The Drawer Boy is set in my hometown--Clinton, Ontario--and is my all-time favorite play!!


Theatre Passe Muraille presents
The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey

Michael Healey’s multi-award winning play The Drawer Boy burst out of Theatre Passe Muraille in 1999, becoming one of the decade’s most popular and successful shows across North America and around the globe.

To mark the 40th anniversary of Theatre Passe Muraille, the company is delighted to present the homecoming of The Drawer Boy in an all-new production. Don’t miss this special opportunity to see the new classic of Canadian drama in the intimate theatre where the phenomenon began.

The Drawer Boy is based on the true story of the creation of Theatre Passe Muraille’s Farm Show, which was developed by a group of actors who went to live in Clinton, Ontario in 1972. Funny and moving in equal share, The Drawer Boy begins with the clash of urban and rural, youth and middle age, the life of the artist versus the life of the farmer. It ends on a profoundly hopeful note of transformation through the power of storytelling.

Previews: Tues, Oct 23 8:00 pm -:- Weds, Oct 24 8:00 pm -:- Thurs, Oct 25 8:00 pm
Opening: Friday, Oct 26 8:00 pm

Limited engagement to November 18.