Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
One of the city's last decent tow truck drivers risks everything on a desperate quest to become king of the road and provide for his struggling family.
Five medical students, hoping to understand the mystery of what lies beyond life, embark on a dangerous experiment. When their hearts are stopped for a short period of time, they have a near-death experience…
Lisa Codrington, a renowned actor and writer in Toronto, earned acclaim with a Governor General’s Award for Drama nomination and received the K.M. Hunter Theater Award and the Carol Bolt Award for Playwrights. Her impressive writing credits encompass acclaimed works like "The Prescription – 21 Black Futures" (Obsidian/CBC), "The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God" (Shaw Festival, Karamu House), "Up the Garden Path" (Obsidian Theatre), "The Aftermath" (Groundswell Festival, Femfest), "The Colony – Opera to Go" (Tapestry), and "Cast Iron" (Nightwood Theatre & Obsidian Theatre). Her acting roles span across Letterkenny, Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, The Handmaid's Tale, Bad Blood, Anne with an E, CBC's Children Ruin Everything, and Amazon Prime's The Lake. Currently, Lisa's actively developing two new plays while serving as a playwright in residence at Why Not Theatre, showcasing her prolific talent and dedication to the craft.
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