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We're an independent theatre that brings awareness to real issues in our community, planting seeds for positive social transformation. We tell stories that kindle hopeful change in people's lives. See impact stories in our 2025 Annual Report...

Current Projects

Get Up for Christmas Presence: A Holiday Cabaret

Dec 12, 2025 at The Refinery. Admission by donation (at door only). We’re adapting our annual Christmas Presence mashup of stories, poetry and songs about the nativity, partnering with On the Boards Staging Company to host a unique holiday cabaret. It’s sure to be a fun filled, entertaining evening for all…

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Suitcase Stories

Created & performed by Maki Yi, Feb 25-Mar 1, 2026. One newcomer, one carry-on, one hilariously epic search for freedom. With only a tiny suitcase, Maki leaves her home in Korea and winds up in Regina. She finds that her new life in Canada is both everything she hoped for and the most difficult thing she has ever faced…

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Apples and Train Tracks

World premiere by Arnolda Dufour Bowes, Apr 30-May 10, 2026. A love story rising from the aftermath of Métis displacement. Haunted by memories of being forced into a cattle railcar and shipped away as a child, Charlie wrestles with consequences of trauma as he fights to forge a new legacy of love with his wife, Rose…

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