Great Canadian Theatre Company

Laura, now a grown woman of 25, has written a revealing memoir about the time she was an underage student experiencing a sexual and intellectual awakening in the thrall of her former English teacher, Mr. Wells. This gripping two-hander rewinds the clock by ten years, and explores the truth of what happened behind closed classroom […]

Mara’s life is normal. She lives in Ottawa, has a good government job, a handsome partner, a new baby boy, and everything appears fine on the surface. Appearances can be  deceiving. A world premiere about sexual assault, political expediency, and the masks we wear to carry on as if everything is as it should be.

The Mountaintop plays at GCTC until February 10th.

See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to in the winter 2019 season.

The play is based on true story of the murders for insurance conducted by George Joseph Smith in the early 20th century.

Canadian playwright Kate Hennig kicks off the Great Canadian Theatre Company season with The Virgin Trial, the second installment of a modern take on the Tudor family.

The juried prize is for the best anglophone and francophone theatre performed in Ottawa.

Raising Stanley / Life With Tulia is the Great Canadian Theatre Company until August 5. The show describes the journey from puppy to working guide dog for the blind using storytelling, painting and video.

Over the past 19 years, they’ve raised over $1,700,000 in support of GCTC productions and charity partners.

An astonishing 24 shows by 12 independent companies have been announced for The Gladstone’s 10th Anniversary Season.

Courtney Merchand: “Finding oneself in the only life they’ve ever known, Gracie is not only a journey of a 15 year old girl questioning her place in her community and in her faith but of how each different character either accepts the role they’re given or fights their way to redemption. If your curiosity is piqued as mine was, I definitely recommend seeing the play.”

CTV News anchor Stefan Keyes talks about how he chose his career to be in a forum of the public eye in the latest of Apt613’s CityMakers column.

Six politically- and socially-charged plays are being presented on the GCTC’s main stage in the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre.