2026/2027 Gwaandak Season
If you want to get involved in the Upcoming Season, check out our posted opportunities here:
Are you interested in guiding the future of Gwaandak Theatre’s artistic programming? We are seeking a new Artistic Director to lead us into the 2027/28 season & beyond!
We are hoping to have the incoming Artistic Director work alongside the current AD for the 2026/27 Season and be part of the Season’s Awaken Festival & Indigenous Summer Play Readings. Download the full job description by clicking here.
If you are interested in this position, please email your résumé as well as a cover letter to info@gwaandaktheatre.ca with the subject line: Job Application - Artistic Director - Gwaandak Theatre
Application Deadline *Extended: October 1st, 2026
Start Date: January 10th, 2027
Contract Term: January 10th 2027-June 30th 2027 (24 weeks) with option to renew on a permanent or multi-year contract starting July 1st, 2027.
Want to help support Gwaandak Theatre’s programming & be part of our shared story? We are seeking Sponsors for our 2026/27 Season & would love to meet with you - check out our benefits package today!
Annual Gwaandak Theatre Programming
8th Annual Awaken Festival April 11th-25th, 2027
Featuring in-person and digital workshops, cultural presentations, performance showcases, and more, all in an effort to celebrate the different ways we can gather and connect. Join us in Whitehorse YT & Online each spring.
Find out more about past festivals!
Indigenous Summer Play Readings - July 2027
This annual tour creates opportunities for emerging theatre artists, promotes stronger community connections, and showcases Indigenous scripts throughout the Yukon (and sometimes beyond!) every summer.
Find out more about past ISPR tours!
2026/27 Gwaandak Theatre Seasonal Programming & Partnerships
More events to be announced!
Vuntut Gwitchin Stories
In 2018 Gwaandak Theatre, led by Patti Flather and Leonard Linklater, partnered with the Vuntut Gwitchin Government to find new ways to share traditional stories and celebrate the Gwich’in language.
The result was a series of radio plays recorded in 2019 with both Gwich’in and English casts: Ch’iitsii Khał Datl’oo (The Blue Cruiser), Tl’oo Thał (Grass Pants), and Vah Srigwehdli’ (The One Who Survived), as well as an English language version of Shanaghàn Neekaii Nanaa’in Hah (Two Old Women and the Bushman).
Enjoy these stories anytime throughout the Season!
- Save The Date -
You are invited to the Eighth Annual Awaken Festival, taking place April 11th-25th, 2027 in Whitehorse YT and Online!
Banner Image: Savage is a Word in the English Dictionary, Brefny Caribou. Awaken Festival 2025. Photo by Colbourne Creative.
