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 ...

Mistatim / Instant

By Erin Shields
From an idea by Sandra Laronde
Foreword by Stephen Colella
Subjects: Rural Settings, Anthologies, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 8-10, By Age - 15-18, Women Writers, Quebec Playwrights, Bullying
Casting: 1 f, 2 m | 2 f, 1 m
Duration: 45 minutes

In these two plays for young audiences, award-winning playwright Erin Shields presents the challenges of friendship and communication.

In Mistatim, which is based on a concept from Sandra Laronde of Red ...

Sultans of the Street

By Anusree Roy
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, Class Differences, Ontario Playwrights, By Age - 8-10, South Asian Canadian Playwrights, Women Writers
Casting: 2 f, 3 m

When young orphans Mala and Chun Chun encounter brothers Prakash and Ojha on the busy streets of Kolkata, they are immediately at odds. The brothers come from a lower-middle-class family and spend their ...

My Family and Other Endangered Species

By Ellen Close & Braden Griffiths
Subjects: Theatre for Young Audiences, Environment, By Age - 8-10, Western Playwrights, Alberta, Adaptations, By Age - 11-14, Family, Women Writers
Casting: 2 actors

Nine-year-old Phineas interprets the world through his encyclopedic knowledge of animals, but some human behaviour is just too puzzling. Take for example his mom, who insists he learn to fall asleep on ...

The Patron Saint of Stanley Park

By Hiro Kanagawa
Subjects: Family Life, Siblings, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 8-10, Western Playwrights, British Columbia, Community Theatre Picks, Family, By Age - 11-14
Casting: 2 f, 3 m
Duration: 85 minutes

Siblings Josh and Jennifer are coping with the loss of their father, who disappeared in a float plane accident on Christmas Eve one year ago. While Josh scours the Internet for proof that his father is ...