The Enchanted Loom

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

A Perfect Bowl of Pho

By Nam Nguyen
Subjects: (Im)migration, Ontario Playwrights, History, Musicals, Asian Canadian Playwrights, Comedy
Casting: 12 roles
Duration: 80 minutes

Nam, a procrastination-prone Vietnamese Canadian university student, sets out with the vague ambition to write a musical about his diaspora as embodied by food, particularly the world-famous noodle soup ...

trace

By Ho Ka Kei (Jeff Ho)
Subjects: Family Life, Solo Shows, Asian Canadian Playwrights, Ontario Playwrights, (Im)migration, Biography
Casting: 1 m
Duration: 75 minutes

"I support you when you need, so that you support me when I need. "

An elegant and sweeping story of a Chinese family’s history, trace follows the footsteps of four generations as their homes and identities ...

Theatre and (Im)migration

Edited by Yana Meerzon
Subjects: (Im)migration, Non-Fiction / Essays
Series: New Essays on Canadian Theatre

Theatre and (Im)migration shines a bright light on the impact that immigrant artists have made and continue to make on the development of Canadian theatre, from themes, characters, and world issues to ...

Scripting (Im)migration

Edited by Yana Meerzon
Subjects: (Im)migration, Anthologies

In this companion anthology to Theatre and (Im)migration, plays by immigrant artists take a look at communication, historic moments, the immigrant and refugee experiences in Canada, accents, and more. ...

New Canadian Kid&Invisible Kids

By Dennis Foon
Introduction by Marcus Youssef
Subjects: Western Playwrights, British Columbia, (Im)migration, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 8-10, Canadian Classics, By Age - 11-14
Casting: 2 f, 3 m | 2 f, 2 m

Two of the most produced, popular, and important Canadian plays for young audiences are back in an updated edition. In New Canadian Kid, Nick has just moved to Canada from a country called Homeland, where ...

How Black Mothers Say I Love You

By Trey Anthony
Subjects: (Im)migration, LGBT/Queer Theatre, Family Life, Siblings, Death, Grief & Loss, Black Playwrights, Women Writers
Casting: 4 f

From the author of the blockbuster hit ‘da Kink in my hair comes an emotional and raw look into family dynamics, trust, resolution and change.

Claudette still can’t forgive her mother for leaving. ...

The Doorman of Windsor Station

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

6 Essential Questions

By Priscila Uppal
Subjects: South Asian Canadian Playwrights, (Im)migration, Women Writers, Family Life, Comedy, Ontario Playwrights
Casting: 3 f, 1 m

6 Essential Questions tells the story of Renata as she travels to Brazil to reunite with the mother who abandoned her when she was just five years old. In Rio, Renata discovers more than she bargained ...

State of Denial

By Rahul Varma
Subjects: Theatre of War, Quebec Playwrights, History, (Im)migration, South Asian Canadian Playwrights
Casting: 3 f, 3 m

Odette is a young Rwandan-Canadian filmmaker who has travelled to Turkey to investigate stories of genocide and hidden identity for an upcoming film. When she interviews Sahana, an elderly Muslim woman ...