Factory Launches 2016/17 Season With Two World Premieres!

Cahoots Theatre Company marks their 30th anniversary with the world premiere of The Enchanted Loom, produced in association with Factory. The debut play by neurologistSuvendrini Lena is directed by Cahoots Artistic Director, award-winning multi-disciplinary theatre artist, Marjorie Chan.

The Sri Lankan civil war has left many scars on Thangan and his family, most noticeably the loss of his eldest son and crippling epileptic seizures brought on by his torture during the war. As the final days of the war play out; the family watches from Toronto, where a neurological procedure provides them with a chance to heal. This poetic play, part medical part mystical, is a harrowing tale of loss and hope that boldly exposes the joys and pain of unconditional love for family, and freedom.

The cast features award-winning actor, writer, and national speaker on diversity Kawa Ada (Salt-Water Moon/Factory, The Wanderers/Cahoots Theatre); Peter Bailey (A Raisin in the Sun/Black Theatre Workshop, Romeo and Juliet/Canadian Stage); Sam Kalilieh (Age of Arousal/Factory,Passion Play/Outside the March, Convergence Theatre & Sheep No Wool); Dora Award-winning artistic director of Aluna Theatre Beatriz Pizano (Blood Wedding/Modern Times Theatre & Aluna Theatre), Soprano Zorana Sadiq (The Sultans of the Street/Young People's Theatre, Airline Icarus/Soundstreams); and Asha Vijayasingham (Free Outgoing/Nightwood Theatre, The Washing Machine/Red Betty Theatre & Next Stage Theatre Festival).

The Enchanted Loom
A Cahoots Theatre production in association with Factory
Written by Suvendrini Lena | Directed by Marjorie Chan
November 5 - 27, 2016
OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016 @ 8pm
Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street
Starring Kawa Ada, Peter Bailey, Sam Kalilieh, Beatriz Pizano,
Zorana Sadiq, Asha Vijayasingham
Set, Costume, and Prop design by Joanna Yu | Lighting design by Arun Srinivasan
Sound design by Suba Sankaran | Video and Projection design by Cameron Davis
Choreography by Nova Bhattacharya
Tuesday - Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 2pm, (Sunday Preview at 7pm)
Please Note: There will be an ASL public performance on
Sunday, November 20 @ 2pm, followed by a Post-Show Q&A
#enchantedloom

FACTORY presents the 2016/17 Season
"Beyond the Great White North"
Passes and Single Tickets Now On Sale!
Single tickets start at $15 for previews and range from $25-$55 for the run
Student, Arts Worker and Senior Prices also available
A variety of Season Passes are also available, starting for as little as $39
Toonie Tuesday Preview Offer - All tickets $2, available day-of at the door, cash only
Purchase in person at Factory, 125 Bathurst Street,
visit factorytheatre.ca or call 416.504.9971
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Founded in 1970, Factory was the first theatre company in the nation to devote itself to producing 100% Canadian content. 46 years later, Factory continues to lead in the development and sharing of Canadian stories having produced more than 300 productions from a diverse source of Canadian playwrights and launching the careers of countless theatre professionals.

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