Finding Home:
A Salmon Journey Upstream
TheatreDirect + Animacy Theatre Collective (Toronto, ON)
About the perfomance:
Finding Home is the story of two best friends who also happen to be salmon from Lake Ontario. Beagle and Sojo do everything together, as true best friends always do. Until one day Beagle starts to change and gets the urge to set off on an adventure upstream–whether Sojo wants to come or not. It’s tough to swim against the current of the Humber River and the two face all kinds of challenges together: fishermen, pollution, rocks, rapids and more. But along the way they learn what it means to be a real friend, how beautiful it is to complete your life cycle, and why salmon really are the rockstars of the fish world!
Please note that this play touches on the theme of the life cycle in a sensitive, age-appropriate way.
Credits:
Creators and Performers: Alexandra Simpson and Morgan Brie Johnson
Director and Dramaturge: Rebecca Northan
Remount Director: Adam Paolozza
Musicians: Stefan Hegerat and Sabine Ndalamba
Production Stage Manager: Caitlin Farley
Lighting Director: Andre du Toit
Deaf Shadow Interpreter (Beagle): Cassie-Hope Aubin
Deaf Shadow Interpreter (Sojo): Juan Jaramillo
Puppet and Set Designers and Builders: Alexandra Simpson, Morgan Johnson and Nina Keogh
Promotional Photographer: Kathryn Hanson (ShutteredEye.ca)
Special Thanks to Martha Ross
Composers: Anders Azzopardi, Stefan Hegerat, Sabine Ndalamba
Tickets + Info
Date: Friday, May 1, 2026
Time: 11:30 AM
Runtime: 50 minutes
Style: Puppetry, Clown, Live Music
Age: Kindergarten
Location: Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts – Black Box Theatre
Venue Information: The performance space is located on the second floor of the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Black Box Theatre. Please note that the second floor is only accessible by stairs.