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Production photo of Vierge at GCTC/Black Theatre Workshop. iPhoto caption: Photo by Andree Lanthier.

GCTC to close out season with Rachel Mutombo’s Vierge

Co-produced by Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop and directed by Dian Marie Bridge, Vierge will run from March 18 to 30 at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre in Ottawa.

By Liam Donovan / Mar 17, 2025
iPhoto caption: Photo by Curtis Perry.

REVIEW: In Why It’s (im)Possible at GCTC, parenting is an ever-evolving process

In the context of an increasingly difficult political and social climate for trans youth, Why It’s (im)Possible addresses the need for familial support.

By Alexa MacKie / Jan 29, 2025
Production photo from Why it's (im)Possible, coming ot GCTC. iPhoto caption: Photo by Randy deKleine-Stimpson.

GCTC solo show traces the complex journey of parenting a trans child

“At the end of the day, the play is trying to show the messiness of parenthood, that it's not about perfection,” says Why It’s imPossible playwright Sophia Fabiilli ahead of the show’s run at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa. “It's about finding where the discomfort is.”

By Mira Miller / Jan 18, 2025
Poster art for Flop at GCTC — an orange ink drawing of three figures in different masks. iPhoto caption: Poster art by Jesús Rivera Zavala.

In GCTC’s FLOP!, three actor-comedians craft a musical from scratch

This December, Ottawa’s Great Canadian Theatre Company will present Klif Entertainment’s FLOP! An Improvised Musical Fiasco, created by Ron Pederson and director Alan Kliffer.

By Liam Donovan / Dec 6, 2024