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    Climate Change Theatre Action at the University of Southern California

    Climate Change Theatre Action at the University of Southern California

    Jan 262026
    University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, United States

    We’ll be reading:   Now by Wren BrianEarth Duet by EM LewisA Letter from the Ocean by Caridad SvichAlong with a new play,…

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    Earth: Climate Theater by DFW Play

    Earth: Climate Theater by DFW Play

    Jan 172026
    DFW Play
    Dallas, United States

    Earth: Climate Theater is a participatory learning and performance-based event that brings DFW Play artists, community members, and climate advocates together to reflect…

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    ACT NOW for Our Earth

    ACT NOW for Our Earth

    Dec 192025
    Pelin Marie Yirmibesoglu
    Roanoke, United States

    In collaboration with Climate Change Theatre Action, we are presenting a night of short plays, staged readings, short films, and multimedia performances in…

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    Now or SCARY-Scary

    Now or SCARY-Scary

    Dec 172025
    Rose Coloured Apocalypse
    Winnipeg, Canada

    A Rose Coloured Apocalypse production SCARY-Scary by Klae Bainter and a group reading of Now by Wren Brian, followed by a discussion of…

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    Reading Climate Theatre Festival

    Reading Climate Theatre Festival

    Dec 152025
    University of Reading
    Reading, United Kingdom

    Minghella Studios hosts the Reading Climate Theatre Festival with student and local school performances for Climate Change Theatre Action. This December, Minghella Studios…

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    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – CCTA Southcentral Alaska – The Show! – Talkeetna

    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – CCTA Southcentral Alaska – The Show! – Talkeetna

    Dec 142025
    Nava Sarracino
    Talkeetna, United States

    Hosted by Denali Arts Council and Denali Education Center We present six short plays from the CCTA playlist, written by renowned playwrights from…

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    “GREEN” – An Evening of Dance & Theatre in New York City

    “GREEN” – An Evening of Dance & Theatre in New York City

    Dec 132025
    Sydney Manno
    New York, United States

    GREEN is a collection of stories – choreography, poetry, music, and conversation that uplifts community, creativity, and cultural change. Join us for an…

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    The Time Is Now |Climate Change Theatre Action in North Devon, England

    The Time Is Now |Climate Change Theatre Action in North Devon, England

    Dec 132025
    Amanita Grove, Beaford Arts, Braunton Academy, Fringe Theatrefest, Multi Story Theatre Company, North Devon Biosphere, Theatre Workhouse
    Barnstaple, United Kingdom

    Join us for a relaxed afternoon of live script readings, presented collaboratively by arts and environment organisations from across North Devon. This event…

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    The Time Is Now: A New Artistic Action by ECOLAB @ CCTA

    The Time Is Now: A New Artistic Action by ECOLAB @ CCTA

    Dec
    12–13
    2025
    São João del Rei, Brazil

    In a new artistic action, the members of Ecolab, provoked by playwright Alister Emerson, ask themselves: if six polar bears were to fall…

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    Coquitlam Youth Theatre In-House Winter Performance

    Coquitlam Youth Theatre In-House Winter Performance

    Dec
    11–13
    2025
    Place des Arts
    Coquitlam, Canada

    Place des Arts is inviting classes from SD43 to attend a free youth private performance.  This performance is part of an initiative put…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Fort Myers, FL

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Fort Myers, FL

    Dec 82025
    Florida Gulf Coast University, Players Circle Theater, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
    Fort Myers, United States

    The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, the Players Circle Theater, and Florida Gulf Coast University faculty, students, and alumni are collaborating once again on a global festival of short plays…

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    Jeder kann … jetzt

    Jeder kann … jetzt

    Dec 72025
    University of Erfurt and Jeder Kann Galerie Erfurt
    Erfurt, Germany

    In this event, organised by the students of the University of Erfurt in cooperation with Jeder Kann Galerie Erfurt, student performers are thematising…

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    Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa Massey University CCTA Aotearoa 2025

    Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa Massey University CCTA Aotearoa 2025

    Dec 62025
    Massey University
    Wellington, New Zealand

    The Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa Massey University CCTA Aotearoa 2025 event will take place in the Theatre Laboratory (5D14) at Te-Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington…

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    Living On Borrowed Time (Climate Action Plays)

    Living On Borrowed Time (Climate Action Plays)

