THE EXQUISITE HOUR  

by Stewart Lemoine

“Now that we know what clever work Lemoine’s up to, perhaps it won’t be so long a wait this time before we see another production of his work in our town.” - Torontoist

“Although Lemoine is legendary in his home town, where he has been writing plays since the dawn of the Edmonton Fringe in 1982, his work has been seen only sporadically in Toronto. That’s a shame. The Exquisite Hour is a perfect example of his charming retro sensibilities and his gift for witty dialogue in the Noel Coward vein.” - The Globe and Mail

“The Exquisite Hour offers sixty minutes of hilarity and hope. And, for both characters and audience, happiness.” - Now Magazine

2012 - The Exquisite Hour by Stewart Lemoine

Starring Ted Dykstra & Daniela Vlaskalic

Directed by Ron Pederson

Designed by Marzena Cegys

The Exquisite Hour is a wistful comedy by Dora Award winning playwright Stewart Lemoine. It’s thoughtful. provocative, and often uproariously funny. A seemingly well adjusted bachelor finds his life is forever altered on a summer evening when an alluring stranger materializes in his backyard to ask the question; Are you satisfied with what you know?

Dora Award winner Ted Dykstra (2 Piano’s, Four Hands) is the questioning Mr. Teale. Daniela Vlaskalic (The Drowning Girls) is the mysterious Mrs. Darimont. Ron Pederson (Impromtu Splendor) directs these sixty exquisite minutes of real time, taking place in a sunset garden created by set, costume and lighting designer, Marzena Cygys.