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An up-close theatrical experience

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Star, S. t. t., & Crouse, R. (2026, October 2). An up-close theatrical experience. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sponsored-sections/past-star-events/an-up-close-theatrical-experience/article_0e41f374-6f70-4b3d-85d6-abc91e12b1ec.html

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Toronto Star Theatre Club participants attended an intimate play about domestic violence recovery at the Coal Mine Theatre on Danforth Avenue in Toronto on September 19. The event featured the performance "Pre-Existing Condition" by playwright Marin Ireland, with audience members seated on opposite sides of a traverse stage for an immersive experience. This was the final event of the club’s first season and was sponsored by Havelock Metal.

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The Toronto Star Theatre Club held its final event of the inaugural season on September 19, at the Coal Mine Theatre located on Danforth Avenue in Toronto. For this intimate performance, audience members sat on opposite sides of a traverse stage to watch "Pre-Existing Condition," a play by playwright Marin Ireland. The production focused on a woman's journey to rebuild her life and seek justice after experiencing domestic violence. The event was sponsored by Havelock Metal.

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Toronto Star Theatre Club participants gathered recently in an intimate performance space on Danforth Avenue to watch an equally intimate play about a woman struggling to rebuild her life, find justice and process lingering trauma in the wake of domestic violence. asserted

participants → gather → violence

On Sept. 19, the Coal Mine Theatre — “Off, off Broadway” as founder and artistic director Ted Dykstra called it — saw the audience sit on opposite sides of a traverse stage for the performance of “Pre-Existing Condition” by playwright Marin Ireland. asserted

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The last Toronto Star Theatre Club event of its inaugural season, it was sponsored by Havelock Metal. asserted

it → sponsor → Metal

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