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Explore the 2025 Festival: A diverse selection of one-act plays.

Get ready for an unforgettable theatrical experience! Our 2025 festival program features a curated collection of one-act plays from talented playwrights and directors. Discover the dates, times, and synopses of each performance to plan your visit.

This Is My Stop
A woman with social anxiety has, for years, been having fake relationships in her mind with the casual acquaintances in her life. In an attempt to better herself, and on the direction of her therapist, she attempts to end one of these relationships.

Unfortunately, she decides ending the relationship should be done in real life… with the man… at the bus stop.
Nail Polish
Two bridge-playing friends meet one morning at The Mug Shot, the only coffee place in the village of Workforth. The two women are as different as chai latte and espresso: Nobie is a recently widowed homemaker and Lex is a superstar in the business world.

In fact the only thing they have in common – aside from bridge – is that they both had intimate relationships with Nobie’s late husband Mike, albeit in shockingly different ways.

During their conversation they share the details of Mike’s untimely demise.

Untimely, but unwelcome?
The Well
Gary invites his life-long friend Sam to witness the end of the world with him. They await their doom on the top of a large hill while crafting an alternate reality – one where their feelings for one another are acknowledged and fulfilled.
Son of a Temperance
A comedy that centers on the members of the Lodge of the Good Templars in 1878. Members have gathered in the Temperance Hall, located in a small village in southern Ontario. Each member’s commitment to sobriety is unique, resulting in hilarious and unexpected outcomes.
Road Trip
In this black comedy, four excited seniors head out with their driver for a day at “The Spectacular Spa”. En route we learn who they are and what they’ve accomplished over the years. When they arrive at the Spa, it turns out not to be at all what they were expecting.
Warren (This One Is On Me)
Warren, an elderly frail man, must come to terms with a recent decision he has made, and how it affects the people closest to him.
Dark Horse
Shortly after Beth Cunningham’s parents die, she uncovers a dark secret about her past.

Will this discovery be a threat to the stability of her family?
This drama offers a real-life experience, interspersed with snippets of humour and loads of love.
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