Up the Garden Path & The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God

By Lisa Codrington
Subjects: Anthologies, Award Winners, Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast, Women Writers, Family Life, Ontario Playwrights, Black Playwrights
Casting: 3 f, 5 m | 4 f, 3 m

From the author of Cast Iron comes two plays that feature young black women who suddenly find themselves navigating unfamiliar territory on their own. As they embark on journeys from the only homes ...

The Doorman of Windsor Station

By Julie Vincent
Translated by Hugh Hazelton
Preface by Javier Alfonso
Subjects: Translations, Mental Health, History, Quebec Playwrights, Death, Grief & Loss, (Im)migration, Women Writers
Casting: 3 f, 5 m

Francisco will forever be haunted by the sight of his best friend Juan lying on the floor of a train station, pierced by five bullets. He’ll remember that sight as he flees the political uprising in ...

That Elusive Spark

By Janet Munsil
Subjects: Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast, History, Women Writers, Western Playwrights, British Columbia
Casting: 3 f, 5 m

Neuropsychologist Helen Harlow is an expert at understanding the functions of the human brain, and yet her own remains a mystery. Turning her back on a once-brilliant future filled with scientific promise, ...

Counter Offence

By Rahul Varma
Subjects: South Asian Canadian Playwrights, Quebec Playwrights
Casting: 3 f, 5 m
Duration: 80 minutes

In this play, Rahul Varma has skilfully counterpointed the issues of racism and spousal abuse to show how the intersection of the two can be used to confound and mislead the public, while the Establishment ...

Opening Night

By Norm Foster
Subjects: Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast, Atlantic Playwrights, New Brunswick
Casting: 3 f, 5 m

During the opening night of a new play, the action is all in the audience and backstage. A funny, gentle look at human relationships.

The madcap antics start as Jack and Ruth Tisdale celebrate their twenty-fifth ...