Common Ground Arts Society

Common Ground Arts Society An Edmonton based non-profit dedicated to the advocacy and promotion of emerging artists.

Common Ground Arts Society is a tiny but mighty arts org getting it done on passion and grit. We radically invite artists of all disciplines at all stages of their career to wildly experiment with process and craft. RISER Edmonton is coming in 2022 from CGAS with Toronto's Why Not Theatre! Click for details: https://commongroundarts.ca/riser/

Stay tuned for more details about Found Festival 2021 - our tenth annual celebration of unexpected art in unexpected places.

COMING SOON 🖥️🩷🪩🩷🤖tiny bear jaws kicks off our Prairie Mainstage Season with I Don’t Even Miss You. OCTOBER 1-11. Ticket...
09/03/2026

COMING SOON 🖥️🩷🪩🩷🤖

tiny bear jaws kicks off our Prairie Mainstage Season with I Don’t Even Miss You. OCTOBER 1-11. Tickets on sale NOW! 💥💥💥

ABOUT THE SHOW
What is a legacy? Computer programmer Basil (they/them) wakes up and discovers everyone they love is gone. Years later, they perform a synth-infused concert about their life with help from their digital assistant, Orchid. Electropop, home videos, and iPhone footage collide in this “multi-media masterpiece of survival, identity and loss” ( A View from the Box ) on the fourth stop of its national tour.

🌟 CREATIVE TEAM 🌟
Performer, Music Co-Creator, Producer, Video Contributor | elena eli belyea
Director and Dramaturge | Emma Tibaldo
Sound Designer, Video Designer, Composition, Music Co-Creator, Producer | Tori Morrison
Stage Manager |
Additional Touring Stage Manager | Steven Sobolewski
Associate Producer and Captions Designer/Operator | Mac Brock
Choreographer | G I A N N A V A C I R C A
Assistant Choreographer | Ainsley Jane Hillyard
Touring Technical Director and Production Manager |
Technical Director and Production Manager (Edmonton 2026) | Jason Eckenroth
Lighting Designer | Whittyn Jason
Set Designer | Even
Premiere Production Assistant Director and Understudy | Sarah Nicole Emslie
Music Support | Miranda Martini
Voice of Orchid | Vanessa Sabourin
Captions (Transcription and editing) | david gagnon walker
Caption Design (Premiere Production) and Premiere Production Technical Director | Lauren Acheson
Deaf/Captions Consultant (Premiere Production) | Connor Yuzwenko-Martin
Singing and Vocal Support from Adrianne Salmon and Doug Mertz
Acting Coaching by August Winter & Geoffrey Simon Brown

Thinking back to PocBS: People of Colour Broadcasting Service at the 2025 RISER New Works Festival! RISER artists Alexis...
08/13/2026

Thinking back to PocBS: People of Colour Broadcasting Service at the 2025 RISER New Works Festival! RISER artists Alexis De Villa and Tokunbo Adegbuyi premiere PoCBS at the Edmonton Fringe Festival on Friday, August 14th!

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ABOUT THE SHOW
You are officially invited to be a part of the studio audience of a live recording for PocBS: People of Colour Broadcast Service! 30 Rock meets PBS in this wacky variety show about making a show. There will be video, live music, stand-up comedy, prizes, puppets, and hopefully, YOU!

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CAST
Mubarik Adams
Tokunbo Adegbuyi
Alexis De Villa
Briana Lambert

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SHOWTIMES
Fri Aug 14 - 11:00pm
Sat Aug 15 - 5:30pm
Wed Aug 19 - 2:00pm
Thu Aug 20 - 7:15pm
Sat Aug 22 - 9:30pm
Sun Aug 23 - 5:45pm (ASL interpreted by Gail Benins and Jenni Stevens)

Summer is still here 🌞 but we are looking forward to October and our Prairie Mainstage Series. I Don't Even Miss You op...
07/31/2026

Summer is still here 🌞 but we are looking forward to October and our Prairie Mainstage Series. I Don't Even Miss You opens October 1st and TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Check it out at the link in bio 🔗

🌟 ABOUT THE SHOW 🌟
What is a legacy? Computer programmer Basil (they/them) wakes up and discovers everyone they love is gone. Years later, they perform a synth-infused concert about their life with help from their digital assistant, Orchid. Electropop, home videos, and iPhone footage collide in this “multi-media masterpiece of survival, identity and loss” (A View From The Box) on the fourth stop of its national tour.

