High School Showcase is a series of two perfromances:

The Rabbit, the Water, and the Worms

The Unkindness of Ghosts

Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

Sat, Jun 10th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

The Rabbit, the Water, and the Worms

An abusive father seeks forgiveness from the innermost epithets of his child, wife and mistress as he travels through the process of death.

The Unkindness of Ghosts

Should we feel responsible in the wake of tragedy? How much can one person do when they themselves are struggling? Have you ever missed the signs? In the hands of director Sylviane Allard, Emily Haley’s play, The Unkindness of Ghosts, is a brutal social commentary on the role of bystanders in regards to mental health. Set hauntingly to music, moments of open contemporary dance choreographed by Brianna Newman will help pull you into the action of this play and forge a unique, thought-provoking connection with the characters.


Presented in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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forever anyway

Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 at 9:30 pm

This piece is about forever. And loss. Through time. Written by Amy Sawka and directed by Kacie Hall.

Presented in the Joyce Doolittle Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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Silver Islands is a series of two performances:

Silver Spoon

Island Within Ourselves

Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 at 9:30 pm

Sat, Jun 10th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

Silver Spoon is a coming-of-age story that navigates childhood worries, poverty and family dynamics. This small scale theatre show follows a young woman and her realizations about her place in the world through everyday encounters.

Islands Within Ourselves: One of the most earnest things one can do is reconcile with the past versions of themselves. This performance brings forth all those different 'islands' - the parts of ourselves that we exile and shows them loving embrace.

Presented in the Joyce Doolittle Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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Glass Recollections is a series of three performances:

pointless purSUIT

Poor Recollections

Verre Brisé (Broken Glass)

Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 at 9:30 pm

Sat, Jun 10th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

pointless purSUIT depicts the stagnant, predictable, routine of the corporate day job. What does this mean for the everyday artist who wishes to break free and truly express their humanity in these working conditions. Go and get a “day job” they said.

poor recollections is a mixture of found text and a collection of self reflections. This play explores power dynamics, trauma, and healing.

Verre Brisé is a movement piece that exposes what it is like to feel isolated because of mental illness. This show specifically looks at Body Dysmorphia, and how those suffering must heal by looking inward.

Presented in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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Green Key

Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 at 9:30 pm

Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 at 8:15

Green Key is a participatory theatre about refugees. This show is like a journey; you will experience the meaning of being a refugee as an audience.

Presented in the Joyce Doolittle Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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Tales from the Gym

Wed, Jun 7th, 2023 at 9:30 pm

Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 at 8:15 pm

Fri, Jun 10th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Tales from the Gym is a musical comedy that aims to deconstruct common character archetypes found in your local gym. The show uses a character-based revue style to tell it's story, with each song focusing on a different character -everyone from "main characters" to gym creeps to "the Boysplainer". Who are they? See the show to find out!

Presented in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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Dance is a series of two performances:

Be Vardų, Be Kojų

La Vieja Astronauta

Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 at 9:30 pm

Be Vardų, Be Kojų

“Be Vardų, Be Kojų”, meaning ‘without names, without legs’, is an ongoing dance work exploring queer movement in Lithuanian folk dance. Using glitched 3D modeled representations of Lithuanian folk dance steps as a guide for directing choreographic decisions, “Be Vardų, Be Kojų” is an entirely new folk dance, using the amalgamous forms of the 3D models to question the rigidity of gender roles and assignments within Lithuanian language and dance.

La Vieja Astronauta

If a woman could have it her way, where would she choose to die, when she finds her roots and origin in different geographical places?

Presented in the Victor Mitchell Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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Innocence Astray

Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Sat, Jun 10th, 2023 at 7:00 pm

Fairytales are full of colorful and innocent characters, but after the tales are over, what happens to the characters? Innocence is a devised storytelling structure that explores the concept of losing innocence. It may look like a fairytale on the outside, (as we follow Alice, Peter, and Red Riding Hood), but it truly explores the trials and tribulations of youth colliding with the darker pieces of adulthood. How do we lose ourselves when sexuality tempts us? What happens if we refuse to let go of a time when things were simple, and what happens when the world you know no longer makes sense. We strive to ask the question: What is it to lose your innocence, and who do you become when it's gone? Why do we need to keep a piece of ourselves alive?

Presented in the Joyce Doolittle Theatre at the Pumphouse Theatres.

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