News Releases

  1. ENGLISH THEATRE GENERAL AUDITIONS

    October 16, 2024

    ENGLISH THEATRE GENERAL AUDITIONS Audition Dates: November 12-13, 2024 – by appointment only November 14, 2024 – open call National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino will be conducting general auditions at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with an eye to casting upcoming seasons of artistic activity. Eligibility and Priority Considerations Performers... Read more

  2. Snow in Midsummer Delivers a Ghostly Reimagining of a Legendary Tale - October 30 - November 9 Azrieli Studio

    October 15, 2024

    SNOW IN MIDSUMMER DELIVERS A GHOSTLY REIMAGINING OF A LEGENDARY TALE   Part Murder Mystery, Part Thriller Takes Audiences on a Chilling Adventure October 15, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada). “This tense, emotional and at times eerie production shows how well a good ghost story can grip an audience.” – John Law, Niagara Falls Review    After making its triumphant... Read more

  3. A True Love Story in the Face of Pandemic and Invasion

    September 10, 2024

    A TRUE LOVE STORY IN THE FACE OF PANDEMIC AND INVASION    Award-winning First Métis Man of Odesa makes its much-anticipated arrival at the NAC “First Métis Man of Odesa is a timely, intimate love story. The whole thing is beautifully, unabashedly theatrical.”  - Julia Peterson, Saskatoon Star Phoenix  September 10, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada). NAC... Read more

  4. National Arts Centre to launch 2024-2025 season with new edition of SPHERE festival

    August 21, 2024

    SPHERE takes over NAC stages from September 10-20 Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to open its 2024-2025 season with SPHERE, a multi-disciplinary festival highlighting connections between art and the natural world. Presented by the NAC Orchestra and curated by its Music Director Alexander Shelley, SPHERE will engage all the NAC’s artistic disciplines, with participation... Read more

  5. Casting Announced for the New Canadian Production of Come From Away

    June 4, 2024

    Casting Announced for the New Canadian Production of COME FROM AWAY Book, Music & Lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Directed by Christopher Ashley Canadian Cast Features: Kyle Brown, Clint Butler, Saccha Dennis, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Kate Etienne, Barbara Fulton, Lisa Horner, Barbara Johnston, James Kall, Jeff Madden, Jawon Mapp, Ali Momen, Sarah Nairne, Cory O’Brien,... Read more

  6. The National Arts Centre Unveils a Stirring New Season for 2024-2025

    May 8, 2024

    Get your calendars ready for an epic journey of stage performances and beyond.  MAY 9, 2024 – Ottawa, Canada – The National Arts Centre today revealed its programming for the 2024-2025 season. Building on the success of the current season featuring some of the most diverse and creative Canadian and international artists, the 2024-2025 season will take audiences on breathtaking... Read more

  7. Together under the sun: Spend your summer with us at the National Arts Centre

    April 9, 2024

    Introducing the NAC's third summer programming season with exciting new offerings   April 9, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The NAC welcomes locals and visitors alike to gather 'Together under the Sun' from July 2nd to August 30th, 2024, for its third summer programming season.   Visitors are invited to enjoy interactive exhibits, music, dance, and theatre... Read more

  8. Connect: In 2022–2023 the NAC collaborated with artists and arts organizations across Canada to help renew the Canadian performing arts sector

    February 16, 2024

    Annual Public Meeting on Wednesday, February 21 at 4 p.m. in the NAC’s Alan & Roula Rossy Pavilion and online February 16, 2024 – OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre’s Annual Public Meeting, which takes place Wednesday, February 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. ET, will review the results of the NAC’s 2022–2023 season, which featured extraordinary collaborations with... Read more

  9. Get Ready for a Breakout Hit! Showstopping Musical Prison Dancer takes over the NAC in November

    November 9, 2023

    GET READY FOR A BREAKOUT HIT! SHOWSTOPPING MUSICAL PRISON DANCER TAKES OVER THE NAC IN NOVEMBER   All-Filipino musical marks Nina Lee Aquino’s first directed production as Artistic Director November 9, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada). In 2007, a video featuring 1,500 inmates in a Filipino prison dancing to Michael Jackson’s Thriller was uploaded to YouTube, quickly becoming one of... Read more

  10. Theatre Icon Walter Borden Brings Highly Anticipated The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time To The NAC

    October 17, 2023

    THEATRE ICON WALTER BORDEN BRINGS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ONE MAN SHOW TO THE NAC   Autobiographical The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time arrives after previously cancelled performances in 2022. October 4, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada). In February of 2022, NAC English Theatre was set to present Walter Borden’s masterpiece, The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, when protests in downtown... Read more