The Last Dog of War

By Linda Griffiths
Subjects: History, Family Life, Women Writers, Theatre of War
Casting: 1 f

In 2005 Linda made a trip with her father to the last reunion of his RAF comrades, the 49th Squadron, Bomber Command. Intertwining her father’s experiences of a long-ago war with the war between a father ...

Mary's Wedding

By Stephen Massicotte
Subjects: Community Theatre Picks, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 15-18, Romance, Canadian Classics, History, Theatre of War, Award Winners
Casting: 1 f, 1 m

On the night before her wedding, Mary dreams of a thunderstorm, during which she unexpectedly meets Charlie sheltering in a barn beside his horse. With innocence and humour, the two discover a charming ...

Einstein's Gift

By Vern Thiessen
Subjects: Award Winners, Science & Scientists, Community Theatre Picks, Large Cast, Biography, Theatre of War, Canadian Classics, Western Playwrights, Alberta, History
Casting: 2 f, 5 m
Duration: 135 minutes

A revolutionary chemist, Dr. Fritz Haber discovered too late that when his knowledge was put in the hands of the wrong people, millions would die; his efforts to serve humanity futile against political ...

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 ...

Armstrong's War

By Colleen Murphy
Subjects: Death, Grief & Loss, Theatre for Young Audiences, By Age - 15-18, Women Writers, Theatre of War, Community Theatre Picks, Ontario Playwrights
Casting: 1 f, 1 m
Duration: 90 minutes

After suffering an injury during a military tour of Afghanistan, Michael, a young soldier, is recovering in the rehabilitation wing of a hospital. The last thing he wants is to spend time with a twelve-year-old ...

This Is War

By Hannah Moscovitch
Subjects: Atlantic Playwrights, Nova Scotia, Award Winners, Women Writers, Theatre of War
Casting: 1 f, 3 m
Duration: 80 minutes

Master Corporal Tanya Young, Captain Stephen Hughes, Private Jonny Henderson, and Sergeant Chris Anders have lived through an atrocity while holding one of the most volatile regions in Afghanistan. As ...

Tinka's New Dress

By Ronnie Burkett
Introduction by Liz Nicholls
Subjects: Ontario Playwrights, Political Theatre, Theatre of War, Canadian Classics, Puppets & Puppetry
Casting: 1 actor

Two old friends become puppeteers, each performing with the same beloved folk characters, Franz and Schnitzel. Fipsi, ambitious and naive, aligns herself with the rule government, the Common Good. Carl, ...

If We Were Birds

By Erin Shields
Subjects: Women Writers, Theatre of War, Death, Grief & Loss, Quebec Playwrights, Adaptations, Award Winners
Casting: 7 f, 2 m
Duration: 80 minutes

If We Were Birds is a shocking, uncompromising examination of the horrors of war, giving voice to a woman long ago forced into silence, and placing a spotlight on millions of female victims who have been ...

The Monument

By Colleen Wagner
Introduction by Richard Rose
Subjects: Death, Grief & Loss, Ontario Playwrights, Award Winners, Women Writers, Theatre of War, Canadian Classics
Casting: 1 f, 1 m
Duration: 80 minutes

Stetko is the model boy next door and the son of middle-class parents, but when war arrives it forever changes his life. Although he does nothing more than follow his commanding officer's orders, when ...

Scorched

By Wajdi Mouawad
Translated by Linda Gaboriau
Subjects: Translations, Death, Grief & Loss, Family Life, Canadian Classics, (Im)migration, Middle Eastern Canadian Playwrights, Theatre of War
Casting: 7 actors

Wajdi Mouawad's writing is powerful; a beautifully penned story that paves a path to a mother's unspeakable pain. The closer Janine and Simon get to finding the source of her silence, the closer they ...