Crow’s Theatre 2025.26 Season Announcement

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April 22, 2025 – June 21, 2026
Streetcar Crowsnest, 345 Carlaw Avenue

Crow’s Theatre, 40th Anniversary Season, soared to new heights, doubling audience and subscribers to over 75,000 attendees — a testament to the growing support for the arts in their community. This wave of enthusiasm swept through Crow’s Theatre season of sold-out productions, culminating in the extraordinary 16-week triumph of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812. As they look ahead to the 24.25 Season, Crow’s will be spreading its wings, producing a full season of shows at their home in the East End at Streetcar Crowsnest, and reviving some of their most celebrated shows in partnerships with companies across the city. Next season promises something for everyone, with an electric mix of musical theatre, comedy, improv, and premieres of cutting-edge contemporary work.

Crow’s Theatre stages will transform into arenas of aspiration and passion, where dreams are forged, convictions are tested, and their shared humanity is celebrated.

2025.26 Productions

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A STRANGE LOOP @ THE BAILLIE THEATRE
April 22 – June 1, 2025 | CANADIAN PREMIERE

Tony Award-winning international sensation A STRANGE LOOP is coming to Toronto! Meet Usher, a Black gay man who’s writing a musical about a Black gay man…who’s also writing a musical about a Black gay man.

COMFORT FOOD
May 13 – June 8, 2025 | WORLD PREMIERE

Bette, a beloved cooking show host, feels her young-mom persona fading—on screen and at home. Her son is withdrawing into the depths of the internet, and as she faces an uncertain future, Bette fears everything she’s built is unraveling. COMFORT FOOD is a story about sustenance, stellar evolution, and navigating the kitchen of life.

THE WELKIN @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts
September 4 – October 5, 2025 | CANADIAN PREMIERE

Rural England, 1759. As Halley’s Comet blazes overhead, a woman sentenced to hang claims she’s pregnant. Twelve women must decide if she’s telling the truth, but their verdict becomes a deeper reckoning—with justice, power, and their place in a silencing world. Tony nominee Lucy Kirkwood’s The Welkin is a bold, blistering courtroom drama—darkly comic, quietly devastating—about duty, truth, and righteous dissent.

OCTET
September 9 – October 12, 2025 | CANADIAN PREMIERE

From three-time Tony nominee Dave Malloy (The Great Comet) comes Octet, a haunting and hilarious chamber musical about eight internet addicts in a support group, battling everything from doomscrolling to conspiracy theories. Directed by Chris Abraham, Octet blends sharp social critique with stunning choral harmonies to explore human connection in the digital age.

THE VEIL
September 17 – October 12, 2025 | WORLD PREMIERE

Our darkest secrets hide just behind the veil. In The Veil, a high-powered lawyer inherits a sinister curse that brings his darkest deeds to life. As reality unravels, he must confront a terrifying truth: the deadliest adversary may be the one within. From Keith Barker (This Is How We Got Here) and Thomas Morgan Jones, this haunting new work—rooted in classic horror—premieres at Crow’s Theatre.

THE CHRISTMAS MARKET
November 4 – 30, 2025 | WORLD PREMIERE

Commissioned by Crow’s Theatre, The Christmas Market is a bold new play by Dora Award winner Kanika Ambrose (our place). Amid the festive bustle of a snowy holiday market, three Caribbean migrant workers navigate an unfamiliar and unforgiving landscape. In quiet moments between shifts, they form unbreakable bonds through humour, grit, and shared determination. Razor-sharp and deeply felt, The Christmas Market is a powerful story of resilience, belonging, and the hope found in chosen family.

BAD HATS THEATRE’S NARNIA @ Young Centre for the Performing Arts
November 18 – December 28, 2025

From the creators of Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, Bad Hats Theatre returns with a magical new musical: Narnia. When four children step through a wardrobe into a snowbound world ruled by a wicked witch, they discover that courage, loyalty, and imagination can change everything. Inventive, uplifting, and perfect for all ages, Narnia continues Bad Hats’ tradition of reimagining classic tales with heart, humour, and wonder.

