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OUR 2026-27 SEASON
Experience our 2026-27 Season
“At the heart of every season is one powerful through-line. This year it happens to be: FAMILY— the ones who raise us, the ones who challenge us, the ones we choose, and the ones we hold onto even when the world around us shifts in unimaginable ways. This season invites our audiences to see themselves reflected onstage: in the laughter, fractures, reunions, and redemptions that define what it means to belong.”
- Stafford Arima, Artistic Director
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Looking for single tickets to a show in our 2026-27 season? Single tickets will go on sale in late June.
First Métis Man of Odesa
By Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova
Directed by Lianna Makuch
Featuring Matthew MacKenzie and Mariya Khomutova
September 8 to 27, 2026
Martha Cohen Theatre in Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons)
Based on true events, this moving love story unfolds against the twin backdrops of the recent pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Award-winning playwright Matthew MacKenzie and acclaimed Ukrainian actor Mariya Khomutova not only created the piece — they also perform it themselves, bringing their own story of pandemic courtship to life on stage and offering an intimate lens on love, separation, and war.
Tender, thoughtful, and quietly uplifting, this award-winning Canadian work bridges time, distance, and borders. We are honoured to open the season with this beautiful story in the Martha Cohen Theatre.
Little Shop of Horrors
Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Music by Alan Menken
Directed & Choreographed by Tracey Flye
Music Direction by David Terriault
September 29 to October 25, 2026
Max Bell Theatre in Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons)
“Feed me Seymour!” In this deviously delightful blend of comedy, romance, and rock ’n’ roll, timid shop assistant Seymour discovers a mysterious plant with a taste for blood. As the plant grows, so do the stakes, leading to a darkly comic tale about ambition, love, and the price of getting what you wish for.
Featuring an unforgettable score inspired by 1960s pop, doo-wop, and Motown, this cult favourite musical is equal parts charm and bite. We’re thrilled to welcome audiences to Skid Row as this cult classic creeps onto the Theatre Calgary stage.
This production will be made possible by the generous support of The Al Osten & Buddy Victor Legacy Fund.
BASED ON THE FILM BY ROGER CORMAN, SCREENPLAY BY CHARLES GRIFFITH, ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY THE WPA THEATRE (KYLE RENICK, PRODUCING DIRECTOR) ORIGINALLY PRODUCED AT THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY BY THE WPA THEATRE, DAVID GEFFEN, CAMERON MACKINTOSH AND THE SHUBERT ORGANIZATION.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens
Adapted for the stage by Geoffrey Simon Brown
Directed by Stafford Arima
Associate Directed by Jane MacFarlane
November 26 to December 27, 2026
Max Bell Theatre in Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons)
Geoffrey Simon Brown’s beloved adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic returns to the Theatre Calgary stage, continuing a treasured holiday tradition. Follow Ebenezer Scrooge on a transformative Christmas Eve journey as three mysterious spirits guide him through his past, present, and possible future — revealing the enduring power of compassion, generosity, and second chances.
This production will be made possible by the generous support of The Cal Wenzel Family Foundation.
True West
By Sam Shepard
Directed by Michael Shamata
Featuring Joe Perry and Stafford Perry
February 2 to 21, 2027
Max Bell Theatre in Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons)
Sam Shepard’s gripping modern classic explores sibling rivalry, identity, and the fragile promise of the American dream. When disciplined screenwriter Austin’s quiet work retreat is interrupted by his estranged brother Lee, a drifter and petty thief, their reunion ignites a volatile struggle for recognition, success, and control. As Hollywood ambition and long-buried resentments collide, the line between creation and destruction begins to blur.
Raw, darkly funny, and psychologically charged, True West exposes the tensions that lie beneath family bonds and the myths we tell ourselves about who we are. This production features Calgary brothers Joe Perry and Stafford Perry, both returning to the Theatre Calgary stage to bring Shepard’s iconic sibling rivalry to life.
Sense & Sensibility
Adapted by Jessica B. Hill and Daryl Cloran
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
Directed by Daryl Cloran
March 30 to April 25, 2027
Max Bell Theatre in Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons)
Jane Austen’s beloved classic comes to life on the Theatre Calgary stage for the very first time in a delightful new adaptation. When the Dashwood sisters are left with little to their name, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne must navigate the complicated world of society, reputation, and courtship—each guided by her own heart and instincts.
Filled with wit, romance, and keen observations of human nature, Sense & Sensibility is a charming and heartfelt story about love, resilience, and the balance between reason and emotion.
Presented in partnership with The Citadel Theatre (Edmonton).
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
By Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields
Directed by Andrew MacDonald-Smith
May 25 to June 20, 2027
Max Bell Theatre in Werklund Centre (formerly Arts Commons)
The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is back and this time, they’re taking flight with a high flying production of Peter Pan! What could possibly go wrong? Absolutely everything.
From missed cues and collapsing scenery to flying mishaps and theatrical disasters of epic proportions, our endearingly earnest (and wildly unprepared) troupe battles to keep the show afloat as it spirals spectacularly out of control.
From the madcap creators of the smash hit The Play That Goes Wrong, comes a show that delivers even bigger laughs, bigger chaos, and bigger theatrical catastrophe.We’re thrilled to welcome the hilariously unpredictable “Goes Wrong” phenomenon back to the Theatre Calgary stage — where the only thing guaranteed is that nothing will go according to plan.
Presented by arrangement with Dramatists Play Service under license from Mischief Worldwide Ltd.
