A werewolf in love with a king. A girl infatuated with her own reflection. A beautiful corpse in a cottage in the woods. Based on the Medieval poems of Marie de France, The Hawk Lover is composed of a series of widely varying vignettes about desire, death, and magic. Using dance, song, theatre, and puppetry, the Hawk Lover will charm, seduce, and frighten you....

Set in an artsy downtown Toronto loft, August, a disillusioned professor on the edge of divorce, reunites with Liz, his former student turned rising literary star. Over whiskey and nostalgia, they slip between past and present, old roles blurring as flirtation and regret intertwine. As the night unfolds, they confront the weight of ambition, aging, and missed chances. Witty banter gives way to raw honesty, forcing them to ask: Are they stuck in the middle, or is this where life truly begins?...