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SEASON 24/25

QWALENA: The Wild Women Who Steals Children
An evening of Indigenous storytelling, craft artists and sweet treats, in honour of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.

Sept 21, 2024 | Historic Theatre, The Cultch

An evening of Indigenous storytelling, music, vendors and sweet treats, in honour of National Day for Truth & Reconciliation.

Storyteller Dallas Yellowfly brings the spine-chilling tale of Qwalena to life in this riveting multimedia performance and allegory exploring the history and far-reaching effects of the residential school system. 

3 Crows Productions, presented by Touchstone & ZeeZee Theatre
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YAGA
Secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects!

Oct 24 – Nov 2, 2024 | Gateway Mainstage

Experience this fierce and dazzling take on folklore anti-hero Baba Yaga from playwright Kat Sandler. A comedic thriller with a feminist twist, YAGA leads us into an unforgettable world of power, trickery and revenge!

A Touchstone Theatre production presented by Gateway Theatre
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SWIM
Meditative, immersive audio experience imagining the effects of migration on self.

Presented as part of PuSh Festival 2025, Jan 30 – Feb 2 

The journey from Turkey to the Greek island of Samos is a treacherous 8km swim for those seeking asylum, a daring voyage from one life into another. Created by Jivesh Parasram, Tom Arthur Davis, David Mesiha and Gavan Cheema, SWIM imagines the impact of migration on the human spirit and the tolls of displacement.

A special co-presentation with PuSh Festival & The Cultch
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Behind the Moon
A haunting portrait on the social realities of migration and belonging.

March 27 – April 6, 2025 | Vancity Culture Lab, The Cultch

Acclaimed playwright and author Anosh Irani gives us Behind the Moon, a beautiful and affecting portrait on the lives of three men from India seeking a better life in Toronto, and the cost of pursuing those dreams. Lois Anderson directs.

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Touchstone Blog

As we leap into Touchstone’s 2024/2025 Season, I find myself meditating on what a theatre company with a Canadian mandate means at this time. A mandate that acknowledges where we are, the land on which we work, the people of this land, and the diversity of stories of those who journey and settle here. How might we, at Touchstone, continue to create a true and expansive definition of what ‘Canadian theatre’ means?

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Anosh Irani is a novelist and playwright whose works include The Song of Kahunsha (shortlisted for Canada Reads), The Parcel (Governor General’s Literary Award finalist, Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize winner), Bombay Black (winner of five Dora Mavor Moore Awards). In 2023, he was awarded the Writer’s Trust Engel Findley award in recognition of a remarkable body of work, and in anticipation of future contributions to Canadian literature. Hear his acceptance speech.

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