Chekhov’s Shorts
“Director Seguin and production designer Kalina Popova have crafted a romantic, music-hall vibe with plenty of comic spectacle.”
- Istvan Dugalin
For eleven years, the Guild Festival has brought to life classical material through creative adaptation making it accessible to contemporary audiences. This production is a brilliant example.
-Dave Rabjohn
Alice in Wonderland
Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations
- Outstanding Production
- John Kaplan Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Production (Winner)
- Outstanding Direction - Tyler J. Seguin
- Outstanding Performance by an Individual - Kiana Woo (Winner)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
- Outstanding Design (Costuming) - Nancy Anne Perrin
- Outstanding Design (Puppetry) - Nancy Anne Perrin
- Outstanding Design (Scenic) - Nancy Anne Perrin
There was so much to admire about the look of and sounds in this ‘Alice’...it was splendid to behold
- Joe Szekeres
Anne
"a warm and enticing melodrama that feels both heightened and authentic."
- Istvan Dugalin
Dark Heart
Toronto Star Top Production of 2018
"a taut and thoughtful production by Tyler J. Seguin" -Karen Fricker, Toronto Star
"There is a robustness to Tyler J. Seguin’s directing"
-Lynn Slotkin, The Passionate Playgoer
"this nuanced, captivating show inhabits a world worth visiting and revisiting" -Ilana Lucas, Mooney on Theatre
"Playful, dramatic and even sexy... Director Tyler J. Seguin makes fine use of the intimate Assembly Theatre space" -Glenn Sumi, NOW Magazine
Measure for Measure
"...it would be a challenge to avoid the intoxicating effect of this production." -Adam Borohov, The Theatre Reader
"Thought for Food’s Measure for Measure is an immersive, sensual experience. I loved everything about it!" -Istvan Dugalin, Mooney on Theatre
Life List
"encourages you to stretch your legs and imagination..." -Debbie Fein-Goldbach, NOW Magazine
The Trial of Judith K.
"Seguin lends a dreamlike quality to the action, very appropriate for a nightmare of paranoia that Kafka and Clark reveal as everyday life." -Christopher Hoile, Stage Door Reviews
“Hats off to Thought For Food for biting off more than any company can chew with a meticulous staging like this.” -Jonathan O’Neil, Toronto Stage
Yarn
"An intriguing story, wrapped in mysticism, superstition, tales, true stories... and yarn, lots of yarn... Riveting... great entertainment." -Joe Belanger, London Free Press
"A meandering, yet cleverly staged storytelling/musical performance" -Barb Stewart, Winnipeg Free Press
The Memo
Tyler J. Seguin "brings this bizarre reality to life in ways that are both hyper real and subtle." -Lisa McKeown, The Charlebois Post
"both hilarious and frightening as all good absurdist drama should be." -Christopher Hoile, Stage Door Reviews