Post-Show Talk-Backs
The Secret Garden
Saturday, November 2nd, 2024
Having Hope At Home
Saturday, March 1st, 2025
PIPPIN
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
A Post-Show Talk-Back will be held after the 1st Saturday evening show of each production. Audience members are invited to stay behind for a short time after the show where you will have the opportunity to ask questions of several members of the acting and production teams. This gives you a chance to learn more about the process that we use to bring a show to the stage at The South Simcoe Theatre.
While watching the show, you might want to make some mental notes of questions that you’d like to ask.
Here are some examples of questions that could spark good conversation! Feel free to ask one of these or something like it at our talk-back session!
What kind of research did you do for this role?
What was your inspiration for your character?
What are the most exciting and challenging things about this show?
How did you come up with the idea for the set?
How long does it take to build a set and position all the lights?
How long did you rehearse for this show?
What was the hardest part of doing this show for you?
What was the easiest part of doing this show for you?
Did you learn anything in this process?
Why do you think that this show is relevant to our time?
Relaxed Performances
The Secret Garden
Friday, November 15th, 2024
Having Hope At Home
Friday, March 14th, 2025
PIPPIN
Friday, May 16th, 2025
What is a Relaxed Performance at the theatre and why do we have them?
The South Simcoe Theatre welcomes all members of our community and is committed to ensuring an inclusive environment for all theatregoers. Implementing a Relaxed Performance is a key step towards creating a more accommodating environment for diverse audiences, who might find standard theatre settings challenging.
A Relaxed Performance is where the environment of the theatre and traditional theatre ‘rules’ are relaxed. These modifications are ideal for neuro-diverse audience members (eg. People on the autism spectrum, with learning disabilities or other cognitive challenges) or for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed theatre setting.
At The South Simcoe Theatre, a Relaxed Performance will:
Have heightened lighting within the theatre (eg. The house lights will be up slightly).
Have a designated “calm zone” where audience members can go if they need a break from the performance (eg. The downstairs lobby of the theatre as well as the upstairs landing are both “calm zones”).
Decrease the volume of some sound effects and music.
Allow for audience members to get up and leave and then return to the theatre space, if they need to.
Recognizes and accepts that some audience members may respond physically or vocally to the performance.
The director, the actors and the production team will also have thought carefully about what might need to change in the show, so that people’s needs have been considered. For example, specific movements, lines or actions within a scene may be adapted slightly.
By taking these steps, SST hopes to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and can enjoy the magic of live theatre.
Get Your Tickets!
Haven't ordered your tickets yet? Tickets can be ordered online for all of our upcoming shows! You can also purchase tickets by calling our Box Office at 705-458-4432 or emailing: BoxOffice@TheSouthSimcoeTheatre.com