Collider Festival

June 5, 2026 to June 7, 2026

Citadel Theatre

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Organized by: Citadel Theatre

Collider is the Citadel’s New Play Development Festival that celebrates and helps bring to life new stories and scripts for larger stages showcasing a mix of local artists and artists from across the country and beyond.

Since its inception in 2020, the Festival has featured readings by playwrights Charlotte Corbeil-Coleman & Hawksley Workman, Kareem Fahmy, Holly Lewis, Mieko Ouchi, the Punctuate! Playwrights Unit, Erin Shields, Kenneth T. Williams, Rosanna Deerchild, Amiel Gladstone, Arun Lakra, Lianna Makuch, Jovanni Sy, Louise Casemore, Collin Doyle, Marcia Johnson, Ursula Rani Sarma & Mick Flannery, Sue Goberdhan, Katherine Koller and James Odin Wade.

The Festival has also featured keynote speeches, panels and workshops led by Sherry Yoon, Michael Rubinoff, Erin Shields, Bob White, Yvette Nolan, Rachel Peake, Nina Lee Aquino, Romeo Candido, Carmen De Jesus, Séimí Campbell, Ken Cerniglia, Ursula Rani Sarma, Joe Slabe, Belinda Cornish, Steven Greenfield & Kate Ryan, Amiel Gladstone, Beth Graham & Ainsley Hillyard.

We hope you’ll join us for more exciting work and discussions around New Play Development all year round, and at our Collider Festival June 5-7, 2026!

Citadel Theatre

9828 101A Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 3C6

More dates and times

Friday, June 5, 2026 at 7:00pm — Collider Festival: Play Readings
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10:00am — Collider Festival: Musical Theatre Workshop
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 6:00pm — Collider Festival: Playwrights Mixer
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:00pm — Collider Festival: An Agatha Christie Mystery A Comedy
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 10:00am — Collider Festival: Playwriting Workshop
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 2:00pm — Collider Festival: Play Reading
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 6:00pm — Collider Festival: Playwrights Mixer
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 7:00pm — Collider Festival: Play Reading