"Dead Broke", The Theatre Centre, Toronto, ON

I spent the afternoon volunteering at The Theatre Centre on Queen Street W (west of Dovercourt Road) as an usher at the dark comedy/horror hybrid Dead Broke. It’s here until Sunday and good. 

Oliver, a university student, is in trouble. After switching majors and losing all financial support, he begins squatting in an abandoned home to reduce costs and save his relationship with his girlfriend, Charlotte. To convince their friends that his new living situation is viable, they arrange a birthday party for Oliver’s best friend, Johnny, at his new, run down place. Joined by Laura, a plucky law school student, and Irina, a runner crashing with Johnny, everything appears to be falling into place. But when the house is revealed to have a sinister past, and someone goes missing, Oliver’s life, and reality, spiral desperately out of control.