<DIV id=RTEContent> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Waiting Room</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> by Tanika Gupta </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">running thru </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=3><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="12" Day="11" Year="2005"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Sunday, Dec 11, 2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Dancemakers Centre, Distillery District, <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT
size=3>the Cannery, Bldg. #58, Studio 313 <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Performances Wed–Sat </SPAN><st1:time Minute="0" Hour="20"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">8pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Matinees Sat & Sun </SPAN><st1:time Minute="30" Hour="14"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">2:30pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Tickets: Wed PWYC;Thurs $15; Fri-Sun $20<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>available at </FONT><A href="http://www.totix.ca/" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399
size=3>www.totix.ca</FONT></A>, <FONT size=3>or at 416-654-9231</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">We have a special Senior / Student / Equity (arts worker) <U>Saturday Matinee price</U> ($10), bring your card with you – for this, or for group rates, contact Rasik Arts at 416-654-9231.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Priya Bannerjee is dead and has only three days to visit her past, pay homage to life, and talk to her family in their dreams before going to the ‘waiting
room’ of the spirit world. Will she be able to come to terms with her life in that time? With a spirit-guide in the guise of her Hindi-film idol Dilip Kumar, she just might!<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Filled with humor and humanity, as the material world and spirit world mingle on stage, Tanika Gupta’s play asserts that life is meaningful for its human relationships, and self-knowledge leads to </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Paradise</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The Waiting Room</SPAN></I></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, by British-Bengali Tanika Gupta, premiered in May 2000 at the Royal National Theatre, England, with
Shabana Azmi in the lead role. Ms. Gupta received the John Whiting Award that year from The Arts Council of Great Britain for <I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Waiting Room</I>. The Canadian cast includes: Ronica Sajnani, Ishwar Mooljee, Adeel Ahmad, nisha ahuja, David Fujino, and Selvamani Rajaram. Directed by Sally Jones - Lighting Design by Robin Dutt - Set Design by Lee Bouchard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV><p>
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