Humour Me

World premiere | Romantic comedy

Written by Beverley Cooper
Directed by Miles Potter

July 9 – 26 | OPENS July 11

Evalyn Traynor does what any normal woman does when she loses her ability to laugh: she consults a nerdy grad student who studies how brains process humour. Naturally, things spiral out of control immediately.

Laced with some of the best (and worst) jokes you've ever heard, this gentle romcom-for-the-stage will restore anyone's sense of humour. It will also reassure you that love and laughter are still the best medicine for whatever ails you.

Meet our Playwright and Director

Cast and Designers to be announced on March 1st

  • Playwright

    Beverley is an award-winning playwright, dramaturge and teacher. Her plays include; The Lonely Diner;Janet Wilson Meets the Queen (nominated/Prix Rideau Award) and If Truth Be Told. Innocence Lost: A Play about Steven Truscott was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award. Last year she had two premieres: The Trials of Maggie Pollock (Blyth Festival) and Jim Watts: Girl Reporter (4th Line Theatre). Beverley is the 2022 recipient of the Bra D’or Award, recognizing her support for women playwrights. She holds an MFA from the University of Guelph and directs audiobooks for Penguin Random House. She lives in Toronto. www.beverleycooper.com

  • Director

    Miles began his career in Toronto in the 70’s creating new plays with Theatre Passe Murraille (The Farm Show, 1837) and spent the next 50 years working across Canada in virtually every regional theatre, including 18 shows for Manitoba Theatre Centre, all of Stratford's stages and 3 commercial shows for Mirvish Productions (Medea, Drawer Boy, Orpheus Descending). He was given a Toronto Dora award (Drawer Boy) and a Vancouver Jessie award (Taming of the Shrew).

    He feels privileged to have worked with most of Canada’s leading theatre artists over the years; buy him a N/A beer and he’ll tell you some stories.


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Humour Me received development support from and was first produced by Here For Now Theatre Company in 2025.

Humour Me is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca