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Written by: Emma Donoghue
Genre: Musical/Opera
Length: 145 min.
A folk musical based on the 1840s letters of Henry and Jane Johnson (immigrants from Antrim to Ontario) and filled with traditional songs of Ireland and Britain.
Written by: Lyndsey Bourne
Genre: Musical/Opera
Length: 75 min.
In a high school music room in North Vancouver, twelve teenage girls assemble to practice and perfect their parts, desperate to please Bruce, the choir director. As with any group of girls– as with any choir– they are constantly listening to each other. Tuning and re-tuning, adjusting to each other’s...
Written by: Taylor Marie Graham
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical/Opera
Length: 90 min.
Inspired by the true events of the devastating 2011 Goderich tornado, Cottage Radio investigates our ties to home and asks: who are we when a part of us is caught in a storm? The fictional Marley clan crams together in a small family cottage on the outskirts of town. Over...
Written by: Johanna Zomers
Genre: Comedy, Musical/Opera
Length: 90 min.
Miss Pringle is a set in the rapidly changing era of the 1960’s in rural Canada. Miss Pringle, a young inexperienced ‘city’ girl is hired to teach eight grades in a one-room school house under the eagle eye of the sceptical ‘school inspector’ and a hard of hearing befuddled parish...
Written by: Sharon Heath
Genre: Comedy, Musical/Opera
Length: 75 min.
39 …And Ticking! is a love story about a woman and her issues around dating, aging, raising kids and procreating. The style of the piece explores the genre of the clown-musical using direct address, clown lazzes, modern dance, musical numbers, stage fighting and more. The plot explores one woman’s hopes...
Written by: Piper J. Distel (Book), & Lori Robinson Distel (Music and Lyrics)
Genre: Biography, Musical/Opera
Length: 140 min.
Synopsis: Journey down the rabbit hole and meet ‘the mind behind Wonderland’ in this colourful biographical musical about the extraordinary life of Lewis Carroll. From his childhood in Yorkshire to his eventual friendship with the young girl who would become ‘Alice,’ Carroll’s unique imagination and keen knack for storytelling are...
Written by: Barbara Mitchell
Genre: Musical/Opera
Length: 90 min.
Cookie, Pep, and Stripe make up the Marketing Team at McJingle’s Inc. Their job? To monitor, measure and analyze the Christmas spirit across Canada. However, this year, the cheery three-o discover that the Canadian Christmas spirit is dangerously low. Could it be caused by the dreaded humbugs? Raising spirits across...
Written by: Sara Kreindler
Genre: Musical/Opera
Length: 85 min.
A reimagining of the Greek myth of Persephone as an offbeat coming-of-age story. Featuring a singing three-headed dog, a misunderstood Medusa, and a Zeus with an uncanny resemblance to a certain President – plus, a sparkling original score that hearkens back to classic Broadway. Like the goddess, the musical oscillates...
Written by: Sara Kreindler
Genre: Musical/Opera
Length: 90 min.
The Perfect Man: A reality dating show – bizarre situations, wacky characters, and cheesy tropes galore! Anthropologist Anita becomes a contestant in order to study technology-mediated romance. But then she meets the bachelor: her high school crush. Clayton doesn’t recognize her, and Anita hides behind her notebook. However, encouraged by...
Written by: J. Ivanel Johnson, Cameron Slipp (arranger & additional music composer)
Genre: Musical/Opera
Length: 120 min.
1939 Canadian ‘Rurals’ meet Canadian ‘Royals’ (real life Governor General and world-famous author John Buchan and his family and staff* from Ottawa). It’s the eve of our nation entering WWII. In a little rural village, a crowd gathers at the train station to “Greet The Great” as they arrive with...