ROGERS V. ROGERS
December 2 – 28, 2025 | WORLD PREMIERE

Telecom tycoon Ted Rogers built an empire. Now his son Edward, long underestimated, battles for control—just as public servant Matthew Boswell moves to block Rogers’ billion-dollar Shaw takeover. From award-winning playwright Michael Healey (The Master Plan), this gripping drama—based on a real boardroom showdown—explores ambition, family fractures, and the limits of corporate power. The Rogers Drama is a modern David and Goliath tale about legacy, loyalty, and the price of pushing back.

PU SONGLING: STRANGE TALES
January 13 – February 1, 2026 | WORLD PREMIERE

Enter the spellbinding world of Pu Songling, whose supernatural tales have captivated readers for centuries. In a bold new adaptation, Theatre Smith-Gilmour (Metamorphoses 2023) brings these timeless fables to life with their signature blend of whimsy, chills, and theatrical invention. Pu Songling: Strange Tales explores the universal themes that bind us across generations, reaffirming Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s reputation as one of Canada’s most daring and essential companies.

SUMMER AND SMOKE
February 3 – March 1, 2026

In a sweltering small town, Alma Winemiller, a minister’s daughter, falls for the reckless doctor next door, John Buchanan. As their longing intensifies, desire, duty, and convention collide—blurring the line between passion and ruin. Blistering, poetic, and rapturous, this rarely staged gem reveals Tennessee Williams at his most heart-rending.

THE SURROGATE
February 24 – March 22, 2026 | WORLD PREMIERE

From award-winning author Mohsin Zaidi (A Dutiful Boy) comes a gripping debut drama that redefines modern parenthood. Jake and Sameer are ready to welcome their first child—until a crisis with their surrogate forces them to confront impossible choices. Set over a single sleepless night, The Surrogate is a tense, thought-provoking exploration of privilege, parenthood, and the price of family in a world where the rules are still being written.

MARY, MARY, MARY, MARY
April 7 – May 3, 2026 | WORLD PREMIERE

Four women named Mary emerge from the desert, their stories intertwining faith, sacrifice, and rebellion. Erin Shields (Here We Are, Paradise Lost) blends ancient scripture with sharp contemporary wit to reclaim the voices of women sidelined by history. Mary, Mary, Mary, Mary is a visceral, lyrical reimagining of the gospels’ enduring icons, exploring what happens when these witnesses to miracles are finally heard.

THE DIVISION
April 21 – May 10, 2026

After writing a eulogy for his watchmaker grandfather, Andrew faces a startling accusation online. This sparks a 19,000-kilometre journey through Ukraine and Europe, retracing his grandfather’s path as a soldier and immigrant, carrying a rare timepiece. As history becomes both weapon and wound, Andrew uncovers family myths with profound present-day impact—delving into a shrinking Ukrainian village, the fallout of Russia’s invasion, and the silence of the dead.

PRIMARY TRUST
May 26 – June 21, 2026

Kenneth finds comfort in routine—working at a bookshop by day and nursing a mai tai by night. But when the shop closes, his stable world unravels. With nothing to hold onto, Kenneth must face the fears, dreams, and grief that have kept him stuck. Eboni Booth (Paris) offers a tender, humorous portrait of a man on the brink of change. Primary Trust, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, explores connection and the courage to transform.

About Crow’s Theatre

Resonating with Toronto’s civic, community and cultural milieu – Crow’s Theatre at Streetcar Crowsnest adapts and evolves as the social, economic, and cultural environment of the city adapts and evolves. Crow’s Theatre is distinguished as a preeminent cultural destination for its far-reaching imagination, ideas, exchange, diversity and grassroots belief in how artists and their work can change and sustain the lives of communities. Crow’s Theatre is accessible to people of all backgrounds and ages. Crow’s Theatre is a catalyst in the community focusing on transformative experiences in unexpected places through the universality of the arts.

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