Joy in my Ears
Common Boots Theatre presents
Joy in my ears
A NEW AUDIO-LED THEATRE FESTIVAL COMING SOON
Joy in My Ears is an audio-led mini-festival to be held March 21-22, 2026 at Small World Music. This is the culmination of audio-led work we engaged in the last number of years and brings together ongoing collaborators with new partnerships.
Read more about the exciting line up below and stay tuned for registration to open soon!
Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, and Ontario Arts council for supporting Common Boots Theatre.
Saturday March 21st
Two Birds One Stone
1pm
When Palestinian theatre maker Rimah Jabr moved to Toronto she became friends with Natasha Greenblatt, a Jewish Canadian playwright. They decided to make a play together… and it’s mostly true. Two Birds One Stone asks complicated questions about identity, privilege, and the search for home.
First created in 2016, Natasha and Rimah are now returning to their autofictional play with the support of director, Guillermo Verdecchia, and Common Boots Theatre. What does it mean to tell these stories, together, in the face of genocide?
Two Birds One Stone
Produced by Common Boots Theatre
Created and Performed by Natasha Greenblatt and Rimah Jabr
Directed and Dramaturged by Guillermo Verdecchia
Audio Dramaturgy support by Alex Bulmer
Sunday March 22nd
Unsightly Arts – A Works-in-Progress Sharing
2pm
Dive into the minds of three brilliant blind artists in an exclusive sharing of their newest creations. A works-in-progress sharing by iconic playwrights Rachel Ganz, Vivian Chong, and Jess Watkin.
Community Dinner
Join us for a free community dinner in between show. Share bread and soak in the laughter of community. Spend time with Common Boots Theatre and get to know the new Leadership!
Apocalypse Play, or Bundle of Joy – Integrated Audio Described Screening
5:30PM
Basket in the delightful recording of our 2022 production of Apocalypse Play, with Integrated Audio Descriptions produced with dramaturgical support from Alex Bulmer.
Real-life mother/daughter feminist theatre makers Kate Lushington and Natasha Greenblatt return to beautiful Hillcrest Park to present their seriously funny, searingly personal tale about motherhood, legacy and the future… with a twist. Last year Natasha was grappling with whether or not to have a child in the face of climate change and pandemic instability… this year she’s seven and half months pregnant and the world has only gotten more terrifying!
How do we hold onto hope for our collective future when apocalyptic fears loom within our bodies? Apocalypse Play, or Bundle of Joy is a “funny, thoughtful, painful and engrossing” show about what we inherit and what we pass on, as the clock ticks towards climate catastrophe. Who will take care of the future? And will there be dancing?
Starring Kate Lushington and Natasha Greenblatt. Directed by audri zhina mandiela