Black Boys

By Virgilia Griffith, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Tawiah M’Carthy, Thomas Antony Olajide, and Jonathan Seinen
Subjects: Ontario Playwrights, African and Caribbean Canadian Playwrights, LGBT/Queer Theatre
Casting: 3 m
Duration: 90 minutes

In a society where the Black male body is both vilified and sexualized, Black Boys uncovers the complex dynamics of the queer Black male experience. Text, movement, and design portray the rhythm and vulnerability ...

The Enchanted Loom

By Suvendrini Lena
Translated by Dushy Gnanapragasam
Subjects: South Asian Canadian Playwrights, Women Writers, Family Life, Translations, Science & Scientists, Death, Grief & Loss, (Im)migration, Mental Health, Ontario Playwrights, Theatre of War
Casting: 3 f, 3 m
Duration: 130 minutes

The Sri Lankan civil war has left many scars on Thangan and his family, most noticeably the loss of his eldest son and the crippling epileptic seizures brought on by his torture. As the final days of ...

Bar Mitzvah Boy

By Mark Leiren-Young
Subjects: Comedy, Award Winners, Jewish Theatre, Western Playwrights, British Columbia, Community Theatre Picks, Comedy
Duration: 85 minutes

Joey Brant needs to have a bar mitzvah immediately. Like, next Tuesday. Except he’s not thirteen, the usual age for the Jewish milestone. He’s in his sixties. Joey has a grandson who is about to step ...

Sequence (Second Edition)

By Arun Lakra
Subjects: South Asian Canadian Playwrights, Science & Scientists, Award Winners, Community Theatre Picks, Western Playwrights, Alberta
Duration: 80 minutes

“Luck is like irony. Not everybody who thinks they got it, got it. ”

Theo has been named Time Magazine’s Luckiest Man Alive. For twenty consecutive years he has successfully bet double or nothing ...

Sound of the Beast

By Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Subjects: Solo Shows, Ontario Playwrights, African and Caribbean Canadian Playwrights, Women Writers
Duration: 75 minutes

“Compassion is good, but it’s just motivation. Cars need engines. Movements need mobilizations. ”

Through spoken word, storytelling, and hip hop, acclaimed wordsmith Donna-Michelle St. Bernard challenges ...

Quick Bright Things

By Christopher Cook
Subjects: Family Life, Community Theatre Picks, Mental Health, Western Playwrights, British Columbia
Duration: 120 minutes

“Everyone hears voices. I’m treated like I’m broken for admitting it. ”

Can a weekend trip to visit family ever be smooth?

Nick was hoping for a quick dinner at his brother’s house when he stopped ...

Speed Dating for Sperm Donors

By Natalie Meisner
Subjects: LGBT/Queer Theatre, Women Writers, Community Theatre Picks, Comedy, Comedy, Family Life, Marriage & Divorce, Western Playwrights, Alberta
Duration: 90 minutes

“I’d drive to Edmonton for fresh sperm. ”

Can a lesbian couple find Mr. Right?

Helen and Paige really want a baby. Maybe even two. They’ve decided they want to use a sperm donor, but because of ...

Acha Bacha

By Bilal Baig
Subjects: LGBT/Queer Theatre, Ontario Playwrights, Family Life
Duration: 80 minutes

“We come to this world good. Tum mera beta ho. I bring you here. Likhen, you choose—you choose to stay good. If you want. ”

For years, Zaya has delicately balanced his relationship with his Muslim ...

It's All TRU

By Sky Gilbert
Subjects: Ontario Playwrights, Family Life, Marriage & Divorce, LGBT/Queer Theatre
Duration: 75 minutes

“There used to be people dying and they didn’t know why and there was nothing anyone could do, but most of all—no one cared whether we lived or whether we died. ”

Love, sex, and pharmaceuticals ...

Brontë

By Jordi Mand
Subjects: Family Life, Siblings, History, Biography, Ontario Playwrights, Women Writers
Duration: 135 minutes

“I don’t want to be good. I want to be great. ”

What happens when a passion is turned into a means to survive?

Sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë have always enjoyed writing and storytelling, ...