Pacific Theatre aspires to delight, provoke and stimulate dialogue by producing theatre that rigorously explores the spiritual aspects of human experience. In over 35 seasons, Pacific Theatre has produced more than 150 professional mainstage productions ranging from established works to original world premieres featuring some of the top theatre artists from Vancouver and across the continent.

Practitioners at Pacific Theatre work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Pacific Theatre does more than put on plays!

Alongside its professional productions, Pacific Theatre is committed to the development of emerging artists, fostering new work, creating an artistic home for established practitioners, and engaging the community at large.

Pacific Theatre’s apprenticeship program is a major component of its mandate to develop emerging artists and foster new work. Every season the theatre brings in a handful of up-and-coming theatre artists who are given training and opportunities to develop as professional artists. Features of the apprenticeship program include involvement in mainstage and second stage events, opportunities to shadow or understudy our professional artists, workshops, and the operation of Stone’s Throw Productions, our non-professional counterpart. Many apprentices have gone on to pursue professional careers as actors, writers, directors, stage managers, technicians, designers, and administrators. Pacific Theatre’s first-ever apprentice was local playwright and actress Lucia Frangione, and in 2011 apprentice Evan Frayne won the Sam Payne Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

For more information on our apprenticeship program and how to apply, click the link on the left.

Throughout the past 36 years Pacific Theatre has developed dozens of new plays through in-house readings and workshops, bringing many of them to their world premieres. Plays developed and produced at Pacific include Espresso, A Bright Particular Star, Prodigal Son, Navy Wife, Tent Meeting, Cariboo Magi, Mercy Wild, Book of the Dragon, Suitcase Stories, Bar Mitzvah Boy, Jesus Freak, Gramma, and Tolkien, many of which have gone on to subsequent runs at other professional theatres around the world.

Pacific Theatre has always collaborated with a variety of artists and other companies in Vancouver, including guest productions, co-productions, and presentations in its seasons as collaborators. Often times, these companies find their time with Pacific Theatre to be a launching pad towards creating innovative and artistically strong contributions to Vancouver’s theatre community. Companies Pacific Theatre has worked with or mentored include Glass City Theatre, One2Theatre, Midnight Theatre Collective, Touchstone Theatre, Pound of Flesh Theatre, Ruby Slippers, Dark Glass Theatre, Cave Canem Productions, Ensemble Theatre and Reid Farrington (New York).



Kaitlin Williams

Artistic Director
kaitlin@pacifictheatre.org





Jennifer Milley

Executive Director
jennifer@pacifictheatre.org





Phil Miguel

Production Manager / Technical Director
phil@pacifictheatre.org





Mike deBoer

Director of Development and Community Engagement
mike@pacifictheatre.org





Khushi Khosla

Office Manager
khushi@pacifictheatre.org





Ron Reed

Artistic Director Emeritus





Board Of Directors

Board of Directors
info@pacifictheatre.org



Pacific Theatre was established in 1984 by a group of actors who wanted to establish a non-propagandist professional theatre where they would be free to explore work having particular meaning to them as Christians. 

After a number of years of touring productions, the troupe moved into a purpose-built 128-seat alley-style theatre in the historic Chalmers Heritage Building on October 14, 1994, where they’ve been creating theatre that matters ever since. 

Over four decades, Pacific Theatre has become renowned for thoughtful, boundary-pushing theatre that explores the hard questions at the root of humanity. Under the vision of founder Ron Reed, the company expanded into a staple of the Vancouver professional theatre community, nurturing some of the city’s finest artists, designers, and technicians. Since moving into the 1440 space, The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Society has extended over 190 nominations to Pacific Theatre productions.

In 2020, after 37 years of dedicated service, Ron retired and long-time PT performer, director, and staff member Kaitlin began her tenure as Pacific’s Artistic Director. Under Kaitlin’s leadership, Pacific has continued to expand its mandate: developing collaborations with other theatres in the city, supporting guest producers and our own programming, and continuing to seek out stories that challenge, uplift, and expand the horizons of our passionate audience.

Pacific Theatre aspires to delight, provoke and stimulate dialogue by producing theatre that rigorously explores the spiritual aspects of human experience. 

Our mission statement is to serve Christ in our community by creating theatre with artistic, spiritual, relational, and financial integrity.

