We’ve done a lot since we started back in 1989, and that includes working with youth in both Junior and Senior Highs since our earliest days. Creating and developing work that explores the complex lives of teens has helped make our name across the country.
We started creating productions and experiences for Elementary-aged students in 2002. Since then, we have seeded many new plays through our annual Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids, as well as through commissions and development work with the company.
Explore shows from our past seasons from today back to 1989.
2022-2023 Production Season
2021-2022 Production Season
2020-2021 Production Season
2019-2020 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residency
- Participating Schools: Graminia School, Afton School
2018-2019 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residency
- Participating Schools: Ormsby Elementary, Parkallen Elementary, St. John Bosco Elementary
Crossing The Line Classroom Workshops
2017-2018 Production Season
2016-2017 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residency
- Participating Schools: Baturyn School, Brookside Elementary
2015-2016 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residency
- Participating Schools: George H. Luck Elementary, Mayfield School
2014-2015 Production Season
2013-2014 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residencies –
- Participating Schools: Sakaw School, Parkallen Elementary
2012-2013 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residencies –
- Participating Schools: Afton Arts Core School, Vanier Community Catholic School – Edson
2011-2012 Production Season
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residencies –
- Participating Schools: Mount Royal Arts Core School, St. Justin Elementary, St. Paul School – Lethbridge
2010/2011 Season
Junior and Senior High Tour:
Under Cover by Mark Haroun
- World Premiere
- 2011 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Sterling Award Nomination for Outstanding Artistic Achievement – TYA for Mieko Ouchi (directing)
Elementary School Tour:
Jeremy Fisher by Mohamed Rouabhi, English Translation by Mieko Ouchi
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
National Tour:
Routes by Collin Doyle
- Local touring/National touring to YPT – Toronto
- 2011 Dora Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
2011 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Christine Sokaymoh Frederick, Tololwa M. Mollel, Kevin Kerr and Valerie Mason-John
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residencies –
- Participating Schools: Belgravia Elementary, Millet School and Holy Family Academy – Brooks
2009/2010 Season
Junior and Senior High Tour:
Routes by Collin Doyle
- World Premiere
- Local touring/National Touring to Persephone Theatre – Saskatoon
- 2010 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Sterling Nominations for Outstanding New Play – Collin Doyle, Outstanding Actor In A Leading Role – Joshua Beaudry, Outstanding Director – Mieko Ouchi and Outstanding Artistic Achievement – TYA – David Fraser (design)
Elementary School Tour:
The Early Bloomer by Jana O’Connor
- World Premiere
- 2010 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award Nominations for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences and Outstanding Artistic Achievement TYA – Lisa Hancharek (design)
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2010 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Ian Leung, Mari Sasano, Patricia Darbasie and Nick Green
Acting Our Colours Artist In School Residencies –
- Participating Schools: Kirkness Elementary, Anne Fitzgerald Elementary and Victoria School For the Arts
Roots 2010 Culturally Diverse Training Program:
- Instructors: Mieko Ouchi and Caroline Howarth
- Participants: Richard Lee, Keith Fernandez, Anna Fiddler-Berteig, Yemi Sonuga
2008/2009 Season
Junior and Senior High Tour:
Smokescreen by David S. Craig
Elementary School Tour:
Apples and Oranges by Chris Bullough
- World Premiere
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
- Local Touring / National Touring to YPT – Toronto
2009 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Todd Babiak, Julie Golosky, Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull and Twilla MacLeod & Gregory Shimizu
2007/2008 Season
Junior and Senior High Tour:
The Shape of a Girl by Joan MacLeod
Mainstage and Elementary School Tour:
Nami Namersson, The Viking Who Liked To Name Things book and lyrics by Trevor Anderson, music by Bryce Kulak
- Mainstage performances at Fringe Theatre Adventures
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2008 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Dave Clarke, Rita Espechit, Dave Horak and Conni Massing
2006/2007 Season
Junior and Senior High Tour and National Touring:
Offensive Fouls by Jason Long
- (Local touring / National tour to Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon)
Elementary School Tour:
Jeremy Fisher by Mohamed Rouabhi, translated by Mieko Ouchi
- World English language premiere
- 2007 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2007 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Cathy Derkach, Mark Haroun, Mieko Ouchi and Guillermo Urra
2005/2006 Season
Junior and Senior High Tour:
