The summer season opens with the satirical but a little off-the wall musical, URINETOWN, The Musical. It all starts with the sixteenth letter of the alphabet, P. The letter which speaks for itself or, when spelled out, pee, is the central theme to this fast-paced musical Urinetown. As a metaphor for the over-arching intrusion of big corporations into all aspects of our lives, the plucky cast of citizens fights back as the UGC Company (Urine Good Company) attempts to raise the rates on access to public toilets. With music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, and book and lyrics by Greg Kotis the cast makes its case against the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and municipal politics with music, humour, and boycotts as several love stories emerge from the mayhem.  

Opens July 1st for seven performances, including three matinees.  Recommended for ages 13 and up.*

Outstanding musicianship and energetic staging that will leave you calling for more – The Fitzgeralds have been dazzling audiences for years.  We are delighted to include The Fitzgeralds in this summer’s program, which will feature their lightning-fast fiddling and some equally mesmerizing footwork.  

​Opens July 9th  for three performances including one matinee.  Recommended for ages eight and up.*

For our third show, we turn to the production which opened the Festival 25 years ago, the award-winning Salt-Water Moon. The Highlands Summer Festival theatre partnership, prepared to kick off its first season, we chose this quintessential Canadian play by David French. Set in Newfoundland eight years after the end of the First World War, this is a touching love story with the conflicted young lovers over-lain by the memory of the horrors of the war, changing roles for women in society and technological advances. The story of Salt-Water Moon resonates as strongly today as it did when we first presented it on our stage in the summer of 2000. 
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​​Opens July 15th for seven performances, including two matinees.  Recommended for ages 13 and up.*

Accusations, mistaken identities, and romances run wild in this traditional, laugh-out-loud farce, Drinking Habits by Tom Smith. Two nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing have been secretly making wine to keep the convent’s doors open, but Paul and Sally, reporters and former fiancées, are hot on their trail.  They go undercover as a nun and priest, but their presence, combined with the addition of a new nun, spurs paranoia throughout the convent that spies have been sent from Rome to shut them down. Wine and secrets are inevitably spilled as everyone tries to preserve the convent and reconnect with lost loves. 

​Opens July 27th for seven performances, including two matinees.  This production contains mature themes. Recommended for ages 13 and up.*

The 2025 summer season closes with Feeling Buble, a Michael Buble Tribute that captures the feel of a Michael Buble concert. Jay Davis nails the sound and moves of Michael Buble while creating a warm and light-hearted atmosphere. Audiences clap along and sing along.  Be a part of this feel-good performance of music featuring Michael Bublé’s greatest hits performed by Jay Davis and his world-class jazz band.

 “Jay was amazing!! What a wonderful performance! He has such a wonderful voice, and he had Michael Buble’s moves down to a T.  If he was running a second show, I would be there for sure!” 

​Opening August 3rd for four performances, including one matinee.  Recommended for ages 13 and up.*

* There is no official rating system for live theatre. We encourage you to use your judgment based on your child's age and maturity level.