The Faraway Nearby, by John Murrell
Nancy Beatty, Richard Clarkin
in The Faraway Nearby (1995)
by John Murrell
photo: Cylla Von Tiedemann

WorkSpace

WorkSpace is both a place — an intimate performance venue located in the Near Studio — and a philosophy. In an effort to nurture new play development, Tarragon offers artists several weeks to workshop a play before presenting it, in its primary phases, to a small audience. WorkSpace not only helps to prepare plays for full production, but serves as an opportunity to reconnect with Tarragon’s more experimental roots — to “play” — and to investigate innovative new works.

Past WorkSpace Performances

2008–2009 WorkSpace

  • Another Home Invasion by Joan MacLeod – September 2008
  • The Attic Sequel Collective by Jennifer Brewin, Leah Cherniak, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alisa Palmer and Martha Ross – September/October 2008
  • Mimi by Allen Cole, Melody A. Johnson and Rick Roberts – October 2008
  • The Gypsy Wife by John Gzowski, Patricia O’Callaghan and Banuta Rubess – November/December 2008
  • House of Many Tongues by Jonathan Garfinkel – December 2008

2007–2008 WorkSpace

  • The Bad Marquise by Allen Cole, Melody Johnson and Rick Roberts - December 2007
  • The Patient Hour by Kristen Thomson - January 2008
  • The Capetown Project by Adam Pettle and the ensemble - January 2008
    A co-production with Theatrefront

2006–2007 WorkSpace

  • The Oxford Roof Climber’s Rebellion by Stephen Massicotte - July 2006
  • Chimera by Wendy Lill - October 2006
  • The Capetown Project by Adam Pettle and the ensemble - December 2006
    A co-production with Theatrefront

2005–2006 WorkSpace

  • The Capetown Project by Adam Pettle and the ensemble - June 2006
    A co-production with Theatrefront
  • Tristan by Jay Turvey and Paul Sportelli - December 2005

2004–2005 WorkSpace

  • Care by Richard Greenblatt and Diane Flacks - September/October 2004
  • Fishwrap by David MacFarlane - November/December 2004
  • Goodness by Michael Redhill - January 2005
    Co-developed with Volcano

2003–2004 WorkSpace

  • Capture Me by Judith Thompson - October 2003
  • No Great Mischief by David Young with the company - November 2003
  • The Sarajevo Project - A Canadian-Bosnian Collective by Sue Balint and the ensemble - January 2004
    Co-developed with Theatrefront