The story of Civil Rights icon Viola Desmond Directed by Cherissa Richards. Co-Presented by Neptune Theatre and the National Arts Centre Viola Desmond was a Woman Ahead of Her Time "What happened in New Glasgow was thrust upon her, whereas I think she took her personal stand for social justice long before that night in …
Join PGC member Caroline Russell-King and American playwright Donna Hoke for a four-week course about marketing your work post pandemic. Previously offered at the Dramatist's Guild of America, this course will run online from Jan 28-Feb 18, from 5-7pm (MST) Cost: $325 plus ON HST. Registration deadline: Jan 23, 2025 12pm Pacific. The workshop is …
Glen Bowser is presenting his new play: The 3 of Us From the team that brought you last year’s I See You, The 3 of Us is an intriguing dramedy where Marion, her mother ‘Gran’ and her daughter ‘Lisa’ are at odds. Gran and Lisa add the comedy but Marion doesn’t think they’re funny. While Marion tries to …
Perfect on Paper premiered at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2001, the first year that 90-minute plays were accepted. It was then commissioned as a radio drama by CBC Radio for the now defunct Sunday Showcase. This version at Talk is Free is a hybrid of the stage and radio versions. Olivia is an independent …
From a mid-winter perspective, who can resist a Canadian comedy set at a Muskoka summer cottage in 2010? Come and see Milton Theatre Company's production of Neil Marr's Bienvenue Oh Trout Lake (January 31-February 8). When Max, Keith and Stan decided they’d get together to celebrate their fiftieth birthdays, they thought they might play a …
Join us for this FREE online PlayPEN workshop on the agent/playwright relationship, presented by Expect Theatre! Marcus Youssef is a playwright and Colin’s client. Colin Rivers is a literary agent and Marcus’ representative. Drawing on their 10-year collaboration and friendship, Marcus and Colin discuss the playwright-agent dynamic, the business of playwrighting, and their shared and …
Star Trek Meets Annie in this NEW Ottawa Musical that the whole family will love! One Small Misstep, a new musical written by Sandy Gibson and award-winning composer Silas Chinsen can be seen on February 8th and 9th at 2:30pm at the Ottawa Undercurrents Festival. Experienced director and active member of the Ottawa Theatre community, …
Fourteen spirits and one guide await you at Alumnae Theatre! These women have stories to tell about their innovative and daring contributions to Canadian theatre – stories that are fading from our memories since their deaths. Alumnae’s writers, directors and actors are bringing them out of the shadows in a unique immersive theatre production. You …
Join us for this FREE online workshop examining the playwright's relationship to media in Canada! Now that your show is up and running, how are you going to get the word out about it? And what do people outside your circle of friends, colleagues and family think of it? That’s where the theatre critic comes …
Performed by Martin Julien A fond & funny remembrance of the life and work of beloved Canadian writer W.O. Mitchell. A delightful and enriching staged reading full of tall tales, Canadiana, and lots of laughs. Part of the 2025 Brand New Stages Festival in Peterborough, Ontario (Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2025)
Trident Moon by Anusree Roy. A Crow’s Theatre and National Arts Centre Co-production Mar 4 - April 12, 2025 In August 1947, six women – three Muslim and three Hindu – hide in the back of a coal truck as it speeds through the turmoil of newly divided British India. Alo, now seeks revenge against …
The third show in Shadow Theatre's season is a Wold Premiere of an inspirational and colourful exploration of art and loyalty, by Calgary based playwright, Mike Czuba. After Mourning, Before van Gogh runs March 19 - April 6th, 2025. In 1891, Johanna Bonger, widow of Vincent van Gogh’s brother Theo, finds herself in possession of …
