"Drew Hayden Taylor works his delightfully comic, and bittersweet magic in these two plays about children growing up Native in a non-Native world. In 'The boy in the treehouse,' Simon pursues a vision quest in an attempt to reclaim his...
Canadian drama
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Author:Taylor, Drew HaydenSummary: - Author:Murphy, ColleenSummary:
Stories of the Canadian Arctic intersect in this epic five-hundred-year journey led by a one-eared polar bear. In 1535, Hummiktuq, an Inuk widow, has a strange dream about the future. The next day, she discovers a bear cub floating on...
- Author:Ledoux, PaulSummary:
Big dreams, risk takers, a sexy sports car: what more could you want in a musical? With catchy 1970’s pop and funk inspired tunes, The Bricklin takes audiences on a fantastical and wild ride through politics, business, antics, and...
- Author:Grant, ShauntaySummary:
Set in a rural Black Nova Scotian community, The Bridgeexplores the complex relationship between two brothers strained over twenty years of secrecy, deception, and dishonour. Secrets are revealed one by one from the brothers themselves...
- Author:Lawrence, AlisonSummary:
Welcome to Henderson Tessier McGuire & Smythe’s annual Christmas cocktail party, held at the gracious home of managing partner George Smythe and his lovely wife Buffy. It’s The Catering Gig From Hell. Behind the scenes is Melanie,...
- Author:Hannah, DonSummary:
Dianne is a printmaker who derives her imagery from pre-history—Neanderthal teeth, the Jericho skulls, old bones. Too many people close to her have passed away, and her only son has rebelled by embracing a life of religious...
- Author:Brown, Geoffrey SimonSummary:
Amanda is a genius. Ily is a drug dealer. Kit is a runaway. Mutt is a mess. Will is a shit disturber. Daniel doesn't know what he's doing there. It's a high school garage party. Everyone's a bit too drunk and a bit...
- Author:Massicotte, StephenSummary:
"Who are you?" Monsieur Pierre (the immigration official) poses his usual question, but Heinrich's unusual answer sets in motion a metaphysical rollercoaster. Why would a simple statement of name and profession bring so much attention...
- Author:Chafe, RobertSummary:
Spanning two decades, Smallwood’s story is anchored and propelled by one of Johnston’s most memorable creations: the fictitious Sheilagh Fielding, a caustic newspaper columnist whose own battles with the past and alcohol addiction find...
- Author:Thompson, JudithSummary:
Theresa, who is worshipped by her boyfriend, is a mentally challenged woman who is extremely sexy, but can never lose her innocence. She does tricks at $5 each, is addicted to Tim Horton donuts, lies without thinking and overflows with...
- Author:Karasik, DanielSummary:
Every day after school, seventeen-year-old Timothy waits at the neighbourhood crosswalk where years earlier his older sister disappeared. Every day he crosses the street with Jim, the elderly crossing guard. It's a ritual Timothy thinks...
- Author:Ardal, MajaSummary:
Elsa is a typical fifteen-year-old growing up in the early 1960s. Her world revolves around independence, boys, and being popular at school, despite growing concerns surrounding the Cuban missile crisis. In fact, this is Elsa's...
- Author:Reaney, James, Filewod, AlanSummary:
Based on the true story of an Irish family with seven sons and one daughter immigrating to Biddulph Township near London, Ontario, in 1844, The Donnellys tells the tale of mystery and truths stranger than fiction. It is the story of a...
- Author:Vincent, Julie, Hazelton, Hugh, Alfonso, JavierSummary:
Francisco will forever be haunted by the sight of his best friend Juan lying on the floor of a train station, pierced by five bullets. He’ll remember that sight as he flees the political uprising in Uruguay that night. He’ll remember...
- Author:Graham, BethSummary:
The Drowning Girls. Bessie, Alice, and Margaret have two things in common: they are married to George Joseph Smith, and they are dead. Surfacing from the bathtubs they were drowned in, the three breathless brides gather evidence against...
- Author:Lena, SuvendriniSummary:
The Sri Lankan civil war has left many scars on Thangan and his family, most noticeably the loss of his eldest son and the crippling epileptic seizures brought on by his torture. As the final days of the war play out, the family bears...
- Author:McGee, HaleySummary:
Haley McGee was on the phone with Visa, promising to pay off her bill by having a yard sale, when she realized that the only things she could sell were gifts from her exes. Inspired by this call, The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale is a...
- Author:Cooper, BeverleySummary:
The tale of a mother and daughter dealing with grief and teen angst in small town Ontario. Late night, on a lonely Huron County road, fifteen year old Eloise Bernhardt has an extraordinary supernatural encounter. What she sees changes...
- Author:Johns, Ted.Summary:
'This is a record of our version of grassroots theatre. The idea was to take a group of actors out to a farming community and build a play of what we could see and learn. There is no story or "plot" as such... Nevertheless, we hope that...
- Author:Hernandez, CatherineSummary:
From masturbation to motherhood, body shaming to burlesque, Catherine Hernandez reveals the reality of living as a queer woman of colour. Set to the music of her life, The Femme Playlist shows what it's like to be sexy and proud,...
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