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Punctuate! Theatre is gearing up for our Casino Fundraiser on August 9 & 10, 2025, and we need YOU to make it a success!

By volunteering for a shift (or two!), you’ll be helping us raise up to $75,000 that will directly support local artists, new productions, and community programming over the next two years. This is one of the most impactful ways you can support our work — just by donating a bit of your time.

Up next…

In collaboration with Pyretic Productions, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and the Pemmican Collective, we are proud to announce the world premiere of Kohkom’s Babushka — a heartwarming, time-travelling family theatre production coming to audiences in October 8-18, 2025!

Written by Lianna Makuch & Joleen Ballendine
Inspired by the book by Marion Mutala
Directed by Lianna Makuch
Movement Directed by Anna Kuman

We can’t wait to share this magical and intergenerational story with you next year. Tickets on sale soon!

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World Premiere of TAKWAHIMINANA May 2025 at Soulpepper Theatre

TAKWAHIMINANA is a darkly funny exploration of love, identity, and cultural collision. It follows Sharon, a Métis woman born in India, who returned to her ancestral home in Alberta as a teenager, forever caught between cultures. Now an adult, she finds herself at a lavish foodie dinner party hosted by her longtime paramour, marking the unofficial 20th anniversary of their extramarital affair. But as the evening unfolds, simmering tensions boil over—her Indigenous knowledge is both appropriated and fetishized. In the face of erasure and exploitation, can her Kohkom’s teachings guide her toward healing?

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Takwahiminana is an innovative and cultural mashup by award-winning playwright Matthew MacKenzie (First Métis Man of Odesa, Bears).

PEMMICAN COLLECTIVE & PUNCTUATE! THEATRE CREATORS’ COHORT

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Creators’ Cohort

We are excited to announce the members of the 2024-25 Pemmican Collective & Punctuate! Theatre Creators’ Cohort.

16 Indigenous Artists will be working on projects throughout the year with their Collaborators. After a period of writing and collaborating, they will enter the workshop phase. We can’t wait to see what they will create!

More info HERE

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View fullsize Volunteer with Us at Our Casino! Punctuate! Theatre’s next Casino Fundraiser is August 9 & 10, 2025 at Pure Casino Edmonton, and we need your help! By volunteering for a shift (or two!), you’ll directly support local artists, new the
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View fullsize This weekend, the Punctuate! Theatre team was deeply honoured to join Elders Jerry and Jo-Ann Saddleback for a pipe and water ceremony on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. On a beautiful spring day, we gave thanks to the water, shared praye
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View fullsize From all of us at Punctuate! Theatre, THANK YOU. ❤️ To our incredible audiences—your presence made every performance unforgettable. To @soulpeppertheatre, thank you for presenting us and giving this story a home in Toronto. To our phenomenal
View fullsize ⭐ Closing Performance Today! ⭐ Join us one last time for Takwahiminana by Matthew MacKenzie — our final show is today at 1:30pm at @soulpeppertheatre. Thank you to all the incredible audiences who shared this journey with us, and to the amazi
View fullsize 🌿 Takwahiminana – Closing Weekend 🌿 After an incredible run at @soulpeppertheatre, the final performances of Takwahiminana are here. This is your last chance to experience this bold and heartfelt world premiere about identity, culture, and f
View fullsize ✨Takwahiminana – Week Ahead at @soulpeppertheatre!✨ After a sold-out opening weekend, we’re back with a full week of performances — and seats are going fast. Don’t miss this world premiere about identity, belonging, and the c
View fullsize What an incredible opening weekend! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who came out to Takwahiminana at @soulpeppertheatre — packed houses, powerful performances, and so many meaningful connections. We’re feeling the love! 💛 A special shoutout

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