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iPhoto caption: The cast of Fat Fables. Photo by Roya DelSol.

SummerWorks Performance Festival announces 2025 lineup

Taking place from August 7 to 17, the 2025 festival features more than 35 projects and over 200 artists.

By Krystal Abrigo / Jun 24, 2025
A collage of production photos from the 2024 SummerWorks Performance Festival. iPhoto caption: Production photos courtesy of SummerWorks. Shows, from left to right, top to bottom: Girl's Notes III, SUBJECT TO خضوع, The Movements, Warm up.

REVIEW: This year’s SummerWorks Performance Festival embraced danger — in more ways than one

Several of this year's productions took direct aim at our present moment’s evils: Targets included corporate speaking gigs, rent payments, climate change, global wealth inequality, and the ostracization of horse girls.

By Liam Donovan / Aug 22, 2024
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How SummerWorks confronts a theatre industry steeped in hustle culture

“As far as our sector goes, there’s this idea that how busy you are is a reflection of your values,” says director-dramaturg Harri Thomas. “We also tend to emphasize a person’s career over the body of work they’ve produced. There are certain things that we can do at a community level, particularly when it comes to resource sharing. But we also need to consider the fact that we operate in a scarcity environment where we’re so focused on individual shows that we often neglect the larger ecology.”

By Chris Dupuis / Aug 2, 2024

REVIEW: SummerWorks Festival

From August 3-13, this year’s instalment of SummerWorks showcased a unique collection of productions, works in progress, and community events.

By Stephanie Fung / Aug 20, 2023