Ontario Agritourism

Theatre Orangeville to offer some quirky fare

For the upcom­ing sea­son, the theatre is intro­du­cing flex sub­scrip­tions, let­ting. sub­scribers com­mit to five-show or three-show main stage pack­ages

Artistic Dir­ector Jen­nifer Stew­art took to the stage to unveil the 2026-2027 Theatre Orangeville lineup fea­tur­ing five main­stage pro­duc­tions and a spe­cial sea­son-open­ing add-on. The sea­son will fea­ture Cana­dian stor­ies and four world premi­eres.

From power­ful storytelling and unfor­get­table char­ac­ters to laughter, music, and moments that stay with you long after the cur­tain falls, this sea­son prom­ises adven­ture, ima­gin­a­tion, and dis­cov­ery.

New for the 2026/27 sea­son, Theatre Orangeville is intro­du­cing flex sub­scrip­tions. Flex sub­scribers can com­mit to the five-show or three-show main stage pack­ages and then reserve their seats for the per­form­ances that best fit their sched­ules.

Sub­scrip­tions are on sale exclus­ively until April 12th, giv­ing sub­scribers first access to the best seats in the house before single tick­ets go on sale.

  • Sept. 25th-27th take a musical jour­ney back in time with How We Got to Jer­sey: A Tale of Two Frankies. Find out how two small-town Cana­dian kids grew up to BOTH play a bon­afide Rock-AndRoll Hall-Of-Fame super­star on stages around the world to an audi­ence of mil­lions.
  • The first main­stage pro­duc­tion of the 33rd sea­son is Love or Noth­ing: A Double Bill, fea­tur­ing not one, but two charm­ing plays by Stew­art Lemoine, witty one-act plays that deliver two sharply

observed and delight­fully off­beat stor­ies. Love is for Poor People – a forth­right and glam­or­ous woman of the world presents a can­did look back at the tra­ject­ory of her long and event­ful life, des­pite the fact she’s still quite young and has yet to live most of it.

In the second act, Or You Could Do Noth­ing, we meet Owen Fyfe who has two sig­ni­fic­ant gifts: a home of improb­able size and a rare pen­chant for identi­fy­ing unex­pec­ted poten­tial in total strangers. This double bill is on stage Oct. 15th-Nov. 1st.

  • The tra­di­tion of a hol­i­day panto returns for Christ­mas sea­son – from the comedic duo of Debbie Collins and David Nairn. Get ready for A Lamp Full of Laughs with Alad­din: A Lad in Dufferin County.
  • Flight, a World Premiere by Mark Weath­er­ley is on stage Feb. 18th-Mar. 7th, 2027. What do you do when you lose your job, lose your hus­band and your town is dying? You decide to open a winery of course! Join Dianna on her hil­ari­ously rol­lick­ing adven­ture as she impro­vises her way from after-hours jan­itor to high stakes entre­pren­eur.
  • Bal­ly­croy will be on stage from Apr. 1st-18th, 2027. The South­ern Ontario com­munity of Bal­ly­croy enjoyed explos­ive suc­cess from 1821-75, until a sus­pi­cious fire des­troyed much of the town, tak­ing the lives of three Irish mil­liners (hat makers) before fad­ing into rel­at­ive obscur­ity.

Over the years that fol­lowed, Bal­ly­croy’s sad fate has been the sub­ject of rumour and insinu­ation. Fact or fable, truth or lies – there is no deny­ing that three women were lost to flames that lit the night sky above Bal­ly­croy on Apr. 29, 1875. Marek Nor­man has cre­ated a work that walks the line between myth and real­ity.

  • Age is a Feel­ing by Haley McGee will be clos­ing out the sea­son from Apr. 29th-May 16th, 2027. Inspired by hos­pices, mys­tics and trips to the cemetery, it wrestles with our end­less chances to change course while we’re alive.

By Sharon Grose, Ontario Farmer