Gwaandak Theatre Society

 

From the land of extremes
New works of theatre
Diverse northern voices


Gwaandak Theatre develops, premieres and produce plays by award-winning and emerging Canadian playwrights.
Compelling stories from the North and across Canada :

 

- Yvette's dreams of becoming a doctor in Cafe Daughter,

 

- Johnnie’s spirit trapped in the northern lights in Sixty Below,


- the young dancer Chivito in an impoverished mining town in Carnaval,


- teenaged Jade searching for her identity in Where the River Meets the Sea.

 

 

 


Playwright Leonard Linklater and dramaturg DD Kugler, new play development in action.

Playwright Leonard Linklater, Dramaturg DD Kugler.

 

Gwaandak Theatre's 3rd annual Summer Reading

Series coming this June, celebrating new plays by Yvette Nolan and Keith Barker.

 

 

This fall...the world premiere and Yukon tour of Leonard Linklater's new play, exploring a tragic cultural misunderstanding and clash of justice systems during the gold rush.

 

Watch for future touring details for Cafe Daughter By Kenneth T. Williams. You can check out the DOWNLOADABLE STUDY GUIDE for Cafe Daughter

 


 

“…provocative, innovative and inspiring.”

- Joanne Jackson Johnson on Sixty Below