Eraser

By Bilal Baig, Sadie Epstein-Fine
With Christol Bryan, Marina Gomes, Yousef Kadoura, Tijiki Morris, Anthony Perpuse, and Nathan Redburn
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 11–14, Ontario Playwrights, Bullying, Death, Grief & Loss, 2SLGBT / Queer Theatre, (Im)migration, Disability Theatre
Casting: 6 roles

An immersive experience, Eraser delves into the memories and fantasies of a classroom of students as they figure out who they want to be. Six students guide readers through their different journeys, taking ...

Reaching for Starlight

By Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Foreword by Mike Payette
Subjects: Ontario Playwrights, Black Playwrights, Women Writers, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 11–14, By Age — 8–10
Casting: 8 f, 2 m

Reenie wants to dance, following in her mother’s footsteps. Just like the rest of her ensemble, she believes she has what it takes to earn the coveted solo at the year-end recital. But when she notices ...

Simone, Half and Half

By Christine Rodriguez
Foreword by Quincy Armorer
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 11–14, Quebec Playwrights, Women Writers, Black Playwrights, By Age — 15–18, (Im)migration
Casting: 3 f, 1 m

Fourteen-year-old Simone is caught between cultures: Canadian, Québécois, and Trinidadian. She’s also torn between friends and the projects they want her to take part in. Her best friend Sarah wants ...

Is My Microphone On?

By Jordan Tannahill
Subjects: 2SLGBT / Queer Theatre, Environmental Issues, Theatre for Young Audiences, Environment, By Age — 11–14, By Age — 15–18, Political Theatre

In another life I was a small bubble of foam on a wave coming to shore, and the wave broke, and I burst, and that was it. Before that I was a small stream, for centuries. And in another life I was a mortal ...

Through the Bamboo

By Andrea Mapili & Byron Abalos
Subjects: Ontario Playwrights, Asian Canadian Playwrights, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 8–10, Death, Grief & Loss, By Age — 11–14, Women Writers
Casting: 7 f, 3 m
Duration: 75 hours

Twelve-year-old Philly is literally pulled into an action-packed adventure while mourning the loss of her lola when she opens an old book and finds herself tossed into the fantastical land of Uwi.

In Uwi, ...

The Law of Gravity

By Olivier Sylvestre
Translated by Bobby Theodore
Subjects: Quebec Playwrights, Translations, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age — 11–14, LGBTQ
Casting: 2 roles
Duration: 50 hours

Dom has had a rough go of things so far. At fourteen, he has the hardened look of someone who’s had to fight for everything.

Fred has just moved to Not-The-City, a new place to try to disappear. But ...

Amaryllis & Little Witch

By Pascal Brullemans
Translated by Alexis Diamond
Subjects: Family Life, Siblings, Translations, Theatre for Young Audiences, Family, By Age — 11–14, Quebec Playwrights
Duration: 105 hours

In these dark fairy tales, two girls face danger while grieving loved ones, and learn some hard truths about growing up along the way. Imaginative and curious, these fables illustrate adventures for children ...

The Bears Sleep at Last

By Geneviève Billette
Translated by Nadine Desrochers
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, Family, Women Writers, Translations, Quebec Playwrights, By Age — 11–14
Casting: 2 m
Duration: 60 minutes

Their whole bodies are ready for sleep, but sleep doesn’t come.

The cold has deserted winter, causing the polar bears in the zoo to pace in an endless quest for sleep. Their caretaker, Sasha, will do ...

Outside

By Paul Dunn
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, LGBTQ, By Age — 11–14, Ontario Playwrights, LGBT/Queer Theatre, By Age — 15
Casting: 1 f, 2 m

Daniel’s ready to talk. And his friends Krystina and Jeremy are ready to help. But is it too late? Set in separate but simultaneous lunch periods at two different high schools, the teenagers are faced ...

Redheaded Stepchild

By Johnnie Walker
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, Bullying, Ontario Playwrights, Solo Shows, By Age — 11–14, By Age — 15–18, LGBTQ
Casting: 1 m
Duration: 60 hours

Nicholas is a twelve-year-old with red hair whose dad just remarried. This makes Nicholas a redheaded stepchild. Literally. And tomorrow at lunch, the biggest boy in grade six plans to beat him up—he ...