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We are thrilled to share with you our 2026-27 Season!

FALL 2026

ACT-oberfest: A Student Variety Show (One Night Only)

Friday October 2 | 7:30pm

Join us for a night of talent, creativity, and surprises! Mount Allison students take the stage for one spectacular evening showcasing a range of performers, from comedy and music to monologues, movement, drag, and everything in between. One night only—don’t miss your chance to see what our students can do!

LOVE & INFORMATION

by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Valmai Goggin
November 4-7 | 7:30pm and 2:00pm
PWYC Preview November 3

Ever caught a glimpse of a conversation, and imagined someone’s entire life? A decade before doomscrolling and algorithms ruled our lives, Love & Information anticipates how scraps of dialogue and breathless half-moments contain entire worlds. In this ensemble piece, eight actors perform over 100 roles in a genre-defying theatrical experience that explores the extraordinary and everyday moments that make us human.

STUDENT SHOWCASE:

November 26-28 | 7:30pm and 2pm
PWYC Preview November 25

Join us for a double bill of student work as part of their SCRN/DRAM Independent Studies.

Picnic on the Battlefield

by Fernando Arrabal

Picnic on the Battlefield: We are at war, and Monsieur Tépan and Madame Tépan visit their son Zapo on the battlefield. Turns out that fighting for your life builds up quite an appetite, and the family has brought a picnic lunch. What could go wrong? By turns comedic, poignant, and shocking, this classic Absurdist piece has it all. Directed by Neema Naderi (DRAM4951 in Directing).

Alive: a short film

by Emma Nielson and Simon Foote

ALIVE: Lee is living alone in the woods when a strange, knowledge-probing Entity appears by his cabin, changing his life forever. Blending intelligence, friendship, technology and loneliness, ALIVE is an experimental short film that explores the modern experience of solitude and connection. Created by Simon Foote (SCRN4951 in Editing) and Emma Neilson (SCRN4951 in Production and Editing).

WINTER 2027

OBSERVING BLACKBIRDS

created by Ian McFarlane, Jerry Ropson, and Keira Galway
February 3-6 | 7:30pm and 2pm
PWYC Preview February 2

Observing Blackbirds is an original, interdisciplinary collaboration between the Drama & Screen Studies Program, the Fine Arts Department, and the Music Department’s Elliott Chorale. Taking inspiration from Wallace Stevens’ poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”, as well as Sackville’s enthusiasm for birding and ornithology, this production contemplates the multitudes that arise from intentional observation of the living world.

PONTYPOOL

by Tony Burgess
Directed by Stephanie Dotto
March 17-20 | 7:30pm and 2pm

An ordinary winter's day in small-town Canada takes a strange turn. Townspeople are congregating, chanting, and ripping each other apart – are they possessed by some sort of virus? When our very language and words pose the real threat, a talk radio station becomes impossibly dangerous. Don’t miss this homage to B-movie gore and the Canadian premiere of the cult horror classic!