In addition to our full subscription season of plays, we are committed to the nurturing of emerging artists. Not only do we welcome up-and-coming theatre artists to train with us for a year-long apprenticeship program, we also welcome guest productions in our season and prioritize the development of new plays by both established and emerging playwrights.

We strive to make Pacific Theatre feel like home for everyone who is involved, whether as an actor, a technician, a volunteer or an audience member!

Pacific Theatre | Equity Update January 2022

Thank you to everyone who has worked with us this year – whether through professional consultation, feedback, or community care – to continue striving towards an equitable and justice-oriented environment at Pacific Theatre.

In 2021, the commons consulting founder Adeline Huynh outlined an action plan for Pacific Theatre with concrete steps to help implement anti-racist, long-term policies and practices at the company. If you’d like to continue to be a part of our accountability and growth process, we’ve outlined our current actions (and areas that still need work) in our second annual Equity Report, which you can read in its entirety below.

Significant changes include, but are not limited to:

  • A move to a five-day work week for artists rehearsal (previously six days), with supports in place for those who may have barriers like childcare or travel.
  • The continued weekly meeting of the JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) working group, established in June 2020, to focus on equity work at the theatre in day-to-day matters.
  • A formal feedback mechanism, supported by confidential third-party reporting software, for all artists working in the space to provide their thoughts and share concerns with our AD and ED. This is available to all performers, creative teams, and technical staff who interact with the theatre.
  • A substantial increase in budget allocation for professional consultation around cultural education, community safety, and intra-community mediation. Thank you to Adeline Huynh, Jodi Spargur, Ben Ironstand, Malcolm McKinlay, and Leonie Smith for their support in these areas this year.

You can read the full report here, and if you have feedback or further questions, please e-mail julia@pacifictheatre.org.

January 2021 Update

September 2020 Update

2022 – 2023 Season

Benevolence by Fanny Britt | translated by Leanna Brodie
The Messiah by Patrick Barlow
Christmas Presence 2022
Black & Rural by Shayna Jones
God Said This by Leah Nanako Winkler
New Roots Festival new works by Pacific Theatre artists

2021 – 2022 Season

Wakey, Wakey by Will Eno
Music at PT featuring Cheryl Bear and Jenny Banai
Christmas Presence 2021
How The World Began by Catherine Trieschmann
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
New Roots Festival new works by Pacific Theatre artists

2020 – 2021 Season

Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi
Friday Night Reads [Digital]
Christmas Presence At Home [Digital]
Testament [Digital]
Gather: Stories In Nature by Cameron Peal and Shayna Jones

2019 – 2020 Season

Mother of the Maid by Jane Anderson
Frankenstein: Lost in Darkness adapted by Peter Church
A Christmas Carol adapted by Ron Reed
Christmas Presence 2019
Gramma by Maki Yi
Best of Enemies by Mark St. Germain
Love/Sick by John Cariani – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID
The Trip to Bountiful by Horton Foote – CANCELLED DUE TO COVID

2018 – 2019 Season

Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi
The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe adapted by Ron Reed
Christmas Presence 2018
A Prayer for Owen Meany by Simon Bent
Jesus Freak by Peter Boychuk
Cherry Docs by David Gow
The Cake by Bekah Brunstetter

2017 – 2018 Season

The Christians by Lucas Hnath
The Lonesome West by Martin McDonagh
Written on the Heart (staged reading) by David Edgar
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
Christmas Presence 2017
Ruined by Lynn Nottage
An Almost Holy Picture by Heather McDonald
Sideshow Comedy Improv
Bar Mitzvah Boy by Mark Leiren-Young
Tolkien by Ron Reed

2016 – 2017 Season

A Good Way Out by Cara Norrish
Suitcase Stories by Maki Yi
Holy Mo! A Christmas Show! by Lucia Frangione
Christmas Presence 2016
Corleone: The Shakespearean Godfather by David Mann
Sideshow (Improv Comedy) by Pacific Theatre
Valley Song by Athol Fugard
Testament
Outside Mullingar by John Patrick Shanley

