Ottawa

A Crow’s Theatre / Segal Centre for Performing Arts Production

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What if two greek gods settled a bet by giving fifteen dogs human consciousness?

Greek gods, Hermes and Apollo, throw back a few beers at an Ottawa tavern and contemplate whether it’s possible to die happy. They decide to make a bet, grant 15 dogs human consciousness, and watch as the pups discover the beauty and pitfalls of complex thought and emotion. This epic ‘tail’ explores who we are as living beings and the primal, vital connections we make with each other and ourselves. A true ensemble piece about dogs that’s poignantly human.  

Based on the Giller Prize-winning book by André Alexis, this story will have audiences sitting, staying, and begging for more. Join the pack to experience a modern-day fable that offers genuine catharsis while exploring big themes like fate, mortality and what truly makes life meaningful.

Barry has reluctantly agreed to move into the seniors’ home where his daughter works so she can keep an eye on him. He is just beginning to adapt to the quiet life when along comes the loquacious and flirtatious Jonas. Still living high on the revenues of his one hit song from 37 years ago, Jonas sees the curmudgeonly Barry as a fixer-upper.

“Let’s do the Time Warp again!” In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”

Complete with sass from the audience, cascading toilet paper, and an array of other audience participation props, this deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi gothic musical is great fun for adults and a perfect way to celebrate the Halloween season!

Content Warnings: Sexual themes and innuendos, elements of horror, offensive/explicit language. Recommended for 14+.

If America is a show, then John Wilkes Booth was its first star. 

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A well-known stage actor, Booth shot Abraham Lincoln during a performance on April 14, 1865. In that moment, he kidnapped reality and transformed it into theatre.

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Generations later, Mark Killman – a feared but much-admired director – hires two actors to stage Lincoln's assassination. The actors play comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, while Killman plays Lincoln as a wax figure.

Absurd, hilarious and haunting, Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre is an unforgettable mystery.

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A darkly funny puzzle box of a show about celebrity, theatre, reality, impossible love and the true face of America.

Years earlier, a young governess was hired to look after two orphaned children in an idyllic country house where both she and the children began to see frightening and alluring spectres of the former footman and governess. Determined to prove her value, the governess was willing to risk everything to keep her charges safe, but now her horrifying past may be catching up with her.

Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to you in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News) and “a feel-good, family-friendly comedy that delivers” (The Hollywood Reporter). Based on the beloved film, MRS. DOUBTFIRE tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune – one that proves we’re better together.  

A troubled young parolee yearning for a fresh start follows her dreams to Wisconsin, only to find a small town with a gritty heart aching with longing and regret. Unexpectedly discovering the healing power of community while working at the Spitfire Grill, Percy reawakens the entire town’s capacity for rebirth, forgiveness and hope.

Warning: includes adult themes, including a discussion of domestic and sexual violence, the loss of a child, and implied physical abuse.

Married comedy duo Matt Baram and Naomi Snieckus invite you to join them as they explore some Big Stuff. Using their unique style of humour, shaped by their time at The Second City and in comedy clubs around the world, Baram and Snieckus debate the sentimental power of objects. 

She wants to keep everything. He wants to throw it all away! Is she a pack rat? Is he a monster? This hilarious and highly addictive couple wants you to decide. 

HEAD OVER HEELS is the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band the Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth,” and “Mad About You.”

A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts.