The Stozhary Theatre is a group of actors looking to express themselves creatively on the amateur stage of the Ukrainian National Federation (UNO) in Montreal. Drawing inspiration from Ukrainian classics, the theatre’s productions have included comedies by Gogol (2012), The night before Christmas and Sorochynsky Fair, and a drama, Kaidash’s Family, based on the novel by I. Nechuy-Levytsky (2013).
More contemporary dramas like Wall (2015), based on a play by Olga Onyshchenko, explored the events of the Revolution of Dignity (Maidan) in Ukraine. Carrying on the wonderful tradition started by the I. Kotlyarevsky Ukrainian Student Drama club at UNO, Stozhary presented Spanish Fly, a comedy based on a play by Ernst Bach and Arnold Schwartz (2016). Many of these projects included professional actors Hryhoriy Hladiy, Sasha Samar, Serhiy Marchenko and Olena Khomyakova.
One of the largest theatre productions presented by Stozhary was the play Eastern Holidays (2018; 2019) based on Eugene Polozhiy’s book Ilovaisk. On the day of the premier, a meeting was organized with the author in Montreal. Eastern Holidays was also taken on the road to audiences in Toronto and Ottawa. In addition, an excerpt from the play was presented in French at the International Book Fair in Montreal (2019).
Stozhary Theater is socially active in their local communities and supports many charity events, concerts and exhibitions. The theatre’s current project consists of a series of workshops called "Adaptation", which were organized in order to provide psychological support to community members following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Since the beginning of the war in 2014 (Eastern Ukraine), the Stozhary Theater has been actively involved in providing aid to Ukraine and is transferring all funds raised to the Committee for Help to Ukraine.
A Valentine’s Day arts evening and fundraiser to help Ukraine.
Music, singing and dancing by your favourite performers, plus contests, a raffle and valentines. Coffee and sweets are on us. Bring drinks of your choice!
Every dollar raised at our shows and evenings goes to the Committee for Help to Ukraine.
