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.

What an amazing weekend full of connection, celebration, and all-things indie theatre producing 🎉 THANK YOU for joining ...
06/03/2026

What an amazing weekend full of connection, celebration, and all-things indie theatre producing 🎉 THANK YOU for joining us for RISER New Works Festival 2026!

We want to keep the conversation going and we need YOU! Here’s how you can help:

1️⃣ Become a member! You can join in just a few seconds to be the first to hear about new shows and artist opportunities, vote in our AGM, and get a sweet piece of merch from CGAS artist Sophie May Healey! 👢

2️⃣ Share your experience! Our festival surveys are essential for us to improve audience experience and for artists to continue developing their work 🖊️

3️⃣ Donate to sustain future programming! RISER is just the start! We’ve got an exciting season ahead of us, and your support helps us continue presenting groundbreaking indie theatre 🪏

All links are in our bio. Thank you again for joining us, and see you soon!

We’ve got Producer Lab Cafe, a skill share, and two readings closing out the RISER Festival today! 🫶1️⃣ Kick it off with...
05/31/2026

We’ve got Producer Lab Cafe, a skill share, and two readings closing out the RISER Festival today! 🫶

1️⃣ Kick it off with a meeting with Kendra Connor, Andrew Ritchie, or Salem Zurch to learn more about indie theatre in Edmonton
2️⃣ then head to the Backstage for D'orjay Jackson's epic dystopian musical Postal Prophets at 1:00pm
3️⃣ learn about tech and design from award-winning designer T. Erin Gruber at 3:00pm
4️⃣ then come back for Philip Hackborn's personal and provocative (be)Longing at 7:00pm

We have had the BEST weekend in conversations with you about new indie theatre. Check out the link in our bio for Pay What You Can tickets to our final day today. 🎉

Check out these gorgeous first looks of D'orjay Jackson's Postal Prophets, opening TONIGHT at RISER New Works Festival 🌝...
05/30/2026

Check out these gorgeous first looks of D'orjay Jackson's Postal Prophets, opening TONIGHT at RISER New Works Festival 🌝

Set in a distant and dystopian future on planet Ared’baan, Postal Prophets chronicles the lives and resistance of the peoples of Nation Firstile and their battle to be free from the human-made sentient intelligence system that rules and controls the population.

🎟SHOWTIMES🎟
Saturday May 30 8:00pm
Sunday May 31 1:00pm (with ASL)
Tickets available now on our website!

Playwright/Co-Composer: D’orjay Jackson
Co-Composer: Sahil Chugh
Director: Sue Goberdhan
Dramaturg: Kristi Hansen
Stage Manager: Makeda Romanetti
Featuring: Renell Doneza, Nicole Nicholas, Moses Kouyaté, Shrina Patel, Moe Ahmed, & Bhéy Pastolero

Photos by Mat Simpson

Take an sneak peek at (be)Longing by Philip Hackborn, opening this afternoon at the RISER New Works Festival 🔥An explora...
05/30/2026

Take an sneak peek at (be)Longing by Philip Hackborn, opening this afternoon at the RISER New Works Festival 🔥

An exploration of one experience of being multiracial east Asian through adaptation of folktales; a fight to find oneself by always returning to the beginning, the beginning, the beginnings.

🎟SHOWTIMES🎟
Saturday May 30 4:00pm
Sunday May 31 7:00pm (with ASL)
Tickets available now on our website!

Creator, Performer, Writer: Philip Hackborn
Director: Amanda Bergen
Dramaturg: Jenna Rodgers
Lighting Designer: Rory Turner

Photos by Mat Simpson

Take an inside look at Liam Monaghan's The Light of Other Skies opening TONIGHT at RISER New Works Festival 🥂The Light o...
05/29/2026

Take an inside look at Liam Monaghan's The Light of Other Skies opening TONIGHT at RISER New Works Festival 🥂

The Light of Other Skies illuminates the love story of architect Arthur Erickson and his partner, interior designer Francisco Kripacz. Their story comes to life against the backdrop of their architectural creations, as seen through the eyes of a young artist who longs to connect with the q***r past.

🎟SHOWTIMES🎟
Friday May 29 8:00pm
Saturday May 30 12:00pm (with ASL)
Tickets available now on our website!

