Upcoming Performances & Events
Fireworks Reading Series
SATURDAY APRIL 20
1:00 to 4:00pm
Summerhouse, by Lila Ciesielski (Full play)
Director: Aladeen Tawfeek
Here by Laurie Dumont-Bal (Full play)
Director: Laurie Dumont-Bal
7:00 to 10:00pm
Biodegradeables, by Parastoo Geranmayeh (Excerpt)
Director: Prerna Nehta
Takht-e Jamshid, by Yasna Khademian (Full play)
Director: Prerna Nehta
SUNDAY APRIL 21
1:00 and 4:00 PM
The Arrangement, the Marriage, (and Me?), by Kamal Pandya (Excerpt)
Director: Vishesh Abeyratne
A World of Fragile Things, by Leya/ Luke/ Lore Graie (Excerpt)
Director: Prerna Nehta
Venomous Heroine, by Chelsey Fawcett (Full play)
Director: Chelsey Fawcett
7:00 to 10:00pm
8x10 (eight by ten), by deidre “d-lishus” walton (Excerpt)
Director: Aladeen Tawfeek
Countercurrents, by Alice Wu (Excerpt)
Director: Aladeen Tawfeek
Terra Incognita, by Fred Azeredo (Full play)
Director: Vishesh Abeyratne
For more information on the plays, playwrights, and performers, check out our FIREWORKS PLAYWRIGHTS PROGRAM page
The Chemical Valley Project
The Chemical Valley Project
In Sarnia, Ontario, an Indigenous community of 900 residents is smothered by the Canadian petrochemical industry. Two siblings from Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Vanessa Gray and Beze Gray, have dedicated themselves to fighting environmental racism and to protecting their community’s land, air and water.
A captivating blend of documentary theatre, innovative projection design, and a playful solo-performance engage and implicate audiences in The Chemical Valley Project. This urgent production delves gracefully into difficult conversations on Indigenous treaty rights, the nature of contemporary Canadian identity and values, and Canada’s notorious “Chemical Valley”.
Created by Broadleaf Creative and presented by Teesri Duniya Theatre
March 14 - 24, 2024
Evening Shows 8pm | Matinees 2pm
Matinees on March 17, 23 & 24
No shows on Mondays
At Cité-des-Hospitalières, 251 av. des Pins Ouest, H2W 1R6
Trailer
Cast & Crew
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Spoken & Unspoken: Echoes of Resilience For Palestine
Spoken & Unspoken: Echoes of Resilience For Palestine.
This event will feature a performance of 'Quartet for the End of Time' by French composer, Olivier Messiaen, who wrote this piece in 1931 while imprisoned in Stalag VIII-A, a German prisoner-of-war camp. Originally performed by Messiaen and his fellow prisoners, this contemplative piece will be performed by Duo Perdendosi & Friends, accompanied by readings of essays by Palestinian journalists and authors - we hope you can join us in solidarity once again.
March 1st, 7pm
251 Ave des Pins Ouest, Montreal, QC, H2W 1R6
Interactions: Conversation Series
Interactions: Conversation Series delves into significant debate and the power of generating platforms to contribute to today's societies. Through these thought-provoking conversations, we will focus on alignments and meaningful links between communities. Discover the transformative impact of these interactions as they continue to shape and redefine how we engage with one another in our ever-evolving world.
Our second conversation will be:
Elders as Leaders
The second iteration of Interactions: Conversation series brings this platform to engage with an intergenerational conversation entitled Elders as Leaders. This lecture series will consider the ways in which we can maintain the value, presence and perspectives of our elders in community activism. Save the date! Snacks and beverages will be offered.
Interactions: Conversation Series
Interactions: Conversation Series delves into significant debate and the power of generating platforms to contribute to today's societies. Through these thought-provoking conversations, we will focus on alignments and meaningful links between communities. Discover the transformative impact of these interactions as they continue to shape and redefine how we engage with one another in our ever-evolving world.
Our first conversation will be:
Feminist Pathways
This conversation will explore the range of ways in which feminist-led actions in Quebec demonstrate commitments to intersectionality and racial justice. Also, we will discuss the approaches of intersectional feminism regarding Bill 21 law and Bill 96. Can organizers invested in denouncing inequality find effective common ground with groups invested in gender equality?
Facilitator: Deborah Forde
Guest speakers:
-Shahrzad Arshadi
-Ishita Tiwary
-Anuradha Dugal
Friday, September 22, from 7-9 p.m.
