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One Thing
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Written by Andrea Dunne
​Directed by Andrea Dunne & Sandra Mills
​Starring Simon Alteen & Sarah Browne
September 21st, 7:00pm
September 23rd, 9:30pm
September 28th, 7:00pm
October 1st, 9:30pm
A transatlantic romance between an Englishman and a Newfoundlander. Faced with choices between her ambitions, her home and her relationship, Faith has to ask herself: can you choose love if love is only one thing?
Waking Brian
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Written by Darren Ivany & Stephen Jefford
Directed by Stephen Jefford
Starring Darren Ivany
September 21st, 7:00pm
September 24th, 9:30pm
September 28th, 9:30pm
September 30th, 7:00pm​
Waking Brian is the eulogy that couldn't be. A young man, weighed down with depression, is forced to reconcile with love and loss that began with reflux on a Monday morning.  
Play Dead
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Written & Directed by Jon Aylward
Starring Darnell Johnson, Laura-Marie Smith, Jody Rideout, Sean Connors, Cynthia Perry, Doug Boyce, Graham Hunt, & Angie Mercer
Richard wants nothing more than to put off his production of Macbeth, and his cast want nothing more than to help him. But when an overzealous understudy invokes the Scottish curse, all hell breaks loose.

​September 21st, 9:30pm
September 24th, 7:00pm
September 28th, 9:30pm
October 2nd, 7:00pm
SLeepers
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Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by Jamie Skidmore
Starring Michael Smith &
​Laura Huckle
September 21st, 9:30pm
September 23rd, 7:00pm
September 30th, 9:30pm
October 2nd, 7:00pm
Sleepers is a comedic romp between two stone effigies lying dead in an English church for hundreds of years. Yes, you read that right.
​The Stronger
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Written by August Strindberg
Directed by Jacqueline Hynes
Starring Monica Walsh & 
​Natalia Hennelly
September 22nd, 7:00pm
September 23rd, 9:30pm
September 29th, 9:30pm
October 1st, 7:00pm
In a women's cafe on Christmas Eve, Mrs. X crosses paths with Ms. Y. The two actresses, once friends, negotiate the interaction that after some time, has left many questions unanswered. The Stronger is a Swedish Play written in 1889 that consists of one scene where the character Mrs. X speaks and the character Miss. Y is silent. 
Village Wooing
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Written by George Bernard Shaw
Directed by Charlie Tomlinson
​Starring Marie Jones &
​Patrick Foran

​September 22nd, 9:30pm

September 23rd, 7:00pm
September 29th, 9:30pm

October 1st, 7:00pm
Last Minute Play
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Starring Mike Hammond, Steve Payette, Chris Dunn, Alannah Ward, & Simon Marshall
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​September 24th, 7:00pm
September 25th, 7:00pm
September 29th, 7:00pm
September 30th, 9:30pm
A look into the creative storytelling process, Stanley Braxton performs the "Last Minute Play". They will create the play right there on the spot with nothing to go on except a title provided by the audience and the set of the previous play.
The Actor's Nightmare
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Written by Christopher Durang
Directed by Janet O'Reilly
Starring Chris Panting, Janet McDonald, Kim Drake, Chris Bishop, & Irene Duma 
​September 22nd, 9:30pm
September 25th, 7:00pm
September 28th, 7:00pm
October 1st, 9:30pm
George is an average guy who wanders onto an empty stage, not certain of where he is or how he got there. The stage manager informs him he is the understudy, and must go on in a few minutes. George does not know his name, does not think he is an actor, and has no idea what play he is in!
Work in Progress
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Written & Directed by Jana Gillis
Starring: Emily Corcoran, David Feehan, Andrew Tremblett, & Catherine Vielguth
​"Work in Progress" is a quirky, surreal comedy about a sociology professor studying human connection who struggles with his own ability to connect to someone - anyone.

​September 22nd, 7:00pm
September 24th, 9:30pm
September 29th, 7:00pm
September 30th, 7:00pm
Pirate Play ($5 Kids Show)
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Written & Directed by Jana Gillis
Starring: Tori Locke, Sierra Noseworthy, Nick Green, Ian Campbell, Lesley Dove Smith, Ryan Patrick Walsh
Join in all the pirate fun and games in this interactive adventure! Join the crew, learn the secret pirate oath and help our heroes solve the mystery of the missing treasure! Dress up in your favourite pirate swag and hop on board. Yo ho ho and a bottle of fun! RRRRR you ready?


​September 24th, 4:00pm
September 25th, 4:00pm
October 1st, 4:00pm
October 2nd, 4:00pm
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