by david ireland / canadian english-language debut
from award-winning playwright david ireland comes a dark comedy of our time. everyone is entitled to an opinion, as long as it’s the right one. absurd and uncomfortably familiar, ulster american turns our obsession with identity, politics and being on the right side of history into a question of who gets to decide what anyone else is allowed to believe.
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
by phil rickaby / calgary debut
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
by annie baker / alberta debut
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
by bruce norris / calgary debut
winner of the pulitzer prize, clybourne park spans 50 years and the changing face of a neighbourhood. a deeply human and dark dramady, this is a story that questions who gets to live where, as housing affordability, property rights, class, belonging, and resistance to change come to a head. bruce norris' social satire doesn't come with any easy answers.
