Troilus and Cressida

2023-2024 Ticket Information

Single Ticket Prices: 
  • Adult: $28 | Senior/Alumni: $24 | Student: $14
Half Price — Preview, Monday & Thursday Matinee Performances:
  • Adult: $14 | Senior/Alumni: $12 | Student: $7
No performances on Sundays.

Purchase tickets:
  • online | by phone (780.492.2495) | in person (Tuesday & Thursday, 11:00am – 2:00pm; one hour before performances at the Timms Box Office, Timms Centre for the Performing Arts, 112 Street & 87 Avenue)

Performance notice

We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming! We are delighted to announce that our run of Troilus and Cressida resumes this evening, Friday February 16, as planned. From all of us – to all of you – thank you for your patience. We can't wait to see you at the show!
If you have any questions, please contact the box office at uastudio@ualberta.ca.

Troilus and Cressida

By: William Shakespeare
Adapted by: Brett Dahl

February 9-17, 2024

Directed by: Brett Dahl, MFA Directing Candidate

Troilus and Cressida is one of Shakespeare's most experimental and modern plays and his most gruelling depiction of love and war. Starting seven years into the Trojan War, Shakespeare dissects and satirizes themes of political maneuvering, the hypocrisy of honour, and the complexities (or disillusionments) of love. Exposed to the savage and corrupting influence of pride, Shakespeare portrays a world where loyalty and honour are questioned, where characters struggle to reconcile personal desires with the harsh realities of a male-dominant hierarchy, and where women are traded like playing cards (and queer people are ignored or entirely erased). Although the titular characters are central to the action, it is not the only love story struggling to survive the cruel grips of war. This production reimagines this rarely-seen play by queering (in both form and content) the classical canon, looking at multiple characters (and scenes) through a modern queer lens. This adaptation also features text from Shakespeare's original sources to highlight the relationship between Patroclus and Achilles.

Stage management: Julian Padalec
Set, Props & Costume design: Kristen Fernandes
Lighting design: Robert Shannon

Preview: February 8, 2024
Matinee: February 15, 2024
Evening performances: 7:30pm
Matinee performance: 12:30pm
(No performance on Sunday February 11)

Special events during the run of Troilus & Cressida: 
February 9th - opening night reception post show 
February 15th - evening performance will be supported with ASL interpretation.

Please be advised that this production uses fog and dust, as well as firearms and loud noises.

View the 2023-2024 season overview.

All performances at the Timms Centre for The Arts, 112 Street & 87 Avenue.

780-492-2495 | uastudio@ualberta.ca

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