A special staged reading series of Eldritch works unearthed from the grave…
Throughout 2024, like carnal gusts of wind billowing from robbed graves, Eldritch Theatre has been cursing their beloved patrons with Eldritch Horrors: Plays from the Tomb, first with a special preview of Zombocalypse!. Now, they continue their onslaught of terror with play readings of some of their undead classics from aeons past: Dear Boss (2004 Outstanding New Play Dora Award Nomination) on March 11, to be followed with The Babysitter (2007 Outstanding Production Dora Award Nomination) on June 10.
One night only, on Monday, March 11, 2024, Eldritch Theatre continues its Eldritch Horrors: Plays from the Tomb staged reading series with Dear Boss at Red Sandcastle Theatre. Written by Eric Woolfe, and featuring Mairi Babb, Craig Lauzon and Eric Woolfe.
The hunt to uncover the identity of Jack the Ripper
Culled from fact, Dear Boss brings together the American Charles Fort, an inveterate chronicler of the Unexplained, and the Elephant Man Joseph Merrick to deal with the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. As they search for the infamous serial killer, they cross paths with everyone from society surgeon and possible suspect Sir William Gull to Lewis Carroll, at one time a suspect as the Ripper.
Dear Boss premiered in 2004 at Artword Theatre in Toronto and received four Dora Nominations, including Outstanding New Play. This cult favourite was remounted in 2005 at Vertigo Mystery Theatre in Calgary.
(Photo credits: Eldritch Theatre.)
Event details
Hosted by: Eldritch Theatre
Type of event: staged play reading
Written by: Eric Woolfe
Cast: Mairi Babb, Craig Lauzon and Eric Woolfe
Date: Monday, March 11, 2024
Start time: 7:30 PM ET (Doors open at 7:00 PM)
Duration: 2 hours (including intermission)
Cost: C$20 Advance / $30 At the Door / Eldritch Inner Sanctum Members Only $15 (Not a member? Join them.)
Location: Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4M 2J5. To get there by TTC, take the 504 Queen streetcar east and get off at at Queen St. E @ Logan Avenue (TTC stop ID 3059).
Parking: There is Green P parking on Queen Street East.
Booking link: Book your tickets here
Contact Details: Eldritch Theatre/Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St. East, Toronto, ON, M4M 2J5, Canada; website, adrianna@eldritchtheatre.ca
Content warning: For audiences 14+. Death, dying, murder, serial killers.
Accessibility: The theatre’s Queen St. East entrance has a ramp and a non-automated door. Washrooms are located on the first floor.
COVID-19 policy: The theatre has a HEPA filter. Masks are mandatory in the theatre at all times; no food or drink is allowed inside at this time. Read more.
Refund policy: Please contact the organizer.