🌟 CREATIVE TEAM 🌟
Performer, Music Co-Creator, Producer, Video Contributor | Belyea
Director and Dramaturge | Tibaldo
Sound Designer, Video Designer, Composition, Music Co-Creator, Producer | Morrison
Stage Manager | Handal Rivera
Additional Touring Stage Manager | Sobolewski
Associate Producer and Captions Designer/Operator | Brock
Choreographer | Vacirca
Assistant Choreographer | Hillyard
Touring Technical Director and Production Manager | Bunge
Technical Director and Production Manager (Edmonton 2026) | Eckenroth
Lighting Designer | Jason
Set Designer | Gilchrist
Premiere Production Assistant Director and Understudy | Emslie
Music Support | Martini
Voice of Orchid | Sabourin
Captions (Transcription and editing) | Walker
Caption Design (Premiere Production) and Premiere Production Technical Director | Acheson
Deaf/Captions Consultant (Premiere Production) | Yuzwenko-Martin
Singing and Vocal Support from Salmon and Mertz
Acting Coaching by Winter & Simon Brown

🏆 Outstanding Independent Production 🏆Congratulations to the Lucky Charm team for their Sterling Award win last night...
07/21/2026

🏆 Outstanding Independent Production 🏆

Congratulations to the Lucky Charm team for their Sterling Award win last night! This 2025 Found Festival Fresh AiR Mainstage Production dazzled audiences with magic, love, grief, and the untold story of Bess Houdini.

A special shout-out to our Prairie Mainstage Producer Hayley Moorhouse on their Equity Emerging Artist win! And to the Banana Musik team for their nominations in Outstanding Independent Production of a Play, Outstanding Lighting Design, & Outstanding Score of a Play or Musical ⭐

Congratulations to all of the nominees, companies, and artists for another spectacular year of theatre in Edmonton.

LUCKY CHARM
A production presented by Found Festival in partnership with
Creator/Performer Louise Casemore
Performer Jake Tkaczyk
Director Max Rubin
Dramaturg Beth Graham
Technical Director Liv Bunge
Stage Manager Andraya Diogo
Assistant Stage Manager Kate Elliott
Production Designer Even Gilchrist
Sound Designer Kena León
Wardrobe Stylist Kat Evans
Magic Consultant Ron Pearson .pearson.7355
Specialty Immersive Designer Ian Walker

It's your last chance to enter our 2026 50/50! The total prize is already at almost $1,000, and every ticket purchased h...
07/20/2026

It's your last chance to enter our 2026 50/50! The total prize is already at almost $1,000, and every ticket purchased helps make Found Festival possible 🎟

🌟 Why support Found?! 🌟
1. Each year, Found presents the work of over 100 artists in only four days.
2. Found directly invests nearly $100,000 each year in artists and arts workers.
3. Found has offered $0 ticket options for all events for nearly 10 years.
4. We invest in the development of new works by local artists each year with our Fresh AiR Artist Residency, allowing artists two full years to experiment, test, and premiere innovative new performance works. Check out these photos from our 2026-27 Fresh AiR show, Goalie Play!

Our 50/50 and other donations are what make our Offer What You Will program possible. You can participate from anywhere in Alberta - and you might even win the jackpot!

Draw is TODAY at noon. Get your tickets at the link in or bio

📸 Photos by Mat Simpson.

Support Found Festival in our Festival 50/50 - sales close at noon Monday July 20! 📢 Here are just a highlights from the...
07/19/2026

Support Found Festival in our Festival 50/50 - sales close at noon Monday July 20! 📢 Here are just a highlights from the Festival this year...

✨ We contracted over 100 artists and arts workers!
✨ We presented our first show from PEI!
✨ We held 3 different all-day outdoor events!
✨ We hosted a music event every day of the festival!

