from award-winning playwright david ireland comes the story of a meet-and-greet gone terribly wrong. a savage, fast-paced dark comedy about ego, politics, competing identities, nationalism and what happens when borders (both political and personal) blur.

sep 18-oct 3, 2026

icemen

between the powerful and the powerless, desperation takes root. set at the height of the great depression, icemen (a new work from governor general's literary award-winning playwright vern thiessen) looks at survival, status, wealth and the price of fighting back.

nov 13-27, 2026

the commandment

when an atheist is chosen to deliver god's newest commandment but refuses, every attempt to avoid the truth pulls him further from the life he knows. phil rickaby dissects grief and man's search for meaning when all is lost, beliefs are challenged, and we are forced to look where we'd rather not.

dec 11-19, 2026

the antipodes

things get meta in this original and surreal comedy by award-winning playwright annie baker. the antipodes takes a deep dive into the retelling of myths, fairytales, legends and the human need for new stories to define our understanding.

feb 19-mar 5, 2027

clybourne park

winner of the pulitzer prize, clybourne park spans 50 years and the changing face of a neighbourhood. hilarious, provocative, and deeply human, it's a story that hits close to home in calgary. questions of who gets to live where, affordability, property rights, class, belonging, and resistance to change come to a head in bruce norris' social satire with no easy answers.

apr 16-may 1, 2027