EVENTS
"Vulnerability is a source of inspirational theatre, and at TOE we encourage everyone with varying levels of experience to create a personal connection with a relevant story, their collaborators, and their community."
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Every season, TOE hosts a series of curated events where established and emerging writers, actors, and musicians perform a piece of their choice in front of an audience.
Vulnerability is a source of inspirational theatre, and at TOE we encourage everyone to share new work and take a risk with the support of their collaborators and their community. TOE believes in equitable access to the arts, so we have installed a "Pay What You Want" system for attending the shows.
During the pandemic, TOE has remained resilient with the continued support of our members. We offered our events online, mainly through Facebook Live.
Vulnerability is a source of inspirational theatre, and at TOE we encourage everyone to share new work and take a risk with the support of their collaborators and their community. TOE believes in equitable access to the arts, so we have installed a "Pay What You Want" system for attending the shows.
During the pandemic, TOE has remained resilient with the continued support of our members. We offered our events online, mainly through Facebook Live.
On January 26 at 7:30 pm, Theatre Ouest End invites you to MORALITY BITES V– a night of new short play readings!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant, What Rough Beast, and Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty), Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a FIFTH evening of 2 short plays by Ann Lambert, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor:
On the Bus and Do Not Turn Around by Ann Lambert
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast (details to come!) and will happen in the gallery at the Centaur Theatre.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre.
First 50 attendees receive a complimentary drink ticket!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: January 26, 2026
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Centaur Theatre (gallery) thanks to our partnership with Centaur Theatre where we are a guest company for the 2025-2026 season.
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Le 26 janvier à 19h30, le Théâtre Ouest End vous invite à MORALITY BITES V - une soirée de lecture consacrée à de nouvelles pièces courtes !
Depuis notre premier événement de lecture dramatique en 2019, et en continuant avec Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant, What Rough Beast, et Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty), le Théâtre Ouest End s'est toujours engagé à faire du théâtre qui pose les grandes questions. Qui sommes-nous en tant qu'individus dans notre contexte politique, historique et social? C'est dans cet esprit que nous proposons une cinquième soirée de 2 courtes pièces d'Ann Lambert, chacune examinant un dilemme moral de nature différente, avec une touche d'humour :
On the Bus et Do Not Turn Around par Ann Lambert
Cette soirée de lectures dramatiques promet d'être différente : vous, le public, sera invité (si vous le souhaitez) à peser sur les choix faits par les personnages. Ont-ils fait ce qu'il fallait ? Qu’es ce qu’est la bonne chose a faire ? Existe-t-il une bonne réponse à ce dilemme ?
Cet événement mettra en vedette une formidable troupe locale (détails à venir !) et se déroule dans la galerie du Théâtre Centaur.
Joignez-vous à nous pour un verre, une collation et une soirée de théâtre divertissante et engageante !
Les 50 premiers participants recevront un coupon pour une boisson gratuite !
Amenez vos amis et votre famille. Nous avons hâte de vous voir !
BILLETS : sont GRATUITS, mais un don de 10 $ serait très apprécié. 20 $, c'est encore mieux !
DATE : 26 janvier, 2026
HEURE : 19H30
LIEU : Théâtre Centaur (galerie) grâce à notre partenariat avec le Théâtre Centaur, où nous sommes une compagnie invitée pour la saison 2025-2026
FB EVENT LINK: https://www.facebook.com/share/17URkj1QgQ/
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant, What Rough Beast, and Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty), Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a FIFTH evening of 2 short plays by Ann Lambert, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor:
On the Bus and Do Not Turn Around by Ann Lambert
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast (details to come!) and will happen in the gallery at the Centaur Theatre.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre.
First 50 attendees receive a complimentary drink ticket!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: January 26, 2026
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Centaur Theatre (gallery) thanks to our partnership with Centaur Theatre where we are a guest company for the 2025-2026 season.
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Le 26 janvier à 19h30, le Théâtre Ouest End vous invite à MORALITY BITES V - une soirée de lecture consacrée à de nouvelles pièces courtes !
