Two Planks and a Passion Theatre

Two Planks and a Passion Theatre https://artscentre.ca/two-planks-theatre/

902 582 3073 To make great theatre, you need two planks to stand on and the passion to do it.

Two Planks and a Passion Theatre is an award-winning professional company which gives voice to Canadians through theatre. We perform magical outdoor shows at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in the summer and work with the community and students through extensive outreach and education.

It's almost time!Our season opens in 9 days, but you also have the chance to catch a preview of The Monkey's Paw by Fire...
06/18/2026

It's almost time!

Our season opens in 9 days, but you also have the chance to catch a preview of The Monkey's Paw by Fire on Friday, June 26th!

"A couple are granted three wishes as a result of acquiring a strange artifact — a mummified Monkey's Paw — but they pay a terrible price for interfering with fate."

Catch The Monkey's Paw between June 27 and August 15 up on the North Mountain — find tickets via the link in our bio!

We are presenting "The Wind Coming Over The Sea" by Emma Donoghue on Sunday, August 2nd with American Sign Language inte...
06/17/2026

We are presenting "The Wind Coming Over The Sea" by Emma Donoghue on Sunday, August 2nd with American Sign Language interpretation!

At Two Planks, ASL interpretation is provided by a team of interpreters who shadow the performers.

Rather than an interpreter being placed beside the stage, interpreters are onstage performers; they are woven into the tapestry of the production, providing a fully integrated experience for audience members.

Help us spread the word about this special performance — if you know someone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing, tell them about this fully integrated ASL show!

Mae Striteman, our ASL Coordinator, has been working as an ASL/English interpreter across Nova Scotia since 2014. Their hope is to make theatre more accessible to the local Deaf community and those who use American Sign Language. It's our hope to make that a reality!

For more information, and to buy tickets, head over to our website: www.twoplanks.ca (Link in Bio!)

Need a lift?We're offering a shuttle service for select shows in our 35th season, with pickup/dropoff locations on Wolfv...
06/15/2026

Need a lift?

We're offering a shuttle service for select shows in our 35th season, with pickup/dropoff locations on Wolfville, and one shuttle for Halifax/Dartmouth folks as well!

This a great option for anyone who perhaps doesn't enjoy nighttime driving after our fireside show, or perhaps you'd like to enjoy more than 1 beverage during your visit!

We're offering the Wolfville shuttle on July 24 (The Monkey's Paw only), July 25 (Both Shows), and August 7 (The Monkey's Paw only).

We're offering the Halifax/Dartmouth shuttle on August 1 (Both Shows).

Simply meet the driver at a designated pickup location, hop in, enjoy the show, and then be safely brought back to your vehicle!

Call us at 902-582-3073 or email us at [email protected] for more information!

*A minimum number of passengers is required for the service to run*

We also need drivers! We're looking for folks with clean driving records, for both our theatre shuttles, but also our Art Bus -- that's the shuttle service for our Ross Creek camps -- on a daily basis. Even if you can cover one or two days, reach out and see if you can't help bring people to the arts or to the theatre this summer!

Every season, we offer a number of relaxed performances. For traditional indoor theatres, this would be controling noise...
06/11/2026

Every season, we offer a number of relaxed performances. For traditional indoor theatres, this would be controling noise and lighting and other sensory elements — for us, it looks a little different!

While we can't control the sun, these shows are an ideal time for audience members who may need to be more vocal, ask questions amongst themselves to overcome language barriers, or perhaps they need to move around more. We lift the traditional restrictions of theatre for a more relaxed environment that opens up the theatre experience to all!

These performances are perfect for newcomer families, and/or people who are new to theatre. We will share the story of the play and what to expect in English, Hindi, Arabic, and Spanish, followed by a relaxed performance of the show!

For more information, you can visit our website: Arts centre.ca/two-planks/visiting-faq/ or pop us a message!

With our 35th season beginning in less than a month, we thought we'd properly introduce you to the talented , the playw...
06/01/2026

With our 35th season beginning in less than a month, we thought we'd properly introduce you to the talented , the playwright of "The Wind Coming Over The Sea", who is also very well known for a number of other publications you may be familiar with!

Emma Donoghue (she/her)

Born in Dublin in 1969, Emma is an Irish/Canadian playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, based in London, Ontario since 1998. She's best known for her novel, film, and play "Room", her novel and film "The Wonder", and her novel and play "The Pull of the Stars". Her "Selected Plays" is published by Bloomsbury. For more, go to: www.emmadonoghue.com

You can also find an interview with Emma and our Artistic Director Ken Schwartz, for the June edition of The Grapevine by going to: www.grapevinepublishing.con

The Wind Coming Over The Sea opens June 27 and runs through August 15! You can find the link to purchase tickets in our bio!

We constantly work to make theatre opportunities available to the next generation of theatre artists in Canada, and our ...
05/29/2026

We constantly work to make theatre opportunities available to the next generation of theatre artists in Canada, and our relationship with the University of Guelph is part of the essential work!

Bonnie Thomson - University of Guelph Coordinator

Bonnie is an artist-educator with an undergraduate degree in performance production from TMU and a graduate certificate in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut. She is the production coordinator for University of Guelph's Theatre Studies program and works regularly with companies such as the Puppetmongers, Canada's National Ballet School, Toronto Fringe, and the PMarts Conference. Bonnie lives in Ontario, leaves her heart in Nova Scotia, and can be most often found in the car driving between the two.