    Dec 42025
    Playreading Kenya
    Nairobi, Kenya

    CCTA Plays at Playreading Kenya 🌱 This December, we close the year with urgency, imagination, and heart. We’re honoured to be part of…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action at The Gutenbergschule

    Climate Change Theatre Action at The Gutenbergschule

    Dec 42025
    The Gutenbergschule
    Wiesbaden, Germany

    The Gutenbergschule organizes an event at the Nassauische Kunstverein (NKV) in Wiesbaden, Germany. The students are going to perform three short plays: Appealing…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Sanibel, FL

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Sanibel, FL

    Dec 32025
    Florida Gulf Coast University, Players Circle Theater, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation
    Sanibel, United States

    The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, the Players Circle Theater, and Florida Gulf Coast University faculty, students, and alumni are collaborating once again on a global festival of short plays…

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    Jetzt – Sofort – (ab) Heute / Now – At Once – (as of) Today

    Jetzt – Sofort – (ab) Heute / Now – At Once – (as of) Today

    Dec 32025
    Halle für Kunst Steiermark, University of Graz
    Graz, Austria

    The event NOW – AT ONCE – (AS OF) TODAY will focus on the role of climate change theater in public discourse about…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action at Lansing Community College

    Climate Change Theatre Action at Lansing Community College

    Dec 32025
    Lansing Community College
    Lansing, United States

    Students from across the college share performance, poetry, fashion and art exploring climate crisis actions and dreams. LCC Theatre faculty are directing the…

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    The Time Is Now :: EMBL Heidelberg

    The Time Is Now :: EMBL Heidelberg

    Dec
    3–9
    2025
    EMBL Theatre Club
    Heidelberg, Germany

    Theatre Fans, listen up! The EMBL Theatre Club is excited to invite you to our winter venue, taking place in the Large Operon on Wednesday…

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    The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action at Eckerd College

    The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action at Eckerd College

    Dec 32025
    Eckerd College
    St. Petersburg, United States

    The Performance and the Environment class students at Eckerd College will be staging and filming plays by Hassan Abdulrazzak, Klae Bainter, Brian Wren,…

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    Performing Memory and Environment – CCTA in València, Spain

    Performing Memory and Environment – CCTA in València, Spain

    Dec 22025
    València, Spain

    “Performing Memory and Environment” is an event organized by the teaching innovation group NAPCED as part of its Theater Workshop, in collaboration with…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Stuttgart, Germany

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Stuttgart, Germany

    Nov 282025
    International School of Stuttgart
    Stuttgart, Germany

    High school theatre students from the International School of Stuttgart are presenting their CCTA performances for the school community.  They are raising money…

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    Phoenix Theatre UVIC

    Phoenix Theatre UVIC

    Nov 282025
    University of Victoria
    Victoria, Canada

    Students from the University of Victoria’s Theatre Department are proud to participate in Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA), an international initiative that brings…

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    Leituras Encenadas – Ação Teatral pelo Clima | Climate Change Theatre Action in Sintra

    Leituras Encenadas – Ação Teatral pelo Clima | Climate Change Theatre Action in Sintra

    Nov 282025
    Companhia de Teatro de Sintra – Chão de Oliva
    Terrugem, Portugal

    Companhia de Teatro de Sintra – Chão de Oliva presents five CCTA texts that seek to explore the climate crisis through urgent and…

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    THE TIME IS NOW: Theatre for Climate Action in Real Time

    THE TIME IS NOW: Theatre for Climate Action in Real Time

    Nov 272025
    Jo Raphael and Meg Upton
    Parkville, Australia

    A professional learning theatre workshop and performance of Here in the Long Now by Isla Cowan. This workshop plus play performance event is designed to raise…

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    On-Country Day Play Reading & Discussion

    On-Country Day Play Reading & Discussion

    Nov 252025
    The Centre for Regenerating Futures
    Mount Dandenong, Australia

    The Centre for Regenerating Futures On-Country Day play reading and discussion of Here in the Long Now by Isla Cowan and there are a lot of stories you…

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    ‘A Time To Act’ in Greenville, North Carolina

    ‘A Time To Act’ in Greenville, North Carolina

    Nov 222025
    East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, The College of Charleston School of the Arts
    Greenville, United States

