Alberta Theatre Projects

• Calgary actors hope curling fans ‘hurry hard’ to take in onstage bonspiel

  Alberta Theatre Projects is preparing to open its new production of The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon, a dark comedy featuring onstage curling.

  Features

  Feb 14
  
• ‘Proud to say I am a fat person’: Calgary actors draw attention to weight bias

  Actors who proudly call themselves fat are telling their stories of bias and acceptance in a play that explores the shame and fear associated with their body shape.

  Health

  Jan 27, 2023
  
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• Calgary women’s wedding dresses in the spotlight in new stage show

  It's a question a lot of women have faced: what do you do with your wedding dress once the big day is done?

  Entertainment

  Feb 3, 2022
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• Calgary performers find pandemic parallels in new version of ‘Alice in Wonderland’

  With some pandemic restrictions easing, many Calgary performers are really enjoying reconnecting with audiences.

  Entertainment

  Nov 23, 2021
• Theatre community mourns loss of Alberta Theatre Projects executive director Darcy Evans

  Alberta Theatre Projects executive and artistic director Darcy Evans passed away on Wednesday, after being diagnosed with cancer in March. 

  Nov 27, 2020
• ‘Disgraced’ tackles racism, prejudices onstage in Calgary

  Alberta Theatre Projects' "Disgraced" hit the Martha Cohen Theatre in Calgary on Wednesday.

  Entertainment

  Oct 17, 2019
• New Canadians hit the Calgary ice in curling comedy

  Calgary theatre company stages comedy featuring immigrants taking up curling, setting aside differences.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2019
• Calgary production of ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead’ takes on new twists

  "This is a tremendous opportunity for us to be funny together," said Julie Orton, who plays Guildenstern.

  Entertainment

  Oct 10, 2018
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• Corporate funds for Calgary arts drying up

  Calgary's performing arts scene has become a casualty of corporate cost-cutting as the city's economic doldrums drag into a third year, prompting organizations to band together to seek more municipal support.

  Money

  Mar 26, 2017