In February 2008, a fifteen-year-old boy asked another boy in his class to be his valentine. The next day, that boy shot and killed him during first period.

“An exceptionally beautiful piece of work…meticulously scripted characters shot through with contradictions…simply superb.” - Jo Ledingham, Vancouver Courier

“Timely and sensitive, the return of My Funny Valentine is a much-needed dose of social consciousness, good theatre, and reflection.” -Alan Woo, Fun! Fun! Vancouver!

Buddies in Bad Times brings Zee Zee Theatre's My Funny Valentine, written by Dave Deveau to the Cabaret Theatre this January 2018

Toronto, ON...From playwright Dave Deveau (Nelly Boy, Tiny Replicas (GayVancouver’s Top 10 Productions of 2011), the Jessie and Oscar Wilde Nominated My Funny Valentine enters the minds of people on the fringes of a murder that will forever affect them and examines the ripple effect of hatred in a community.

Haunting, moving, and at times strangely comedic, My Funny Valentine cracks open the greater humanity of a town trying to heal.

"I couldn't be more thrilled to be returning to Buddies, where my writing career started in 2002 as part of the Youth Program," said playwright Dave Deveau. "From that delightful summer, to my first play in Rhubarb to the season I spent in the Playwrights Unit with huge theatre creators like Michael Rubenfeld, Andrea Donaldson and Jess Dobbin, this feels like the ultimate homecoming. I left Toronto twelve years ago, and I'm so excited for my community to see work that I'm deeply proud of, work that is very Buddies."

MY FUNNY VALENTINE

Written by Dave Deveau

Directed by Cameron Mackenzie

Featuring Conor Wylie

Assistant Director Bronwyn Carradine

Lighting Design Jergus Oprsal

Sound Designer Shawn Sorensen

Set and Costume Designer Marina Szijarto

Stage Manager Hannah Case

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Cabaret Space

12 Alexander Street

Runs January 10 – 21, 2018

Evenings 8:00 pm, matinees 2:30 pm

Tickets $20 - $30 available in person, online or call 416-975-8555

zeezeetheatre.ca

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