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Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer

Little Red Warrior is the last remaining member of the Little Red Warrior First Nation. One day, he discovers a development company has begun construction on his ancestral lands. In a fit of rage, Little ...

When Words Sing

Edited by Julie Salverson
Categories: Plays, playscripts

Meet the creators behind the words of Canadian opera in this exciting new collection of contemporary libretti. Featuring work by Robert Chafe, Anna Chatterton, George Elliott Clarke, Marie Clements, Ann-Marie ...

Beneath Springhill

By (author) Beau Dixon
Categories: Drama

Beneath Springhill is the incredible story of Maurice Ruddick, "the singing miner," an African-Canadian who survived nine days underground during the historic Springhill mining disaster of 1958. This multi-award-winning ...

Society for the Destitute Presents Titus Bouffonius, The

By (author) Colleen Murphy
Categories: Drama

The Society for the Destitute Present Titus Bouffonius presents five characters who shelter at the Society for the Destitute and who get a $500 grant from Arts Educational Outreach to put on a play. They ...

Theory

By (author) Norman Yeung
Categories: Drama

In this thrilling exploration of the intersections and divisions within liberalism, a young professor finds herself in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

Beautiful Man & Other Short Plays

By (author) Erin Shields
Foreword by Andrea Donaldson
Categories: Plays, playscripts

Award-winning playwright Erin Shields has crafted three thought-provoking plays that centre on the inner lives of women, offering space for those who dare to listen.

Selfie

By (author) Christine Quintana
Categories: Plays, playscripts

When a budding romance at a high school party ends after a sexual assault, three teens must grapple with what happened and what comes next.

Suitcase/Adrenaline

By (author) Ahmad Meree
Categories: Drama

These two powerful plays, in Arabic and English, examine the effects of war and the refugee experience. Suitcase considers the lives of refugees and the spaces they inhabit. The play urges the audience ...

Controlled Damage

By (author) Andrea Scott
Categories: Drama

Controlled Damage explores the life of Canadian civil rights icon Viola Desmond and how her act of bravery in a Nova Scotia movie theatre in 1946 started a ripple effect that is still felt today. An ordinary ...

BANG BANG

By (author) Kat Sandler
Categories: Plays, playscripts

Lila, a young Black ex-cop, has been on leave from the force since she shot an unarmed Black youth. So when Tim, a white playwright, shows up at her door to casually inform her that his play inspired ...