Season 53
Messenger
by Wendy Lill
directed by Andra Kelly
November 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 2026 at 7:30 pm
November 15, 21, 2026 at 2 pm
Audition TBA
“Normal is like a brake on a bike. It slows us down.”
Environmental activism meets federal Canadian government. Rookie MP Thomas Stockman celebrates becoming Ottawa’s Environment Minister, believing he can finally deliver the change to which he has devoted his life. His wife, brother and long-time journalist friend strive to show him that politics is never a smooth ride. Set in 1990 and 2014, inspired by Ibsen’s Enemy of the People, shades of Stephen Guilbault?
Things I Know To Be True
by Andrew Bovell
directed by Phil Ireland
January 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 2027 at 7:30 pm
January 24, 30 at 2 pm
Audition TBA
“I know that people aren’t perfect. Even the people you love.”
Bob, a retired autoworker, and Fran, an emergency room nurse, have worked hard to give their four children the opportunities they never had. Now, with the kids making lives of their own, it’s time to sit back and smell the roses. But the change of the seasons reveals some shattering truths, leaving us asking whether it’s possible to love too much. A complex and intense portrait of the mechanics of a family – and a marriage – through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond their parents’ love and expectations.
A Doll’s House Part 2
A Doll’s House Part 2by Lucas Hnath
directed by Shael Risman
April 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 2027 at 7:30 pm
April 4, 10, 2027 at 2 pm
Audition TBA
“…the kind of world I’m trying to make for you – it hasn’t happened yet.”
Fifteen years after Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling domestic life, she is knocking at that same door, having returned with an urgent request for her former husband. Before Nora can get what she needs, she must reckon with the people she left, all of whom have some choice words for the former Mrs. Helmer. This funny, probing and bold new play is a continuation of Ibsen’s complex exploration of gender roles while offering a modern take on the struggles inherent in all relationships.
Season 53 Art by Oetta Geraghty