2015 – 2016 Season

Smoke on the Mountain book by Connie Wray, conceived by Alan Bailey, music by Mike Craver & Mark Hardwick
The Amish Project by Jessica Dickey
A Christmas Carol: On the Air adapted by Peter Church
Christmas Presence 2015
Common Grace by Shauna Johannesen
Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph
A Good Mother by Kathy Parsons
Sideshow (Comedy Improv) by Pacific Theatre
Wit by Margaret Edson

2014 – 2015 Season

The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash
Subway Stations of the Cross created and performed by Ins Choi
Sideshow by Off Key Improv
It’s a Wonderful Life Radio Show adapted by Peter Church
Christmas Presence 2014
Underneath the Lintel by Glen Berger
Cultivation by Krista Marushy
The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez
Freud’s Last Session by Mark St. Germain

2013 – 2014 Season

The Foreigner by Larry Shue
Top Ten Thousand of All Time by Ron Reed
Communion by Daniel MacIvor
Christmas Presence 2013
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
Sideshow by Pacific Theatre
The Seafarer by Conor McPherson
Old Time Gospel Radio Hour
Espresso by Lucia Frangione

2012 – 2013 Season

The Spitfire Grill music & book by James Valcq, lyrics & book by Fred Alley
Wittenberg by David Davalos
Side Show (Comedy Improv)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe adapted by Ron Reed
Christmas Presence 2012
Leave of Absence by Lucia Frangione
Funny Stuff by Pacific Theatre
Mother Teresa is Dead by Helen Edmundson
How to Write a New Book for the Bible by Bill Cain

2011 – 2012 Season

Tuesdays with Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom
Re:Union by Sean Devine
A Christmas Carol adapted by Ron Reed
Christmas Presence 2011
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley
Doubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley
Side Show (Comedy Improv) by Pacific Theatre
The Meal by The Lost Gospel Ensemble
100 Saints You Should Know by Kate Fodor
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Adly Guirgis

2010 – 2011 Season

The Busy World Is Hushed by Keith Bunin
Playland by Athol Fugard
Christmas On The Air by Lucia Frangione
Christmas Presence 2010
My Name Is Asher Lev by Aaron Posner
Jesus Hopped The “A” Train by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Jake’s Gift by Julia Mackey
Side Show by Pacific Theatre
The Great Divorce adapted from the novel by C.S. Lewis by George Drance & The Magis Theatre

2009 – 2010 Season

The Last Days Of Judas Iscariot a staged reading by Stephen Adly Guirgis
The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe adapted by Ron Reed
The Passion Project by Reid Farrington
Refuge Of Lies by Ron Reed
Godspell by Stephen Schwartz

Second Stage

Presence by Pacific Theatre
Christmas Presence by Pacific Theatre
I Was Meant For The Stage by Pacific Theatre
Sideshow by Pacific Theatre
Music At Pacific by Pacific Theatre

2008 – 2009 Season

Main Stage

Mourning Dove by Emil Sher
Jesus, My Boy by John Dowie
Holy Mo by Lucia Frangione
A Time To Dance by Libby Skala
You Still Can’t by Ron Reed
Music At Pacific by Brian Mix

Second Stage

Side Show by Pacific Theatre
Christmas Presence by Pacific Theatre

2007 – 2008 Season

Main Stage

Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
This Wonderful Life by Steve Murray
A Man For All Seasons by Robert Bolt
The Woodsman by Steven Fechter
You Can’t Take It With You by George S. Kaufman

Second Stage

12 Angry Men by Reginald Rose
Christmas Presence by Pacific Theatre
Side Show by Pacific Theatre

2006 – 2007 Season

Main Stage

Lilia! by Libby Skala
Cariboo Magi by Lucia Frangione
The Quarrel by David Brandes & Joseph Telushkin
Grace by Craig Wright
Remnants (A Fable) by Jason Sherman

Second Stage

Confessions by Pacific Theatre
Christmas Presence by Pacific Theatre
Side Show by Pacific Theatre

2005 – 2006 Season

Main Stage

The Elephant Man by Bernard Pomerance
The Farndale… Christmas Carol by David McGillivray
The Hungry Season by Jennifer Morison Hendrix
Prodigal Son by Shawn MacDonald
A Bright Particular Star by Ron Reed

Second Stage

Christmas Presence by Pacific Theatre
Side Show by Pacific Theatre
Testimony by Pacific Theatre

