April 2026
- Friday 10 at 7:00 PM
- Saturday 11 at 1:00 PM
TheoFest 2026
16 Original Shows from students in the DAN School of Drama & Music
Synopsis
How does it work?
Audience members register for 15-20 minute performance(s) in 30 minute slots. There are 16 shows in total, so we encourage you to check out as many shows as possible.
How much are tickets?
FREE! When tickets go live, register for your spot in each performance. Tickets are available first come, first served.
Liv Buchanan’s The Wrighters Room
Convocation Hall, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 7:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2:45pm; Saturday April 11 @ 7:30pm
Ever wondered how writers write? Me too. Let’s find out, together. What if time weren’t linear, just for a moment, would endings matter that much? Join actor and musician Liv Buchanan in “The Wrighters Room,” a performance that comes alive with the audience.
Linden Imeson Jorna’s It Ends With a Hug
Dressing Rooms, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 7pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 9pm
Who can we turn to for answers in these trying times? Perhaps a priest, or a therapist/licensed professional? No. May I offer you a clownish representative of the universe?
Fiona Kolbuc-James’ Waiting for Fish
Room 102, Theological Hall
Johnathan Smith is a fish. Yet he stands as a man, before the judge, insistent that his humanity be rendered valid. In a world of fish, will he be man enough?
Eshan Kumar’s Make a Deal
Rotunda Theatre, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 7:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2pm; Saturday April 11 @ 8:30pm
Work together with your fellow contestants in this brand new game show! You may even win a prize! Come on down and MAKE A DEAL! After all, you’ve nothing else to do…
Nicole Lindegger’s The Claws of Devotion & The Soul Left Behind
The Chapel, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 9:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 1pm; Saturday April 11 @ 8:30pm
She is waiting, but will he ever arrive? An experimental solo performance where her devotion grows increasingly destructive.
Annalise Lunn’s Somebody, Not Sepia
Room 118, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 8:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 1:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 9pm
Somebody, Not Sepia brings to life the remarkable of the ignored and unremarkable in history: The part of the past that is just like you. Margaret Gray knows she leads a conventional life for a woman in the Victorian era, yet she has seen and experienced so much. So why will she not be remembered.
Devon Mahoney’s Dog Face
The Chapel, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 8pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 9:30pm
Come see Dog Face! The performing bearded beastly bitch who is sure to baffle, bewilder and bemuse! Prepare to gawk, goggle and gaze, upon this mystifying medical mystery! But whatever you do, don’t let her out!
Cassian Manderson’s Among the Stars
Room 305, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 9pm; Saturday April 11 @ 1pm; Saturday April 11 @ 8:15pm
It’s 1957, and Russia has just sent the first living creature, a street dog called Laika, to space. In response, the Canadian government has hired Vincent Borgard, a renowned and eccentric inventor, to build a vessel that can send an even bigger animal to space. The time has come to see the finished product.
Tara Martin’s Get Your Just Desserts
Room 102, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 9:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 7:15pm
Welcome to Theolocke Hall: luxurious, secretive and suddenly deadly. Just moments ago, someone was killed in cold blood by one of the mysterious residents. Dine with each of the suspects and determine whodunit—before another victim falls.
Megan McDonell’s Dear Theological Hall
Room 011, Theological Hall
ongoing installation on April 10 + 11
Immerse yourself in the history of our beloved Theological Hall as we construct a collective archive filled with memories, images, and gathered fragments to honour what has been and what will be.
William Mercer’s Disguise
Rotunda Theatre, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 8:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 3pm; Saturday April 11 @ 7:15pm
A performer examines the contradiction of being introverted yet bold; authentic yet elevated as a performer and extension, a person. Through an operatic musical structure, the work examines performance not as artifice alone, but as a survival strategy—a series of “masks” worn not only onstage, but in life.
Ashley Miller’s All The World’s A Stage
Dressing Rooms, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 8:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 1:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 7pm
15 minutes prior to opening a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the actress playing Helena finds herself at a loss. She grapples with all too familiar feelings of unrequited love, much like the character she is preparing to portray. Nonetheless, she must speak the speech.
Fiona Morin’s The Eldest Daughter Syndrome
Convocation Hall, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 8:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 1:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 8:45pm
This solo performance is built around a list of what responsibilities come with being the eldest daughter, from overachieving and people-pleasing to relationships and guilt. What begins as a focus on the eldest daughter widens into a show that many of us will recognize ourselves in, perhaps at different points in our lives.
Elliot Norman’s As Long As You’re Laughing
Room 118, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 7:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2:30pm; Saturday April 11 @ 7:30pm
The world might be a post-apocalyptic wasteland outside, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to laugh about… right? Come into Room 118, for two nights only come sit down and get ready to watch Earth’s last stand-up comedian as he tries his very best to make you laugh despite it all. He covers it all from the apocalypse to French People, so you’re certainly in for a good time. Hopefully he won’t bomb, but if he does, it’s not the end of the world.
Bas O’Brien’s Clown Show
Somewhere upstairs, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 7:15pm; Saturday April 11 @ 2pm; Saturday April 11 @ 8:45pm
Hey you—yeah, you! Whether you’re looking for something to brighten your spirits, entertain a date, or simply pass the time, Crump Carnival’s Clown Show is for you! Come see an original clown performance, only in town for two days!
Ava Preston’s I’m Sorry, Professor
Room 102, Theological Hall
Friday April 10 @ 7pm; Saturday April 11 @ 3pm; Saturday April 11 @ 8:15pm
I’m Sorry, Professor, is a satirical show that mocks the hysterical intimacy, and oversharing of modern podcast culture. A student hosts a live “classroom podcast” with a real Queen’s professor, blending the chaotic energy of shows like Call Her Daddy while still incorporating academic formality and intellectual seriousness. As the interview spirals, the student host’s confidence crumbles into apologies, panic, and confession.