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Odyssey Theatre
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 9 am - 5 pm
History
Established in 1985
Odyssey offers theatregoers a magical experience. Tales of the trials and triumphs of the human spirit are brought to life with masks, pageantry, original music and humour. We have created critically hailed original Canadian plays and dynamic adaptations from the international repertoire. Join us--and enter a world of laughter, intrigue and enchantment.
Theatre under the Stars summer productions in Ottawa's Strathcona Park appeal to a broad audience. Periodic indoor performances feature edgier themes. Odyssey supports new play creation, artist training and youth programs that draw Canadian and international theatre artists to work with us. Be sure to check those sections for public participation options.
Meet the Business Owner: Laurie S.
Laurie Steven is the founder and Artistic Director of Odyssey Theatre. She is an award-winning director, writer and dramaturge, with a love of comedy and social satire, and a passion for interpreting international myth and folktale for contemporary audiences. Laurie's fascination with masks, dance-theatre and the arts of the fairground has driven her work at Odyssey.
Laurie has directed many of Odyssey's productions including Molière's Scapin, Giraudoux's Ondine, Marivaux's False Confessions, Gozzi's The Raven, and her adaptation of an Indonesian shadow puppet play, The Wedding, for which she won the Capital Critics Circle Award for Best Director.
As a writer, Laurie recently completed her first sole-authored play, A Guy Named Joe, which she directed for Odyssey at the Gladstone Theatre. She wrote the scenarios for and directed Odyssey's productions of Kamalay, Turandot, The Czar's Daughter-in-Law Was a Frog and Moonlight Mischief. She was co-creator and director of Lazzi Lazzi's play
