Tabletalk, by Deborah Pearson, directed by Ross Manson
Michael works in an office. John works in an office. Nigel works in an office. Lance works in an office. Kennedy works in an office. John hates Michael. Nigel hates John. Lance hates himself. Kennedy likes everyone, as long as they're not gay. Once a week they play poker. Until one week, when everyone's bluff is called. The result? Murder, mayhem, LOTS of beer. Boys will be boys.

The Play About the Other Play, by Deborah Pearson and the company, directed by Claire Calnan
My name is Deborah. I wrote a play about Masculinity. It was called Tabletalk. I tried to do the same for Femininity, but my female characters ran amuck – deconstructed the first play, then built something else with its parts. Come see what they made. It is lopsided but truthful.

Co.ED is an innovative collaboration with the York University Acting Conservatory program. It is a two-part exploration of what it means to have a gender, presented in two different performance styles. The first play sets up a comfortable narrative framework – like building a fort – and the second tears it down, one wooden plank at a time…