Nuits Claires at the National Art Centre! SEPT 2025

A vast French-language writing relay project from Vancouver to Caraquet

Nuits claires, is a major pan-Canadian theatre creation project initiated by Mani Soleymanlou, artistic director of NAC French Theatre, and Cory Haas, artistic and managing director of Vancouver's Théâtre la Seizième.

Open Pit Theatre’s co-AD Geneviève was invited to participate as a playwright in this incredible project that features 7 french playwrights from across the country.

The project began in July 2024, with a notebook in Vancouver. Each playwright was given one month to write, and then the physical notebook was mailed to the next artist to continue the story.

The final presentation, a compilation of the 12 scripts written during each month of this this collective venture, will be unveiled at the next edition of Zones Théâtrales in Ottawa in September 2025.

LOOK UP at Pivot Theatre Festival! JANUARY 2025

We are delighted for our latest show Look Up to be presented by Nakai Theatre at the 2025 Pivot Theatre Festival in Whitehorse January 8-18, 2025! With only 8 tickets available per show - book your tickets fast!

Look Up is a series of intimate short performances combining live visual animation, storytelling and a foley soundscape. Bringing us back to the simple magic of storytelling, everything we see is analog and happening right then and there. There will be no “play” button to hit, and no computers in sight.

Conceived and created by Geneviève Doyon
Performed by Alita Powell and Geneviève Doyon
Creative Collaborator: Brian Fidler
Visual Designers: Virginie Hamel, Jessica Hickman
Sound Design: Hannah Mazurek
Set Design: Selene Vakharia

Things to know

Two short pieces will be shown at every performance.


Wednesday evenings are geared towards adults
Saturday mornings are geared towards children aged 5 and up.

Audiences will need to lie down on mats ons the ground and get back up again.

Pick a Price!

This year, you choose a ticket price between $15 and $50, with the same experience for all. We’re committed to keeping Pivot accessible and delightful. Many events are donation-based, but rising costs mean your support matters more than ever. If you can pay a bit more, you’ll help us sustain our work and keep events affordable for everyone. Thank you!

Showtimes

January 8,11,15 and 18 at the Old Fire Hall

Wednesday Evenings 6pm, 7pm, 8pm 

Saturday Mornings 10am, 11am and noon

Funded by
Lotteries Yukon
New Horizons for Seniors, Government of Canada

Sponsored by
The Guild Hall

Thank you!
Copper Ridge Place
Open Pit Theatre’s board of directors: Caili Steel, Valerie Herdes, Kinesi Mills, Nicole Schafenacker, Odile Nelson, Josée Bergeron

LOOK UP in schools & daycares!

Geneviève and Virginie have been taking Look Up into schools and daycares for a one-of-a-kind interactive performance. Students get to experience a live performance with real sounds, objects, and materials.

Open Pit Theatre has also been offering sessions for teachers to offer ways to interact with an overhead projector and create visual/sonic stories within their classrooms.

Contact Gen at genevieve@openp.it to book a Look Up show at your school, daycare, community centre, or seniors home!

Open Pit Theatre is based in Whitehorse, Yukon on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, and the Ta'an Kwäch'än Council. We are honoured to devise, rehearse, and perform on these lands.