Depuis notre premier événement de lecture dramatique en 2019, et en continuant avec Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant, What Rough Beast, et Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty), le Théâtre Ouest End s'est toujours engagé à faire du théâtre qui pose les grandes questions. Qui sommes-nous en tant qu'individus dans notre contexte politique, historique et social? C'est dans cet esprit que nous proposons une cinquième soirée de 2 courtes pièces d'Ann Lambert, chacune examinant un dilemme moral de nature différente, avec une touche d'humour :
On the Bus et Do Not Turn Around par Ann Lambert
Cette soirée de lectures dramatiques promet d'être différente : vous, le public, sera invité (si vous le souhaitez) à peser sur les choix faits par les personnages. Ont-ils fait ce qu'il fallait ? Qu’es ce qu’est la bonne chose a faire ? Existe-t-il une bonne réponse à ce dilemme ?
Cet événement mettra en vedette une formidable troupe locale (détails à venir !) et se déroule dans la galerie du Théâtre Centaur.
Joignez-vous à nous pour un verre, une collation et une soirée de théâtre divertissante et engageante !
Les 50 premiers participants recevront un coupon pour une boisson gratuite !
Amenez vos amis et votre famille. Nous avons hâte de vous voir !
BILLETS : sont GRATUITS, mais un don de 10 $ serait très apprécié. 20 $, c'est encore mieux !
DATE : 26 janvier, 2026
HEURE : 19H30
LIEU : Théâtre Centaur (galerie) grâce à notre partenariat avec le Théâtre Centaur, où nous sommes une compagnie invitée pour la saison 2025-2026
FB EVENT LINK: https://www.facebook.com/share/17URkj1QgQ/
On December 1st at 7:30 pm, Theatre Ouest End invites you to MORALITY BITES IV– a night of new short play readings!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant, What Rough Beast, and Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty), Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a fourth evening of 2 short plays by Ann Lambert and Alice Abracen, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor.
SECRET SANTA by Alice Abracen
THE RUBICON by Ann Lambert
Passports, popcorn, and packages; what do these things have in common? Come and find out!
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1LxLYa4PGv/
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast and will happen in the gallery at the Centaur Theatre.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre.
🥂First 50 attendees receive a complimentary drink ticket!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant, What Rough Beast, and Mickey & Joe (Good. Bad. Ugly. Dirty), Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a fourth evening of 2 short plays by Ann Lambert and Alice Abracen, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor.
SECRET SANTA by Alice Abracen
THE RUBICON by Ann Lambert
Passports, popcorn, and packages; what do these things have in common? Come and find out!
Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1LxLYa4PGv/
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast and will happen in the gallery at the Centaur Theatre.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre.
🥂First 50 attendees receive a complimentary drink ticket!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: December 1, 2025
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Centaur Theatre (gallery) thanks to our partnership with Centaur Theatre
where we are a guest company for the 2025-2026 season.
DATE: December 1, 2025
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Centaur Theatre (gallery) thanks to our partnership with Centaur Theatre
where we are a guest company for the 2025-2026 season.
Season 2025-2026We are thrilled to announce that the @CentaurTheatre will be hosting this season's MORALITY BITES: IV, V, VI in the beautiful Centaur Gallery space.
Each evening presents different bite-sized moral dilemmas with a side of humor 🍎⚖️ Mark your calendars and stay tuned! |
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Past Events, Screenings, and Soirées
MORALITY BITES III: The Life and Death of Julius Caesar
Friends, Romans, Canadians!
Theatre Ouest End invites you to join us on the IDES OF MARCH–March 15th–to MORALITY BITES III: an abridged staged reading of The Life and Death of Julius Caesar–an excerpt from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant and What Rough Beast, Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a third evening of Morality Bites; bite-size moral dilemmas with a side of humor.
It promises to be a night of theatre with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the intersection of ancient Roman history and the current political climate–and what that means to all of us. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing? We’d love to hear what you have to say!
This event will feature a terrific local cast and will take place at the Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West).
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining, engaging night of theatre.
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even more!