The Shape of A Girl by Joan McLeod
- Remount local touring / National tour to Grande Prairie Live Theatre and Saskatoon’s Broadway Theatre
Elementary School Tour:
The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito by Tomson Highway
- Remount local touring / National tour to the Grand Theatre, London, Ontario
Elementary School Tour:
Nami Namersson, The Viking Who Liked To Name Things book and lyrics by Trevor Anderson and music by Bryce Kulak
- World Premiere
- 2006 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Awards for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences, Outstanding Score – Bryce Kulak and Outstanding Musical Direction – Cathy Derkach, Sterling Award Nomination for Outstanding Musical
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2006 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Collin Doyle, Andrea House, Jana O’Connor and Marty Chan, reading of Nearly Normal by Marty Chan
2004/2005 Season
Mainstage:
The Plum Tree by Mitch Miyagawa
Elementary School Tour:
A Promise to the Sun by Tololwa M. Mollel and Carnival Magic by Patricia Darbasie
Elementary School Tour and National Tour:
The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito by Tomson Highway
- Remount local touring/National tour to the Alberta Scene National Arts Centre in Ottawa & Kids on the Waterfront Festival in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2005 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Mieko Ouchi, Portia Clark, Isabelle Rousseau and Sheldon Elter, bilingual reading of Jeremy Fisher by Mohamed Rouabhi, translated by Mieko Ouchi
- 2005 Mayor’s Evening for the Arts – Winner of the Syncrude Award for Innovative Artistic Direction
2003/2004 Season
Elementary School Tour:
The Incredible Adventures of Mary Jane Mosquito by Tomson Highway
Elementary School Tour and National Tour:
Lig & Bittle by Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull and Elyne Quan
- Remount local touring / National tour to The Lorraine Kimsa Theatre For Young People in Toronto, and to the idea Congress in Ottawa
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2004 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull, Jan Taylor, Chris Bullough, Beth Graham and Daniela Vlaskalic
2002/2003 Season
Mainstage:
The Shape of A Girl by Joan MacLeod
- 2003 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
Elementary School Tour:
Lig & Bittle by Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull and Elyne Quan
- Remount local touring / National tour to Kids On The Waterfront Festival in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2003 Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids – Writers: Elyne Quan, Leona Brausen, Mark Haroun, Marty Chan, Maralyn Ryan and Jim De Felice
2001/2002 Season
Elementary School Tour:
Lig & Bittle by Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull and Elyne Quan
- World Premiere
- 2002 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
2002 Sprouts New Play Festival For Kids – Writers: Trevor Anderson, Tololwa M. Mollel, Patricia Darbasie, Janet Hinton-Mann, Shomee Chakrabartty and Heidi Janz
2000/2001 Season
Mainstage:
Rice: stories with a slant: The Story of the Little Bird by Jared Matsunaga-Turnbull, The Story of the Old Man and the Buddha by Mieko Ouchi and What? by Elyne Quan
- World Premiere
- 2001 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design – David Fraser, 2001 Nomination for the Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award– Alberta Writers Guild Awards
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
1999/2000 Season
Mainstage:
Naomi’s Road adapted from Joy Kogawa’s novel by Paula Wing
- 2000 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
1998/1999 Season
Mainstage:
Triptych – Surface Tension by Elyne Quan, By This Parting by Mieko Ouchi and subtext by Uma Viswanathan
- World Premiere
Junior High Tour:
Are We There Yet? by Jane Heather
- 1999 Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Outstanding Production for Young Audiences
- World Premiere
1998
Mainstage Production:
Returned to Sender by Heidi Janz
- World Premiere
1997
Mainstage Production:
Crips Against the Law of Gravity by Heidi Janz
- World Premiere
Fringe Show:
The Road Show – Collective Creation – interactive show on eco and transportation issues performed on an Edmonton City Bus and through interactive performances at summer festivals
1996
Junior High Tour:
Decisions, Decisions by Mieko Ouchi
1995
Junior High Tour:
Decisions, Decisions by Mieko Ouchi
1994
Junior High Tour:
Decisions, Decisions by Mieko Ouchi
- World Premiere
1991
Acting Our Colours – Collective theatre and visual art project with High School students on racialized violence in Edmonton schools
Love, Anger and the Media – Participatory workshop on dating violence and media influence on gender roles and relationships
1990
Junior and Senior High Schools Workshop Series:
Love, Anger and the Media – Participatory workshop on dating violence and media influence on gender roles and relationships
1989
Single Parent Players – Collective on single parenting issues
Concrete Theatre Society incorporates as a not for profit theatre company and receives charitable status.
1988
Letting Go… – Collective with street-involved youth
1987
Fitting In… – Collective with street-involved youth