The Queen In Me (on tour)

A Co-Production by Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera, Canadian Opera Company, and Theatre Gargantua.Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野. Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa.

What the Constitution Means to Me

A Soulpepper and Nightwood Theatre co-production, in association with Necessary Angel and Talk Is Free Theatre. Written by Heidi Schreck. Directed by Weyni Mengesha. Re-imagined by Schreck specifically for Canadian audiences in this exclusive and limited run.

Groundswell Festival 2024

A National Festival of Contemporary Theatre. Featuring new plays from the Write From the Hip playwrights: Kijo Gatama, Meara Khanna, Mily Mumford,
Pesch Nepoose and Hilary Smith.
Interim Program Director: Keshia Palm. Program Associate: Jan Alicia Jennings

Hypothetical Baby

A Nightwood Theatre production in association with The Howland Company. Written by Rachel Cairns. Directed by Courtney Ch’ng Lancaster

Where the Spirits Sit

A Nightwood Theatre Workshop Production. Written by Tamara Podemsk. Directed by Andrea Donaldson

Shedding a Skin

A Nightwood Theatre production in association with Buddies In Bad Times. Written by Amanda Wilkin. Directed by Cherissa Richards. The Canadian Premier. 

The Queen In Me (on tour)

A Co-Production by Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera, Canadian Opera Company, and Theatre Gargantua.Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野. Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa.

A Poem for Rabia

A Tarragon Theatre production in association with Nightwood Theatre and Undercurrent Creations. Created and performed by Nikki Shaffeeullah. Co-Directed by Clare Preuss & Donna-Michelle St. Bernard.

Groundswell Festival 2023

A National Festival of Contemporary Theatre. Featuring new plays from the Write From the Hip playwrights: Poonam Dhir, Whitney French, Jan Alicia Jennings, Lara Lewis, and Maezy Reign. Included a reading of a Nightwood commissioned piece by Yolanda Bonnell.

Universal Child Care

Created by Quote Unquote Collective commissioned by BroadStage, Santa Monica, in association with Nightwood Theatre, Why Not Theatre and the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund, presented by Canadian Stage. Book by Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava. Music and Lyrics by Amy Nostbakken. Story by Akosua Amo-Adem, Vicky Araico, Seiko Nakazawa, Amy Nostbakken, Norah Sadava, and Stephanie Sourial. Directed by Amy Nostbakken. 

Mad Madge

A Nightwood Theatre production in association with VideoCabaret. Written & performed by Rose Napoli. Directed by Andrea Donaldson. 

The Queen In Me

A Co-Production by Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera, Canadian Opera Company, and Theatre Gargantua.Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野. Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa.

Children of Fire

A Nightwood Theatre production in association with Aluna Theatre. Created and written by Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton. Verbatim text translated by Shahrzad Arshadi. Directed by Beatriz Pizano.

Groundswell Festival 2022

A National Festival of Contemporary Theatre. Featuring new plays from the Write From the Hip playwrights: Omolola Ajao, Stephanie Fung, Juliet Jones-Rodney, Merlin Simard and Jillian Welsh.

I Love the Smell of Gasoline

Nightwood Theatre presents a Pencil Kit Productions production with support from Aluna Theatre. Created and Performed by Claren Grosz. Co-Directors:William Dao & Claren Grosz.

Love You Wrong Time

Nightwood Theatre presents a Bad Muse Collective production. Conceived, Composed and Performed by Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista. Directed by and Created with Erin Brubacher.

She’s Not Special

Co-Presented by Nightwood Theatre and Tarragon Theatre. Created and performed by Fatuma Adar. Co-directed by Fatuma Adar and Graham Isador.

Good Things To Do

Nightwood Theatre presents a Rumble Theatre Online Experience. Conceived by Christine Quintana, in collaboration with Molly MacKinnon.

Groundswell Festival 2021

A National Festival of Contemporary Theatre. Featuring new plays from the Write From the Hip playwrights: Anahita Dehbonehie, Celia Green, Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野, Breton Lalama, Kitoko Mai and Nikki Shaffeeullah

Liberated Feminist Futures

Curated by Sedina Fiati. Responses from the Nightwood community. Poetry by Whitney French, visual art by Tannis Nielsen, and audio poem by audio designer Olivia Wheeler and director Amanda Lin. 

The Queen In Me

A Co-Production by Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera, Canadian Opera Company, and Theatre Gargantua.Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野. Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa.

Children of Fire

A Nightwood Theatre production in association with Aluna Theatre. Created and written by Shahrzad Arshadi and Anna Chatterton. Verbatim text translated by Shahrzad Arshadi. Directed by Beatriz Pizano.

The Groundswell Festival 2020

A National Festival of Contemporary Theatre. Featuring new plays from the Write From the Hip playwrights: Bilal Baig, Shelley M. Hobbs, Erum Khan, Rachel Mutombo, Pesch Nepoose and Phoebe Tsang.

Embodying Power and Place

Nightwood Theatre presents a digital experience. Featuring theatrical works by Tiffany Ayalik, Reneltta Arluk, Tara Beagan, Yolanda Bonnell, Darla Contois, Deborah Courchene, Aria Evans, Eekwol, Jessica Lea Fleming, Falen Johnson, Émilie Monnet, Yvette Nolan, Michelle Olson, Natalie Sappier and jaye simpson, and curated by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard and New Harlem Productions.

Lost Together

Nightwood Theatre presents an Unspun Theatre Production. Created by Shira Leuchter with Michaela Washburn. Performed by Shira Leuchter and Michaela Washburn.

The Groundswell Festival 2019

A National Festival of Contemporary Theatre. Featuring new plays from our Write From the Hip Playwriting program and industry events.

The Election

Written by Natasha Greenblatt and Yolanda Bonnell. DIrected by Jennifer Brewin. A Common Boots production in association with Theatre Passe Muraille, Theatre Direct and Nightwood Theatre.

Every Day She Rose

Written by Andrea Scott and Nick Green. Directed by Andrea Donaldson and Sedina Fiati. A Nightwood Theatre production.

The Solitudes

Lead Creator and Director: Beatriz Pizano. Co-Creators and Performers: Lara Arabian, Brefny Caribou, Liliana Suarez, Janis Mayers, Rosalba Martinni, Michelle Polak, Sofia Rodriguez, and Rhoma Spencer. An Aluna Theatre production in association with Nightwood Theatre.

All the Little Animals I Have Eaten

Written and Directed by Karen Hines. A Nightwood Theatre production. (The run of this show had to be cancelled due to COVID-19)