Historical
Canada Split: A Flush of Tories & Rexy!
Read together, A Flush of Tories and Rexy! form comic bookends, the first viewing our current dilemmas in the context of Conservative leadership in the last century; the second, in the context of... >>
L’Affaire Tartuffe, The Garrison Officers Rehearse Molière
A riveting drama of cross-cultural love affairs, seditious plans to join the Yankees and the stranglehold of Church and State, L'Affaire Tartuffe is inspired by historical fact: this was the first... >>
Selkirk Avenue
Selkirk Avenue, long the street of dreams for new immigrants to Winnipeg, is seen through a close-up lens in this play, narrated by Harold, who has recorded the lives of the inhabitants from his... >>
The Hats of Mr. Zenobe
Based on the life of Vahan Poladian, a displaced Armenian who lost his family during the Turkish invasion, The Hats of Mr. Zenobe is a poignant indictment of war. In this one-man show, Astle... >>
The Queen of Queen Street
Based on the life of Bertha Rand, Winnipeg's notorious Cat Lady, who battled her neighbours and city hall to save her cats, this play looks behind the headlines, giving a sensitive portrayal of the... >>
Venus of Dublin
While on tour in Dublin, the once-great, untamable stage performer Edmund Kean hires a local renegade to paint his portrait. As Kean relives his encounters with the Huron of Quebec, the spirits of... >>
Z: A Meditation on Oppression, Desire and Freedom
When the concentration camps were opened at the end of World War II, Anne Szumigalski worked with the survivors as a translator for the British Red Cross. In Z, she translates that profound and... >>