    We are excited to announce that we will be performing two Climate Change Theatre Action (CCTA) plays on November 22 at the Museum of Natural Sciences,…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Shelburne Falls, MA

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Shelburne Falls, MA

    Nov 222025
    Creekhouse Quagmire Production and the West County Climate Circle
    Shelburne, United States

    This performance is supported by Creekhouse Quagmire Production and the West County Climate Circle, in association with Fall For Freedom, which occurs the…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in ENGL 1202: Introduction to Literature

    Climate Change Theatre Action in ENGL 1202: Introduction to Literature

    Nov 212025
    Kwantlen Polytechnic University
    Surrey, Canada

    First-year students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University will perform Eat the Rich by Tira Palmquist and lead a climate discussion.

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    Climate Change Theatre Action at Dragvoll Campus, Trondheim

    Climate Change Theatre Action at Dragvoll Campus, Trondheim

    Nov 202025
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    Trondheim, Norge

    A LETTER FROM THE OCEAN BY CARIDAD SVICH 20th of November 2025, 2 p.m., Trapp 7c, Dragvoll, Trondheim. A site-specific performance created by Master’s…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action – University of Colorado Boulder

    Climate Change Theatre Action – University of Colorado Boulder

    Nov 202025
    University of Colorado Boulder and Inside the Greenhouse
    Boulder, United States

    Staged Reading and Embodied Expressions for Processing Climate Grief and Experiencing Communal Joy Thursday, Nov. 20, 1-2PMCarsen TheaterThe Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action, Staged Readings (AUC New Cairo)

    Climate Change Theatre Action, Staged Readings (AUC New Cairo)

    Nov 192025
    AUC New Cairo
    Egypt

    We’ll be doing staged readings of three of the Climate Change Theatre Action Plays, as well as one of our students’ plays. The…

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    Moving Forward

    Moving Forward

    Nov 192025
    Baha’is of Montgomery, Montgomery Consortium of Leaders, New South Bookstore
    Montgomery, United States

    In partnership, the Baha’is of Montgomery, Alabama, the New South Bookstore, and the Montgomery Consortium of Leaders will present a reading of the…

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    Animals for Activism: Miami University’s Theatre and Social Change Class Projects

    Animals for Activism: Miami University’s Theatre and Social Change Class Projects

    Nov 19 to Dec 32025
    Miami University
    Oxford, United States

    Six class projects from THE 282: Theatre, Power, Justice & Change will be presented as site specific, pop-up performances at various sites in…

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    Eco-Performance: Harnessing Dynamic Communication Skills to Meet the Times

    Eco-Performance: Harnessing Dynamic Communication Skills to Meet the Times

    Nov 182025
    Cornell University
    Ithaca, United States

    Join Cornell University’s Department of Performing and Media Arts for Eco-Performance: Harnessing Dynamic Communication Skills to Meet the Times on Tuesday, November 18, 5:15…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action at Hamburg University

    Climate Change Theatre Action at Hamburg University

    Nov 172025
    Hamburg University
    Hamburg, Germany

    For the second time since 2021, the University Players will take part in the CCTA initiative with an engaging evening of theatre and…

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    The Time Is Now at Kean University

    The Time Is Now at Kean University

    Nov 172025
    Kean University
    Union, United States

    Kean University Department of Theatre is honored to host a reading featuring five CCTA plays, including Appealing by Paula Cizmar, Eat the Rich by Tira Palmquist,…

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    A Bridge to the Future

    A Bridge to the Future

    Nov 162025
    Luke Myers
    South Portland, United States

    A Bridge to the Future will be held in the backyard of a private residence in South Portland, Maine. Most of the plays will…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action: Iowa Workshops

    Climate Change Theatre Action: Iowa Workshops

    Nov 152025
    The EcoTheatre Lab
    Ames, United States

    The EcoTheatre Lab facilitated a series of Climate Change Theatre Action workshops and class visits in Fall 2025, sharing the CCTA initiative with…

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    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – CCTA Southcentral Alaska – The Show! – Palmer

    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – CCTA Southcentral Alaska – The Show! – Palmer

    Nov 142025
    Nava Sarracino
    Palmer, United States

    Hosted by Mat-Su United for Progress We present six short plays from the CCTA playlist, written by renowned playwrights from around the world,…

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    Wright The Future: A Festival of Plays

