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HISTORY
2020 marks the 99th anniversary of the Skule Nite tradition. In 1921, the School of Practical Science (SPS) at the University of Toronto staged a variety show called Ngynyrs in SPaSms at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The stunt show was a combination of music and theatrics, and it was an instant success. After only two years at Massey Hall, Ngynyrs in SPaSms moved to Hart House Theatre as part of an effort to bring women into the then men-only Hart House.
Over the years, the musical variety show transformed into a one-night open house that was meant to display the large cross-section of skills possessed by engineers, including sports, arts, music, and theatre. Eventually, the theatrical component assumed a dominant role, and Skule Nite evolved into one of
the biggest annual events on campus. Full terms would be spent building elaborate sets and costumes, and the most talented actors from all faculties were sought out and recruited into the production. Sadly, the urge to become bigger and better each year collapsed the show in 1968.
However, four years later, the idea was revived. The 1973 show witnessed Skule Nite going back to its roots as a series of s hort musical and comedy sketches performed by engineers. Over the last two decades, Skule Nite’s reputation as a hilarious and professional musical comedy has grown. Today, the annually sold- out show is a staple of the Hart House Theatre roster and a Toronto audience favourite.
WELCOME
What happens when you mix hilarious sketch comedy, show-stopping musical numbers, and the magic of Hollywood together? No seriously, what happens? We’ve yet to figure it out. But in the meantime, there’s SKULE NITE! A night filled with jaw-dropping, laugh out loud, 100% organic free-range entertain- ment. Every Skule Nite is a year-long undertaking in which engineering stu- dents and graduates create the entire show–that’s right, the sketch-writing, orchestra-arranging, music-playing, set-building, costume-sewing, dance-cho- reographing, paint-painting, light-designing, sound-effecting, vocal-direct- ing, stage-managing, stage-crewing, funny-acting, furious-producing, and insane-directing is done by students who are passionate about making every Skule Nite the best Skule Nite ever!
So sit back, relax, and laugh until you puke all over yourself. Then please... clean yourself up. Really, that’s just disgusting.
DISCLAIMER
Skule Nite is a musical comedy revue specifically designed for maximum offensive capacity. All opinions expressed in the show do not necessarily reflect those of the directors, writers, actors, dog-walkers, or any reasonable person. If anyone has taken any sort of offense to the content of the show, we suggest you do not pursue legal action. We simply can’t afford it. Besides, we don’t care!