THE 2024-2025 MAINSTAGE SEASON
GASLIGHT is set in a Victorian house in London, where Bella Manningham lives with her husband Jack. Bella is increasingly becoming convinced that she is losing her mind, as she experiences strange occurrences in the house. Objects go missing, and the gaslights in the house dim and brighten without any apparent reason. She frequently forgets things and becomes emotionally distressed. Jack, however, reassures Bella that there is nothing wrong and that she is simply imagining things. But is she imagining them?
GASLIGHT
By Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson
September 26 - October 12, 2024
Magnus Theatre Mainstage
Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This modern-day holiday classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner elf. After all, the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear.
ELF - THE MUSICAL
Book by Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin
Music by Matthew Sklar, Lyrics by Chad Beguelin
November 28 - December 21, 2024
Magnus Theatre Mainstage
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)
Inspired by the local refugee resettlement program, a small town organizes a Learn-to-Curl class to welcome newcomers. But when its organizer slips on the ice and breaks her hip, the rink’s ice maker and former champion curler Stuart MacPhail is forced to step in as head coach. Trouble is, Stuart has some strong opinions about immigrants... What follows is an inspiring and hilarious story of a group of unlikely athletes who face off against local prejudice and claim their identity as “new Canadians”. Don’t miss the hit comedy about burning rocks, bonspiel beers, and becoming a team.
THE NEW CANADIAN CURLING CLUB
By Mark Crawford
February 20 - March 8, 2025
Magnus Theatre Mainstage
Three women of different cultural teachings navigate their place and identity during the precarious times of the fur trade era. Confined to a small fort in Fort Garry, Manitoba, Cecilia (British) longs for the return of her husband, Marie-Angelique (Métis) wants to marry Louis Riel and Eugenia (Ojibwe) hates men in general, particularly John A. MacDonald. As the women grow restless in the confines of the fort except for Eugenia who comes and goes as she please, they begin to correspond with the men who hold power in the outside world. As tensions increase in the fictional Reddish River Valley, the three friends brace themselves for what is to come. Playwright Frances Koncan’s comedic and moving portrait of three women uses 21st century slang and pop culture to reveal the shifting perspectives on women’s power in the old and new world.
WOMEN OF THE FUR TRADE
By Frances Koncan
April 10 - 26, 2025
Magnus Theatre Mainstage