    Wright The Future: A Festival of Plays

    Nov 142025
    Towson University
    Towson, United States

    Towson University’s Department of Theatre Arts is proud to participate again in the Climate Change Theatre Action festival of short plays. This year,…

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    Climate Week Performances

    Climate Week Performances

    Nov 132025
    United World College Maastricht
    Maastricht, Netherlands

    We are delighted to invite you to the 9B and 9C performances, as part of the Services as Action class, to raise awareness…

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    Climate Change Theater Action: The Time is Now in Vorarlberg, Austria

    Climate Change Theater Action: The Time is Now in Vorarlberg, Austria

    Nov
    11–12
    2025
    PH Vorarlberg
    Feldkirch, Austria

    You are invited to join us on November 11 and 12, 2025, in Lecture Hall A at PH Vorarlberg where we will host…

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    Eco-Fest at Skidmore College! Gather, Imagine, Play, Listen, Learn, Lift Up, Create

    Eco-Fest at Skidmore College! Gather, Imagine, Play, Listen, Learn, Lift Up, Create

    Nov
    11–14
    2025
    Skidmore College
    Saratoga Springs, United States

    Welcome to EcoFest:  we seek to educate, gather, lift up, heal, connect, and collectively imagine forward sustainable futures through theater and the arts.…

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    Plays For The Planet

    Plays For The Planet

    Nov
    9–10
    2025
    A Dotted Line Theatre Company, Conservation Voters New Mexico, That Uppity Theatre Company
    Santa Fe, United States

    Joan Lipkin and That Uppity Theatre CompanyAlisa Matlovsky and A Dotted Line Theatre Companyin collaboration with the Arts and Climate Initiative and the…

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    The Anthropocene: The Time is NOW

    The Anthropocene: The Time is NOW

    Nov
    8–9
    2025
    Virginia Tech’s School of Performing Arts
    Blacksburg, United States

    Virginia Tech’s School of Performing Arts is excited to participate in the Climate Change Theatre Action worldwide festival of short plays addressing the…

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    Letters from the Ocean

    Letters from the Ocean

    Nov 82025
    Luke Myers
    Freeport, United States

    Letters from the Ocean will be a roving theatre experience at Wolfe’s Neck Center, a regenerative agriculture farm in Freeport, Maine. We will…

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    The Time is Now! Climate Change Theatre Action in Turin, Italy

    The Time is Now! Climate Change Theatre Action in Turin, Italy

    Nov 82025
    Art Aia – Creatives In Residence
    Italia

    Art Aia – Creatives In Residence , together with the Earthink Festival, is bringing Climate Change Theatre Action 2025 to Italy. What’s Happening? Practical Information

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    An Evening of 3 Climate Plays

    An Evening of 3 Climate Plays

    Nov 72025
    University of the West of England
    Bristol, United Kingdom

    Presented by CAT (Climate Action Theatre) students in the University of the West of England BA Drama programme.  Friday 7th November, 5:30pm UWE Drama Bower…

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    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – CCTA Southcentral Alaska – The Show! – Anchorage

    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – CCTA Southcentral Alaska – The Show! – Anchorage

    Nov
    7–9
    2025
    Nava Sarracino
    Anchorage, United States

    Seven short plays by celebrated playwrights from around the world, including our very own Jack Dalton, with musical interlude. While climate change is…

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    Reading Plays in the Garden at Baylor University

    Reading Plays in the Garden at Baylor University

    Nov 72025
    Baylor University
    Waco, United States

    A reading of selected short plays from the Climate Change Theatre Action project The Time is Now, paired with a time to learn…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Eastehouse Community Venues

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Eastehouse Community Venues

    Nov
    7–18
    2025
    Hazel Darwin-Clements
    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    Rehearsed readings of CCTA plays in community settings in Easterhouse in Glasgow supported by Platform. These will be part of a workshop that…

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    The Time Is Now: A Showcase of Short Plays

    The Time Is Now: A Showcase of Short Plays

    Nov
    6–8
    2025
    The Bush School
    Seattle, United States

    The Time Is Now: A Showcase of Short Plays The Upper School Drama Department at The Bush School presents a showcase of short…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Edmonton, Canada

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Edmonton, Canada

    Nov 62025
    University of Alberta
    Edmonton, Canada

    Hosted in the Second Playing Space at the University of Alberta (Canada), this CCTA event includes the reading of three plays and a…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action at Augustana University

