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LIFE SUCKS.

by

Aaron Posner

​Sort of Adapted from Uncle Vanya

by Anton Chekhov

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Small World Centre

180 Shaw Street, Toronto

inside Artscape Youngplace​

April 30 - May 10, 2025​

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​In this brash reworking of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, a group of old friends, ex-lovers, estranged in-laws, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life's thorniest questions - and each other. What could possibly go wrong? Incurably lustful and lonely, hapless and hopeful, these seven souls collide and stumble their way towards a new understanding that LIFE SUCKS! Or does it?

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featuring:

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Hilary Adams

Hayden Finkelshtain

Sean Jacklin

Scott McCulloch

Lisa Norton

Jada Rifkin

Kiana Woo

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​Directed by

Tom McHale

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Produced by

Alessandro Simari

Janice Peters Gibson

Tom McHale

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Stage Manager

Leah Wilton

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Assistant Director

Alessandro Simari

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Additional Credits​

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Poster and Image Design

Sarah Valerie Sandoval (@seasloom/sloom.home.blog)

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Outliers Theatre Collective Logo Design

Hanna Leary (hannaleary.com)

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“Life Sucks.” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the 

Dramatists Play Service imprint. (www.dramatists.com)

First produced by Theater J at the Aaron and Cecile Goldman Theater in Washington, DC.

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This is a Canadian Actors Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy.

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