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A toast to our artists and supporters

Wednesday March 19th, 2025, 7pm (doors at 6:30)
Ladybug Wine Bar, 514 King St. E, Toronto.
Tickets: $150 

“With wine and feeding, we have suppler souls” — Coriolanus

Come in from the cold, grab a glass of wine, and join us in a toast to Ruff’s generous patrons and supporters: the folks who make our experiments in adapting Shakespeare possible. Our winter fundraiser will be an elegant evening at Ladybug Wine Bar in Toronto’s East End. Mingle with Ruff’s artists, taste exquisite wines hand-selected for our event, enjoy performances from past and current Ruff adaptations, and get a sneak peak at our upcoming summer reimagining of Timon of Athens.

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Let’s face it: it’s a tough time to be an artist. 
To live in Toronto. 
To buy groceries.
To have a family.
To pay the rent. 
It’s tough.

We’re talking about it here at Ruff, and we want to talk about it with you, too.

Join us this season as we tear into capitalism, art-making, consumerism, debt, philanthropy, and community care through one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known works: Timon of Athens.

In the coming weeks we’ll be sharing details about our exciting season of 2025 programming, including financial literacy classes for artists, the Build-a-Bard playwriting drop-in, our Ruff Reads reading list, and our summer reimagining of Timon created by Ruff. We’ll also let you know how you can get involved, whether as a volunteer, a Young Ruffian, a sponsor, or an audience member.

As always, thank you for your support of everything we do at Ruff. We can’t wait to be back beneath the Withrow trees this summer.

See you soon!

Patricia, Jeff, PJ, Nathaniel, and Christine

The Shakespeare in the Ruff Leadership Collective

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