Lights, laughter, and a little bit of holiday magic — CAT’s new season is here! We’ve got monsters, misers, book clubs, and burning passion lined up onstage for 2025–2026. Whether you’re backstage, front-of-house, or front-row center, we want YOU along for the ride.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime. All shows take place in the Studio Theatre (black box theatre) upstairs at CAT.
2025-2026 Season
Season Tickets (save $5/show)
Season tickets for $100 plus taxes and fees (4 shows) are available online here or by calling the box office at 403-967-1769
Current Shows
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Frankenstein
By Tim Kelly. Based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
Directed by Ronen Eagles & Randy Corney
📅2025 Dates: Oct 17–19, 23–26, 30–31, Nov. 1
Victor Frankenstein returns home to escape the past... but the past is hunting him. A chilling gothic tale perfect for fall.
Tickets on sale now!
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A Christmas Carol
Adapted by Bridget Ryan, based on the classic by Charles Dickens.
Directed by Tanya Ryga.
Red Deer Show Dates: Nov. 21–23, 27–30, Dec. 4–6, 2025
Sylvan Lake Shows: Dec 13 @7:00 p.m and Dec 14 @2:00 p.m
Join us for a haunting and heartfelt holiday favourite. A Christmas Carol is a fast-paced musical performed by a small ensemble of actors who play 30 characters and sing songs. The story is set in London, England (1843). A co-production between Central Alberta Theatre and Sylvan Lake Theatre.
Tickets on sale now!
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Book Club
By Kristen Da Silva Directed by Robyn Jeffrey & Hannah Sanson
📅 Show Dates: Feb. 6–8, 12–15, 19–21, 2026
Three friends discover book club might be the perfect way to meet women. A smart, modern Canadian comedy about love, friendship, and starting over.
Tickets on sale now!
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Fool For Love
By Sam Shepard
Directed by Sarain Soonias (Member Presented)📅 Show Dates: Mar. 20–22, 26–28, 2026
A passionate, powerful, and provocative drama about love, trauma, and entanglement. from a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.
Tickets on sale now!
CATnips: A One-Act Festival
📅 Show Dates: April 17–18, 2026
An audience favourite returns this April! A showcase of original and one-act plays featuring new and returning artists.
Submissions open Sept. 20 (at CATena) and close Jan. 31. 2026.
CATNIPS is a stand-alone event and not part of the 2025/2026 CAST Season Package.
More details coming.
Past Shows
CAT live theatre showcases stories of comedy, mystery, thrills and romance!
Our productions also highlight innovative and unorthodox theatre. Directors can venture into fresh territory and try something new with scripts that are dramatic, experimental or challenging.
As a “black box,” Studio Theatre is ideally suited to many styles of theatre, giving directors and designers a highly adaptable place to create their vision.