BUTCH/FEMME Comes to Theatre Passe Muraille

Theatre Passe Muraille will present BUTCH/FEMME, a tense and intimate new drama from writer/director Emily Paterson, produced by The Green Couch Theatre Company, onstage  September 20 – 27, 2025.

Set in the stillness of 1950s rural Ontario, BUTCH/FEMME begins when Jenny's quiet evening is interrupted by an unexpected visitor — Alice, the woman she thought she'd left behind. Over the course of one charged night, the two women revisit the past, unearth long-buried truths, and confront the invisible threads that still bind them.

Winner of the President's Award for Outstanding Production at the Hart House Drama Festival (University of Toronto), BUTCH/FEMME is a moving exploration of love, identity, and the courage it takes to face the truth — and each other.

 Although BUTCH/FEMME is set in the 1950s, its themes speak directly to present-day realities — particularly the ongoing scarcity of lesbian-centered spaces in Toronto. With queer women's venues and community spaces increasingly rare, the play invites audiences to reflect on what has been lost, what remains, and how LGBTQ+ stories continue to be shaped by the spaces we create — or are denied.