The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts
a new work of music theatre by Bruce Dow
after the words of Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries
Produced by Olivia Daniels and A.I.R. Collective
in association with The Alliance for Canadian Musicals
for the 2026 Toronto Fringe Festival
Created, Composed, and Directed by Bruce Dow
Choreographed by Jeff Dimitriou
Musical Direction, Supervision, and Orchestrations by Ethan Rotenberg
Associate Director, Olivia Daniels
Stage Management, Bella Szpalla
Assistant Stage Managers, Jacqueline Chan and Justyn Nishimura
THE COMPANY
Erinn Bekkers, Kendra Dyck, Priya Khatri, Ronan Hayes, and Braeden Soltys
PERFORMANCE DATES
Thursday July 2nd, 4pm
Saturday July 4th, 7:45pm
Sunday July 5th, 1pm
Monday July 6th, 5:15pm
Thursday July 9th, 9:30pm
Friday July 10th, 9:30pm
Saturday July 11th, 4:15pm
@ THEATRE PASSE MURAILLE
16 Ryerson Ave,
Toronto, ON
M5T 2P3
Book Tickets at: https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/wounds-love-and-other-gifts
ABOUT THE SHOW
Age Recommendation: Adults (14+)
(What you will see is one movement from within a larger work.)
Created, composed, and directed by award-winning theatre artist Bruce Dow — a two-time Dora Award winner with five featured roles on Broadway and 12 seasons at the Stratford Festival — this new work of music theatre draws on the writings of Oscar Wilde and his contemporaries to explore questions of love, sacrifice, meaning, and what it means to care for one another.
Shaped in its current form by Dow’s work in existential psychotherapy, and informed by his practice as a registered psychotherapist and certified psychospiritual therapist, the piece approaches these fables not as moral lessons, but as lived dilemmas — intimate, complex, and deeply human.
Inspired by Wilde’s The Happy Prince and Other Tales — originally written for his sons — and the words of his contemporaries — the piece moves beyond the familiar comfort of “stories for children” to ask more challenging questions of us as adults: What does it cost to care? What does it mean to give? And how do we live meaningfully in relation to others?
With choreography by internationally renowned choreographer, artist, and creator Jeff Dimitriou, and new orchestrations by Musical Director and Music Supervisor Ethan Rotenberg (Shaw Festival, Shifting Ground Collective), the production brings together a cast of emerging voices from across the Canadian theatre, dance, and opera worlds. Blending chorus, aria, movement, and text, the work emerges as a unique piece of music theatre.
This is a piece that asks something of its audience — and offers something in return.
Perhaps the question is not whether these stories were written for children, but whether we are old enough to hear them.
For information about the complete work, future development, or production opportunities: thewoundsoflove@gmail.com