This modern masterpiece details the conflict that ultimately split England from the Catholic Church. King Henry VIII wants to divorce his barren wife; the only man who stands in his way is Sir Thomas More, the Chancellor of England. Can More stay true to his conscience and his God in the face of revolution... or even death?

Directed by Jeremy Tow, Artistic Director of the renowned Chemainus Theatre Festival, the show will feature many celebrated Vancouver actors including Ron Reed, William Samples, Dirk van Stralen, Julia Mackey, Adam Bergquist, Damon Calderwood and Evangela Dueck.

"This marks a huge step forward for us as a company," notes MTC's artistic producer Dan Amos, who founded the company with his wife last year, "it gives Erin and I a chance to let go of the reigns a bit and bring in a lot of other artists to collaborate, both on the artistic and production ends. It brings us a lot closer to the dream of a company that facilitiates the work of self-producing artists. And what a fantastic show for an incredible ensemble!"

The setting of the story will be updated to the mid 1940's for this production. Director Jeremy Tow hopes to draw more contemporary parallels to the 20th century monarchy in England. The play was written in the early 1960's and deals with many issues surrounding modern politics, morality and ultimately the conflict between personal conviction and public duty.