Room Catherine Macé
Cité-des-Hospitalières
Tribes! (No Matter What)
Tribes! (No Matter What)
by Rana Bose
This co-production between Teesri Duniya Theatre and Theatre Esperance is in honour of Montreal playwright, Rana Bose. The team behind Tribes! (No Matter What) put this entire 50-minute production together in just one month, with the hope that Rana would be able to see his work performed before his passing. Tragically we did not make it in time. Rana passed away earlier this May, leaving us to honour the legacy and the impact of the man who helped shape Montreal theatre and transform it into the diverse landscape we exist in today.
Tribes! (No Matter What) is an unrelenting interrogation written for these times when people seem to have forgotten the lessons learned from war. We are generally treating each other with less kindness every day…Why does it take a war to make us rediscover our civility?
What is in the news? What is not? What do you believe? Why do you believe it? Why do debates rarely change anyone’s beliefs, even when confronted with facts? Why is science ridiculed? How are our identities rooted in our belief systems? Is changing our minds so difficult because of our fear of losing what we think of ourselves?
Tribes! is an absurdist piece written in the traditions of Beckett & Brecht. With a combination of light & sound to build the world of the play, we seek to disorient the audience long enough to plant a seed to challenge their perceptions of the world and perhaps even begin to soften the rigidity of our paradigms. Inclusivity can often prove difficult, but it must be addressed. Without it, equal rights for all remains a fantasy.
CONTENT WARNING:
Violence, sexual violence, military violence, white supremacy, racism, sexism, gunshots
June 8th to 18th 2023
Tuesday to Saturday | 7:30pm
Sunday 11th | 2pm
Sunday 18th | 2pm & 7pm
Tickets
15$ General
10$ Students/Seniors
10$/ticket Groups of 8+
Cast & Crew:
Fireworks Live Play Readings
Teesri Duniya Theatre's Fireworks Play Development Program is a guided 6-month-long mentorship that seeks to provide an encouraging and safe environment for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ , and socially conscious playwrights to experiment in the creation and development of their work. Fireworks serve as an incubator for new and original plays, providing cultural specific dramaturgy by experienced artists to emerging creators. The program culminates in live readings of the plays developed through the program, happening this year on May 13th &14th. The event is pay what you can, come hear the exciting new work from up and coming local playwrights.
Global Dialogues - second cycle
Join the project Global Dialogues. The aim is to develop an encounter of knowledge from diverse communities in Montreal to think together and take transformative actions in a culturally diverse environment. The action spiral is a collective experience of shared knowledge and mutual understanding—an ongoing process to generate alliances in cultural rights.
When: April 15th, Saturday, 2 p.m.
Where: 251 av des Pins O, H2W 1R6 Room Catherine-Macé
Counter Offence
Set in Montreal in the 90’s, Counter Offence is a gripping murder mystery that navigates the harsh realities of domestic violence and racial biases, as conflicting narratives fight to obscure the truth.
Global Dialogues
We invite you all to get involved in our new project "Global Dialogues" lead by Cristina Jimenez bringing together the voices from diverse backgrounds for an in-person round table discussion to take action on the topics impacting our communities.
CALL FOR ARTISTIC GATHERING FOR MAHSA AMINI
Teesri Duniya Theatre joins those who voiced outrage at Mahasha's death continuing harassment and repression of women. We want to hear from Iranian Canadian artists. We invite all artists to share their thoughts. Please join this artistic gathering to share, present your ideas and help develop an artistic response to the oppressive political climate in Iran right now.
Meet Me
The Live Action Theatre Project, in collaboration with Teesri Duniya Theatre, presents the world premiere of "Meet Me," a branching narrative, audience-interactive theatre experience exploring dating, cancel culture, consent in the post #metoo era and the multiplicity of pathways a person can take to finding resolution. The audience decides how the story gets told.
**Please note: This show has limited seating and requires audiences to travel between three venues during the show. Wheelchair accessible.
**18 + only (themes of sexual misconduct, & sexually explicit scenes)
This work was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada IMPACTS: Collaborations to Address Sexual Violence on Campus; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Partnership Grant Number: 895-2016-1026Principal Investigator and Project Director, Shaheen Shariff, Ph.D., James McGill Professor, McGill University
Does This Really Happen?
An original dramatized testimonial by Masoon Balouch
In Does This Really Happen? Masoon makes the invisible visible by leading us on her journey out of an abusive marriage. This powerful story is a beacon of hope for South Asian women who may struggle to envision a life of freedom, autonomy, and self-love.
Streaming online as part of the 24 hour Improvisation Festival