Our 46th season is a cycle of brand-new Canadian works about the places where triumph and defeat collide, darkness unveils victory, and heartbreak delivers us to our wildest dreams.
Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre is excited to announce that our 46th Season will be entirely Pay-What-You-Will!
Every ticket and subscription will be available at any price you choose, from $10 to $100 or beyond!
Suggested Pricing is $40 per single ticket and $150 per subscription.
OCTOBER 30TH - NOVEMBER 17TH, 2024
World Premiere
STARS ON HER SHOULDERS
by Stephen Massicotte
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 7:30PM
SAT/SUN MATINEES 1:30PM
From the author of the award winning Canadian Classic Mary's Wedding, comes a new play about what it means to be a hero.
In May 1918, a Canadian hospital at Doullens, France was struck by a single bomb dropped by a German plane. Two Canadian nurses dig through the night to sort the dead from the survivors. Neither woman would ever be the same again. A story of enduring friendship, courage, and hope that will stay with you long after you leave the theatre.
DECEMBER 11TH - 22ND, 2024
KRAMPUS: A NEW MUSICAL
Book and Music by Seth Gilfillan
and Stephen Allred
0rchestrations by Michael Clark
Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre presents Straight Edge Theatre
TUESDAY - SATURDAY 7:30PM
SAT/SUN MATINEES 1:30PM
This five-star critically acclaimed, “Patrons Pick" of Edmonton’s 2023 International Fringe Theatre Festival- nominated for five Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards- returns in an extended, fully designed version with ‘Tim Burton-esque’ set, costumes and lights.
Something sinister is happening on Christmas Eve, what could it be lurking in the shadows? Presented in partnership with Straight Edge Theatre, this crisp, funny production with live music by Edmonton Pops Orchestra is the perfect holiday offering for cynics and Christmas-lovers alike.
FEBRUARY 19TH - 23RD, 2025
Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre
Presents Keith Alessi’s
TOMATOES TRIED TO KILL ME BUT BANJOS SAVED MY LIFE
by Keith Alessi
A Fundraiser for Workshop West Playwrights’
Theatre
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 7:30PM
SUNDAY MATINEE 1:30PM
Keith Alessi returns home to share the exceptional true story of leaving his corporate job here in Edmonton behind to follow his true passion —playing the banjo!
Faced with a diagnosis of cancer, Keith’s secret dream became the transformative key to saving his life. With sold out runs from the Edinburgh Festival to Off Broadway you won’t want to miss this heartwarming, true story that has captivated audiences internationally.
MARCH 25TH - 30TH, 2025
SPRINGBOARDS
NEW PLAY FESTIVAL
Exciting sneak peaks at hot, up and coming Canadian Plays
Workshop West’s signature yearly new play festival celebrates playwrights and their plays, inviting audiences to get up close and personal with the creative in process.
The festival features staged readings of plays in development with sound, light, and enough staging to ignite the imagination. This exciting convergence of local and national theatre artists, with readings, talk-backs, discussions, classes, and cabarets celebrates the exhilarating Canadian theatre of tomorrow.
May 14TH - June 1ST, 2025
World Premiere
HORSEPLAY
by Kole Durnford
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 7:30PM
SAT/SUN MATINEES 1:30PM
Kole Durnford is an award nominated Métis actor and playwright from Stony Plain, Alberta. A horse and his jockey live to laugh and ride together. Bonded like brothers, when news arrives that Horse will be sold unless they win their upcoming race, Jacques presses Horse to go for broke, but at what cost?
This shimmering, wistful, funny play about love, burn out- and what it takes to follow your dreams- marks the professional playwriting premiere of one of Alberta’s most electrifying young writers.
You read that right…
This groundbreaking pilot initiative is the first of its kind in Alberta and reflects our commitment to making theatre accessible to all. For 46 years, our focus has been on producing and presenting new Canadian plays, and now, we’re taking it a step further to foster community and inclusivity.
Every ticket and subscription will be available at any price you choose, from $10 to $100 or beyond.
Suggested Pricing is $40 per single ticket and $150 per subscription.
There is no power greater than community
More Coming Soon!
Keep your eyes peeled for more information on our 2024-2025 season, and much more!