2004 – 2005 Season

Main Stage

Leaving Ruin by Jeff Berryman
Halo by Josh MacDonald
Beggars at the Waters of Immortality by William Butler Yeats
Domino Heart by Matthew Edison
Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton
Shadowlands by William Nicholson

Second Stage

Christmas Presence
Side Show

2003 – 2004 Season

Main Stage

Espresso by Lucia Frangione
Private Eyes by Steven Dietz
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Chickens by Lucia Frangione

Second Stage

Christmas Presence
Side Show
Passion

2002 – 2003 Season

Main Stage

Lettice & Lovage by Peter Shaffer
Mercy Wild by Ron Reed & The Company
Espresso by Lucia Frangione
Playland by Athol Fugard
God’s Man in Texas by David Rambo
Ten November by Steven Dietz

2001 – 2002 Season

Main Stage

Hospitality Suite
Cariboo Magi by Lucia Frangione
The Clearing
A Most Notorious Woman
Damien

2000 – 2001 Season

Main Stage

Sister Calling My Name
The Fever
Tent Meeting
The Foreigner

1999 – 2000 Season

Holy Mo by Lucia Frangione
Dreams of Kings & Carpenters
“Master Harold”… and the boys
Lonely Planet
Quilters

1998 – 1999 Season

Cotton Patch Gospel
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe adapted by Ron Reed
Agnes of God
Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw

1997 – 1998 Season

Dr. Faustus
A View From the Bridge
Remnant
Navy Wife
The Nerd

1996 – 1997 Season

Talley’s Folly
Mass Appeal
Holy Spew
Tent Meeting

1995 – 1996 Season

Paper Wings
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The Howard Cycle

1994 – 1995 Season

Cotton Patch Gospel
The Ranger Ned Story
The Top Ten Thousand of All Time by Ron Reed
Damien
The Voice of the Prairie
Traveler In the Dark
The Foreigner

1990 – 1991 Season

C.S. Lewis On Stage by Pacific Theatre
Learning to Live With Personal Growth

Pre-1990 Shows

First Christmas: An Entertainment
Friedemann Variations
Fish Tales
Into An Empty Room
Dreams of Kings And Carpenters
Talley’s Folly
The Lonely Birch
First Christmas: A Theatrical Celebration
Damien
The Casino
Cotton Patch Gospel
Remnant
Silly Season

Since moving into our theatre space, The Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards Society has extended over 180 nominations to productions that have graced the Pacific Theatre stage. 

Winning productions include:

  • Best of Enemies (2019-2020 season)
  • Frankenstein (2019-2020 season)
  • Ruined (2017-2018 season)
  • Outside Mullingar (2016-2017 season)
  • The Whipping Man (2014-2015 season)
  • The Seafarer (2013-2014 season)
  • The Foreigner (2013-2014 season)
  • 100 Saints You Should Know (2012-2013 season)
  • Re:Union (2011-2012 season)
  • Significant Artistic Achievement: Curation and Execution of an Outstanding Season of Theatre (2010-2011 season)
  • Playland (2010-2011 season)
  • Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (2010-2011 season)
  • The Busy World is Hushed (2010-2011 season)
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2009-2010 season)
  • A Bright Particular Star (2006-2007 season)
  • Grace (2006-2007 season)
  • Prodigal Son (2004-2005 season)
  • The Farndale Christmas Carol (2004-2005 season)
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2003-2004 season)
  • Master Harold… & the Boys (1999-2000 season)
  • Agnes of God (1998-1999 season)

Playwriting Prizes

Cariboo Magi – Sydney Risk Award for Outstanding Script by an Emerging Playwright (2002)
Bar Mitzvah Boy – Jewish Playwriting Prize (2017)

While operating a fully professional mainstage, Pacific Theatre is also community based and offers non-professional community members opportunities to work along side theatre professionals in its community shows through its non-professional counterpart, Stone’s Throw Productions. Most Stone’s Throw shows are produced by our season apprentices.

Tickets for current shows are available here!

Stone’s Throw Production History

Wolves Are Coming For You –June 26-28, 2022

Someone has seen a wolf… or did they? 24 hours after a wolf is spotted on the edge of a calm and civilized town, the well-ordered lives of its inhabitants are thrust into peril. How will they respond to this threat to their very existence?

