What if women took over Entourage?
Culture picks, July 4 to 10: An Entourage All-Female Live Read Watch this if: You like your feminism with a dose of Lamborghinis, champagne and Hollywood bros.
This year’s Entourage movie has really lived up to the original TV series, in that it’s more of the same excessive wealth, immature dudes and many, many skinny female models (with nothing much to say).
So it makes the perfect choice for a new gender-bending live reading series that looks at women’s roles in film and TV, created by writer Chandler Levack.
The Entourage reading includes some of Toronto’s most exciting young actors: Reign’s Katie Boland (as the movie star Vincent Chase), Strange Empire’s Cara Gee (as Vince’s older brother, Johnny “Drama”), Degrassi’s Lauren Collins (as the group’s “chauffeur,” Turtle) and award-winning improviser Kayla Lorette (as Vince’s right-hand man, Eric), plus some more surprise guests. Don’t deny that’s a movie you’d much rather see.
All proceeds go to the Sistering women’s shelter.
Thursday, July 9, 8 p.m., Bad Dog Theatre Company, 875 Bloor St. W. Shakespeare in High Park Watch this if: You think Shakespeare plays and the theatres they’re performed in are too stuffy.
Canadian Stage’s annual Shakespeare in High Park returns with another double bill of the Bard. Running on alternating nights throughout the summer, Julius Caesar and The Comedy of Errors offer up both tragedy and comedy depending on your mood or perhaps your pintsized guests.
This annual tradition pairs the stunning High Park amphitheatre with creative, non-traditional takes on these classic plays under the setting sun.
Can you get any more picturesque than that? Yes! You can! Reserve a spot and arrive early with a blanket and a picnic. This is what summers were made for.
(Very important note: Bug repellent is your friend.)
Until Sept. 6, High Park Amphitheatre. Monday Nights Watch this if: The phrase “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose” makes you well up.
Five friends met at the basketball court at Queens Quay and Bathurst St. every Monday night in summer 2008. As they went through massive life changes, these weekly games weren’t just about friendly competition but about personal growth. Those friends, all well-known local actors, turned their athletic tradition into an interactive play that premiered in fall 2014 to widespread acclaim. It’s back this summer, as the Pan Am Games get Torontonians in a sporty mood. Trust us, this is the theatre version of a Friday Night Lights episode; replace football with basketball and you can actually play with Tim Riggins.
July 10 to 26, the Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W.