Theatre Calgary's 2025 season promises a vibrant lineup that traverses the intricate landscapes of human emotion and imagination. Featuring Tennessee Williams' gripping drama 'A Streetcar Named Desire', the whimsical yet haunting 'Blithe Spirit' by Noël Coward, Sable Sweetgrass's family-centered comedic drama 'Awowakii', and the feel-good musical 'Legally Blonde', the season offers an eclectic mix of classic and contemporary works set to captivate audiences. Each production, hosted at the iconic Arts Commons, Calgary, invites attendees into a world where stories unfold with depth, humor, and spectacular performances.

Theatre Calgary's 2025 Season: A Journey Through Drama, Comedy, and Musical Delight

Theatre Calgary invites audiences to a diverse theatrical season at Arts Commons, Calgary, featuring an array of genres from supernatural comedy and family-centric drama to a feel-good musical. With 'Blithe Spirit,' a British wit-infused comedy, and 'Awowakii,' a heartfelt drama by local playwright Sable Sweetgrass, to the empowering musical 'Legally Blonde,' the season offers a spectrum of narratives that promise laughter, reflection, and inspiration. Join us as we explore the artistry and narratives that make this season a splendid theatrical journey.

Theatre Calgary's Dynamic Season: A Blend of Supernatural Comedy, Familial Drama, and Feel-Good Musicals

A Comedic Drama About the Importance of Family
Awowakii is a living room comedy of errors about Chrissy Two-Guns, a Blackfoot transgender woman whose estranged father, Joseph, shows up in her life again. Joseph mistakes Chrissy’s friend Toni for Chrissy herself, and confusion ensues. This world premiere by local playwright Sable Sweetgrass is an immersive theatre experience, where the audience is enveloped within the world of the play in the intimate Arts Commons Big Secret Theatre.

Awowakii

Arts Commons

Not Even Death Can Stop Love
Farce and frights collide as Charles Condomine tries to keep his past from ruining his present after inadvertently summoning the spirit of his first wife at a dinner-party-turned-séance. Only he can see or hear her, but that won’t stop her attempts to destroy his new marriage, in this supernatural comedy from one of theatre’s most beloved British wits.

Blithe Spirit

Tension Builds and Emotions Seethe Beneath the Surface
A classic of the stage, A Streetcar Named Desire is the story of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle, whose unexpected arrival in New Orleans sets in motion a dangerous power struggle between herself and her sister’s husband, Stanley. Tension builds as secrets about Stanley and Blanche are revealed and desires crescendo in this smoldering Pulitzer Prize-winning play.

A Streetcar Named Desire

On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three spirits, who take him on a journey into his past, present, and future to show him the errors of his ways. Dickens’ classic holiday tale comes alive on the Theatre Calgary stage, with stunning sets and costumes and the return of Doug McKeag as Scrooge. See why A Christmas Carol has become a holiday tradition for so many Calgarians.

A Christmas Carol

Award-Winning Drama Based on True Events
Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Play, this American epic tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of Lehman Brothers Inc., from its immigrant origins in pre-Civil War Alabama to its Wall Street peak and the crash that followed. The Lehman Trilogy is performed by three actors, playing the Lehman brothers, their wives, their sons, their grandsons, and all other characters, tracing the 163-year history of a dream destined for collapse.

The Lehman Trilogy

Fun, Funny and Frantic
Welcome to The Cornley Drama Society’s production of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where the actors are unprepared, the set is falling apart, and the leading lady is unconscious. The Play That Goes Wrong is Noises Off meets The Mousetrap, a comedic play-within-a-play that celebrates the old adage: despite the hilarious consequences, the show must go on!

The Play That Goes Wrong

A new musical based on the best-selling novel that was made into the blockbuster film Beaches, Beaches the Musical follows two extraordinary friends through 30 years of camaraderie, laughter, sorrow and love. Vivacious, outlandish Cee Cee and beautiful, privileged Bertie meet as children and become fast friends. From pen-pals to roommates to romantic rivals, Cee Cee and Bertie’s oil-and-water friendship perseveres through even the most tragic trials. With a touching vulnerability, Beaches the Musical exemplifies the triumph of the human spirit and the bonds of sisterhood.

Beaches the Musical

The true story of the woman behind the American dime
Few know of Selma Burke, the Black American sculptor who played a major role in the Harlem Renaissance movement of the 1920s and 30s. Among her works is a bas-relief plaque of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which is now widely accepted to be the basis for the design on the American dime, and something for which she never received credit within her lifetime. A stirring play about the importance of art, courage, romance, and justice, Burke’s rarely-told story is brought to life in this world premiere by Calgary playwrights Maria Crooks and Caroline Russell-King.

Selma Burke

The Bard Meets The Beatles in a Mashed-Up Musical
It’s the 1960s, and things are getting groovy in the vast Okanagan. Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and mistaken identity is given new life in this high-spirited adaptation featuring the music of The Beatles. When Rosalind is banished from court, she disguises herself as a man and escapes to the forest. There, she meets the similarly-banished Orlando, who happens to be in love with her, but cannot see through her disguise. From there, things get increasingly tangled as the play explores love and gender roles, infused with the music of the “Fab Four.”

As You Like It

An Absurdist, Fast-Paced Comedy
On a warm summer evening in 1993, Norm and his wife, Corky, are setting the table for a dinner party to accompany a once-in-a-lifetime meteor shower. They’re hoping for an evening of polite conversation with Norm’s tennis partner, Gerald, and his wife, Laura. But from the moment the  evening begins, things become increasingly surreal and chaotic, challenging the couples’ relationships and perceptions of reality. Steve Martin’s signature wit is on full display in this comedy, where the jokes are served as quick as the drinks.

Meteor Shower

A Feel-Good Musical Based on the Novel and Hit Film
A feel-good musical based on the novel and hit film. Legally Blonde is the story of Elle Woods, whose perfect life is turned upside down when her boyfriend dumps her to attend Harvard Law. Determined to win him back, Elle joins him at the prestigious school, defying stereotypes and proving herself in the process, with a little help from her Delta Nu Sorority friends and her dog Bruiser.

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Apr 22 - May 11, 2025

Awowakii

May 20 - Jun 15, 2025

Legally Blonde

Apr 22 - May 11, 2025

Awowakii

Mar 18 - Apr 13, 2025

Blithe Spirit

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