Directed by Larisse Campbell. Featuring Mathilde Shisko, Jennie Bissell and Fiona Jenkins.

Palimpsest – November 26-27, 2021

A disaster has happened. The space you’re in, and the performers you will watch, are navigating the aftermath of a flood. Debris surfaces from the destroyed home and our destroyed bodies. What connections do we have with the materials that surround us? And what now?

Produced by Christian Ching. Direction and Dramaturgy by Larisse Campbell. Performed by Sarah Higgins, Ella Storey, and Jamie Sweeney. Co-created by the team.

Memory House by Kathleen Tolan – June 12-15, 2019

One winter night a woman bakes a pie as a girl tries to finish her college essay. As the deadline looms, unexamined issues of the girl’s adoption from Russia, the rupture of her parents’ divorce, and the fear of leaving home break through the surface.

We Are The Body by Andrew Kooman – June 20-22, 2019

The last thing for any of us, I think, will be silence. In solitary confinement behind the Iron Curtain in post-war Romania, three prisoners are trapped in darkness and tortured for their beliefs.

Henry V by William Shakespeare – June 25-29, 2019

Let us on your imaginary forces work. A young girl puts aside her dolls to play soldier, leading her sister, friends and family through the harrowing and heroic saga of Shakespeare’s Henry V.

Agamemnon by Aeschylus – July 4-6, 2019

In war, the first casualty is truth. The King must die. It is a place like Argos, the year the prophets say that Troy will fall. Agamemnon’s victory is near at hand. Clytemnestra is poised to act on a wound burned deep into her heart. Directed by Linnea Perry.

Past Productions

Hark! A Stone’s Throw Christmas Show – Dec 7 at 9:45 pm

Stone’s Throw Productions’ first-ever vintage-inspired Christmas variety show: Hark! A Stone’s Throw Christmas Show, which will raise funds for upcoming Pacific Theatre apprentice projects. Expect a magical evening of dancing, Yuletide carol-singing, good old-fashioned comedy and overflowing merriness, along with raffle prizes and tasty treats.

A Hero For Now: A Post-Historic Fairy Tale by Shelby Wyminga – Nov 8-9, 2018

The unexpected appearance of a Narrator in Shelby’s life draws her into a whimsical world just beyond the skin of ours, forcing her to reimagine herself as the (reluctant) hero of her own story. As she faces both the mundane and the monsters, she must choose to either face her deepest fears or run the other way.

‘Da Kink In My Hair by Trey Anthony – July 4-7 at 8pm

Novelette is a hairdresser with a special gift – she can read your secrets from your hair. Set in a vibrant Afro-Caribbean hair salon, she tends knowingly to each client. As women rush to the styling chair, each story untangles through laughter and tears. Produced at the NAC to critical acclaim, a Global television series, and a hit musical, ‘da Kink in My Hair is a Canadian classic.

Acceleration by Caroline Sniatynski- June 27-30, 2018

It’s 2011. The world’s top physicists are searching for the Higgs boson, the famous “missing piece” in our model of the universe. Graduate student Elise, who is struggling to piece back her own world in the midst of unsolved questions, joins the search. But what we’re looking for and what we find aren’t always the same thing.

Tigers Be Still by Kim Rosenstock – June 13-16, 2018

TIGERS BE STILL is a comedy that follows the misadventures of Sherry Wickman, a young woman who has recently earned her maters degree in art therapy only to find herself moving back home.

Love/Sick by John Cariani – April 18-21, 2018

Set on a Friday night in an alternate suburban reality, this 80-minute romp explores the pain and the joy that comes with being in love. Full of imperfect lovers and dreamers, LOVE/SICK is an unromantic comedy for the romantic in everyone.

Problem Child by George F. Walker – July 5-8, 2017

Determination, delusion, and dark comedy. R.J. and Denise, two dysfunctional parents from the wrong side of the tracks, are trying to get their baby out of the system and back in their arms.

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea by John Patrick Shanley – June 28-July 1, 2017

Battered, bruised, and desperate for connection, Danny and Roberta collide in a grimy bar in the Bronx.

Between the Sheets by Jordi Mand – June 21-24, 2017

What begins as an ordinary parent teacher interview unravels into a gripping and raw confrontation between two women on the brink of disaster.

