Find large cast plays by Canadian women, two-spirit, trans, and non-binary creators.
Written by: Meredith Taylor-Parry
Genre: Dark Comedy, Drama
Length: 105 min.
“With a little help from a childhood friend, Samantha tells us a dark and comedic tale about motherhood, a medium and her obsession with the worst mother of all time. When She Was Good was shortlisted for Fem Fest 2020 hosted by Sarasvati Productions and will be a part of...
Written by: Janice Wiseman
Genre: TYA
Length: 45 min.
“O.D.! evolved from an earlier play, Monica Drew Is a Kangaroo!, about a latchkey, single-parent kid who thinks no one loves her… Monica O.D.’d on drugs and was admitted to hospital for psychiatric treatment. She was no longer a cute little blond girl. Adolescence had played a cruel trick, tuning her into a...
Written by: Jennifer Fraser, Thomas Brown
Length: 120 min.
Distortion tells the story of Alex Dysart, a gifted musician at a performing arts academy who suffers from dyslexia. The show moves backwards from Dysart’s attempted suicide to the two weeks leading up to his crisis and his interactions with his family, fellow students and teachers. The characters are all...
Written by: Shauna Singh Baldwin
Genre: Dance/Movement/Clown, Drama
Length: 105 min.
With her arranged marriage in jeopardy, Sheetal Talwar attempts suicide. The woman who talks her out of it claims to be Draupadi – the Draupadi from the Mahabharat, the epic drama about the battle of the Pandava and the Kauravs three millenia ago. When Sheetal recovers and thanks her, Draupadi...
Written by: Karen Hines
Genre: Comedy
Length: 75 min.
Dr. Penelope Douglas is an ex-forensic psychiatrist looking for a fresh start in a booming western oil town, but on her first day practicing in her boutique office suite, a young television writer hangs himself in her subway-tiled bathroom. A dissection of contemporary television drama through the eyes of the...
Written by: Evelyne de la Chenelière, English Translation by Nigel Spencer
“Ever since her brother’s untimely death, Marie has been fascinated with angels, believing her brother has become one. Now, as a young woman, she has dedicated her doctoral thesis to the subject: the sudden portrayal of angels with feet in Renaissance paintings. As Marie tries to analyze the motive behind...
Written by: Chantal Bilodeau
Genre: Drama
Length: 105 min.
“The first play of The Arctic Cycle, Sila examines the competing interests shaping the future of the Canadian Arctic and local Inuit population. Set on Baffin Island in the territory of Nunavut, it follows a climate scientist, an Inuit activist and her daughter, two Canadian Coast Guard officers, an Inuit...