Find large cast plays by Canadian women, two-spirit, trans, and non-binary creators.
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: Françoise Loranger, translated by Louise H. Forsyth
Genre: Quebec Theatre, Translation
“Playing Double (Double jeu) is a two-act play with fourteen characters: a night-school teacher and thirteen students… It is an experimental, multi-media play making extensive use of screen images, original music, and multiple stage areas. Created as a play within a play, it presents a group of adult night school...
Written by: Tracey Power
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Musical/Opera
Length: 120 min.
“It’s the 1600s and women are banned from the stage, but the suppressed female mind is finding it difficult to stay… well, suppressed. Behind the dingy walls of The Cage Tavern, six women explore the seductive power of the theatre. With a musical score influenced by underground European cabaret, the...
Written by: Sally Clark
Genre: Drama
Length: 95 min.
“In Jehanne of the Witches, Christianity vs. Paganism provides the backdrop for this play-within-a-play centering on the relationship between Joan of Arc and the reputed mass murderer Gilles de Rais (Bluebeard).” (From the CPO Website)
Written by: Mary Vingoe
Genre: Drama, Feminist Theatre, Historical
Length: 120 min.
“Living Curiosities is inspired by the story of Anna Swan, the 19th century Nova Scotia giantess who was sent to exhibit at P.T. Barnum’s famed American Museum in New York City at the height of the American Civil War. Lonely but determined to make the best of her situation, Anna...
Written by: Marianne Ackerman
Genre: Drama
“Montreal, summer of 1774: a troupe of British Garrison officers attempt to stage Moliere’s Tartuffe, directed by a young Seigneur whose hidden ambition is to flout the authority of the Catholic Church. The project pits conqueror against conquered, with tragic results for the play.” (From the Playwright’s Website)
Written by: Margaret Hollingsworth
Genre: Drama
Length: 120 min.
“In War Babies, after twenty years of marriage, Esme, a playwright, and Colin, a war correspondent, are expecting a baby. Fears of middle-aged childbirth as well as the latent male-female antagonism of two decades of living together intensify as the date of the birth draws near.” (From the CPO Website)