Here For Now Theatre is Stratford's award-winning independent theatre, a small company often described as the city's "off-Broadway." Its 2027 season runs April 27 to December 22 on the intimate Rose McQueen Stage, with seven main productions, two limited engagements and a summer reading series of new Canadian work.
Artistic Director Fiona Mongillo has built the 2027 season around stories of legacy and the mark we leave behind, and five of the seven main productions are comedies. Because the season stretches from spring through the Christmas holidays, it's also a great reason to visit Stratford outside the busy summer months.
Website: Here For Now Theatre
Season: April 27 to December 22, 2027
Venue: Rose McQueen Stage, 24 St. Andrew Street
Walking Time from Henry House: 10 min
The 2027 Line-up
Dancing on the Elephant (World Premiere): April 27 to May 12
Love Story (Canadian Premiere): May 25 to June 9
Dora Maar: Picasso's Wicked One (Limited Engagement): June 14 to June 17
The Shoe (Canadian Premiere): June 22 to July 7
Monks (Limited Engagement): July 12 to July 15
The Last Days of Jude (World Premiere): July 20 to August 4
An Ordinary Afternoon in 1974 (Ontario Premiere): August 17 to September 1
The Last Hanging at Redbridge (Halloween Show · World Premiere): October 26 to November 10
Ruby and the Reindeer (Holiday Show): December 7 to December 22
2027 Reading Series
As a new-play company, Here For Now also hosts public readings of Canadian works in development, followed by audience discussions. The 2027 series includes Talking Sex on Sunday, a new musical comedy by Sara-Jeanne Hosie, on August 9.
Tickets
Regular: $37.23 + HST
Previews: $28.55 + HST (two before each main-season opening)
Discounts: Pay-What-You-Can Thursdays, plus arts worker and under-29 tickets
Full Season Subscription (9 shows): $268.08, with main season and summer season packages also available
All seating is general admission, and talkbacks follow the 4 p.m. performances on Tuesdays. With only 58 seats, performances do sell out. See ticket information.
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