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Heartland Region

UPDATE as of April 29th, 2025
The Boor by Anton Chekhov and directed by Robyn Jeffery won Outstanding Production and will be heading to Medicine Hat to compete in the Provincial One-Act Festival running May 30th and 31st.

The Heartland Regional One-Act Festival will take place this year in the Studio Theatre at Central Alberta Theatre’s Memorial Centre on April 11 and 12, 2025. This annual theatre festival celebrating community theatre is presented by the Alberta Drama Festival Association and is a springboard for the Provincial One-Act Festival to come later this spring. 

The festival will host a Preview performance on Friday April 11th, followed by the official adjudicated show on Saturday April 12th, 2025. The winning production will represent the Heartland region at the upcoming Provincial One-Act Festival in Medicine Hat, May 30 and 31, 2025.

Three productions will be presented during Heartland Regional festival, including two new works* by local playwrights (indicated by an asterisk): 

• Central Alberta Theatre will be presenting “A Trumped-Up Fairy Tale,” by Courtney Boniface and directed by Myranda Corney. *

• Flying Blind Collective presents “The Boor,” by Anton Chekhov and directed by Robyn Jeffery.

• CoOl KaSa Productions presents “Grief Sandwiches” written by Barbara Pettie and directed by Emily Chase*

Preview and adjudicated performances will both be held in the Studio Theatre at Central Alberta Theatre, 4214 58 Street, Red Deer, AB starting at 7:30pm on April 11th and 12th. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.showpass.com/o/central-alberta-theatre/, or by phone through the Central Alberta Theatre Box Office at 403-967-1769 between 9:30am – 2:00pm.

Past Heartland Festivals