her to the truth...or some version of it?
*Flashlights and comfort blankets are sold separately.
Episode 3
Touched
by Elvira Kurt
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Anna Chatterton and Vanessa Dunn
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
Touched follows two ex-lovers, one is moving on and one believes time stands still. If only life were just a little bit easier, and things could be neatly sorted and boxed up.
Episode 4
The Automated System
by Aurora Stewart de Peña
Directed by Mel Hague
Featuring Philip Akin and Sochi Fried
Sound Design by Lyon Smith
In this imaginative and eerie tale, a man is a little bit lost. Can a call agent help him make some crucial decisions?
For more information, visit this link: https://www.factorytheatre.ca/shows/you-cant-get-there-from-here-vol-3/