Written and performed by Frank Moher. Moving, surprising, and often unexpectedly funny, Boy Player is the true story of what happened when Frank Moher was orphaned as a kid, and suddenly found himself transplanted from Edmonton, Alberta to New York City. It’s also about how finding your passion, or passions — in Frank’s case, theatre, …
Sunface Collective, with the support of EJ3Arts, presents 365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks as the University of Toronto's Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies (CDTPS) 2026 Alumni Show. Written as one play a day beginning in November 2002, Parks’ work responds to the political and social realities of its time from war to …
Playwrights Guild of Canada (PGC) is hosting an in-person evening of excerpted play readings at the Old Firehall during PACTCon 2026. The Yukon Edition features three Yukon playwrights presenting excerpts from their dramatic work. The readings will be followed by a moderated Q & A with the audience, as well as some networking time. The …
Join Grand Theatre on Monday, April 27 at 7:00 PM for a showcase of excerpts from new plays in progress by London playwrights. This second year of the Grand Theatre Cascade Playwrights’ Lab is hosted by Nicole Wilson – Apprentice Artistic Director. Come see staged readings of works that this talented cohort of playwrights has …
Drawing on his experience as an award-winning playwright, PGC member Dr Charles Hayter shines a spotlight on the connections between Narrative-Based Medicine and playwriting. Together, we’ll explore key dramatic principles and their connections to our healthcare experiences. With the stage set, participants will work through a scene writing exercise and reflect as a group. Free …
Experience the World Premiere of Apples and Train Tracks by Arnolda Dufour Bowes co-produced by Burnt Thicket Theatre and Gordon Tootoosis Nikaniwin Theatre Directed by Roxanne Dicke with dramaturgy by Daniel Macdonald Finding love and self following the aftermath of Road Allowance Métis displacement. Inspired by the playwright's father, who lived as a Road Allowance …
Experience the World Premiere of Susanna Fournier's take rimbaud! A Howland Company production in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Four poets, a sloppy love triangle, an unfinished art film, and an electric oven. Can we still talk about the apocalypse as if it hasn’t already happened? It’s 2014 in Toronto (hell) and 1871 …
Colours in the Night: A Living Tapestry of Stories by Sina A. Suren Step into a world where stories don’t just unfold… they are chosen. Colours in the Night is a mesmerizing 90-minute theatrical experience inspired by the timeless storytelling tradition of Nezami, where fate shifts nightly and with it the performances themselves. Guided by …
American Devotion, Written by Franca Miraglia, Produced by By the Word (BTW) Productions American Devotion takes audiences back to 1957 to the Connecticut farmhouse shared by Marilyn Monroe and her celebrated playwright husband, Arthur Miller. In this fictional version of events, Norman Mailer has successfully wangled a coveted invitation for cocktails with the reclusive couple …