    Climate Change Theatre Action at Augustana University

    Nov 62025
    Augustana University
    Sioux Falls, United States

    The students in our Theatre Experience class will present selections from the Climate Change Theatre Action to fulfill their performance requirement. The event…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action: THE TIME IS NOW at Binghamton University

    Climate Change Theatre Action: THE TIME IS NOW at Binghamton University

    Nov 22025
    Binghamton University
    Binghamton, United States

    An evening of very short, powerful, and imaginative climate plays — created in response to the global Climate Change Theatre Action initiative. The…

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    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – Preview – CCTA Southcentral Alaska

    Laughing All The Way To The BRINK – Preview – CCTA Southcentral Alaska

    Nov 22025
    Nava Sarracino
    Anchorage, United States

    Hosted by Kaffe Klatsch Join us to celebrate awareness! As a preview, we will do staged readings of CCTA plays that almost made…

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    Agnew Lane Taking Root

    Agnew Lane Taking Root

    Nov 22025
    Hazel Darwin-Clements
    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    An afternoon of new plays and music by the fire! Agnew Lane is a community garden in Glasgow and we will be reading…

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    Counterintuitive

    Counterintuitive

    Nov
    1–2
    2025
    Needs More Work Productions
    United States

    Needs More Work Productions is proud to present Counterintuitive.  How can we fight climate change?  Five plays. Five writers. Join us on an imaginative journey…

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    In The Face of This

    In The Face of This

    Oct 30 to Nov 12025
    York University
    Toronto, Canada

    York University presents a collage of eleven Canadian plays from this year’s collection, that focus on the generational struggles faced when trying to…

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    Theatre for our Future: Climate Action across Generations (Ottawa, Canada)

    Theatre for our Future: Climate Action across Generations (Ottawa, Canada)

    Oct 262025
    100 Watt Youth Ensemble, Great Canadian Theatre Company
    Ottawa, Canada

    The 100 Watt Youth Ensemble and the Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) invite you to gather on October 26th, 2025 at 2pm for…

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    Festival Acción Teatral Frente al Cambio Climático – Perú 2025

    Festival Acción Teatral Frente al Cambio Climático – Perú 2025

    Oct 262025
    FATEC
    Peru

    Action Theatre for Climate Change (FATEC) is a self-managed community festival that brings together artists, collectives, and local organizations from Lima, Huaraz, Puno,…

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    The Time Is Now! Climate Change Theatre Action at London’s National Maritime Museum

    The Time Is Now! Climate Change Theatre Action at London’s National Maritime Museum

    Oct 262025
    Border Crossings, CoastARTS UK, National Maritime Museum
    London, United Kingdom

    A mini-showcase of environmental arts featuring a live reading of The Penguins by Elspeth Tilley, alongside video stories from performance-makers in the Pacific…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Mexico City

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Mexico City

    Oct 252025
    Natalia Martinez Sagan
    Mexico City, Mexico

    A private reading of Bare Spaces by Ugandan playwright Angie Emurwon, performed by multidisciplinary artist Natalia Martinez Sagan in Mexico City, as part…

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    Here in the Long Now – A Climate Change Theatre Action Production

    Here in the Long Now – A Climate Change Theatre Action Production

    Oct 242025
    Stanford University
    Stanford, United States

    ​Join us for an evening of short plays and climate action. ​Friday, October 24th at the NiteryShow begins at 7PMDoors open at 6PM…

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    Climate Change Theater Action – The Time Is Now

    Climate Change Theater Action – The Time Is Now

    Oct
    24–26
    2025
    The LAVA Center
    Greenfield, United States

    The LAVA Center is thrilled to announce a 3-day festival of short climate change plays October 24, 25, and 26. Nine plays selected…

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    Soon is Now’s Annual Climate and Eco Arts Festival

    Soon is Now’s Annual Climate and Eco Arts Festival

    Oct 192025
    Soon is Now
    Beacon, United States

    Soon is Now, a climate and eco live performance and art festival on the Hudson River in Beacon, NY. October 19th, 1pm–5 pmScenic…

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    Forest Fringe

    Forest Fringe

    Oct 92025
    Wormhole Microtheatre Company

    Forest Fringe will be held on October 9th near Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, at 6 pm at the trailhead on a 1.5 km loop…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action in Spokane, Washington at Gonzaga University

