THE REPLACEMENT WIFE by Aaron Bushkowsky Directed by Johnna Wright Jericho Arts Centre Jan 23 – Feb 15 After a dire medical prognosis, Jackie matches up her incompetent and “lost” professor husband Ben with Rachel, her super organized now retired best friend, before heading off to Mexico for risky treatment. But after six months of …
“A searing tale of a Mother’s devotion, defiance, and survival.” Two decades after Anusree Roy wrote her hit play Pyaasa, she returns to Theatre Passe Muraille with a powerful sequel — Through the Eyes of God. Chaya, the protagonist at the centre of the original play, is now a spirited young woman and mother, who …
~World Premiere~ Inspired by true events. When Will returns home to his family’s farm after graduating from university, he feels like an outsider. His neighbours don’t really remember him, his dad doesn’t know what to do with him, and he can’t find a job. When he notices his neighbours up in arms over the recent …
The world premiere of Drew Hayden Taylor’s On Thin Ice opens at Magnus Theatre this February. Don't miss this rare opportunity to go behind the scenes, hear a reading of Drew’s work, and participate in a Q&A session, with this PGC PlayConnect sponsored event. Free to attend!
Join the University of Toronto's Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies for the debut of Kostroma, a gripping new play by acclaimed playwright and CDTPS alum Polly Phokeev, directed by the award-winning Beatriz Pizano. This world premiere promises intensity, beauty, bold vision, and unforgettable theatre. Synopsis: A post-communist fever dream about a woman trying …
SkirtsAfire is Edmonton’s theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring and elevating the work of women. Along with their regular programming, this year’s festival will feature four bold world premieres by women artists: stories that chart identity, belonging, healing, and resistance. These world premieres are at the heart of this year’s theme: The Maps We Make. …
Women At Play(s) 8 is a festival of original short one-act plays written, directed, and performed by Canadian women-identifying playwrights, directors, and actors. Women at Play(s) 2026 will take you on a journey from a young woman’s life changing discovery in New York in 1901 (Daddy’s Girl by Emma Donoghue) to tough life decisions for …
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 …