First produced in 1977 on Toronto Island in Toronto, Ontario. Characters: male adults: 1; female adults: 1; additional cast: 5. Play includes speeches suitable for actors auditioning, and for young...
Molly comes to Shauna to do an exchange. Shauna doesn't know Molly, but Molly knows Shauna, by appearance, by reputation, and by name. To Molly, Shauna has everything. She has come to trade lives.
From masturbation to motherhood, body shame to burlesque, Catherine Hernandez uncovers the realities of living as a queer woman of colour set to the music of her life.
"The Fever Trees" tells the startling story of young Kipling (23) and his sister (21) as they struggle to leave behind tragic first loves, a shared traumatic past, and the oppressive mystery of...
Five senior citizens are going on a field trip when their bus breaks down, and they choose to wait in a local tavern. Complicated by one senior who punctuates the dialogue with seemingly irrelevant...
Vasilissa, a young noblewoman, boldly dresses as a knight to rescue her husband, Stavr, and then is tricked into keeping up the disguise on a quest to find the legendary Firebird. The immortal...
In this Romani folktale of comic secrets, a happy-go-lucky young man breaks the Law of the Road and is punished by being split into two distinct people: his wise and his foolish selves. Only the...
This play depicts one girl's thoughts on past love, family tragedy, and YouTube. If you thought Romeo and Juliet had it rough, you haven't met Anne. Anne couldn't control who she fell in love with,...
The coffin was closed and a small sign set in front said: "By request of the family this is a closed coffin service." I peeked anyway. I'll tell you one thing about Sandy Berman. He was one big son...
"The Handless Maiden" is inspired by an old tale heard in many countries around the world. It is the story of female empowerment, of discovering one’s own strengths despite disfigurement,...
A woman in 18th-century Montreal woman is sentenced to hang for stealing a pair of gloves. Her one chance at life is finding a man willing to become the hangman and marry her. In prison, she finds...
First produced in 1985 at Roxy Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta. Geographical setting: Urban apartment. Historical period: 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 1; female adults: 2. Play includes...
This play is based on the true tale of the Chatham Minister Russell Horsburgh who fought of scandalous charges of "encouraging loose morals among United Church teenagers."
This adaptation of C.W. Lewis' novel was commissioned by the Shaw Festival. Four runaways — a boy, a girl, and their horses — find themselves called upon to rescue Narnia.
"Just in time for the holiday season (and the holiday blues), The Hungriest Woman in the World by is a curious navigation of futility and meaning fuelled by a woman who inadvertently escapes from...
First produced in 1997 at the du Maurier Ltd. Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. Geographic setting: Stratford, Ontario. Historical period: Late 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 1; senior females:...
Libby, a young teen, is very upset one night and asks her mother to teach her to knit. Her mother, at first thrilled to share this past time with her daughter, is then confused by the dark black...
This play explores the themes of loss, sibling relationships, friendship, and art. Prompted by an unlikely friendship that develops with a newspaper reporter who reminds her of her own deceased...
In 2005, Linda Griffiths 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...
In the chaos of the last seven days of the Second World War, a train full of looted artwork, stolen by the Nazis, flees Paris. Aboard the train, five famous muses, labeled 'degenerate' by their...
Drawing on real women, real voices, real lists, this play is based on a series of interviews with women of all different races, ages, backgrounds, and orientations that asked the question, "What do...
First produced in 2012 at the Blyth Festival in Blyth, Ontario. Geographic setting: Southwestern Ontario. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 3; female adults: 1; female...
First produced in 2009 at Trafalgar Castle in Whitby, Ontario. Geographic setting: Trafalgar Castle, Whitby, Ontario. Historical period: Contemporary. Characters: male adults: 1. Play includes...
What is the predicament of a woman? The Mysterious Shorts is a collection of four shorts, each with its own puzzle and "Gertrude & Alice get along Fine," "The...
"With a callback set for morning, a sleepless actor rehearses for a part in Romeo and Juliet. Can she overcome her gloomy thoughts to find her own voice?"(https://www.alumnaetheatre.com/new-ideas...
A powerful ruler seeks greater riches and sets impossible tasks for a neighbouring kingdom as an excuse for war. His plans are thwarted by the intelligence and cunning of members of the...
With Odysseus absent 20 years from Ithaca, Penelope faces an unwanted marriage to one of a growing band of murderous suitors who now threaten their son's life. A beggar arrives, asking the queen to...
The Old Woman loses her skirt and petticoats at the side of the road (stolen by the Pedlar). She searches for her skirt and her identity, helped by some very strange people. This play is based on...
First produced in 2007 at Millennium Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Geographic setting: Las Vegas. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 2; female adults: 2.
Olivier experiences an existential crisis in a basement apartment, in a building that seems to be trying to swallow its tenants whole. This play was translated from La beauté du monde by Olivier...
First produced in 1974 at Theatre 3 in Edmonton, Alberta. Geographic setting: Alberta, Canada. Geographic setting: Alberta. Historical period: Early 20th Century. Characters: male adults: 2; female...
When Erin, a classical pianist, experiences the loss of the life she knew, she finds herself dealing with the departure of her musical expression as well. Navigating her way through this loss, she...