    Climate Change Theatre Action in Spokane, Washington at Gonzaga University

    Oct
    3–5
    2025
    Gonzaga Theatre
    Spokane, United States

    Gonzaga Theatre is proud to partner with the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment to present this unique theatrical event during…

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    CCTA East Lansing – CMERC

    CCTA East Lansing – CMERC

    Sep 272025
    Michigan State University
    Laingsburg, United States

    What do we want? Climate Action! When do we want it? Now! Well, we’re in luck. You’re invited to the Climate Change Theatre…

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    An Evening of Climate Change Theatre Action Play Readings

    An Evening of Climate Change Theatre Action Play Readings

    Sep 272025
    Sunshine Coast Arts Centre
    Sechelt, Canada

    The Sunshine Coast Arts Centre invites you to an evening of short play readings. The collection of plays explores stories about climate, ecology,…

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    CCTA East Lansing – Beal Botanical Garden

    CCTA East Lansing – Beal Botanical Garden

    Sep 262025
    Michigan State University
    East Lansing, United States

    What do we want? Climate Action! When do we want it? Now! Well, we’re in luck. You’re invited to the Climate Change Theatre…

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    The Climate Project p.s.

    The Climate Project p.s.

    Sep
    25–28
    2025
    The University of Arizona
    Tucson, United States

    The Climate Project p.s. is being presented in conjunction with – AND in action with – a workshop production of The Climate Project,…

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    CCTA on the Shores of Lake Constance

    CCTA on the Shores of Lake Constance

    Sep 252025
    Universities of Teacher Education in Thurgau and Vorarlberg, University of Konstanz, Wissenschaftsverbund Vierländerregion Bodensee
    Konstanz, Germany

    You are invited to join us on September 25, 2025, at the festival tent at “Klein Venedig” in Konstanz where we will host…

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    The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action

    The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action

    Sep 212025
    Hudson River Playback Theatre
    New Paltz, United States

    Please join us under the tall trees for a community conversation through theatre! Our show includes the CCTA-commissioned play Brackendale by Elaine Ávila,…

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    CCTA Allegheny College

    CCTA Allegheny College

    Sep
    19–20
    2025
    Allegheny College
    Meadville, United States

    Performances include 5 CCTA plays each day, an original piece called “Bottle Dance”, and a talkback with Sustainability experts.

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    The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action – Vancouver

    The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action – Vancouver

    Sep 172025
    Touchstone Theatre, United Players
    Vancouver, Canada

    On September 17, Touchstone Theatre and United Players present “The Time Is Now: Climate Change Theatre Action.” Curators Luciana Fernandes, Lois Anderson, Daniela Atiencia, and Sarah Rodgers selected…

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    St. Louis Public Radio Theatre Showcase

    St. Louis Public Radio Theatre Showcase

    Sep 132025
    That Uppity Theatre Company
    St. Louis, United States

    That Uppity Theatre Company will present two short climate plays as part of the St. Louis Public Radio Theatre Showcase on Saturday September…

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    EarthWorks Cafe

    EarthWorks Cafe

    Sep 122025
    Capilano University
    North Vancouver, Canada

    Join us for the kick-off EarthWorks Cafe, a gathering designed to bring the Capilano University community together to discuss and explore shared interests…

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    A Teapot in a Tempest

    A Teapot in a Tempest

    Aug 232025
    Blooming Ludus
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Join us for A Teapot in a Tempest, a playful and imaginative event for all who are navigating the climate emergency. While some…

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    Act for Climate

    Act for Climate

    Aug 222025
    Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN)
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    For their inaugural Fringe show, Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network (ECCAN) is joining forces with Active Inquiry, celebrated for their forum theatre expertise,…

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    Comedy, Creatures, and Post-Human Perspectives

    Comedy, Creatures, and Post-Human Perspectives

    Aug 212025
    Tess Carruthers and Rosa Thomas
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Step into a playful, participatory space where animals take centre stage and human-centered thinking gets a gentle shake-up. Comedy, Creatures, and Posthuman Perspectives…

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    Climate Voices

    Climate Voices

    Aug 202025
    Arctic Lion Theatre
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Arctic Lion Theatre invites you to an evening of short play readings. The collection of plays explores individual stories about climate, ecology, and…

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    Nature’s Calling at the Fringe

