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SummerWorks Performance Festival announces 2026 lineup, including a wealth of international offerings

Creations from Denmark, Hong Kong, Iran, Mexico, and beyond feature in this year’s SummerWorks Performance Festival programming.

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.”