James Benum - Production Assistant

James just finished their third year of Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, where they are learning as much as they can about as many things as possible. They have built puppets, lanterns, sets, costumes, and the odd stage with companies in and around Toronto, including Shadow land, Guelph Fringe Festival, and Excited Mental State. James is excited to join Two Planks again this summer and is grateful to all the dedicated artists fighting to keep theatre possible in NS.

It’s so lovely when we get visitors! This week we have been thrilled to see and family and then some of our longest ter...
05/28/2026

It’s so lovely when we get visitors! This week we have been thrilled to see and family and then some of our longest term collaborators, and Ryan Rogerson down for a visit to rehearsal.

In 35 years, we have been so blessed to work with amazing people and these are some of the best!

The first week and a half of rehearsals has brought a flurry of activity to Ross Creek as our cast and crew work on "The...
05/28/2026

The first week and a half of rehearsals has brought a flurry of activity to Ross Creek as our cast and crew work on "The Wind Coming Over The Sea" by Emma Donoghue and "The Monkey's Paw" by Ken Schwartz.

They've worked through music, dialects, fight choreography, blocking, and, of course, scene work.

We have one month until we open both shows on June 27, so there's lots more work to do!

Make sure you grab your tickets (there are also previews if you simply can't wait!)

When your show features Irish characters and Irish dialects, it’s time to call-in the pro! Sarah English, our Dialect Co...
05/27/2026

When your show features Irish characters and Irish dialects, it’s time to call-in the pro! Sarah English, our Dialect Coach, has been working with the team via video call for The Wind Coming Over The Sea. Sarah English is just one of many artists who are shaping the shows this season, from the way our actors speak, to the way they move! The cast has also worked with Fight Director Karen Bassett for The Monkey’s Paw, and we will be welcoming Sarah Prosper, our Movement Director, to work on The Wind Coming Over The Sea onsite next week!

Sarah English (she/her)

Dialect Coach

Sarah is a Nova Scotian Dialect Coach based in London, England, and she’s delighted to be working with Two Planks again. Selected Theatre: Casey & Diana, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (Neptune Theatre), Wild Irish Geese (4th Line Theatre), Little One (Glass Mask Theatre), Dracula, Let the Right One In, Handel & Hendrix, War of the Worlds (National Youth Theatre of Great Britain), Selected Film: Little Lorraine (Wango Films), Zemi (Arieti Productions). Upcoming: Grease. Training: Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, Dalhousie University.

Karen Bassett (any pronouns)

Fight Director

Karen is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist as a fight director, performer, and playwright. She is a passionate advocate, creator and innovator in the discipline of stage violence. She last performed in Theatre New Brunswick's production of Heroine, a play she wrote featuring fighting roles for women. She last collaborated with Two Planks in the fight design of Quixote!, and is eagerly back for more!

Sarah Prosper (she/her)

Movement Director

Sarah Prosper is a Mi’kmaq multidisciplinary movement artist born and raised in Eskasoni First Nation. Awarded Canada’s King Charles III’s Coronation Medal. Her work has been recognized by the Nova Scotia Legislature (Honourable Lisa Lachance, 2023) and with the 2022 Nova Scotia Indigenous Artist Recognition Award. She is an Outstanding Performance Merritt Award winner (2022/2023/2024) for her production SAMQWAN, MIMKEJ, and has received co-creation production awards and nominations in Theatre, Choreography, and Productions in Nova Scotia/Mi’kma’ki.

If we’re going to reintroduce you to two of the brilliant artists responsible for the designs of our shows, it seems onl...
05/25/2026

If we’re going to reintroduce you to two of the brilliant artists responsible for the designs of our shows, it seems only fitting we give you a glimpse into the costume designs for our fireshow show “The Monkey’s Paw”!, with designs by . Diego is currently onsite creating these fabulous pieces, and we’ll be sure to give you more glimpses over the coming weeks!

Diego Cavedon Dias (he/they)

Costumer Designer

Diego is a costume, puppet, and graphic designer based in Dartmouth/ Punamu’kwati’jk, NS. They started their career in productions in their home-country, Brazil. Since 2021 Diego has been working with costumes in Atlantic Theatre. They have worked with Festival Antigonish, Neptune Theatre, HTYP, Ships Company Theatre, EFT and is excited to join for the forth year with the Two Planks and a Passion team. Diego received two Merritt Awards for Outstanding Costume Design (2024 & 2026), the latter for Quixote! with Two Planks.

John Thomson (he/him)

Technical Director

John has worked in technical theatre for twenty years, including as the Technical Director of Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, and the Toronto Fringe Festival. He has worked with Two Planks since 2018 including his collaboration on the creation of a 60-foot goose puppet for First Flight, a part of the NAC's video project, Grand Acts of Great Hope in 2021. John is grateful to be back on the mountain for another season.

You can catch our talented cast wearing these costumes in “The Monkey’s Paw”, which opens on June 27th. As our fireside show, it will always be showing at 9:00pm on Tuesdays,Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through until the closing performance on August 15th!

Tickets are on sale now: click the link in our bio to grab yours now!

Address

555 Ross Creek Road
Canning, NS
B0P1H0

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 6am

Telephone

+19025823073

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