DATE: March 15, 2025
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/share/1MWQbAgwNB/
Theatre Ouest End invites you to join us on the IDES OF MARCH–March 15th–to MORALITY BITES III: an abridged staged reading of The Life and Death of Julius Caesar–an excerpt from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant and What Rough Beast, Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a third evening of Morality Bites; bite-size moral dilemmas with a side of humor.
It promises to be a night of theatre with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the intersection of ancient Roman history and the current political climate–and what that means to all of us. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing? We’d love to hear what you have to say!
This event will feature a terrific local cast and will take place at the Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West).
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining, engaging night of theatre.
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even more!
DATE: March 15, 2025
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
FACEBOOK EVENT: https://www.facebook.com/share/1MWQbAgwNB/
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Camarades, Romains, Canadiens!
Le Theatre Ouest End vous invite à nous rejoindre le 15 mars pour MORALITY BITES III : une lecture abrégée de La Vie et la Mort de Jules César - un extrait de Jules César de Shakespeare.
Depuis notre premier événement de lecture dramatique en 2019, et en continuant avec Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant et What Rough Beast, le Theatre Ouest End s'est toujours engagé à faire du théâtre qui pose les grandes questions sur qui nous sommes en tant qu'individus dans notre contexte politique, historique et social. C'est avec cet engagement en tête que nous offrons une troisième soirée de Morality Bites; des dilemmes moraux offerts en petite bouchées avec un côté humoristique.
Cette soirée promet d'être une soirée de théâtre différente - vous, le public, sera invité (si vous le souhaitez) à peser sur les choix des personnages. Ne manquez pas cette occasion d'explorer l'intersection de l'histoire romaine ancienne et du climat politique actuel - et ce que cela signifie pour nous tous. Ont-ils fait ce qu'il fallait? C’est quoi la bonne chose à faire? Existe-t-il une action moralement saine? Nous serions ravis d'entendre ce que vous avez à dire!
Cet événement mettra en vedette une distribution locale de comédiens formidables et aura lieu à la Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. Ouest).
Joignez-vous à nous pour un verre, des petites bouchées et une soirée de théâtre divertissante et engageante.
Amenez vos amis et votre famille. Nous avons hâte de vous voir!
BILLETS: sont GRATUITS, mais un don de 10 $ serait très apprécié. 20 $, c'est encore mieux!
DATE: 15 mars, 2024
HEURE: 19H30
LIEU: Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ grâce à notre partenariat avec le Teesri Duniya Theatre où nous sommes une compagnie invitée!
Camarades, Romains, Canadiens!
Le Theatre Ouest End vous invite à nous rejoindre le 15 mars pour MORALITY BITES III : une lecture abrégée de La Vie et la Mort de Jules César - un extrait de Jules César de Shakespeare.
Depuis notre premier événement de lecture dramatique en 2019, et en continuant avec Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant et What Rough Beast, le Theatre Ouest End s'est toujours engagé à faire du théâtre qui pose les grandes questions sur qui nous sommes en tant qu'individus dans notre contexte politique, historique et social. C'est avec cet engagement en tête que nous offrons une troisième soirée de Morality Bites; des dilemmes moraux offerts en petite bouchées avec un côté humoristique.
Cette soirée promet d'être une soirée de théâtre différente - vous, le public, sera invité (si vous le souhaitez) à peser sur les choix des personnages. Ne manquez pas cette occasion d'explorer l'intersection de l'histoire romaine ancienne et du climat politique actuel - et ce que cela signifie pour nous tous. Ont-ils fait ce qu'il fallait? C’est quoi la bonne chose à faire? Existe-t-il une action moralement saine? Nous serions ravis d'entendre ce que vous avez à dire!
Cet événement mettra en vedette une distribution locale de comédiens formidables et aura lieu à la Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. Ouest).
Joignez-vous à nous pour un verre, des petites bouchées et une soirée de théâtre divertissante et engageante.
Amenez vos amis et votre famille. Nous avons hâte de vous voir!
BILLETS: sont GRATUITS, mais un don de 10 $ serait très apprécié. 20 $, c'est encore mieux!
