Looking back with Mae Smith This was a big year for our friends at the Paprika Festival, our company-in-residence. Not only was #Paprika20 their largest program to date, they also announced new executive leadership team, Julia Dickson (General Manager) and Keshia Palm (Artistic Producer). The two-week festival welcomed over 500 audience members digitally, forging a path for the future of performance by embracing…

A chat with Jack Hawk Relaxed Performances are designed to welcome audience members and their families who could benefit from a more relaxed environment, including Autistic and neurodivergent patrons.  The set-up includes: a pre-show introduction to the actors/characters, less intense sound and lighting effects, a very low level house light in the audience, the ability for anyone to come and go…

Theatre Passe Muraille’s Intern Dramaturge Merlin Simard is among award winners in the 2020 Buddies Queer Emerging Art Awards and is a recipient of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the America’s ECD Residency grant. Meet Merlin! Merlin Simard (iel/elle/they/she) joined the TPM team in August 2020 as our Intern Dramaturge. Recently, Merlin was awarded Buddies in Bad Times’ Buddies Queer…

South Africans have a particular way of existing in the world like no other that surpasses apartheid and white supremacy.  Being Black is a journey. Being South African and men of trans experience in Canada, is a unique experience. This is why 11:11 is special, it tells a unique story of resilience. This show is proof that Black queer stories…