Introduce your children to live theatre through this engaging and gentle first theatre experience.
The 23rd annual Sprouts New Play Festival for Kids presents another crop of new short plays for kids and families!
3 plays penned by playwrights from diverse cultural backgrounds will share their newest works in fully produced staged readings.
ASL Interpretation provided!
Join us in new play development! Email our Bookings Coordinator to express your interest in bringing your students to our school performances.
About the Plays:
The 2026 Playwrighting Cohort is:




All ticket sales will be matched up to 50% by our charity partner Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink
Credits
2026 Playwrights: Brett Dahl, Kijo Gatama, Ali Muhammad Khowaja
Directed & Dramaturgy by Jenna Rodgers*
Performed by Shyanne Duquette & Rochelle Laplante*
Stage Managed by Andrea Handal Rivera*
Set & Props Designed by CM Zuby & Lynette Maurice
Sound Designed and Performed by Dave Clarke
Costumes Designed by Amy Dass
Lighting Designed by Heather Cornick
Lobby activities by ZuMa: Talent to Amuz
*Concrete Theatre is a member of the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres, and engages, under the terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
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