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4+#$'"%7>(6-'87(=P>(;?=@$–$Centaur$Theatre’s$forty-eighth$season$comes$to$an$end$with$the$Quebec$premiere$
of$$Bed$and$Breakfast,$a$new$Canadian$comedy$written$by$4%'1(!'%52+'0.$The$2015$world$premiere$at$the$
Thousand$Islands$Playhouse$was$an$instant$critical$and$box$office$success.$
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“Bed$and$Breakfast$hits$the$all$right$notes”(K(!%-8$%7(!'8$893Q(!8'97"(
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In$a$bold$move$from$urban$Toronto$to$a$tiny$tourist$town,$two$gay$men$decide$to$convert$a$recently$inherited$
family$residence$into$a$Bed$and$Breakfast.$Two$actors$each$play$eleven$characters—from$narrow-minded$
rednecks$and$chatty$girl$friends$to$awkward$school$boys$and$retirees—as$the$real$estate$rat$race,$reno-hell,$and$
small$town$prejudices$test$the$couple’s$resolve,$with$more$than$a$few$unexpected,$comical$twists$along$the$
way.$Bed!and!Breakfast$is$a$touching$comedy$about$skeletons$in$the$closet,$living$‘out’$in$the$country,$and$the$
importance$of$finding$a$place$to$call$home.$$$
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“pure$magic$[…]$an$evening$of$good$hearted$fun”(K(6R'"3*S"5O$%'$T9+,(
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“Seeing$Bed!and!Breakfast$was$a$revelation.$Not$only$is$it$funny,$it’s$deeply$moving$and$full$of$surprises”,$said$
Centaur’s$outgoing$Artistic$and$Executive$Director,$E+.(O&'"$$".$“The$story’s$fast$paced$scenes$and$the$actors’$
versatility$keep$spectators$engaged$and$highly$entertained.$It’s$a$sweet$story$with$important$messages$about$
diversity$and$acceptance,$illustrating$that$harmony$can$exist$despite$prejudice$and$people’s$preconceptions$can$
expand.$Introducing$a$fresh$Canadian$voice$and$a$play$with$such$heart$to$Montreal$is$a$win-win-win$for$
Centaur,$our$patrons$and$this$bright$young$playwright.”$$
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“wonderfully$creative$[…]$the$pace$never$lags”(K(S+'$*(!+&#$'.(A&D789(E%08+(
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This$is$the$second$of$four$plays$that$Mark$Crawford$has$written.$He$studied$at$the$University$of$Toronto$and$
Sheridan$College$and$has$performed$in$many$theatres$throughout$Canada.$When$his$first$play,$Stag!and!Doe,$
premiered$at$the$Blyth$Festival$in$2014$as$a$second$production$of$it$ran$simultaneously$at$the$Port$Stanley$
Festival$Theatre,$Mark$considered$himself$“the$luckiest$rookie$playwright$in$Canada”$(The$London$Free$Press,$
August$18,$2014).$Though$trained$as$an$actor,$Mark$also$fostered$an$interest$in$writing.$“It$took$several$years$of$
working$on$plays$of$all$kinds$to$figure$out$how$to$tell$a$story$on$stage.$For$me,$being$an$actor$was$the$best$
training$for$being$a$playwright.”$$
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A%&7(B&##,$who$originated$the$role$of$Drew$in$2015,$is$the$life$partner$to$Mark’s$character,$Brett,$however$art$
imitates$life$as$the$two$are$also$a$couple$in$reality.$Paul,$a$National$Theatre$School$graduate$who$has$
performed$at$Toronto’s$Buddies$in$Bad$Times$and$the$Tarragon$Theatre$as$well$as$London$Ontario’s$Grand$
Theatre$and$Theatre$New$Brunswick,$makes$his$Montreal$and$Centaur$debut$with$this$production.$$
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63*78"(!+'9+'%#,$co-founder$and$Artistic$Producer$of$Theatre$Smash$and$Artistic$Director$of$the$Thousand$
Island$Playhouse$was$the$original$director$of$Bed!and!Breakfast.$This$remount$is$directed$by$:'83$%(!+7+38,+,$
who$has$seven$Shaw$Festivals$to$her$credit$as$an$actor$and$was$last$seen$in$Montreal$at$the$Segal$Centre$in$The!
Seagull.$Set$and$costumes$were$created$by$B%#%(C3D+'#",$who$has$designed$for$both$Shaw$and$Stratford$
festivals$as$well$as$Soulpepper$and$Mirvish$Productions.$Three-time$Dora$winner(who$specializes$in$theatre$and$
dance,(E"D"99%(A89*"'%91,$makes$her$Centaur$debut$as$the$lighting$designer.$Sound$design$and$original$
compositions$were$created$by$six-time$Dora$winner,$F+*#(GH+5318.$John$will$be$working$alongside$Centaur’s$