The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod – April 26-29, 2017

Gripping, eye-opening and heart-wrenching. Stone’s Throw Productions ignites a thought-provoking exploration on bullying and violence between young girls.

The Wolves by Sarah DeLappe • April 20-23, 2017

A pack of adolescent girls prepares for battle on the soccer field. As they grapple with everything from pop culture to politics, the girls establish their identities as individuals and as a team. The competition is fierce as the championship looms. Who will come out on top?

The Most Massive Woman Wins by Madeleine George • Nov. 9-12, 2016

Four women sit in the waiting room of a liposuction clinic. As the clock ticks and the procedure draws closer, memories, nightmares, and schoolyard rhymes begin to intrude, and the women are forced to reckon with their relationships to food, their bodies, and the people in their lives.

In the Flesh by Paige Louter • Oct. 29th, Nov 3-5, 2016

A one-woman show about learning to be an actor, In the Flesh blends stand-up comedy, performance art, and feminist theatre to create something only slightly less awkward than that one picture of fourteen-year-old you.

Any Night by Daniel Arnold and Medina Hahn • July 8-16

When Anna moves in to the basement suite below Patrick, an unlikely romance ensues. But as she suffers increasingly strange behaviour in her sleep, it sends them both down a dizzying spiral of mistrust and fear.

Something Sacred • June 15-18, 2016

Two stories. True(ish) stories. Questions about what is sacred, Where it breaks, and what is worth holding on to.

The Occupation of Heather Rose • June 15-18

Equipped with a Canada Food Guide, her nursing training, and a heavy dose of optimism, Heather heads out to a remote reserve in Northern Ontario.

Ask/Tell: The Boler Project • Feb 19-March 5, 2016

A ten minute experience taking place in a small Boler (tow-behind) trailer that is parked next to Pacific Theatre at Hemlock and 12th Street.

Little Match Girl by Sarah Dixon • Dec 5, 11, 18, 2015

An exploration of Hans Christian Anderson’s classic and heart wrenching children’s classic “The Little Match Girl” in a site-specific, outdoor performance.

The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, and Daniela Vlaskalic • Nov 18-20, 2015

Bessie, Alice and Margaret have two things in common: they are married to George Joseph Smith, and they are dead.

The Stonewater Rapture by Doug Wright • July 8-11, 2015

Two teenagers’ sexual awakening has been severely hampered by the fundamentalist fervor that runs like power lines through the Bible Belt.

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare • June 24th-27th, 2015

A glamorous retelling of Shakespeare’s controversial battle of the sexes. Trapped in the sexist world of the 1950’s, Kate and Petruchio fight each other to escape a world in which neither of them belong.

Agnes of God by John Pielmeier • June 11-13, 2015

A pregnant nun, a strangled baby, an inquiring legal psychiatrist, and a determined Mother Superior. A messy and mystical search for the truth.

Here Lies Henry by Daniel MacIvor – June 3-6, 2015

A man enters the room with a mission to tell you something you don’t already know. A bizarre, unexpected comedy about love, loss, and the body in the next room.

Nine by Jane Shepard – Jan 30 & 31, 2014

Two women held in a room and chained by their necks use mind games to keep one another alive. In a dire situation, the only currency is words. Balancing the fine line between power and grace will mean life or death.

Almost, Maine by John Cariani – Nov 13 & 14, 2014

One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, the residents of Almost, Maine try to make sense of this strange thing called love. They tumble in and out of love in in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. Love is local and the world is strange in this midwinter night’s dream.

Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph – July 3-12, 2014

Gruesome Playground Injuries follows the decades-spanning relationship of an accident-prone dare devil and a corrosive masochist who navigate friendship, love, and the wounds created in between.

Crime and Punishment an adaptation by Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – June 25-28, 2014

Described as a “conversation on the nature of evil,” Crime and Punishment is the story of Raskolnikov, a university dropout obsessed with a theory and ravaged by poverty.

Selections from Autobahn by Neil Labute – November 20-23, 2013

Selected pieces from Neil Labute’s Autobahn, produced, performed, and directed by the company apprentices and emerging artists: Pippa Johnstone, Kenton Klassen, Ryan Scramstad, Frank Nickel, and Kirsty Provan.

