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BENEATH SPRINGHILL: THE MAURICE RUDDICK STORY Created by Beau Dixon Music & lyrics by Rob Fortin & Susan Newman Originally directed & developed by Linda Kash 

AN INSPIRING CANADIAN STORY TOLD THROUGH SONG Trapped. 4,000 feet underground. With no food, little air, and even less hope of survival. Remarkably and against all odds, the indomitable spirit and song of coal miner Maurice Ruddick served as a lifeline for his fellow miners over 9 unimaginable days

I, CLAUDIA By Kristen Thomson

A TENDER JOURNEY THROUGH PRE-TEENHOOD  Winner of the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play, I, Claudia is a refreshingly candid and delightful look into a young person’s psyche, shared from multiple perspectives through mask work. Enter Claudia’s world and recognize yourself reflected in her forthright honesty and humour.

Artists from the 2019–2020 season discuss what storytelling means to them, and why it's such a powerful connective tool.

A CLOWN FALLS IN LOVE AT THE CIRCUS Born to circus folk who prefer trapezing over parenting, Felix quickly learns to turn life’s misfortunes into jokes. His longing for family and home is piqued at the tender age of seven, when he falls for an older woman, age eight—an event that kickstarts his journey to becoming a true buffoon. A story of love, loss, and the fate that binds us, Buffoon is a gut-wrenching one-man show that expertly walks the tightrope between hilarity and heartbreak.

Provocative and insightful, No Child... transports the audience to the underfunded Malcolm X High School in the Bronx, where an intrepid substitute drama teacher refuses to give up on a group of at-risk students—despite their hardened attitudes and tough-talking attempts to push her away. This play within a play, with 16 characters portrayed by one actor in a tour-de-force performance, is a powerful reminder of the transformative role of the arts in our lives.

A CORNER STORE COMEDY Mr. Kim, a Korean shopkeeper, grapples with both a changing neighbourhood landscape and the chasm between him and his second-generation offspring. This journey of a fractured but loving family forgiving the past and confronting the future is a new Canadian classic. Ins Choi’s hilarious and touching debut play inspired the hit TV show of the same name.

CIPHER By Ellen Close and Braden Griffiths

After 63 years, the Beacon Hill Body remains a Vancouver Island cold-case murder. Forensic toxicologist Grace Godard thinks her scientific expertise is leading her close to an answer, closer than anyone has come before. But when she meets Aqeel Saleemi, a young man with a personal stake in the mystery, their efforts to crack the case have consequences neither of them imagined. 

NOISES OFF By Michael Frayn 

Hailed as the funniest farce ever written, treats audiences to a hilarious peek at a second-tier acting troupe performing a show. With egos, insecurities, and tempers flaring backstage—and forgotten lines, missed cues, and misplaced sardines onstage—this cast threatens to strike the old adage “the show must go on.” Michael Frayn’s dizzying play-within-a-play classic is sure to leave you doubled over with laughter.