North Island Zone 2026

Nanaimo Theatre Group is proud to be hosting the 2026 North Island Zone Theatre BC Drama Festival. The festival will be hosted at the Bailey Studio in Nanaimo May 19-23, 2026 with an Awards ceremony on May 24, 2026.

Our Festival Adjudicator is Yvette Dudley-Neuman. You can meet her here!

Info you need that you can download:

Ticket are on sale now!

You can find information about the shows and individual show tickets at our ticket site here. Tickets are $25.00 per seat inclusive of taxes and fees.

We also have ticket packages available! There is a 3-pack available for $70.00 and a 5-pack available for $110.00 here.

The Awards Ceremony will be held at Beban Park Social Centre on Sunday May 24. Doors open at 3:00pm, with appetizers and canapes supplied by Livewire Catering. The Ceremony will start at 4:00pm. Tickets for this event are $25.00 per person and available here now.

(Please note our original Awards Banquet format has been changed. If you purchased a ticket to that event you should have received a full refund for it).

We hope that all members of your club not directly involved in your entry will consider attending this year’s Festival.

We look forward to seeing and welcoming you soon!

Sincerely,

Nanaimo Theatre Group 2026 North Island Zone Festival Committee

Co-Chairs: Edward Guelette, gueulettee@outlook.com and Nikita Towe, nikitatowe@hotmail.com

Treasurer: Edward Guelette, gueulettee@outlook.com

Registrar: Laura Buechler, lauralyzer@gmail.com

Festival Stage Manager: Kristal Atkinson, whimsicallylost@yahoo.ca

Festival Technical Manager: Neil Leslie, ntg.neil@shaw.ca

Hospitality Chair: David Bourne, bourne.david@hotmail.com

Adjudicator Liaison: Nikita Towe, nikitatowe@hotmail.com

Marketing & Publicity: Joan Roszmann, djroszmann@shaw.ca