DATE: 15 mars, 2024
HEURE: 19H30
LIEU: Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ grâce à notre partenariat avec le Teesri Duniya Theatre où nous sommes une compagnie invitée!
A Reading of OMISSION by Alice Abracen
Don't miss our first event—-A terrific play by Alice Abracen, read by an exciting group of MTL actors.
OMISSION asks the question: is forgiveness and redemption possible? On the eve of a papal conclave, a young Canadian journalist interviews an ambitious, popular Latin American cardinal about his past activities during a period of disappearances under a military junta. When she agrees to turn her recorder off, they are forced to confront the ghosts that haunt them both.
An edge-of-your-seat thriller written by Alice Abracen
Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Chapel at Cité-des-hospitalières
Tickets: FREE
Small bites and refreshments will be available for the evening
www.facebook.com/events/863977969203829?ref=newsfeed
OMISSION asks the question: is forgiveness and redemption possible? On the eve of a papal conclave, a young Canadian journalist interviews an ambitious, popular Latin American cardinal about his past activities during a period of disappearances under a military junta. When she agrees to turn her recorder off, they are forced to confront the ghosts that haunt them both.
An edge-of-your-seat thriller written by Alice Abracen
Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: The Chapel at Cité-des-hospitalières
Tickets: FREE
Small bites and refreshments will be available for the evening
www.facebook.com/events/863977969203829?ref=newsfeed
Morality Bites II
On April 19th at 7:30 pm, Theatre Ouest End invites you to MORALITY BITES II– a night of new short play readings!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant and What Rough Beast, Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a second evening of 2 short plays by Ann Lambert, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor.
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast (details to come!) and will happen at our new and wonderful space at Cité-des-Hospitalières at 251 Pine Ave. West.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: April 19th, 2024
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant and What Rough Beast, Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering a second evening of 2 short plays by Ann Lambert, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor.
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast (details to come!) and will happen at our new and wonderful space at Cité-des-Hospitalières at 251 Pine Ave. West.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: April 19th, 2024
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité-des-Hospitalières (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
METAs (Montreal English Theatre Awards)
We are delighted and grateful to announce that our two productions of the 2022-2023 season have been nominated for METAs - Montreal English Theatre Awards!!! Big thanks to Tantalus and Jessica Abdallah for co-producing What Rough Beast!
OUTSTANDING NEW TEXT: Alice Abracen for The Covenant
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION- Theatre Ouest End and Tantalus for What Rough Beast
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE (Independent Production) - Holly Gauthier-Frankel (The Covenant)
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE (Independent Production)- Rahul Gandhi (What Rough Beast)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (Independent Production)- Jennifer Roberts (What Rough Beast)
Thank you to the casts and teams of The Covenant and What Rough Beast for your wonderful work and talent.
We are also very grateful to our superlative hosts the Centaur Theatre Brave New Looks Series and the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts.
Congratulations to all the nominees and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all at the ceremony!
Theatre Ouest End is deeply appreciative of all the artists who have collaborated with us over the past 4 years–too many to name here but we acknowledge each and every one of you!
We would also like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts for their critically important support of several of our productions.
OUTSTANDING NEW TEXT: Alice Abracen for The Covenant
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION- Theatre Ouest End and Tantalus for What Rough Beast
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE (Independent Production) - Holly Gauthier-Frankel (The Covenant)
OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMANCE (Independent Production)- Rahul Gandhi (What Rough Beast)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE (Independent Production)- Jennifer Roberts (What Rough Beast)
Thank you to the casts and teams of The Covenant and What Rough Beast for your wonderful work and talent.
We are also very grateful to our superlative hosts the Centaur Theatre Brave New Looks Series and the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts.
Congratulations to all the nominees and we can’t wait to celebrate with you all at the ceremony!
Theatre Ouest End is deeply appreciative of all the artists who have collaborated with us over the past 4 years–too many to name here but we acknowledge each and every one of you!
We would also like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts for their critically important support of several of our productions.
Theatre Ouest End Soiree: All You Need Is Love?
