Play Details

Through the Petro-Canada Stage One Festival Lunchbox Theatre has becomeCanada's leading development source and producer of new one-act plays.At the end of each season, Lunchbox Theatre holds a series of readingsof new works and invites audience members to give feedback during adiscussion period. The Petro-Canada Stage One Festival has shown that asmall Calgary-based company can create world-class works that have thepotential for impact far beyond our city.

Dream Vacation book and lyrics by Jonathan Monro
May 4 & 5
A musical about three people who win a dream vacation and learn to deal with each other in one room, during a hurricane.

About That Girl by Darrin Hagen
May 6 & 7
A man learns that life can be magical when stuck in an elevator with a drag queen.

Emily and Roy by Paul Kaufmann
May 8 & 9
A man confronted with his friend’s death wants to leave a legacy; will it be a grandchild or the largest ever welded man?

She’s Back by John Lazarus
May 11 & 12
The world of a middle-aged, happily married college teacher is turned upside-down when his first wife comes back into his life, and seems to have designs on him.

Ex-Pats book by Col Cseke, music by Brent Podesky
May 13 & 14
A musical about a woman relocating from the east coast to Alberta who, stuck in the sandwich generation, is dealing with her fathers’ memory problems and a teenage son who wants to drop out of school.

The Boiler Room by Allana Harkin
May 15 & 16
A fast paced comedy about a young wannabe television writer who learns to lie and manipulate to keep her relationship with a television executive.