Toronto/GTA

Dear Ms Kitt – Hard-Bitten Productions

After nearly a decade abroad, Nina, an estranged singer returns home only to discover she’s inherited more than she expected. Forced to confront a past she tried to forget, Nina has to learn to forgive before it’s too late. Dear Ms. Kitt is a powerful family drama about guilt, identity and accountability, held together with a little girl’s love of Eartha Kitt.

August 20 – 24

Native Earth’s Aki Studio in Daniels Spectrum – 585 Dundas St. E

https://www.hardbittenproductions.com/dear-miss-kitt/

Heratio – Guild Festival Theatre

Guild Festival Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of Genevieve Adam’s Heratio – a bold re-imagining of Hamlet that picks up the story after Shakespeare’s ending. Through a delightful blend of humour, mystery and melancholy, Heratio gives the stage to the women and servants who are left to clean up the mess created by the intrigues of princes and kings.

Heratio was developed through In Conversation With Classics, Guild Festival Theatre’s program for new plays.

August 7 – 24

Guild Festival Theatre – 201 Guildwood Parkway, Scarborough

https://www.guildfestivaltheatre.ca/heratio

Pigeon! – Bird on Stage Productions

From the mind of Garrett (M. Ryan) Abrams, Pigeon! follows John, an outcast in North York, desperate to escape his isolation. Living in the shadow of the Holocaust and burdened by an inherited weight he cannot define, he takes fate into his own hands, building himself a companion, no matter the cost. But as his creation takes shape, John is forced to confront the horrors lurking beneath his own skin. A darkly surreal tale of loneliness, obsession, and the things we destroy in our search for connection. 

August 21 – 24

Assembly Theatre – 1479 Queen St W

https://www.birdonstage.com/pigeon

Montreal

In Memoriam – A Broke Theatre

Written by Michael Tall and directed by Aidan Cottreau, this deeply atmospheric production delves into grief, family trauma, and Jewish burial traditions as two estranged brothers confront a terrifying presence in their childhood home. Featuring compelling performances by META-winner Simon Pelletier and Sam Beaton, “In Memoriam” blends stark emotional realism with theatrical illusion, expressive in-the-round staging, and live Chopin piano nocturnes.

August 15 – 27 and 22 – 24

White Wall Studio – 4532 Av. Laval, Montréal, QC

https://www.instagram.com/abroketheatre/

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