New Ideas Festival at Alumnae Theatre Company

Toronto’s longest-running festival for new and experimental theatre returns this fall. Alumnae Theatre Company proudly presents the 37th annual New Ideas Festival, running November 19–30, 2025. This year’s festival features eight original one-act plays from Canadian playwrights, offering audiences a rare chance to experience fresh voices and boundary-pushing storytelling live on stage.

Week 1 November 19-23, 2025

• Dirt and Oranges by Beatriz Yuste, directed by Ilana Linden.
• There Were No Birds to Fly by Elaine Freedman, directed by Molly Thom.
• Lisaveta’s Journey by Rosalind Goldsmith, directed by Svjetlana Jaklenec.
• Heel by Paige Prystupa, directed by Dana Fradkin.

Week 2 November 26-30, 2025

• Hurricane Tales by Chloë Whitehorn, directed by Alyssa Featherstone.
• Lullabies & Nursery Rhymes by R. J. Downes, directed by Sarini Kumarasinghe.
• Cosmo Girls by Lawrie Carruthers, directed by Sandra Cardinal.
• Father Comes Home by Nina Kaye, directed by Declan Meagher.