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Image featuring text and photograph. To the left: The Veil. To the right: A dark leather antique easy chair, a floor lamp with a bare lightbulb to the right, and a circle of salt on the floor around it and fog beginning to envelop it from behind. The pale, bony hand of a darkly-clothed forearm emerges from the fog, reaching through the head rest portion of the chair, fingers gripping the back rest like claws.
A dark leather antique easy chair, a floor lamp with a bare lightbulb to the right, and a circle of salt on the floor around it and fog beginning to envelop it from behind. The pale, bony hand of a darkly-clothed forearm emerges from the fog, reaching through the head rest portion of the chair, fingers gripping the back rest like claws.

A terrifying tale A terrifying tale

of desperate ambition, dark dealings & horrific consequences.

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The Veil

From Wednesday, September 17 to Sunday, October 19, 2025 – Thought For Food Productions, in association with Crow’s Theatre and Guild Festival Theatre, presents the world premiere of The Veil at Crow’s Theatre as part of Crow’s 2025/26 season. Inspired by classic horror writers like Edgar Allan Poe and Shirley Jackson, this haunting new work tells the tale of a high-powered lawyer who inherits a sinister curse.

Our darkest secrets hide just behind the veil

The Veil is a gripping monologue play that follows a young lawyer whose career is faltering as he struggles to make ends meet. Desperate for success, he strikes a sinister deal in exchange for wealth and status. Driven by his relentless ambition, he must confront a terrifying truth: sometimes, the deadliest adversary is the one we’ve created within ourselves.

As his fortunes rise, dark forces creep into his life, but it is only when his daughter is endangered that he realizes the true cost of his ambition. Every terrible deed he’s ever committed stirs to life – and lurks just beyond his sight. As reality blurs into nightmare, The Veil spirals into a pulse-quickening race against time, exposing the guilty and inescapable ghosts of our past.

“This is the kind of show that must be theatre. The story that Keith and Thomas have created can only work when the audience is sharing space with the performer and with each other.”

– Tyler J. Seguin, GFT Co-Artistic Director

Developed through Guild Festival Theatre’s (GFT) In Conversations With Classics Workshop, Governor General’s Literary Award nominee Keith Barker (This Is How We Got Here) and award-winning theatre creator Thomas Morgan Jones (Artistic Director, National Theatre School of Canada) bring a haunting new work, inspired by the eerie imagery of classic horror, to Crow’s Theatre.

Directed by Thought For Food Artistic Director and GFT Co-Artistic Director Helen Juvonen, The Veil stars Dora Award-winning actor Byron Abalos, who makes his return to the stage after several years working in television and film, including roles in Murdoch Mysteries, Coroner and The Boys.

“Just reading this script gives me shivers. Anyone who loves classic horror needs to experience this play.”

– Helen Juvonen, Director

About Thought For Food Productions

Founded in 1994 by Helen Juvonen, Thought For Food is a Toronto-based theatre company that began as a summer project for university and high school students. Over 30 years later, the company remains dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging artists. Overt theatricality, an interest in performer/audience relationships, and an emphasis on spontaneous or random elements, have become the signature qualities of the company’s productions. Thought For Food has also developed a passion for projects that entertain audiences while maintaining social and political relevance.

About Crow’s Theatre

For over 40 years, Crow’s Theatre has been a leading force in the Canadian theatre landscape, recognized for its provocative and award-winning theatre work. Crow’s Theatre is distinguished as a preeminent cultural organization for its far-reaching imagination, cultural exchange, and grassroots belief that the arts are essential to healthy and thriving communities. Recent celebrated productions include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, The Master Plan, Uncle Vanya, Fifteen Dogs and As You Like It: A Radical Retelling by Cliff Cardinal.

About Guild Festival Theatre

For more than a decade, Guild Festival Theatre (GFT) has enchanted patrons at beautiful open-air productions at the stunning Greek Theatre in Scarborough’s iconic Guild Park & Gardens. Scarborough’s only professional theatre, GFT is proud to champion local arts and culture and has been honoured with numerous awards and commendations, including Best Live Theatre (Scarborough Mirror), the Urban Hero Award (Metroland Media), the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Award and two Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

A dark leather antique easy chair, a floor lamp with a bare lightbulb to the right, and a circle of salt on the floor around it and fog beginning to envelop it from behind. The pale, bony hand of a darkly-clothed forearm emerges from the fog, reaching through the head rest portion of the chair, fingers gripping the back rest like claws.

(Photo credits: Thought For Food Productions, Crow’s Theatre & Guild Festival Theatre.)

 

Event details

Presented by: Thought For Food Productions, in association with Crow’s Theatre and Guild Festival Theatre

Type of event: solo theatre performance

Written by: Keith Barker & Thomas Morgan Jones 

Directed by: Helen Juvonen

Cast: Byron Abalos

Dates: Wednesday, September 17 – Sunday, October 19, 2025 (Previews September 17 & 18, Opening September 19)

Start times:

  • Tuesday – Saturday evenings @ 8:00 PM ET
  • Wednesday matinées on September 24, October 1 & October 8 @ 2:00 PM ET
  • Saturday & Sunday matinées @ 2:00 PM ET

Duration: Approximately 80 minutes (no intermission)

Cost: There are pricing options throughout the run for students, arts workers, under-30 and premium reserved seating add-on, plus limited Pay-What-You-Can tickets available on Sunday matinées. Find ways to save here.

  • Regular: C$71.76 – $111.31 (includes $3.96 fee)
  • Seniors: C$58.20 – $89.84 (includes $3.96 fee)
  • Arts worker: C$30.00
  • Pay-What-You-Can: Limited PWYC tickets are available for Sunday matinées. Tickets will be available in person only at the Crow’s Theatre Box Office, starting at noon.

Location: Streetcar Crowsnest, Studio Theatre, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4M 2T1

Booking link: Book your tickets only here. By phone: (647) 341-7390 ext. 1010 (Monday to Friday from 12:00 PM ET to 5:00 PM ET). In person: In the lobby at 345 Carlaw Avenue one hour and 30 minutes prior to each performance. By email: boxoffice@crowstheatre.com

Save up to 40% for a limited time. The Veil is part of the Complete Crowsnest and Complete Crowsnest Preview Subscriptions. Also, it may be included in any 4-ticket or 6-ticket Design Your Own Flexible subscription. Subscribe today and save!.

Contact Details: Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4M 2T1, Canada; Box office: (647) 341-7390, ext. 1010; boxoffice@crowstheatre.com, crowstheatre.com

 

Content warning: TBA.

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