    Nature’s Calling at the Fringe

    Aug 172025
    Nicole Bates and Naomi Johnson
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    In this session, we will read three short plays: Starving to Death in Midtown by Mindi Dickstein, The Project Hope by Catherine Banks,…

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    OUDH:origin

    OUDH:origin

    Aug 152025
    Aisha Lesley Bentham
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Aisha Lesley Bentham performs an excerpt of her show OUDH:origin. The show follows Inam Bonai as she discovers that she will spend the…

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    Hot Mess, Song Society, The Sound of Water & Now

    Hot Mess, Song Society, The Sound of Water & Now

    Aug 132025
    Center Heart Theater, Florencia Iriondo, Full Circle Theatre, Missed the Mark Productions
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Don’t miss Hot Mess: Comedic Reading and Panel Discussion on Climate Change by Missed the Mark Productions; Song Society by Florencia Iriondo; The…

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    Earth Quadriptych

    Earth Quadriptych

    Aug 122025
    Companhia de Teatro de Sintra – Chão de Oliva
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Companhia de Teatro de Sintra – Chão de Oliva presents “Earth Quadriptych,” with four CCTA plays exploring the climate crisis through urgent and…

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    Old McDonald Had a Farm:01000101 01001001 01000101 01001001 01001111

    Aug 102025
    Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Join producer and director Ian Garrett from the Centre for Sustainable Practice, Vanesa Kelly from V-Kind Arts and Venue 13, Chantal Bilodeau from…

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    Playing With Fire, an Ecosexual Emergency!

    Playing With Fire, an Ecosexual Emergency!

    Aug 92025
    Centre for Sustainable Practice in the Arts
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Playing with Fire, an Ecosexual Emergency! is a new film by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens that explores the powerful connection between environmental…

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    How Have Climate and Environmental Plays Changed Over Time?

    How Have Climate and Environmental Plays Changed Over Time?

    Aug 82025
    Carbon Literacy Project, Theatre Green Book, Wise Ram Theatre
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A Climate Theatre Workshop Join Wise Ram Theatre, the Carbon Literacy Project, and Theatre Green Book for this fun, friendly and welcoming session…

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    The Carnival of Ineffectual Climate Actions

    The Carnival of Ineffectual Climate Actions

    Aug 72025
    Switchboard Operations
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Los Angeles-based site specific theatre company Switchboard Operations proudly presents THE CARNIVAL OF INEFFECTUAL CLIMATE ACTIONS. In this installation experience, the climate emergency…

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    Urban Live – Ashes of Verdant Light

    Urban Live – Ashes of Verdant Light

    Aug 62025
    Urban Arcane Games
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Ashes of Verdant Light is a live, unscripted Dungeons & Dragons game where six adventurers uncover the ruins of a forgotten forest ritual.…

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    Ice and Leaves

    Ice and Leaves

    Aug 52025
    Fregoli Theatre
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    For the Climate Change Theatre Action Reading Series at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Fregoli Theatre presents a compilation of short plays that challenge…

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    Tango in Silk, Sea: The Breathing Matter, and Snowflake’s Special

    Tango in Silk, Sea: The Breathing Matter, and Snowflake’s Special

    Aug 32025
    Jade Park, Maria Tivnan, Wren Brian, Xi Liu
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Tango in Silk In Tango in Silk, a Chinese dancer and choreographer, Xi Liu, traces the intimate journey of an East Asian woman…

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    A Eulogy for The Future

    A Eulogy for The Future

    Aug 22025
    Mal MacKenzie and Artsake Theatre Company
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A reading of four short plays, a chain-smoking deer, a funeral for the future – what more could you ask for? Organized by…

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    Capturing Creativity in the Climate Crisis

    Capturing Creativity in the Climate Crisis

    Aug 12025
    Alchemy Theatre
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    A Reading and Discussion Hosted by Alchemy Theatre Paris Alchemy Theatre kicks off the Climate Change for Theatre Action Fringe series in Edinburgh…

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    Climate Change Theatre Action – İzmit, Turkey

    Climate Change Theatre Action – İzmit, Turkey

    Jun 282025
    Yeryüzü Sahnesi
    Türkiye

    Organized by Yeryüzü Sahnesi, this CCTA 2025 event will take place on June 28 during the 4th Gulf of İzmit Sea Festival –…

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