You Fancy Yourself- April 23, 24, 25 & 26 at Pioneer United Church

"You Fancy Yourself is a tough explosive work that sends passions spinning across the stage. Ideas tumble like battered leaves caught in a windstorm in Ardal's excoriating vision." —Hamilton Spectator

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Wednesday April 23 (2pm)

Thursday April 24 (7pm)

Friday April 25 (7pm)

Saturday April 26 (2pm) 

$40 per ticket Link to purchase (You can decide whether you support the Zeffy platform. To opt out use the dropdown and check “Other” and put in 0%)

$10 from each ticket purchased will be donated to the Pioneer Memorial United Church Environmental Lighting Fixtures upgrade fund. 

Pioneer Memorial United Church is located at 2370 Hwy #60 (at the foot of Tally-Ho Winter Park Road) Hillside, Lake of Bays.

SYNOPSIS:

You Fancy Yourself is the story of a young girl with a vivid imagination and a stunning ability to enrich the lives of everyone she encounters. When Elsa and her family move from Iceland to Scotland, she is filled with uncontrollable joy over the new adventure she is about to begin. With her infectious energy and love for the dramatic, Elsa stands out both in her community and within her classroom, but this exuberance also targets her as an outcast.

Written and performed by AWARD WINNING playwright, Maja Ardal, You Fancy Yourself, is a hilarious and poignant tale set in the world of playground politics and childhood loyalties, and has been highly praised for its ability to awaken the youthful memories in all of us. Ms. Ardal’s theatrical magic gives us a host of colourful characters making it hard to believe that one performer could create so many people all at once. Her brilliant, quirky characters guarantee to entertain and strike a chord with audiences of all ages.

This Play began its life in 2006, had three sold-out Toronto runs, toured across Canada over the next two years, and at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival was “highly recommended” by the prestigious “Scotsman” Newspaper. 

"In this story of a quirky adolescence, young immigrant Elsa tries to fit into 50's Edinburgh society, where people tend to be suspicious and judgmental." —Jon Kaplan, NOW Magazine

About the Author

An Iceland-born Canadian, Maja Ardal was schooled in Scotland. She is a playwright, performer, theatre instructor, the former artistic director of Young People's Theatre, and a core member of Contrary Company. She wrote Midnight Sun, produced by Tarragon Theatre and the National Arts Centre, and published by Playwrights Canada Press. Over her thirty-seven-year career she has directed at the Shaw Festival, the Grand Theatre, and Alberta Theatre Projects among others. For her illustrious career, Maja was the recipient of the 2002 George Luscombe Award for Mentorship in the Theatre. Maja is playwright-in-residence at Nightwood Theatre, and has written The Cure for Everything, a sequel to You Fancy Yourself.

Doors open 30 minutes before show time. 

General seating. 50 seats/performance (If seats are available, you can pay CASH at the door.

There is a CASH concession available (by donation)

Plenty of free parking

Thank you to Capstone Market for your Sponsorship!

Close by for your dining pleasure is MUSKOKA ON THE ROCKS. Reservations for performance dates is highly recommended.