Blue Beads and Blueberries February 20-28 By Erin Macklem A Manitoba Theatre for Young People Production Connections:  Métis storytelling, Traditional knowledge, New retelling of well-known stories When a father asks his daughters, how much they love him, he feels slighted by the response of his youngest and sends her away. This sets her off on an adventure of self-discovery, one ...

Where the Wild Things Are October 18-November 3 A Presentation House Theatre Production (Vancouver, BC) Based on the book by Maurice Sendak Originally adapted for the stage by TAG Theatre Glasgow, Scotland The wild rumpus is back! Jump right in and help Max transform his bedroom into the many landscapes of his adventures. Sail along together to the land of ...

Blue Beads and Blueberries February 21-March 2 By Erin Macklem A Manitoba Theatre for Young People Production When a father asks his daughters, how much they love him, he feels slighted by the response of his youngest and sends her away. This sets her off on an adventure of self-discovery, one brimming with beaded earrings, woven sashes, and traditional jigs. ...

The Pa’akai We Bring April 24-May 3 Produced by Honolulu Theatre for Youth (Honolulu, Hawaii) This original production introduces young audiences to the Native Hawaiian relationship to pa’akai (salt). Pa’akai is food, medicine, a sacrament, and a treasured gift. The play follows multiple generations of salt farmers on Kauai, blending ancient stories, hula, original live music, and audience participation. The ...

Tetris March 13-22 An Arch8 Production Tetris. For some generations, the name evokes a computer game with multi-coloured blocks sliding down faster than you know what to do with them. Now Tetris is a live performance about how we all fit together. You’ll learn a new, physical language and be invited to speak and play along. The best part is ...

The Problem with Pink February 14-23 A co-production of Le Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke (Quebec) and La parenthèse-Christophe Garcia (France) Every day is full of fun and stories for four friends who frolic on their private, pink world. But everything changes when they get terrible news from the outside: the colour pink is for girls. Suddenly, what other people think ...

Tetris March 15-24 An Arch8 Production (The Netherlands) Tetris. For some generations, the name evokes a computer game with multi-coloured blocks sliding down faster than you know what to do with them. Now Tetris is a live performance about how we all fit together. You’ll learn a new, physical language and be invited to speak and play along. The best ...

The Problem with Pink February 16-24 A co-production of Le Petit Théâtre de Sherbrooke (Quebec) and La parenthèse-Christophe Garcia (France) Every day is full of fun and stories for four friends who frolic on their private, pink world. But everything changes when they get terrible news from the outside: the colour pink is for girls. Suddenly, what other people think ...