A Good Way Out by Cara Cunningham – June 12-15, 2013

Kenny is a hardworking mechanic trying to support his family. He makes a few wrong decisions while trying to give them a better life that lead him to trouble.

Bride on Credit by Cara Cunningham – Nov 14-17, 2012

Shipping and handling is included in this romance.

Left, Right? by Maki Yi – July 12-14, 2012

A mother accepted the traditional role of women while her daughter resisted the very same expectations. Unlike the mother, who never left her place, the daughter leaves for a new place. Then, life in a foreign land changes her perspective on the mother’s life. Was her choice right not to live like the mother?

Not Everything You Are – June 28-30, 2012

A show about spirits on a human journey. Imagined, collected and performed by the ensemble.

A Nanking Winter, Jan 6 & 7, 2012

Irene Wu has dedicated years of her life to researching the invasion of Nanking, China. Through the winter of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army led a horrific campaign through the streets of China’s capital, an event that has been left unknown and untold to the world. Irene is on the brink of releasing her research when her publisher voices doubts about the book.

Twice and Twice: The Tennessee Williams Project, Dec 8-10, 2011

Two women in a shabby room, caught in the struggle between where they come from and where they need to be. Accompanied by a hauntingly original melody.

The Casino with The Disappearing, July 13-16, 2011

The Casino: Two brothers see if blood is thicker than blackjack in old, mafia-run Las Vegas.

The Disappearing: A middle-class woman looking to disappear finds an unlikely connection with a homeless alcoholic in the alley she finds herself in.

The Verona Project, June 29-July 7, 2011

An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by Evan Frayne.

Letter from a Soldier: My Name is Aslam, April 13-16, 2011

A US soldier stationed in Iraq writes home and finds that caring can be just as hard as not caring as he reflects on his friendships with the locals in Baghdad.

The Last 5 Years, July 15-17, 2010

“Would you share your life with me for the next ten minutes?”

David Ives Comedy Shorts, May 12-15, 2010

Variations on the Death of Trotsky, Arabian Nights, and The Universal Language

Silk Threads

A one-woman show written and performed by Andrea Loewen.

The Recession Party: A Fundraiser Variety Show, Mar. 13, 2009

“Since we’re all spiralling into a financial abyss, why not have a party?”

Vintage Valentines: A Musical Revue, Feb. 14, 2009

“One Night in the Name of Love” at Pacific Theatre!

Sticks And Stones, Nov. 6 — 8, 2008

An evening of scenes produced by the Pacific Theatre Apprentices

Proof, Jun. 25 — 28, 2008

By David Auburn

Three Rings For Michelle, Jun. 18 — 21 , 2008

By Patricia Joudry

Twigs, Mar. 6 — 8, 2008

The acclaimed theatre piece by George Furth

Sinner / Saint, Mar. 27 — 31, 2007

Three one-act plays — River Bottom Baby by Tina Teeninga, Babel Rap by John Lazarus, Cabbage Head by Julie Jensen

Broken, Oct. 26 — 28, 2006

Two one-act plays by Tina Teeninga

Some Pacific Theatre shows contain mature or difficult content.

We are always happy to assist our patrons in finding shows that are right for them. If you have concerns or questions about the content of a specific show, please contact our Box Office at 604-731-5518.

SHOW ADVISORIES
2022-23 SEASON

Benevolence
by Fanny Britt
translated by Leanna Brodie

Benevolence is a surreal meditation on the responsibilities we bear to ourselves and to each other. The play includes strong language, discussions of sex, and frank descriptions of death, including the death of a child.


The Messiah
by Patrick Barlow

The Messiah is an exuberant Nativity-play-gone-wrong, appropriate for ages 5 to 105. Some jokes may go over younger audiences’ heads.


Christmas Presence

Always a family-friendly affair, though it’s wise to alert front-of-house staff if you’re attending with younger patrons who still believe in Santa! Christmas Presence is a night of music and stories in the vein of Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe.


Black and Rural
by Shayna Jones

Black And Rural is drawn from the true stories of Black Canadians, and explores their lived experiences with frankness and grace. This show features strong language.


God Said This
by Leah Nanako Winkler

God Said This is a sharp and sincere look at family relationships between adult children and their parents. It includes very strong language, some recreational drug and alcohol use, and discussions of alcoholism, cancer treatment, and grief.