On Sunday, FEBRUARY 18 from *5:00-7:00* pm join us for
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE?
…an evening of readings of new work very loosely inspired by anything to do with the myriad ways we experience, understand, observe--you name it--any kind of love.
Featuring terrific local writers including:
Marrianne Ackerman, Michaela Di Cesare, Jeff Gandell, Debra Kirshenbaum, Ann Lambert, Elliot Million-Lovett and Darragh Mondoux,
All biographies of participating artists can be found on our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1664075094336056/?active_tab=discussion
Refreshments and snacks will be served! Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 would be even better!
DATE: February 18
TIME: 5-7:00 pm
LOCATION: Cité des Hospitaliers (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE?
…an evening of readings of new work very loosely inspired by anything to do with the myriad ways we experience, understand, observe--you name it--any kind of love.
Featuring terrific local writers including:
Marrianne Ackerman, Michaela Di Cesare, Jeff Gandell, Debra Kirshenbaum, Ann Lambert, Elliot Million-Lovett and Darragh Mondoux,
All biographies of participating artists can be found on our Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1664075094336056/?active_tab=discussion
Refreshments and snacks will be served! Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 would be even better!
DATE: February 18
TIME: 5-7:00 pm
LOCATION: Cité des Hospitaliers (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
Unbuckling My Bible Belt - Film Screening
On Thursday, JANUARY 25 at 7:30 pm please join us for a screening of Laura Mitchell and Patricia Tassinari's timely and compelling documentary: UNBUCKLING MY BIBLE BELT.
How often do you authentically interact with people who hold different opinions or values from you? How can you get along with people whose ideas you find offensive and even dangerous? And what if those people were your family? How important is it to engage in conversations with people whose ideas and beliefs clash so completely with your own?
These and many more issues are explored in this compelling documentary, where two women, 40 cans of Canadian maple syrup, and an old blue Volvo hit the road through the Southern USA. Using her family tree as a road map, Laura, an expatriate American, leads her friend, Patricia, a Canadian, to a home that no longer exists. Following the death of her mother, a rare progressive Democrat in a deeply religious and mostly right-wing family, Laura returns home to reconnect with her sprawling Southern clan through seven bible-belt states. She needs to see what remains of her mother’s ideals of justice and compassion in the land of hard-core Bush supporters. The film maps out a journey that allows us to see the Bible Belt as a cinematic complex of characters--cousins and cowboys, drag queens and preachers, atheists and fundamentalist—all who populate this unique world.
Unbuckling My Bible Belt is as relevant today as it was in 2006 when it was filmed; do not miss this intimate portrayal of the South as it captures the beauty and starkness of the landscape as well as the complex relationship these Southerners have with their God.
Refreshments will be served and the film will be followed by a discussion with Laura Mitchell.
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 would be even better!
DATE: January 25
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité des Hospitaliers (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
How often do you authentically interact with people who hold different opinions or values from you? How can you get along with people whose ideas you find offensive and even dangerous? And what if those people were your family? How important is it to engage in conversations with people whose ideas and beliefs clash so completely with your own?
These and many more issues are explored in this compelling documentary, where two women, 40 cans of Canadian maple syrup, and an old blue Volvo hit the road through the Southern USA. Using her family tree as a road map, Laura, an expatriate American, leads her friend, Patricia, a Canadian, to a home that no longer exists. Following the death of her mother, a rare progressive Democrat in a deeply religious and mostly right-wing family, Laura returns home to reconnect with her sprawling Southern clan through seven bible-belt states. She needs to see what remains of her mother’s ideals of justice and compassion in the land of hard-core Bush supporters. The film maps out a journey that allows us to see the Bible Belt as a cinematic complex of characters--cousins and cowboys, drag queens and preachers, atheists and fundamentalist—all who populate this unique world.
Unbuckling My Bible Belt is as relevant today as it was in 2006 when it was filmed; do not miss this intimate portrayal of the South as it captures the beauty and starkness of the landscape as well as the complex relationship these Southerners have with their God.
Refreshments will be served and the film will be followed by a discussion with Laura Mitchell.
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 would be even better!
