Theatre Calgary, in partnership with Arts Commons Presents, are thrilled to bring Calgary audiences the Tony Award-winning drama based on true events with Stefano Massini’s masterpiece The Lehman Trilogy, adapted by Ben Power.
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Curtain's Up! Another Exciting Year at Arts Commons
Every September, the kids go back to school, while actors, writers, directors – and symphony orchestras – go back to rehearsal.
5 Reasons To Be Excited for ‘The Seafarer’ at Alberta Theatre Projects
Alberta Theatre Projects is thrilled to be opening their 50th Anniversary Season with Conor McPherson’s critically acclaimed play, The Seafarer, starring Paul Gross!
The Greatest Mystery in Theatre Opens Theatre Calgary’s Season
Theatre Calgary is thrilled to open its ‘Theatre For All’ season with the classic whodunit The Mousetrap, by the world’s greatest mystery writer, Agatha Christie.
On a dark and snowy night, seven strangers find themselves trapped in a remote English guesthouse. The next morning, the snowed-in guests are joined by a police sergeant who brings news of a grisly murder in London. To the guests’ horror, he reveals that the killer may very well be in their midst. The thrills and suspense begin as the sergeant delves into the histories of the guests to uncover sordid pasts, as audiences will race to put the pieces of the puzzle together before the final curtain.
Deer Woman Worldwide
Deer Woman’s first public audience was the reading at Native Earth’s Weesageechak festival in November 2017. After four days of development we had a showing. We experimented with blocking and video design. The primarily Indigenous crowd was silent when we concluded, and Cherish recalls feeling worried. The first sound to explode from our people was not applause, but a loud sob from one woman, followed by resounding cheers.
Meet the Playwrights! ATP Assembles The Playwrighting Unit
In early September, Alberta Theatre Projects announced the 2020-21 Playwrights Unit, continuing the company’s longstanding commitment to the development of new Canadian plays. Starting now, eight playwrights are granted nine months of professional development, mutual support and inspiration, and work shopping of their works.