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Sisters of ‘78
By Kristen Da Silva
Drama | Historical | World Premiere
June 10 – August 9 | Opens June 12
In 1978, a switch flipped—and an entire community felt the shock.
Sisters of ’78 is a fierce, funny, and deeply moving new ensemble drama inspired by the Fleck Strike in Centralia, Ontario.
As women at a small auto-wiring plant face unsafe work, harassment, and a company that refuses to listen, tensions spill beyond the factory gates, dividing neighbours and testing friendships.
Widely recognized as a pivotal moment in both Canadian women’s history and Canadian labour history, the Fleck Strike reshaped conversations about workplace dignity, solidarity, and collective power. Sisters of ’78 brings the human heartbeat of this story vividly to the stage.
Dry Streak
By Leeann Minogue
Canadian Classic | Contemporary Comedy
June 17 – August 16 | Opens June 19
It’s the scorching summer of 1988, and the Richards family farm in Stony Valley, Saskatchewan is cracking under the pressure. The rain won’t come. The crops are failing. And then son John returns home with his new girlfriend, Kate: a punk-rock-loving, vegetarian city girl who doesn’t quite fit the town’s idea of “proper.”
As the drought drags on and hope dries up, Kate makes a reckless pledge: if the rains finally fall, she’ll run naked through town. What starts as a sassy joke quickly spirals out of control when the local paper catches wind — and suddenly all of Stony Valley is watching the sky with bated breath.
A wildly funny and sharp-eyed comedy about belief, belonging, and the pressures of small-town life, Dry Streak explores what happens when private desperation becomes public spectacle.
Saskatchewan playwright and grain farmer Leeann Minogue revisits her celebrated hit in a fresh new revision for Blyth — just in time for another long, hot summer.
Curveball: The Fast-Pitch Ladies from the Factory Floor
By Kelly McIntosh, Andy Pogson and Stacy Smith
Original songs by Dayna Manning
Comedy | Musical | World Premiere
July 8 – August 22 | Opens July 10
A brand-new musical comedy … about baseball
Set in the 1950s, when factory softball teams ruled Southwestern Ontario, Curveball brings to life the extraordinary true story of the women of Stratford’s Kroehler Furniture Factory. By day, they built furniture. After work, they took to the diamond. And in 1953, against all odds, they staged a legendary comeback that carried them to the regional championships.
Researched through the archives of the Stratford Perth Museum and developed through collective creation, Curveball celebrates the grit, camaraderie, and quiet determination of women whose athletic achievements were rarely given their due. This expanded new version deepens the stories of each player and features original songs by Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Dayna Manning.
Adapted from the hit Kroehler Girls! and staged outdoors on Blyth’s iconic diamond-shaped Harvest Stage, Curveball is a big-hearted musical about teamwork, ambition, and finding your power – on the factory floor and far beyond.
The Last Mayor of Rusty River
By David Scott and Gil Garratt
Original songs by John Powers
Contemporary Comedy | Musical | World Premiere
July 29 – September 13 | Opens July 31
A bluegrass musical comedy about municipal politics
It’s a municipal election year in Rusty River—and the gloves are off.
Larry has been Reeve for so long no one can quite remember a time before him. With his loyal deputy Jerry at his side, he’s ruled this tiny town through decades of handshakes, back-scratching, and business as usual. But when two younger councillors arrive full of ideas (and quickly discover how impossible real change can be) they decide it’s time for a different kind of campaign.
Their solution? Run a cat for mayor.
Yes, a real cat. Captain Whiskers.
What begins as a protest spirals into a full-blown election circus, complete with bluegrass-fuelled showdowns, political shenanigans, and a community forced to ask who really deserves their vote.
Packed with toe-tapping folk songs by John Powers, The Last Mayor of Rusty River is a joyful, timely comedy about power, persistence, and the chaos of local democracy – and it arrives in a real municipal election year, just when we need the laugh.
Off-Island Odyssey
Written and performed by Justin Shaw
Solo Comedy | World Premiere
August 2 – 30 | Opens August 2
Born and raised on a horse ranch on Prince Edward Island, Justin Shaw comes from a long line of people who never left home. He broke that mold. A lot.
From theatre school in Montreal to a stint in the oil patch in Fort McMurray, and finally to life with his fiancé in a questionable Hamilton apartment, Justin has spent more time off-Island than any of his ancestors. In Off-Island Odyssey, he turns that journey into a side-splitting, big-hearted solo show about ambition, belonging, and what happens when you carry home with you wherever you go.
With razor-sharp timing and an unmistakable Island sensibility, Justin shares stories of leaving, returning, and realizing that no matter how far the Trans-Canada Highway takes you, one foot always stays planted in the red sand on the other side of the Confederation Bridge.
After selling out his Blyth debut last Christmas, PEI comedian and Yuk Yuk’s headliner Justin Shaw returns with a brand-new show – jointly commissioned by Blyth Festival and The Charlottetown Festival – that’s as funny as it is deeply familiar.
HOW MUCH
Tickets:
Harvest Stage
| ADULT | $55 |
| YOUTH (under 25) | $25 |
| ADULT PREVIEW | $21 |
| YOUTH PREVIEW (Under 25) | $21 |
| OBSTRUCTED VIEW | $30 |
| PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED VIEW | $40 |
Margaret Stephens Stage at Memorial Hall
| ORCHESTRA | $55 |
| BALCONY | $49 |
| YOUTH (under 25) | $25 |
| PREVIEW | $21 |
| YOUTH PREVIEW (Under 25) | $21 |
2026 Blyth Festival Passes
Our 2026 discounts:
2026 Early-Bird Bonanza Pass (July 31 – August 2, 4 tickets) – $220
2026 Early-Bird Bonanza Bonus Pass (July 31 – August 2, 5 tickets) – $275
2026 Early-Bird Flex Pass (5) – $275
2026 Early-Bird Flex Pass (4) – $220
2026 Early-Bird Flex Pass (2) – $110
*Flex Pass tickets can be used in any combination
There is a $6 fee added to all orders.
How to get tickets?
For accessible seating and parking reservations, please call the Box Office at 1-877-862-5984
In person at the Box Office located at Memorial Hall in the centre of Blyth.
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
June 10 – September 13, 2026
