Works presented and Company Information
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Aging in Place by Barbara Ellison
Directed by Lee Bolton, with Linda Joyce Nourse and Tricia Williams
The house is old, the rent is cheap, and the tenants are managing to survive on their Old Age Pensions. Then the house is sold, and, in order to find shelter, sisters Silvia and Dorothy have to fight their way through the bureaucracy — and their lifelong antagonism.
And the Oscar Goes To… by Colleen Curran
Directed by Marjie Chud, with Debra Hale and Lorna Wilson
Hollywood. Agnes Hingston winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress many,many years ago, receives a visit from Val a gushing writer who claims that she is there to do a feature on her for The New York Times Magazine.
Daddy's Girl by Emma Donoghue
Directed by Zoe Marín, with Iris Rhian
This is a true story of secrets and lies. Based on articles from New York newspapers in 1901, this is a one-woman show about young Minnie Hall, the day she learns her father was not who she thought he was at all.
The Circle by Rebecca Singh
Directed by Autumn Davis, with Rebeccah Singh and Krystle Ferdinand
After a lifetime of advocacy, Anna calls together her friends for one final act of creation. Will it weave her hope into action?
Waiting for Love by Lindsay Ellis
Directed by Lidiia Semesiuk, with Mariia Lovkutsovska, Tonjha Richardson, and Dawn Obokata
Two women linger on a bench outside a party, paralyzed by the idea that life cannot be enjoyed unless “love” arrives first. Despite their declared intention to seek it out, they remain stuck in endless waiting, afraid to either join the party or truly leave their bench. Waiting for Love is inspired by the Samuel Beckett classic Waiting for Godot and the Beatles’ 1964 B-side track I don’t want to spoil the party.
A Violation of Violets by Marni Walsh
Directed by Marianne Sawchuk, with Louisa Martin
Setting tea for two, a woman awaits the arrival of a long lost childhood friend. A Violation of Violets is the first short play in the trilogy SHE which reimagines real life stories of violence against rural women in the 1960’s. Today, incidents of violence, including sexual assault against girls and women in rural areas remains more than three times that of urban areas.
The Mary Tree by Brenda Kamino
Directed by Brenda Kamino, with Jajube Mandiela and Christina Song
Even trees can have principles. Watch closely while nature and religion collide to amazing and amusing results.
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Celebration of Strife by Brenda Somers
Directed by Susan A. Lock, with Trina Moyan, Erin MacKinnon, and Julie Burris.
Mourning the loss of a lover can be complicated.
Exit Here by Trina Davies
Directed by Marni Walsh with Autumn Davis, and Marianne McIsaac.
End of life decisions and family history meet.
Half the Sky by Janet Lo
Directed by Brenda Kamino, with Janet Lo, Jen Fong, and Christina Song.
A young adoptee travels to China during COVID.
Hot Milk by Sherry MacDonald
Directed by Lee Bolton, with Julie Vincent.
A wife prepares her elderly husband’s morning milk - and considers possibilities.
Going Avocado by Marian Buechert
Directed by Clara McBride with Dawn Obokata, Janice Lewis, and Nancy Stewart.
Getting old, like comedy and cooking, is all in the timing.
Oh Me, Oh Maya by Alicia Plummer
Directed by Tonjha Richardson, with Kendelle parks, Tkaia Green, and Linda Joyce Nourse.
Accidents happen and lives are changed.
Toilet Paper for the Apocalypse by Margo MacDonald
Directed by Marianne Sawchuk, with Rebecca Singh, Anna Morealle, Robert Carey, Jajube Mandiela.
Life, literature, and intersectionality meet in a late-night library.
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Her Crown by Alexis Hope
Directed by Heather Cherron, with Reanna Joseph and Rebecca Singh
When Tiwa’s heart is broken and her sense of self is ripped away, her best friend is right there.
Christmas Day at the Roadside Diner by Annie Massey
Directed by Susan A. Lock, with Shuyi Jia and Andrea Lyons.
Barb prepares to cook and serve a delicious Christmas dinner at her roadside diner.
The Trial of Rosie McDougall by Marni Walsh
Directed Lee Bolton, with Trina Moyan, Erin MacKinnon, Marianne Sawchuk.
It is 1970 in rural Ontario and rosie is on trial for her life.
U Can’t Touch This by Paddy Gillard-Bentley
Directed by Altaire Gural, with Trudy Weiss, and Jocelyne Zucco.
Carol and Cheryl are of an age. What the hell does that mean anyway?
Filters by Lanette Ware-Bushfield
Directed by Kristina Agosti, with Sandy Ramdin, Tonjha Richardson, and Katerina Hatzinakos.
Two childhood friends who consider themselves sisters gather over routine cocktails.
Mary and Her Jar of Jam by Catherine Bruce
Directed by Clara McBride, with Autumn Davis, Janice Lewis, Angela Marriott, Dawn Obokata, and Alice Plummer.
Mary rises to the challenges life throws at her even when they invade her very own kitchen!
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The Cave that Hummed a Song by Trina Moyan
Directed by Jill Carter, with Trina Moyan.
A post-apocalyptic nehiyaw iswew (Cree woman) matriarchal rebirthing story.
Eminent Domain by Janet Lo
Directed by Brenda Kamino, with Janet Lo and Rosie Simon.
When Pau Pau’s home is claimed by the city under Eminent Domain, she refuses to leave.
Falling Upwards by Marianne Sawchuk
Directed by Lee Bolton, with Marianne Sawchuk.
Another sleepless night for an ER nurse in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Missing You by Shannon Patte
Directed by Susan A. Lock, with Heather Cherron, Dawn Obokata, and Jillian Robinson.
A devoted caregiver’s world unravels when her partner with dementia disappears.
Women of the Highlands by Emebet Mekonnen
Directed by Samrawit Assefa, With Emebet Mekonnen.
A mother’s day in the Simien Mountains in Northern Ethiopia.
Woodcocks by Eliza Smith
Directed by Konima Parkinson-Jones, with Rebecca Singh and Reanna Joseph.
Two estranged sisters deal with loss.
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Fluorescent Lights by Natalie Grace Goossen
Directed by Lee Bolton, with Naomi Duvall and Marianne Sawchuk.
An Understanding of Brown by Leslie Ewan
Directed by Katia Café-Fébrissy, with Rebecca Singh and Eunice Almeida
Splitting Eternity by Paddy Gillard-Bentley
Directed by Kristen Da Silva, with Esther Chung and Carla Zabek
Many Happier Returns by Christine Foster
Directed by Evelyn Long, with Janet Lo and Kayleigh Poelman.
Blue Marty by Cat Walsh
Directed by Anita LaSelva, with Erin MacKinnon.