Founded in 2014, Broadleaf Theatre creates multidisciplinary performance based on local, national and global environmental issues, making little-known topics entertaining and accessible.
Our most recent production, The Chemical Valley Project, documents the vital work that Indigenous water protectors and land defenders Vanessa Gray and Lindsay Beze Gray are doing for their community, the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. The production had its Toronto premiere at Theatre Passe Muraille in April 2019.
Broadleaf Theatre is led by Artistic Director Kevin Matthew Wong and General Manager Emma Westray.
A unique collaboration between Broadleaf Theatre artists Kevin Matthew Wong and Julia Howman, with Aamjiwnaang First Nation Water Protectors Vanessa Gray and Lindsay Beze Gray, The Chemical Valley Project blends multi-media storytelling and small scale spectacle to explore reconciliation and environmentalism in Canada.
The Chemical Valley Project premiered at Theatre Passe Muraille in April 2019.
Helping bring our projects to the Toronto stage and beyond.
An exploration of Sarnia's Chemical Valley and its effect on the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, created with Aamjiwnaang Water Protectors Vanessa Gray and Lindsay Beze Gray. The production had its Toronto premiere at Theatre Passe Muraille in April 2019.
Delving into the connections between environmentalism and reconciliation in Canada, The Chemical Valley Project toured to Kingston and Kitchener, Ontario; Victoria and Vancouver B.C.; and Braunschweig, Germany throughout 2018.
18 plays in 60 minutes, all exploring Canadian environmental issues. Photo by Kevin Matthew Wong.
A site-specific futurist phantasia on Canadian food issues. Photo by Nathaniel Rose.
3 imagined worlds post-climate disaster. A fully scored fable with music. Photo by Rusaba Alam.
A series of 20 futurist plays on Canadian environmental issues, all 3 minutes or shorter. Photo by Nathaniel Rose.
"Environmental issues never looked so cool."
"Loaded with imagination... magical and poignant."
"Through 16 short plays, the talents of this troupe are apparent."
Broadleaf Artists Angela Sun, Kevin Matthew Wong, and Mirka Loiselle.
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The cast and crew of Bite-Sized (2016).
Aidan O’Brien, Alex Jacob, Alex Treude, Alexandra Simpson, Alexander Friesen, Amalea Ruffett, Animacy Theatre Collective, Angela Sun, Ariel Martz-Oberlander, Bridget Yaqi Huang, Chantel Watts, Dan Newton, David Madras, Dorcas Chiu, Emma Tse, Emma Westray, Emerjade Simms, Esme Coyle, Frank Incer, Heather Bellingham, Jesse Wabegijig, Jordan Angrove, John Cabanela, Joseph Osawabine, Julia Howman, Kevin Matthew Wong, Keshia Palm, Kezia Island, Lucrece Shim, Lindsay Beze Gray, Marlow Stainfield, Maya Wong, Michael Henley, Mirka Loiselle, Mimi Warshaw, Minha Lee, Morgan Johnson, Natalie Young, Nathaniel Rose, Nikolas Koschany, Parmida Vand, Rion Chow, Sabah Haque, Shashwat Sharma, Smith Purdy, Stephen Pereira, Tasha Stoltz, Vanessa Gray, Veronika Gribanova, Theatre Passe Muraille.
Broadleaf Theatre is grateful to have been a Company in Residence at Theatre Passe Muraille from Fall 2017 to Spring 2019.