WALDEN
BY AMY BERRYMAN
Canadian Premiere
In the near future, Cassie returns from a year-long moon mission alone. Her usual companion, her sister Stella, is waiting for her on an environmental reserve with her new fiancé. Time forces the sisters to choose between life on Earth or pursuing a future in space, as the Earth dies and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. Walden is a moving and poetic new play that wrestles between the gravitational pulls of duty and desire.
NOMINEE - JOHN GASSNER AWARD FOR AN OUTSTANDING NEW PLAY
HOW TO DEFEND YOURSELF
BY LILIANA PADILLA
Seven college students gather for a DIY self-defense workshop after a sorority sister is assaulted. They practice using their bodies as weapons. They learn to fend off attackers. They learn “not to be a victim.” Self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, anxiety, confusion, trauma and desire—lots of desire.
WINNER - YALE DRAMA SERIES PRIZE
MOB
BY CATHERINE-ANNE TOUPIN
TRANSLATED BY CHRIS CAMPBELL
TORONTO PREMIERE
Sophie is ‘politely’ asked to leave her game dev job - and decides to leave town looking for a way to suppress her rage and humiliation. Arriving at a remote B&B, she is welcomed by Louise and her awkwardly charming nephew Martin. As it turns out, Martin and Sophie have a lot in common and quickly develop an unlikely connection. But no one is quite who they appear to be.