For those of us who have never moved away from our home country, the immigration system is an enigmatic hypothetical we know we’ll never have to encounter. But for millions of people it’s a frustrating and impossible to navigate labyrinth seemingly designed to take people in and spit them out again right back where they…
“Dear Guests: It is with great pleasure that Leyla and Joel invite you to celebrate their marriage this March. Dress code – informal, ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by the exchange of vows. And at our signal, the entertainment begins.” Everyone loves a wedding; it’s a wonderful reason to join two people, and their…
Do you believe in ghosts? What about faeries? Or maybe even reincarnation? Judith Thompson’s haunting Queen Maeve weaves the magical and the mundane to tell a harrowing story of love, loss, and the power of forgiveness over three generations. Directed by Mike Payette, Queen Maeve has a spirit as fierce as the titular Celtic Queen…
Sam and Jake are so excited to become fathers...just not in the state of Louisiana. Nothing has gone according to plan and this latest hospital visit in New Orleans is making both of them uneasy. Mohsin Zaidi’s masterfully crafted The Surrogate, deftly directed by Christopher Manousos, takes audiences on a deep dive into the journey…
How well do you really know your neighbours? In the small town where I grew up, I would have answered that I knew my neighbours pretty well, especially when I was younger and us kids would all play together outside when the weather was nice. But now that I live in a big city, I…
“How do you feel today?” A simple sounding question, yet one which we never truly ask in full because the answer will be more difficult than we’re usually willing to express. Solomon Goudsward’s How To Feel looks at the complexities of our emotional lives through the eyes of a down-on-his-luck young man and his close…
“It is a truth universally acknowledged...” The iconic opening line of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is never fully uttered in this new stage adaptation by Ferron Delcy and Jesse McQueen. One of the many running jokes throughout the play, this Pride and Prejudice has everything you love about the original novel with a cheeky…
How far back can you trace your lineage? You likely know where your grandparents lived and grew up, but what about their parents, or the ones before them? Do you still carry on their traditions, or have they been worn away by time into mere legends or half-forgotten songs? Coleen Shirin MacPherson’s Searching for Aimai,…
Telling your friends the truth can be a difficult task; we’re accustomed to the little white lies of “I’m okay” or “yeah, everything’s fine” in the pleasantries we engage in every day. But what happens when a close friend truly needs your help? When you’re seeing them make bad choices and nothing you’re saying to…
A daughter stolen. A mother desperate to find her child. A system working hard to keep them apart. The world premiere of Anusree Roy’s latest play, Through the Eyes of God, is a passionate solo show depicting Chaya’s search for her daughter after she’s abducted by a known kidnapper. Directed by Thomas Morgan Jones, Though…
A View from the Box 