Productions & Presentations

Five people. Five stories. One thing in common – lives impacted by a seen or unseen disability. Power Productions “Tales of Us” celebrates the unique cultural experiences and voices of artists who self-identify as living with a seen or unseen disability. Through poignant, dramatic and sometimes comedic personal tales, artists will share their talents through […]

As part of our regular pop culture series, Perry Mason: A Case for Mason played at the Resource Centre for the Arts in February 2024. The show featured Partick Curtis (Perry Mason) ; Paul Stride (Lt Arthur Tragg); Brenda Hynes (Victoria Braxton); George Robertson (Bryan Bain); Thiviya Kana (Elizabeth Bain); Andrew Halliday (Sargeant Holcomb); Joy […]

In March 2024 we curated a presentation of the premiere of “Accessibility Lab 2022”. The Accessibility Lab is an ongoing partnership Resource Centre for the Arts and Power Productions to explore accessibility for artists and audiences at the LSPU Hall. Paul David Power and Josh Menchions performed and a video about the Labs premiered during […]

Tales of Us proved so popular in 2022, we made it part of our regular seasonal program. Tales of Us 2023 featured monologues from Amanda Halliday, Patrick Curtis, Tyler Burton, Susan Hyde, Charlotte Peddle and Dani Taylor about their experiences living with a seen or unseen disability. Tales of Us 2023 was directed by Paul […]

In “A Night Out” Josh Menchions takes a chaotic journey as he sets out for a night of fun, only to confront the harsh realities of limited accessibility in the city. This thought-provoking play explores the challenges he faces and the profound impact it has on his evening. “A Night Out” offers a poignant commentary […]

Radio Rewind was a tribute to long-ago radio programs performed by our Stage Access Workshop Participants. The show played on June 19, 2023 showcased radio programs including Sorry! Wring Number, The Guiding Light and Abbott and Costello. Radio Rewind featured performances by Charlotte Peddle, Amanda Halliday, Josh Menchions, Ann Marie Whelan and Roger Head.

Thanks to funding from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Come Home Year, Tales of Us 2022 celebrated the unique cultural experiences and voices of artists who self-identify as living with a seen or unseen disability. Through comedy, contemporary work, original creations and classic prose, artists shared their talents through the lens of lived experience […]

The View from Down Here played in 2017 in St. John’s NL as part of the St. John’s Short Play Festival, and in 2022 at Theatre NB in Saint John NB and The ROOMS in St. John’s NL. In “The View from Down Here”, Paul David Power shares his emotional and sometimes comical experiences navigating […]

During the pandemic, a group of Power Productions’ regular artists decided to create a show despite global isolation. The result was “Goon River’ an online improv series that ran for two seasons. You can relive the entire series on our YouTube channel here Goon River: Hang Gut Head Ep 1 (youtube.com)  

Lt. Columbo in Prescription: Murder played at the Barbara Barrett Theatre in St. John’s NL, Oct 31 – Nov 2 2019 to sold out houses and great reviews. The cast featured: Andrew Halliday (Dave Gordon, Assistant DA); Norm Karlik (Lieutenant Columbo); Corie Kean (Ms. Petrie); Charlotte Peddle (Delivery Girl); Annette Powell (Claire Flemming); George Robertson […]

In Your Eyes is an in-development project by Paul David Power. An initial version premiered at the St. John’s Short Play Festival in 2019. The play is about a son living with his father who suffers from progressing dementia.

Private Eyes was an evening of six short plays by Bilal Baig, Robert Chafe, Veronica Dymond, Falen Johnson, Sonny Mills, Paul David Power, and directed by Sharon King-Campbell created to mark the 50th anniversary of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, widely acknowledged as the first step to decriminalize homosexuality in Canada. This project was commissioned […]

Part of our Stage Access Workshops is having a public performance featuring workshop participants. In 2019 we showcased a series of scenes from A.R. Gurney’s The Dining Room at St. John’s City Hall. The night of scenes featured Charlotte Peddle, Josh Morgan, Josh Menchions, Roger Head, Sheldon Crocker Abigail Everglow and Janet O’Reilly. You can […]

Part of our Stage Access Workshops is having a public performance featuring workshop participants. In 2018 we showcased a series of monologues at Memorial University’s Blundon Centre. Performers included Charlotte Peddle, Kim White, Josh Morgan and Zachary Wiseman.

Crippled, the critically acclaimed play by Artistic Director Paul David Power debuted at the historic LSPU Hall in February 2018. Since its debut the show has toured across Canada. For more about this show visit CRIPPLED – Home (weebly.com)

In 2018 Power Productions was invited to curate one of the editions of Resource Centre for the Arts’ Live Magazine Series. We thought it was a great chance to highlight local artists who self identify as living with a disability. The cabaret style show was hosted by Artistic Director Paul David Power with performances by […]

“Caught in the Act” played at the St. John’s Short Play Festival and featured Krista Legge and Steve Daley. “Caught in the Act was directed by Paul David Power and Janet O’Reilly, Stage Managed by Kim White and Assistant Stage Managed by Julie Brocklehurst. Check out Julie’s blog abut the production here: Tiptoeing Through: Caught […]

In 2017, during the development of “Crippled” we led a table read and community discussion tour across Atlantic Canada about disability culture and accessibility in the arts. The tour resulted in a final report submitted to Canada Council to the Arts entitled “Crippled: Atlantic Region Table Read & Community Discussions Final Report“.

In partnership with Hubcity Theatre (Moncton NB) Roomies played a week-long run at the Capitol Theatre in Moncton NB in 2016. An Atlantic Tour happened in 2017 with performances in Moncton and Saint John NB, Halifax NS, Charlottetown PEI and St. John’s NL. Roomies featured: Paul David Power (David), Steve Ryan (Nick), Amanda Spear (Ms. […]