Acrosstown Repertory Theatre
Theatre for the community, by the community
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Showing Jan 16 - Feb 1 2026
THE DROWNING GIRLS
By Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, & Daniela Vlaskalic
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Auditions
SYLVIA
Auditions: January 18-19, 2026, 7PM
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Calling All Playwrights
HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL 2026 THEME: THIS IS AMERICA
Submissions are due January 15, 2026
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Opening Jan 16
The Drowning Girls
Showing January 16- February 1, 2026
Fridays/Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM
Bessie, Alice and Margaret are three of the many wives of George Joseph Smith, an Edwardian opportunist who made a living marrying women, taking out life insurance policies for them and subsequently drowning them in their baths. Three ghostly brides surface from bathtubs full of water, to gather evidence against their womanizing, murderous, husband by reliving the shocking events leading up to their deaths. As they make their case, they discover how they have been victimized not only by George Joseph Smith, but also by society at large. Full of rich images, a myriad of characters, a quirky sense of humour and lyrical language, The Drowning Girls is both breathtaking fantasia and social critique.
The Drowning Girls premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects on March 6, 2008, as part of the Enbridge playRites Festival of New Canadian Plays.
The Drowning Girls is produced by permission of the Playwright and Marquis Literary (Colin Rivers) www.MQlit.ca
Coming soon
Julius Caesar
Showing February 20 - March 15, 2026
Fridays/Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM
A would-be emperor. Suspicious senators. Jealous conspirators.
Julius Caesar has been gaining a lot of influence recently and people treat him like a god. Cassius and Brutus are concerned about Caesar's reactions to the power he holds in the Republic - what if he becomes a tyrant? A group of conspirators with the goal of assassinating Caesar recruit the concerned senators to their cause, Caesar's right-hand man Marc Antony seeks vengeance, and Rome is thrown into civil war.
Playwriting Festival
On stage March 21, 2026
Submissions due January 15, 2026
Calling all playwrights! The 2026 Homegrown Playwrights Festival theme is “This is America.” What is America to you? What is the story you want to tell? Submissions are due January 15, 2026.
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