Toronto audiences can anticipate a dynamic but also a passionate dedication to fostering inclusivity, social relevance, and artistic excellence.
The King Black Box 25-26 Season:
Executive Director: Grisha Pasternak | Artistic Director: Sophie Ann Rooney
led by The King Black Box in partnership with One East Productions
Romeo Pimp by Jesse McQueen
director & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
OPENING SEPT. 10th
stay tuned for cast/creative team announcements...
led by The King Black Box in partnership with Elkabong Theatre Projects
Bug by Tracey Letts
director & sound designer Andrew Cameron
production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
OPENING NOV. 26th
stay tuned for cast/creative team announcements...
2 shows yet to be announced!
The King Black Box 24-25 Season:
Exec. Artistic Director: Sophie Ann Rooney | Artistic Director: Ziggy Schulting
The Glory of Living by Rebecca Gilman
director & production designer by Sophie Ann Rooney
Girls Unwanted by George F. Walker
director George F. Walker & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
The Irish Pub Play by Aurora McClennan and The King Black Box
director Ziggy Schulting & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
THEATRE'S HISTORY 2012-15
The Theatre Machine 2014-15 Season
Sterling Artistic Director & Founder: Sophie Ann Rooney | Executive Team: The Theatre Machine: Luis Fernandes [unit102], Sophie Ann Rooney [sterling], Kyle Labine [sterling], Jesse Hughes [unit102], David LaFontaine [unit102], Danka Scepanovic [sterling], Scott Walker [unit102]
The Atomic Tradition by Istvan Dugalin
director & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
[remount in Fringe]
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
director & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo
director Kyle Labine
Partnership: Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley, directed by Miriam Laurence & production designer Sophie Ann Rooney
Sterling Studio Theatre 2013-14 Season
Artistic Director & Founder: Sophie Ann Rooney | Co-Artistic Director: Angela Besharah | Executive Director: Kyle Labine | Artist in Residence: Alana Pancyr | Publicist: Candice Mausner & Marketing: Caroline Millen | Playwright in Residence: Noah Davis
The Foursome by Jane Ford
You Said Love by Noah Davis
Where's My Money? by John Patrick Shanley
Ravenscroft by Don Nigro
Spectre by Don Nigro
By A Thread by Dianne Flack [remount]
Snow Angel by David Lindsay-Abaire.
Dolores by Edward Allan Baker
Red Bill by Michael Eisner
Kuwaiti Moonshine by Tim C Murphy
The Lover by Harold Pinter
Sailor's Song by John Patrick Shanley
Central Park West by Woody Allen
A Lonely impulse of Delight by John Patrick Shanley
Partnership: Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard & Patti Smith | Out of Gas on Lover's Leap by Mark St. Germain | The Trial of Ken Gass by Bobby Del Rio | A Life Beyond Doubt
Sterling Studio Theatre 2012-13 Season
Artistic Director & Founder: Sophie Ann Rooney | Co-Artistic Director: Angela Besharah | Artist in Residence: Alana Pancyr
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley
Echoes by N. Richard Nash
The Glory of Living by Rebecca Gilman
The Bear by Anton Chekhov
Interior: Panic by Tennessee Williams
By A Thread by Dianne Flacks
Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw
Burn This by Lanford Wilson
Partnership: In 40 years
Thank you to photographers:
Nate Colitto, Danka Scepanovic, Dmitry Lopatin, Matthew Bennett, Jules Sherwood, Ziggy Schulting, InsideLight, Brett Haynes, Farrah Aviva,