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  • Hurricane Mona

    Hurricane Mona

    After a topless protest at the Global Climate March, radical eco-activist Mona is sentenced to a year of house arrest with her coffee-pod-loving parents and fed-up younger sibling. But as Mona’s relentless eco-crusade takes over the entire household, her family is swept into a hilarious and chaotic cyclone of hypocrisy, guilt, and anxiety. How can…

  • Against the Night

    Against the Night

    Every evening Bernard and Viviane gaze across their vast estate, maintained by the ex-convict gardener Jérémie, as their runaway daughter Léna returns home once again. Beneath the bourgeois malaise lies a latent violence waiting for release. To free themselves, Léna and Jérémie must sacrifice everything—their estate, heritage, and Bernard and Viviane. Against the Night is…

  • AFRODISIAQUE

    AFRODISIAQUE

    Bursting with colours, aromas, and afro hair products, AFRODISIAC is a vibrant celebration of womanhood, self-love, and the magic of natural hair. Inspired by oral histories and real interviews with hair specialists, Maryline Chery’s spellbinding solo show braids together stories of racism, beauty standards, high-school bullying, and fierce resilience. Ethereal and empowering, AFRODISIAC is for…

  • The Wrong Bashir

    The Wrong Bashir

    When Bashir Ladha is chosen for a distinguished religious position, his parents are overjoyed. Bashir, however, is a bohemian philosopher with little interest in the role. As a series of unexpected visitors turn up at the door, The Wrong Bashir unfolds into a delightful comedy-of-errors. An outrageously funny debut, The Wrong Bashir explores the ties…

  • Tyson’s Song

    Tyson’s Song

    Best friends Bryan and Tyson share a boys’ night out in Toronto before Bryan moves to Vancouver for good. But when they get stranded at a late-night bus stop, bottled-up truths about their friendship flood to the surface. With so little time left and an ominous police cruiser circling nearby, could this moonlit vigil save…

  • Square Root of the Verb To Be

    Square Root of the Verb To Be

    What could have been if your life had taken a different direction? In Square Root of the Verb to Be, Wajdi Mouawad imagines five possible destinies for his alter ego Talyani Waqar Malik and his family after fleeing Lebanon in 1978. Forty-two years after their exile, Talyani recounts their lives from the point of view…

  • Red Like Fruit

    Red Like Fruit

    Lauren, a journalist feeling a growing sense of unease while covering a domestic violence case, asks a man named Luke to tell her story to the audience. Through his voice, she examines buried memories of sexual experiences from her adolescence. Are these experiences just a part of being a woman, or are they trauma? And…

  • Prince Faggot

    Prince Faggot

    In this metatheatrical tragicomedy, an ensemble of queer, trans, and nonbinary performers reckon with how the forces of power, privilege, and colonization play upon their lives as the playwright offers a central provocation: what if queer people dared to imagine a future monarch having a life that resembled their own?

  • Mermaid Legs

    Mermaid Legs

    Sisters Billie, Ava, and Scarlet regularly see each other during family dinners, but when Billie vanishes—leaving behind a mysterious message in her apartment—their unshakable bond is tested like never before. With a history of self-harm, Billie’s struggles pull her sisters into a frantic search, revealing the complexities of care, mental illness, and sisterhood. From Beth…

  • The Hooves Belonged to the Deer

    The Hooves Belonged to the Deer

    When Izzy’s family moves to a rural Alberta town, the young queer Arab boy becomes the salvation pet project for Isaac, a Christian youth pastor. In his attempt to reconcile his sexuality and spirituality, Izzy imagines a Garden of Eden where Aadam and Hawa’s relationship is disrupted by the arrival of the alluring white-skinned man,…

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

    Three generations of Filipina women converge across time and continents to bridge the vast emotional and physical distances between them. Sisters Tess and Vicky are inseparable as children in their Philippine barangay, but Tess’s sudden emigration to Canada fractures their bond, leaving Vicky behind to carry the weight of familial responsibilities. Decades later, a funeral…

  • Earworm

    Earworm

    Have you ever had a voice lodged in your memory that won’t go away? For Homa, an Iranian refugee in Canada, this is her daily torment. Haunted by the trauma of torture under the Islamic regime, she channels her pain into activism as an outspoken podcaster, fiercely condemning Iran’s human-rights violations. But her freedom is…

  • CoyWolf

    CoyWolf

    Isidor, a half-coyote, half-wolf coywolf, leaves home in search of belonging after losing his mother. But as Sharp-Tooths face extermination to make way for human expansion, Isidor and his pack must choose to either retreat to survive or fight alongside rogue animals to defend their homeland. In this gripping hopepunk thriller, Colin Wolf weaves a…

  • Chasing Champions

    Chasing Champions

    Sam Langford, born in Weymouth Falls, Nova Scotia, rose from humble beginnings to become one of boxing’s all-time greats, despite never holding a world title. Racism and the notorious “colour line” denied him the opportunities he rightfully deserved, but his relentless pursuit of glory defined his incredible life and enduring relationships. Chasing Champions: The Sam…

  • As Above

    As Above

    Jo, a sixtysomething recovering alcoholic, is rebuilding her shattered life. Once a prominent botanist, she now lives humbly and nurtures a tender romance with Rick, a fellow sober soul. When a mysterious call from her estranged daughter disrupts her progress, Jo embarks on a journey of reconciliation, mirroring the secret language of trees. Set amongst…