Find large cast plays by Canadian women, two-spirit, trans, and non-binary creators.
Written by: Michaela Jeffery
Length: 150 min.
Asha Ray is a deprogrammer. An exrtractionist. She is the last port of call for desperate people who’ve reached the limits of what law enforcement can do for them in terms of pulling loved ones out of cults. She’s considered one of the best – maybe the best – (certainly...
Written by: Julianne Hoyak
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, TYA
Length: 75 min.
In a fairytale village, a group of bold and creative youth fight back against an authoritarian judge when he tries to enforce severe rules on the community. But the powerful judge will stop at nothing to get what he really wants: a good old-fashioned witch burning. Things quickly spiral out...
Written by: Elena Kaufman
Genre: Dark Comedy
Length: 60 min.
The Greek Furies were a chorus of winged creatures with bloody eyes and pet snakes, who hounded unrepentant criminals. Their passionate duty was to scour the land for murderers who went unpunished by law. These Furies or Eumenides appeared in Aeschylus’s trilogy “The Oresteia” as winged creatures, dripping with snakes...
Written by: Jo MacDonald
Genre: Comedy
Length: 90 min.
Neechie- Noun A friend. A bestie. Maybe a cuuzzzin. For sure, someone’s deadly auntie. 4 childhood friends. A reunion interrupted. Incarceration. But with the help of Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, Vera Wang, the cops (eventually), and some nosy nosy men, justice might prevail. The bow and arrow probably helped a...
Written by: Michele Decottignies
Genre: Biography, Documentary, Verbatim/Research-Based
Length: 60 min.
The play’s subject matter is based on a real-life Canadian crime: the 1993 premeditated killing of 13-year-old Tracy Latimer by her father, who claimed he had no choice but to kill her because she was in “constant, excruciating pain” due to cerebral palsy. Robert Latimer employed this “necessity” defense in...
Written by: Donald Molnar, Alicia Payne
Genre: Drama
Length: 110 min.
Justice For Maurice Henry Carter is based on the true story of the enduring friendship between Doug Tjapkes and Maurice Carter, who spent 29 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. For over ten years, Doug helped Maurice fight for his freedom. Doug is White. Maurice is...
Written by: Andrea Boyd, Laura Teasdale
Genre: Comedy
Length: 90 min.
It’s the day of the famous archery competition, and Robin can’t resist the allure of the prize: A Golden Arrow. But can he outwit the Sheriff of Nottingham? With a gender-swapped cast and surprising cultural twists, this action-adventure romp combines broad humour with bold ideas. This modern version of Robin...
Written by: Sharon Pollock
Genre: Drama
Length: 110 min.
Inside an aging Federal Maximum Security Prison an inmate in isolation has died under suspicious circumstances according to inmate rumour. This despite external reviews and recommendations for change that warden and staff have failed to implement. In a demand for justice within the prison and a chance at freedom two...
Written by: Sally Clark
Genre: Adaptation, Comedy, Tragedy
Length: 85 min.
“The Trial of Judith K. is roughly based on Kafka’s The Trial. Judith K. finds herself accused of an unknown crime. The harder she delves into the bureaucratic nightmare, the more firmly she is bound by it, and the more obscure the reasons for her conviction become.” (From the CPO...
Written by: Lorena Lillian Gale
Genre: Drama, Historical
Length: 120 min.
“In the character of Angélique, Gale gives us a woman brave enough to try and shatter her bonds. A rich, poetic evocation of a graceful yet cruel time—a time when “civilized” people still bought and sold slaves.” (From the CPO Website)