Playwright, Producer, Director: Liam Monaghan
Dramaturg, Directing Mentor: Brett Dahl
Designer: Erin Gruber
Stage Manager: Jessica Haight
Featuring: Doug Mertz, Mike Tan, Autumn Strom

We are just one day away from RISER New Works Festival 2026 🎉🎉🎉 Three incredible shows from Edmonton's most innovative u...
05/28/2026

We are just one day away from RISER New Works Festival 2026 🎉🎉🎉 Three incredible shows from Edmonton's most innovative up-and-coming producers; two days of Producer Lab Cafés with brilliant arts leaders across Edmonton; two hands-on-workshops with leading experts in technical theatre!

Check out events with ASL access at RISER 🤟

✨Saturday, May 30✨
12pm - The Light of Other Skies by Liam Monaghan (interpreted by Jenni Stevens & Marquesa Dubois)
3pm - Producer Lab Skill Share with Kat Evans (interpreted by Jenni Stevens)

✨Sunday, May 31✨
1pm - Postal Prophets by D'orjay Jackson (interpreted by Jenni Stevens, Marquesa Dubois, & Gail Benin)
3pm - Producer Lab Skill Share with T. Erin Gruber (interpreted by Jenni Stevens)
7pm - (be)Longing by Philip Hackborn (Interpreted by Gail Benin with support from Jenni Stevens)

Low-and-no cost ticket options are still available at the link in bio 🌞

Some sneak peek behind-the-scenes pics from Postal Prophet's rehearsal 🌛 created by D'orjay Jackson and featuring Renell...
05/27/2026

Some sneak peek behind-the-scenes pics from Postal Prophet's rehearsal 🌛

created by D'orjay Jackson and featuring Renell Doneza, Nicole Nicholas, Moses Kouyaté, Shrina Patel, Moe Ahmed, & Bhéy Pastolero

Postal Prophets, along with the rest of our RISER programming, runs at the Fringe Theatre ArtsBarns from May 29-31. Tickets and more information on our website!

This weekend is filled with more than just new works! Pop over to Studio B for artist development opportunities in partn...
05/25/2026

This weekend is filled with more than just new works! Pop over to Studio B for artist development opportunities in partnership with companies all across Edmonton 💡

☕ At the Producer Lab Cafe, book a free one-on-one meeting with one of nine amazing guests from Shadow Theatre, Concrete Theatre, Theatre Network, Major Matt Mason Collective, Teatro Live!, MADE in Highlands, Thou Art Here, Varscona Theatre, and Common Ground!

🤝 in our Skill Shares, join CG Technical Director Kat Evans or designer-around-town T. Erin Gruber for bite-sized workshops tackling tech week and design!

Registration is open for all our RISER producer labs. Learn more and register on our website!

Our 2025-26 RISER partner, D'orjay Jackson, presents Postal Prophets at the RISER New Works Festival on May 30 and 31 📨 ...
05/23/2026

Our 2025-26 RISER partner, D'orjay Jackson, presents Postal Prophets at the RISER New Works Festival on May 30 and 31 📨 Tickets and more information available on our website!

A musical play set in a distant and dystopian future on planet Ared’baan, chronicling the lives and resistance of the peoples of Nation Firstile and their battle to be free from the human-made sentient intelligence system that rules and controls the population.

Playwright/Co-Composer: D’orjay Jackson
Co-Composer: Sahil Chugh
Director: Sue Goberdhan
Dramaturg: Kristi Hansen
Stage Manager: Makeda Romanetti

Don't miss The Light of Other Skies by Liam Monaghan at the RISER New Works Festival on May 29 and 30 🌞 Tickets and more...
05/22/2026

Don't miss The Light of Other Skies by Liam Monaghan at the RISER New Works Festival on May 29 and 30 🌞 Tickets and more information available on our website!

The Light of Other Skies tells the little-known love story of Canadian architect Arthur Erickson and his partner, interior designer Francisco Kripacz.

Playwright, Producer, Director: Liam Monaghan
Dramaturg, Directing Mentor: Brett Dahl
Designer: T Erin Gruber
Stage Manager: Jessica Haight
Featuring: Doug Mertz, Mike Tan, & Autumn Strom

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