During the COVID-19 lockdowns, to deal with isolation and lack of live theatre, we started gathering some of our favourite people every Tuesday & Saturday night to read scripts over Zoom. We read all 38 Shakespeare plays in six months. Then we kept going. We decided to create mini-seasons featuring highlights from the canons of major writers across generations, plus a few bonus episodes thrown in.

All of our readings are available to enjoy as full videos on our YouTube page but we’re also releasing them in audio form so they can be accessed through your favourite podcast app.

Though our regularly scheduled programming has come to an end, the CCR troupe reunited on December 11, 2021 for an Indie Playwrights Marathon. Over the course of one afternoon/evening, we read three new (or new-ish) works from local Toronto independent playwrights, including two of our own troupe members. When I asked CCR mainstay Scott Garland if he had any writing projects he could submit for this event, he decided to write something brand new! The result is a goofy, love-filled parody of the Corona Cold Reads group with personalized roles for every cast member.

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The Cast of The CCR Reunion:

Miriam B as Meermimam Bachwoman

Hilary Wartinger as Hallary Wartidinger

Laura Hubbard as Lurra Herberd

Torey Urquhart as Tori “with an I” Urquhart

Marlow Shaw as Karlow Maw/Another Aid

Basel Daoud as Babe-sel Daoud, Rando

Christopher Prentice as Christofure Prentice

Michael Ross Albert as Prisoner 24601A, the worst monster

Shalyn Bass McFaul as Shylern McFlyLern

Anne van Leeuwen as Lydia (she’s the worst)/Janne Van Fleeuwen/Yet Another Aid

Elizabeth Morriss as Elerzaberth Murs/Aid

Shawn Wilson as Shawn “Ashton Kutcher” Wildad/Guard

Nicole Falgoust as Nicole “Bartlett For America”

Saiya Floyd as Saiya Prime

Nicanor P Campos as Nicanur D Krampus

Stage Directions by Scott Garland

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