Black Boys

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

Pugwash

By Vern Thiessen
Subjects: Science & Scientists, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 15-18, Western Playwrights, Alberta, History
Casting: 6 actors

In 1957 the world is tender and fearful of nuclear weapons post-World War II. In an effort to understand and facilitate a neutral global discussion and find some peace, leading scientists and academics—world-renowned ...

The Enchanted Loom

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

$Refractions: Scenes$

Refractions: Scenes

Edited by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard & Yvette Nolan
Subjects: Middle Eastern Canadian Playwrights, Asian Canadian Playwrights, Scenes & Monologues, Indigenous Playwrights, Anthologies, African and Caribbean Canadian Playwrights, Latinx Canadian Playwrights, Jewish Theatre

This collection can be used both as a source for actors and students, or as a primer on diverse Canadian theatre and an entry point into new works. Refractions: Scenes includes work by Michaela di Cesare, ...