The Alberta Hospital For The Insane

1930s Alberta. Ponoka county. A young parent struggling to make do in the dustbowl. A hospital full of promise and disappointment. The Alberta Hospital for the Insane is a Gothic puppet play with elements of the grotesque, about queer and trans peoples' relationship to mental illness and the hospital.

Playwright: Calla Wright
Director: Meegan Sweet
Cast: Harper Oud, Calla Wright
Designers: Emilia Fox Hillyer, Calla Wright
Stage Manager: Robin Wolff von Selzam

• Puppetry
• $20.00 inc $5.00 fee
• 14-August 24, 2025
• 60 minutes
• Fringe Theatre Arts Barns
• 03: Nordic Studio Theatre
• 14A
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  Show Contains: Adult Language/Content, Cartoonish Violence, Death, Mental Illness/Disorders, Sexual Content, Violence