Common Ground Arts is proud to present the first-ever RISER New Works Festival!
Tickets on sale now! All performances in the Backstage Theatre at the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns.
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Binding by Calla Wright
Ms. Pat’s Kitchen by Jameela McNeil
Postal Prophets by D’orjay Jackson
POCBS: Tales of the Diaspora by Alexis De Villa & Tokunbo Adegbuyi
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We’re working on added Festival initiatives like ASL interpreted performances and Producer Lab workshops. Want to be the first to hear when they’re added?
ABOUT RISER
RISER Edmonton is a collaborative producing model for theatre and interdisciplinary artists to create and present new work. RISER Edmonton has supported 3-5 projects and companies per year since the program’s inception in 2022.
Starting in 2024, RISER shifted to a two-year model. Current RISER artists end year one with a work-in-process presentation, then end year two with a premiere run at one of four awesome Edmonton festivals: RISER, Azimuth Theatre’s Expanse Festival, the SkirtsAfire Festival, or the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival!
The 2025 RISER New Work Festival is your chance to catch these shows before they hit stages across the city in 2026.
Our 2025-26 Festival Partners:
The RISER Festival is possible thanks to:
