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It's been a year since Paul and Lucille's son Craig committed suicide, and their once-solid family bonds are starting to break down.

Contemporary Indigenous theatre in Canada is just over thirty years old, if one begins counting from the premier of Linda Griffiths and Maria Campbell's Jessica in Saskatoon and the establishment o

When King Pandion marries his daughter Procne off to war hero King Tereus, she must leave her beloved sister Philomela behind.

Mahmoud is an exuberant, if overwhelmingly passionate, Iranian engineer-cum-taxi driver who relishes the chance to regale his passengers with his love of Persian culture.

Seeing beyond Winston's disfiguring scars and foreseeing a future with him, Lise falls in love and the couple soon marry.

This updated edition of Vern Thiessen's compelling play about the collision of power and one man's journey to discovery still resonates with verve and vigour.

Inspired by the 2004 death of seventeen-year-old Jeffrey Reodica by a plain-clothes police officer in Toronto, The Making of St.

Max, a lawyer for the Canadian Department of Justice, is losing his mind. In one nightmarish week, he has been shot, punched, stabbed, led on a wild goose chase, and has even seen a ghost.

Forced to rely upon traditional wisdom for their survival, Elena and Bern retreat from the remains of civilization to a freezing, desolate landscape where they attempt to continue their lives after

Sit down, Daniel's going to tell you a story. On the weekend of January 10, 2004, American monologist Spalding Gray killed himself by jumping off the Staten Island Ferry in New York City.

Inspired by the kinds of real-life stories that prompted the It Gets Better campaign, Paul Dunn's play for middle-grade and high-school students brings the discussion around homophobia, bullyi

If Gertrude Stein and Alice B.

One of Judith Thompson's most popular and enduring plays, Lion in the Streets looks at ordinary people suffering inner emotional turmoil and the ways in which they cope.

A searing exploration of the nature of forgiveness and a profound classic that examines the paradox of the soldier today, and the ambiguities of morality and justice.

A Canadian drama classic, these two plays--one dealing with racism, the other with alcoholism--explore some of the most pressing issues facing teenagers today.