New Works

2026

The Division

Written and directed by Andrew Kushnir. Project: Humanity and Pyretic Productions in association with Crow's Theatre. Originally workshopped at the National Queer Theatre, Lincoln Center, NYC.

A 19,000-kilometre journey through Ukraine and Europe with an inherited timepiece and daunting questions — a gripping new work on identity, legacy, and the slyness of memory.

Nominated for 6 Dora Awards including Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding New Play

A stunning new play.— The Globe and Mail, Critic's Pick

Photo: Dahlia Katz

2019

Towards Youth: a play on radical hope

Directed by Chris Abraham and Andrew Kushnir. Produced by Project: Humanity and Crow's Theatre.

A full-length, continents-spanning, multilingual epic; a stunning reinterpretation of what "verbatim" and "documentary" theatre can mean.— Toronto Star

Photo: Aleksandar Antonijevic

2017

Freedom Singer

Co-created with Khari Wendell McClelland and the journalism of Jodie Martinson. Directed by Andrew Kushnir. Produced by Project: Humanity.

A moving musical journey along the Underground Railroad… with a Hamilton-esque twist.— Toronto Life

Photo: Dahlia Katz

2015

Wormwood

Directed by Richard Rose. Produced by Tarragon Theatre.

Leaves us to ponder the complexity of the country Ukraine, a richness that can't easily be understood by those who come from beyond its borders.— NOW Magazine

Photo: Cylla von Tiedemann

2015

Small Axe

Directed by Alan Dilworth. Co-produced by Project: Humanity and The Theatre Centre.

Top 10 Shows of 2015 — Globe and Mail

It's rare to see a work of theatre examine our own biased blind spots with such powerful swings as Small Axe.— The Torontoist

Photo: Dahlia Katz

2013 & 2016

The Gay Heritage Project

Co-created with Damien Atkins and Paul Dunn. Directed by Ashlie Corcoran. Produced by Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and the GHP Collective.

NOW Magazine Top Show of 2013 · 3 Dora Award nominations including Outstanding New Play

Funny, imaginative, thought-provoking… a wide-ranging and wildly entertaining inquiry into what it means to be gay.— Globe and Mail

Photo: Tanja Tiziana

2010

The Middle Place

Directed by Alan Dilworth. Co-produced by Project: Humanity, Canadian Stage and Theatre Passe Muraille.

Winner, Toronto Theatre Critics' Award for Best Production of a Play · 2 Dora nominations including Outstanding New Play

Kushnir has distilled 400 pages of transcriptions into a moving, funny, sobering look at a world that is all too real that we might want to ignore.— CBC Radio