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. ...

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 ...

New Canadian Kid & Invisible Kids

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

acquiesce

By David Yee
Subjects: Asian Canadian Playwrights, Ontario Playwrights, (Im)migration, Death, Grief & Loss, Family Life
Casting: 1 f, 3 m+
Duration: 120 minutes

Plagued by the success of his first book and haunted by his past, Sin Hwang arrives in Hong Kong with some unusual cargo and a lot of emotional baggage. Featuring a surreal cast of characters, from a ...

How Black Mothers Say I Love You

By Trey Anthony
Subjects: Death, Grief & Loss, Family Life, Siblings, Women Writers, 2SLGBT / Queer Theatre, (Im)migration, Black Playwrights
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, 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 ...

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 ...

The Forbidden Phoenix

By Marty Chan
Lyrics by Robert Walsh
Illustrated by Derek Mah
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 11–14, Award Winners, History, By Age — 8–10, Western Playwrights, Alberta, (Im)migration, Asian Canadian Playwrights
Casting: 4 f, 3 m, chorus
Duration: 120 minutes

Sun Wukong’s goal is simple: to feed his son Laoson. Known to his people as the Monkey King, Sun Wukong leaves his home with a promise to return one day and feed the drought-ravaged city of Jung Guo. ...

lady in the red dress

By David Yee
Subjects: History, Ontario Playwrights, Asian Canadian Playwrights, (Im)migration
Casting: 1 f, 4 m, doubling
Duration: 90 minutes

The turmoil in Max's life was set in motion by Sylvia, an elusive figure who enters his life and charges Max with the task of finding Tommy Jade, a Chinese immigrant from the 1920s. Dragged further into ...