We are proud to be a growing Festival in this city’s vital arts ecosystem. Please, join us in continuing to make more exciting and dynamic opportunities in Edmonton by giving this a share or buying your ticket for our Festival 50/50 at the link in our bio.

All photos by Mat Simpson Photography

"In its 15 summers in Edmonton they’ve proven themselves to be water-resistant, true. But this weekend was some sort of ...
07/15/2026

"In its 15 summers in Edmonton they’ve proven themselves to be water-resistant, true. But this weekend was some sort of ultimate test of resilience."

Thank you Liz Nicholls for braving the rain with us! Check out her writeup below 😀

There's still time to enter our 2026 50/50! The total pool is already at almost $1600, and every ticket purchased helps ...
07/15/2026

There's still time to enter our 2026 50/50! The total pool is already at almost $1600, and every ticket purchased helps make Found Festival possible. 🎟

🌟 Why support Found?! 🌟
1. Each year, Found presents the work of nearly 100 artists in only four days.
2. Found directly invests nearly $100,000 each year in artists and arts workers.
3. Found has offered $0 ticket options for all events for nearly 10 years.
4. Each year we offer more free and non-ticketed events to increase accessibility

Our 50/50 and other donations are what make our Offer What You Will program possible. Help us create more opportunities for free events! You can participate from anywhere in Alberta - and you might even win the jackpot!

Check it out at the link in our bio.
Photos by Mat Simpson Photography

☀️ A message, some fun facts, & an ask from Common Ground Arts! ☀️ Whether you joined us for Found 2026 or are supportin...
07/14/2026

☀️ A message, some fun facts, & an ask from Common Ground Arts! ☀️ Whether you joined us for Found 2026 or are supporting our work from afar, please give this a read and share!

thank you. a thousand times, thanks!

We are so grateful to get to share amazing work by artists here at home and across the country in your neighbourhoods, favourite places, and hidden gems. Thanks for making Found Festival 2026 one for the books.

👀 Some fun (well, we think they're fun) facts:

🟠We engaged 100 Canadian artists, and produced 22 live events over four days!
🟠 19 volunteers supported our programming!
🟠 We welcomed online viewers from across North America!
🟠 4 new works of visual art were created over 72 hours!
🟠 And perhaps most memorably, we all got soaked! 🌧

Found is rain or shine festival, but this year tested the limits of how wet our shoes could be while unloading sound equipment. We are so grateful to everyone who huddled under a tent with us, braved the rain, changed plans to accommodate flooding, and offered to lend a hand. Despite the weather, Found Festival continued to grow!

We rely on donations, memberships, and our Festival 50/50 to help sustain our work rain or shine! We continue to prioritize accessibility & outreach initiatives through Offer What You Will ticketing, ASL interpretation, wheelchair accessible found space, and more.

If you want to help us ensure our Offer What You Will and accessibility initiatives can continue to grow and welcome Edmontonians, please consider donating or buying a ticket to our Festival 50/50 which is still open until July 20 and currently over $1,200!! Every dollar will go towards creating unforgettable and welcoming arts activities, and with our 50/50 you even get a chance to win cash too!

Our deepest thanks to our artists, volunteers, staff, venues, and partners who make Found the wet and wonderful few days that it is. See you next year!

Photos by Mat Simpson.

Have you been seeing these delightful stickers around the Arts Barns? You can get one too! 🤠 These are our 2026 commemor...
07/12/2026

Have you been seeing these delightful stickers around the Arts Barns? You can get one too! 🤠

These are our 2026 commemorative membership stickers (or postcards) designed by festival artist Sophie May Healey!

👢What does that mean?
When you become a member of Common Ground Arts, you help us build sustainable, accessible, indie theatre in Edmonton! Membership tiers start at free with access to our newsletter. If you join at $15/year or above, you can get this exclusive design on a sticker or postcard! These are ONLY available until the end of the festival, so stop by the Box Office today!

Your membership rolls into a free membership if you don't renew. If you've been a paid member in the past and want to continue your support, stop by to renew!

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