May 2022
Brontë
A compelling literary detective story about the turbulent lives of the Brontë sisters. The year is 1845, and Branwell Brontë returns home to his sisters in disgrace, plagued by his addictions. As their brother descends into alcoholism and insanity, bringing chaos to the household, this powerful play explores how three Victorian spinsters, living in isolation on the Yorkshire moors, wrote some of the most powerful and passionate fiction of all time.
Find out more »October 2022
Weasel
Presented by Studio Theatre. Charlie is an actor. Charlie was an actor. Charlie will be an actor again, provided she can cross the swirling abyss, keep from floating away, quiet the voices, and shake those pesky weasels off her back. Weasel is a play about the search for truth, the pursuit of ambition, and the cost of pretending everything is fine.
Find out more »December 2022
Ubu Roi
Presented by Studio Theatre. Alfred Jarry’s infamous 1896 comedy Ubu Roi follows the ridiculous rise and fall of Père Ubu in his greedy struggle to conquer other nations by use of violence and sheer dumb luck. The play is a zany warning against the powers of an ever-hungry despot, a warning which seems ever more pressing in our modern world.
Find out more »MOI: Momentum of Isolation
The second performance in their 44th season, Brian Webb Dance Company presents Radical System Art in MOI: Momentum of Isolation by Alberta-born choreographer, Shay Kuebler, December 16 & 17 at the Timms Centre for the Arts. MOI: Momentum of Isolation bases its performances around social isolation and loneliness. The performance explores the objective and subjective experiences through the individual, the group and modern society - a society with shifting values and an ever-advancing digital way of life. To shape a…
Find out more »February 2023
Rhinoceros
Presented by Studio Theatre. Eugène Ionseco’s parabolic drama Rhinoceros (1959) follows everyman Bérenger as his community is overrun with “rhinoceritis.” As he watches the world change around him, Bérenger must find inspiration and take control of his life. Ionesco’s breakneck masterpiece is an indictment of complacency, extremism, and mob mentality, as well as an invitation to individual action in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
Find out more »April 2023
The Devils
Presented by Studio Theatre. Religious faith, spiritual doubt, and earthly politics intersect in this gripping tale of a provincial French town that comes to believe its parish priest is an instrument of the Devil. When an inquisition into the demonic possession of the nuns of the Convent of St. Ursula identifies Father Grandin as the source, his powerful enemies in both church and state conspire to destroy him. Based on actual events in the 17th-century town of Loudun, The Devils…
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