DATE: January 25
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité des Hospitaliers (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
Morality Bites I
On November 10 at 7:30 pm, Theatre Ouest End invites you to MORALITY BITES– a night of new short play readings!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant and What Rough Beast, Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering an evening of 3 short plays by Alice Abracen, Ann Lambert and Laura Mitchell, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor.
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast (details to come!) and will happen at our new and wonderful space at Cité des Hospitaliers at 251 Pine Ave. West.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: November 10th, 2023
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité des Hospitaliers (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
Since our first dramatic reading event in 2019, and continuing with Still Got Something to Say: 6 Plays on Age, The Covenant and What Rough Beast, Theatre Ouest End has always been committed to making theatre that asks the big questions about who we are as individuals in our political, historical and social context. With that commitment in mind, we are offering an evening of 3 short plays by Alice Abracen, Ann Lambert and Laura Mitchell, each examining a different bite-size moral dilemma with a side of humor.
It promises to be a night of dramatic readings with a difference—you, the audience will be invited (if you want) to weigh in on the choices the characters make. Did they do the right thing? What is the right thing? Is there a right thing?
This event will feature a terrific local cast (details to come!) and will happen at our new and wonderful space at Cité des Hospitaliers at 251 Pine Ave. West.
Join us for a drink, a snack, and an entertaining and engaging night of theatre!
Bring your friends and family. We can’t wait to see you!
TICKETS: are FREE but a donation of $10 would be very appreciated. $20 even better!
DATE: November 10th, 2023
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Cité des Hospitaliers (251 Pine Ave. West)
https://cdhentransition.ca/ thanks to our partnership with Teesri Duniya Theatre where we are a guest company!
Past Virtual Events
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Mask/Masque: A Virtual Soirée (Fall 2020), a night of readings and music by established and emerging Montreal writers and performers.
A Facebook Live recording of “Mask/Masque: A Virtual Soirée” is available on our Facebook page: fb.watch/4zcH0KzDAb/ |
Past In-Person Events
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Hidden Twins: A New Play Reading (Fall 2021), inspired by the true story of Vera and Nadia Debnar. Written by Alice Abracen and directed by Ellen David, featuring a stunning cast of talent, Hidden Twins was read live at the Segal Centre.
More information on the past event is available on here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1254374368352867/?active_tab=discussion |
Theatre Ouest End welcomes you to ECLECTION (Fall 2023)–a brand new edition of our reading soirées where an eclectic collection of short work from established and emerging Montreal writers and performers is shared!
On this glorious night we heard the work of Gabrielle Banville, Michaela Di Cesare, Debra Kirshenbaum, Ann Lambert, Laura Mitchell, Sarah Danielle Pitman, Aladeen Tawfeek, Anissah Vanhorn, and Rahul Varma. All were performed in our new space at Cité des Hospitaliers!
On this glorious night we heard the work of Gabrielle Banville, Michaela Di Cesare, Debra Kirshenbaum, Ann Lambert, Laura Mitchell, Sarah Danielle Pitman, Aladeen Tawfeek, Anissah Vanhorn, and Rahul Varma. All were performed in our new space at Cité des Hospitaliers!
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Scene Solstice (Spring 2020), a night of readings and music by established and emerging Montreal writers and performers.
A Facebook Live recording of “Scene Solstice” is available on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/events/370352717267563/?active_tab=discussion Suffering from the winter blues? Theatre Ouest End presents An Evening of LOVE (Winter 2020) —readings eclectically and playfully interpreted by some of Montreal’s established and emerging writers and performers.
Enjoy a glass of wine and a delightful evening of theatre in many forms along with a little bit of night music. Warm up from the inside on Friday, February 7 in Theatre Ouest End's home space, Westmount Park United Church. Admission is pay-what-you-think. |
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Theatre Ouest End is delighted to invite you to our Halloween Event Something Scary? (Fall 2019); a night of readings from amazing writers both emerging and established on the Montreal scene! The event is pay what you think!! Join us for the drama and the drinks, the scares and the snacks; we look forward to seeing you there!
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