This Is How We Got Here

Firehall Arts Centre to April 28, 2024
When there is a split second of complete silence after the curtain falls, followed by applause, you know something has taken place in the theatre. Heartbreak, heartache and healing is where playwright Métis playwright Keith Barker takes us in This Is How We Got Here.

Tasha Faye Evans as Lucille and Gordon Patrick White as Paul in This Is How We Got Here. Credit: Sarah Race Photography

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You used to call me Marie

York Theatre to April 28, 2024
First Nations stories by First Nations writers are appearing more and more often on stages across the country and now Alberta playwright/performer/politician Tai Amy Grauman brings the story of Métis women to the York Theatre.

Tai Amy Grauman as Iskwewo in You used to call me Marie. Credit: Emily Cooper

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Parifam

The Cultch Historic Theatre to April 14, 2024
Playwright Aki Yaghoubi, director Panthea Vatandoost and dramaturg Diane Roberts will, doubtless, have learned a lot in getting this play from page to stage.

Foojan Nixie Shabrang as Parifam in Parifam. Credit: Pauline Vega Carrillo

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Parade

Parade
191 Alexander Street to April 13, 2024
Sold out
If I’d gone to opening night instead of dragging my heels, I could have told you how fantastic Parade is in time for you to see it.

Josh Epstein as Leo Frank in Parade. Credit: Nicol Spinola

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