undercurrents

“I want to be good.” Téton Tardif is a fantastic show that asks us to consider how we teach our daughters to value themselves, and I felt it in my bones.

I didn’t think the world needed another high school Shakespeare adaptation — but I’m happy to share that I was wrong!

We’ve got lots of Winterlude activities happening on the Family Day weekend, plus some great music shows and festivals!

En Sortant de Cochrane tackles shame and silence and presents courage and resilience at the undercurrents festival.

One Small Mistep is a musical comedy adventure featuring excellent performances and a live band, with plenty of sci-fi nods, will keep you laughing and singing along from beginning to end.

Have you ever wondered how to disinfect a prosthetic eye? Widely acclaimed show BLINDSIDE created and performed by Stéphanie Morin-Robert will satisfy this curiosity and answer many more questions you never thought you had regarding glass eyes and growing up in northern Ontario.

After a sold-out run at the Ottawa Fringe this summer, Kimiko returns to the stage at the Arts Court Theatre to dazzle and delight audiences as part of the undercurrents festival.

It’s the second weekend of Winterlude and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that the Rideau Canal will reopen. In the meantime, we’ve got a jam packed weekend of winter fun!

Gauthier and Caplan: “With simple staging and even [simpler] costuming, this believable–date? Hookup? Friendship?–takes the audience on a journey of emotions.”

Haven’t you always dreamed of a show with singing nuns? Juliana is here to make your dreams come true! Plus, how many chances do you get to be in the same room as God?

Ryan Pepper: “The standing ovation shows just how much this plucky nerd with a horse sweater (and a dead fiancé?) connected with the audience. If you’re looking for the funniest show at undercurrents this year, this should be your pick.”

Dressed as People is a set of three monologues, all concerning women and girls at different periods of history. It’s a heavy show, but one competently handled by Margo MacDonald.

New Play Tuesday is a yearly event at undercurrents that presents several works-in-progress by upcoming playwrights. Who knows, you just might see them on the biggest stages in Canada someday—but you saw them at New Play Tuesday first!

With nasally squeaks and squawks, Simpson and Johnson make exceptionally convincing raccoons, rolling around or standing on top of one another. This cute and hilarious play shows that these humans and raccoons share commonality through displacement.