Western Canada Theatre has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, with a lineup of seven productions put on between October and April.

Executive Director Matt Eger said the new season sets up a time of “literal and metaphorical change” at the theatre company, which is now in its 50th year.

“We’re reinvigorating what has always made us strong: our steadfast commitment to Canadian theatre, new work, Indigenous stories, and art that moves, challenges and inspires,” Eger said.

Women of the Fur Trade will launch the new season, running from Oct. 9 to Oct. 19 at the Sagebrush Theatre. Playwright Frances Koncan saw success with the production when it launched at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival, featuring an irreverent comedic take on Canadian history with women centre-stage.

A new production of a Canadian classic will run from Nov. 20 to Dec. 7, with Anne of Green Gables – The Musical. Valerie Easton, who played Anne in WCT’s 1975 production of the musical, will return as choreographer for the new production.

WCT’s own Matt Eger will direct Casey and Diana, a story of hope amidst the AIDS pandemic, telling the story of Princess Diana’s visit and her impact on the stigma surrounding the disease. That production will run from Jan. 22 to Feb. 1.

The Fiancée is the work of former Kamloopsian and WCT alumna Holly Lewis. The farce featuring a wild cast of characters will run from Feb. 19 to March 1 at the Sagebrush Theatre.

At the Pavilion Theatre, Benevolence will run from March 9 to March 29. The one-person performance is about belonging, culture, and the Hakka Chinese people, all by playwright and performer Kevin Matthew Wong.

The final production of the year at the Sagebrush Theatre will be The Golden Anniversaries, running from April 2 to April 12. The touching comedy is the work of Mark Crawford, who also wrote The New Canadian Curling Club, put on by WCT in its 2020 season.

WCT artistic associate and Kamloops local Cheyenne Scott, who audiences might remember from her performance in The Drowning Girls, has returned with a production of her own. Wolf Cull, billed as a transformative Indigenous thriller, runs from April 29 to May 4 at the Pavilion Theatre.

Just prior to the end of its new season, WCT will mark its 50th year with a fundraising event and concert, which will feature excerpts from previous productions, all performed by past favourite cast members.

Season subscription packages are currently available through the Kamloops Live Box Office. Early bird sales will end July 5.