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Odyssey Theatre

2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON
Ottawa, ON

Upcoming Shows

Enemy of the People

Enemy of the People

Aug 22 – Sep 27, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents director Bart DeLorenzo’s contemporary adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Enemy of the People . When a doctor discovers his town’s hot springs are contaminated, his attempt to expose the truth pits him against powerful interests—and transforms him...

Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Theater Palisades At The Odyssey

Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Theater Palisades At The Odyssey

by Evan Henerson · August 27, 2026

TP’s production of Abaire’s KIMBERLY AKIMBO, the 2000 play, not the musical, is a potent concoction of pitch-black humor, family dysfunction and unexpected does of sweetness that one would not expect out of a tale this offbeat.…

Review: SWEENEY TODD at The Gem Theater

Review: SWEENEY TODD at The Gem Theater

by Edmund Whelan · August 24, 2026

The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove, CA, tackles one of Broadway’s darkest musicals, Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, armed with every color of light you can think of.…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ovation Theatre

by Edmund Whelan · August 22, 2026

Amid the heat and haze of Bakersfield emerges a spine-shivering show of human connection, compassion, and camaraderie. One of the first community theatre productions of Come From Away brings out the best of humanity (and Bakersfield) on stage.…

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Hudson Backstage Theatre

Review: NEXT TO NORMAL at Hudson Backstage Theatre

by Melissa Heckscher · August 22, 2026

With a powerhouse cast and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story about how mental illness shapes a family, Hudson Backstage's production of NEXT TO NORMAL was every bit as moving as its source material.…

Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Broadwater Black Box

Review: HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING at Broadwater Black Box

by Harker Jones · August 18, 2026

Political and politically motivated, this quintet of characters offers a blistering two-hour presentation on how extremist religious views can warp minds, even that of intellectuals. It’s a smart, timely, and timeless script that is both illuminating and alarming.…

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Old Globe Theatre - San Diego

Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Old Globe Theatre - San Diego

by Evan Henerson · August 17, 2026

The world of Barry Edelstein’s high octane spin on MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at the Old Globe Theater is much of a much, containing much of just about everything...Of Shakespeare’s comedies, Edelstein’s cast, crew and musicians have worked awfully hard to make this merry.…

Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre

Review: Immersive Rock Opera DRACULA THE MUSICAL at Nocturne Theatre

by Shari Barrett · August 12, 2026

Based on characters in Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula: The Musical, with a score by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics/book by Christopher Hampton and Don Black, will no doubt attract fans of the genre and its well-known characters to see Justin Meyers bring his terrifyingly horrific yet totally mesmerizing im…

Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

Review: THE PEOPLE OF POMPEII at Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum

by Evan Henerson · August 7, 2026

Like the playwright, several of these company members are themselves proud Topangans. Performing as they are in the center of town, in quite literally the House that Geer Built, you’ve got to figure that they have a nightly audience who will get all the hippy in-jokes.…

Past Shows

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The Complete History of American Musical Theater: The 1950s

Aug 8

The Complete History of American Musical Theater series returns to the Odyssey Theatre with an exploration of landmark shows, songs, artists, and innovations from the 1950s that helped define the Golden Age of the American musical. Through engaging narration and live...

Robert Heide: In Search of Lost American Playwrights

May 30

Part of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble's Thresholds of Invention series, this afternoon of readings introduces Los Angeles audiences to playwright and Warhol collaborator Robert Heide, who died on December 17, 2025 and was recognized as a pioneer of the Off-Off Broadway era...

The Riot Stage: The Play. The Movie.

The Riot Stage: The Play. The Movie.

May 20 – May 21, 2026

This show is an original story, in the vein of School of Rock blending Shakespeare, live performance, and film. It follows an unlikely teacher leading a group of alternative high school students into a Shakespeare festival, combining staged scenes with cinematic sequences.

Peter and the Starcatcher

May 14 – May 17, 2026

Peter and the Starcatcher is a neuro-inclusive production presented by EPIC Players Los Angeles, the city's first neuroinclusive theater company, marking their debut full-scale mainstage production. The show reimagines the origins of Peter Pan, following a lonely orphan, a...

MONKEYS ON MY BACK & EVERYWHERE ELSE!

MONKEYS ON MY BACK & EVERYWHERE ELSE!

Mar 7 – Apr 12, 2026

Monkeys on My Back & Everywhere Else! is a raw, hilarious, and deeply moving solo show with writer & performer Debbie Kasper —two-time Emmy–nominated writer and multiple award-winning comedian—which lays bare. A life driven by an appetite for love, laughter, alcohol, approval...

OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!

OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!

Mar 21 – Mar 22, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents a multi-media celebration of the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis that includes You and Me , a one-act play written by Olympia’s brother, Apollo Dukakis , in which he also performs alongside Kandis Chappell . The evening is...

9th Annual ‘Dance at the Odyssey’ Festival

9th Annual ‘Dance at the Odyssey’ Festival

Jan 9 – Feb 15, 2026

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble’s annual six-week celebration of contemporary dance expands in its ninth year, doubling the number of offerings and spilling over into a second space at the Odyssey’s three-theater complex in West L.A. Performances in 2026 will take place concurrently in...

Bob's Holiday Office Party

Dec 5 – Dec 21, 2025

Bob's Holiday Office Party returns to the Odyssey Theatre for its 28th season, bringing back the beloved chaos of a small-town Iowa holiday gathering. Written by Joe Keyes and Rob Elk, the play centers around insurance agent Bob Finhead as he navigates the antics of his quirky...

Bluebeard's Castle

Bluebeard's Castle

Oct 31 – Nov 23, 2025

Odyssey Theatre Ensemble presents the American premiere of a dark musical thriller inspired by a medieval French fairy tale. This horror-infused romance of deceit, murder, blood and forbidden chambers is not for the faint of heart! The long years of war are over, and the towns...

GO PLAY!

FeaturedGO PLAY!

Sep 13 – Nov 2, 2025

GO PLAY! is a new poignant comedy written and directed by award-winning writer Barra Grant (Off-Broadway’s Miss America’s Ugly Daughter and A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun) about three strangers and their dogs meeting for the first time at a dog park. The flamboyant show poodle...

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