Inspiration Point

By John Garfield Barlow
Subjects: Indigenous Playwrights, First Nations, Atlantic Playwrights, New Brunswick, Rural Settings
Casting: 4 m

Poised between hope and despair, each man faces how best to move beyond the past and adapt to a future in which cultural legacy seems destined to diminish. Symbolic and politically charged, Inspiration ...

Theatre in Atlantic Canada

Edited by Linda Burnett
Series edited by Ric Knowles
Subjects: Non-Fiction / Essays, Atlantic Playwrights
Series: Critical Perspectives on Canadian Theatre in English

Includes:
Mermaid Theatre: The Mythic Dimension by Donna E. Smyth (1978)
On the Edge: Michael Cook's Newfoundland Trilogy by Brian Parker (1980)
The Political Dramaturgy of the Mummers Troupe by Alan ...

Afterimage

By Robert Chafe
Preface by Michael Crummey
Subjects: Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast, Adaptations, Family Life, Award Winners, Atlantic Playwrights, Newfoundland & Labrador, Rural Settings
Casting: 4 f, 4 m

Seeing beyond Winston’s disfiguring scars and foreseeing a future with him, Lise falls in love and the couple soon marry. Years later, having inherited Lise’s gift, two of their children, Theresa ...

One Voice

By Daniel MacIvor
Introduction by Daniel Brooks
Subjects: Canadian Classics, Solo Shows, Death, Grief & Loss, Atlantic Playwrights, Nova Scotia
Casting: 1 m

Giving his characters life in a whirlwind of words, Daniel MacIvor showcases his talents as a writer and performer in two of his most celebrated solo shows. Published here for the first time in their ...

East of Berlin

By Hannah Moscovitch
Subjects: Theatre of War, Jewish Theatre, Canadian Classics, Women Writers, Atlantic Playwrights, Nova Scotia, History
Casting: 1 f, 2 m
Duration: 90 hours

Standing outside his father’s study in Paraguay, Rudi is smoking cigarettes, trying to work up the courage to go in. It has been seven years since he stood in that same spot; seven years since he left ...

Old Love

By Norm Foster
Subjects: Atlantic Playwrights, New Brunswick, Romance, Community Theatre Picks, Comedy
Casting: 2 f, 2 m, doubling

"The story spans three decades and half a dozen meetings between Bud, a salesman, and Molly, his boss's wife. One of them is smitten from the very first meeting—the other, let's just say—less so. ...

Dear Santa

By Norm Foster
Subjects: Atlantic Playwrights, New Brunswick, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 8–10, Community Theatre Picks, Comedy, By Age — 11–14, Comedy
Casting: 2 f, 4 m+
Duration: 120 hours

Santa Claus tries to fulfill a child's special Christmas wish while his staff attempts to overcome a supply shortage at the North Pole. This is a laugh-filled holiday play innocent enough for the youngest ...

Mending Fences

By Norm Foster
Subjects: Rural Settings, Community Theatre Picks, Family Life, Atlantic Playwrights, New Brunswick
Casting: 1 f, 2 m

Harry Sullivan hasn't seen his son Drew in thirteen years, and now Drew is coming to Harry's Saskatchewan ranch for a visit. This poignant comedy tells the story of two men who are too stubborn to give ...

Bone Cage

By Catherine Banks
Subjects: Environmental Issues, Atlantic Playwrights, Nova Scotia, Award Winners, Rural Settings, Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast, Women Writers
Casting: 3 f, 4 m

Jamie is twenty-two years old and works twelve-hour shifts operating a wood processor, clear-cutting for pulp. At the end of each shift, he walks through the destruction he has created looking for injured ...

The Foster Season

By Norm Foster
Subjects: Atlantic Playwrights, New Brunswick, Anthologies, Community Theatre Picks

Maggie's Getting Married: In this touching romantic comedy, you'll join the Duncan family as they prepare for the wedding of their daughter. It's the night before the big day, and Maggie's older sister ...