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The Vault Creation Lab

LXCL:The Vault @ Coal Mine Theatre is a space where writers, creators and playwrights are afforded the opportunity to explore, experiment and invest in their ideas in the critical stages of development. The Vault offers playwrights and artists community and a place to train, commune, craft and grow. Welcome to The Vault and our 2026/ 27 Public Lab Series!

By Michele Riml and Michael St. John SmithDirected by&nbsp;Peter PasykDramaturged by Ted DykstraStarring&nbsp;Tom Barnett, Christopher Morris, Jenny Young&nbsp; When a group of long-time friends gathers for an intimate 25th anniversary dinner celebration as a forest fire rages out of control in the nearby mountains of southeastern BC. When an unexpected gift transforms a discussion about the local wolf cull into a heated argument over economic inequality, conflicting values within the group arise, threatening to derail the celebration and test the true nature of their friendships. The Cull contrasts the dynamics of human self-interest with the instinctive communal behaviour of wolves&hellip; turning this particular dinner party into a night of &ldquo;eat or be eaten.&rdquo; <p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">-------------<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Performances Nightly at 7:30pm - Doors at 7:00pm - Please note that due to the intimate nature of our venue, we are unable to accommodate latecomers.

THE CULL: Public Lab

Written and Performed by Ted DykstraDirected by Diana Bentley 4 shows only! Coal Mine Theatre's Co-Founder and Artistic Director and 8 time Dora Award Winner Ted Dykstra (2 Pianos, 4 Hands, Waiting for Godot) steps onto The Vault stage for the first time to debut material from his never before seen one-man show Ted (Actually) Talks, directed by partner Diana Bentley. In this magical one hour special Ted sits at the piano and shares personal stories, memories, and career highlights (and low lights) and plays original music that spans from childhood to present.&nbsp; -----<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Performances Nightly at 7:30pm - Doors at 7:00 - Please note that due to the intimate nature of our venue, we are unable to accommodate latecomers.&nbsp;

TED (ACTUALLY) TALKS: Public Lab

Written and Performed by SATEDirected by Djanet Sears<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4 shows only!&nbsp;<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> As a part of The Vault&rsquo;s inaugural season, SATE and the Polaris Music Prize brought an intimate, one-night experience to The Vault&mdash;an offering so resonant it returns as a four-night run directed by Djanet Sears. The Listening is not a traditional concert but a living ritual&mdash;an intimate weaving of music, movement, story, and unfiltered thought.&nbsp;<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Emerging from the creation of her debut theatrical work, the evening explores the threads between mothers and daughters, the living and the beyond, memory and myth&mdash;tracing the unseen lines that shape who we are and who we are becoming.&nbsp;<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> -----<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Performances Nightly at 7:30pm - Doors at 7:00 - Please come to the DANFORTH Doors!&nbsp; The presentation is 95 minutes in length and then feel free to stay and chat with the artists following the staged reading. ----- There are no refunds on ticket purchases. If you need to exchange your tickets, please email boxoffice@thevaultcreationlab.ca at least 48 hours in advance of your performance date. Tickets can be exchanged for an alternative performance within the same production, subject to availability.&nbsp;

THE LISTENING: Public Lab

Written and Performed by Keith BarkerDirected by Yvette Nolan 3 shows only!<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Raised by Women is a heartfelt, funny tribute to matriarchal power and grace. With warmth and candour, award-winning playwright Keith Barker celebrates the women who taught him how to understand his emotions, be true to himself, and lead with his heart. Keith offers a counternarrative to patriarchal ideals so many of us are taught. Challenging long-held conventions about parenthood and masculinity, Keith provides a blueprint of emotional literacy for the next generation of men. RAISED BY WOMEN will have its Toronto Premiere later in the 2026/27 Season at Canadian Stage. -----<p dir="ltr" fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" style="line-height: 1.38; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Performances Nightly at 7:30pm, please note that due to the intimate nature of our venue, latecomers will not be admitted.&nbsp;

RAISED BY WOMEN: Public Lab

The Channel: Public Lab

Inner Oceans: Public Lab

<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">REPRODUKTION&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">by Amy Rutherford<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Directed/ Dramaturged by Jonathon&nbsp;Young Starring: Katherine Gauthier Tyrone Savage Maggie Huculak and Rick Roberts 5&nbsp;public labs only! August 21, 22, 23 and 24 Flora, desperate to become pregnant, travels to her homeland of Sweden to undergo an alternative fertility treatment that is &ldquo;guaranteed to reproduce.&rdquo; &nbsp;As a result of the procedure, a surprising and dangerous transformation occurs, throwing everything she thought she knew about herself and the world into question. By turns funny and moving, Reproduktion examines the ancient imperative to procreate and how to find meaning in our lives when that primal call goes unanswered.&nbsp; Award-winning playwright Amy Rutherford and director Jonathon Young join forces to create an unforgettable evening in which sounds are recorded and mixed live, reproducing the play&#39;s soundscore in real time each night. AUDIENCE EXPERIENCE: The sound experience will shift and grow nightly as the lab progresses and the creative team makes changes based on audience experience and feedback.

Reproduktion: Public Lab

Written&nbsp;By Nick GreenDirected by&nbsp;Sabryn Rock Wickedly funny and alluring, Happy Birthday Baby J takes place on a sunny summer weekend at a cottage up north. When Gary and Louise invite friends and family to celebrate the second birthday of their child J, who they are raising without a gender. As the day awkwardly unfolds, grudges are revealed and secrets bubble uproariously to a head. Nick Green&rsquo;s staggering new comedy explores contemporary idealism, masculinity, and daycare politics. --------- Performances Nightly at 7:30pm - Doors at 7:00pm - Please note that due to the intimate nature of our venue we are unable to accommodate latecomers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY  J: Public Lab

Written By Rebecca GibianDirected by Diana BentleyStarring Fiona Highet&nbsp; The very first play to come straight from our very first Vault submissions process and development stream, JOCASTA by Rebecca Gibian (Seeker), is a groundbreaking play about the mother of Oedipus. Navigating the charged space between grief and attraction, JOCASTA is part love story, part loss story; asking what is so wrong about giving in blindly to what feels so right. This debut play reimagines an ancient myth in a contemporary setting shaped by silence, systems, and legacy&mdash;and ventures into the other side of what you don&rsquo;t know can&rsquo;t hurt you. --------- Performances nightly at 7:30pm - Doors at 7:00pm - Please note that due to the intimate nature of our venue, we are unable to accommodate latecomers.

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