An Seanchaí Theatre Company

On Shawn-a-kee - Irish for "The Storyteller"

A Winnipeg based theatre company producing original and established plays.

How We Started

An Seanchaí Theatre company was formed in October of 2022 in anticipation of artistic director, Siobhán Keely's first full length play as playwright. The Weight of Shame was premiered at the Irish Association of Manitoba to three nights of sold out audiences. Based on the true story out of Tuam, Ireland, the play told the story of Catherine Corless and her fierce fight against church and government to recognise 798 babies left buried in a septic tank outside a mother and baby home. In May of that same year, Siobhán met Catherine in Ireland to see the site of the tank, where the babies still lay, and to give Catherine a copy of the script.

Coming up next!

Join us for the inaugural

LITTLE THEATRE FESTIVAL!

A Seanchaí is proud to be a part of the co-creation of Winnipeg's very first Little Theatre Festival.

Eight community theatre groups gathering over four weekends at the Irish Association of Manitoba to bring audiences a series of one act plays.

An Seanchaí performs alongside the Tara Players during Week Two of the festival.

The Chip Van Plays Dixie by Robert Iles is a poignant 2 person show featuring Rob Kwade and Siobhán Keely as Gary and Babs, strangers who meet on a park bench outside a cemetery. As they share their stories, they soon discover they are uniquely tied through their pasts.

February 13th, 2026 at 7:30PM

February 14th, 2026 at 2:00 and 7:00PM

at the Irish association of MB, 654 Erin Street

Tickets are $20 plus fees and available through EVENTBRITE.

Your ticket gets you both An Seanchaí's performance as well as the Tara Players who present a brand new production, The Weaver's Grave by Winnipeg playwright, Brendan Carruthers.

Our Next Show! January 23rd - 26th, 2025

An Seanchai is excited to team up with Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre for an evening of one act plays!

An Seanchai performs THE TOWPATH by Robert Iles.

This four-woman play unfolds as Anne becomes the focal point for a diverse and evolving group of strangers. Each individual arrives with a distinct problem to be solved. Through their interactions, the play delves into themes of friendship, resilience, and the transformative power of storytelling, revealing how the act of sharing one’s burdens can foster understanding and connection among those we've just met.

Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre presents ONE STOPLIGHT TOWN by Tracy Wells.

This is a story about people from a town so small that you might drive through without taking a second look. But if you stopped for just a moment, you might see a young boy and girl fall in love, a cantankerous grocery store owner coping with change, a son returning home while a daughter thinks about leaving, and a handyman taking it all in while he fixes what is broken.

January 23rd to 26th, 2025

at the Irish Association of Manitoba

654 Erin Street, Winnipeg

Showtimes:

Thursday, January 23rd - 7:35PM

Friday January 24th - 7:35PM

Saturday January 25th - 2:35PM and 7:35PM

Sunday January 26th - 2:35PM

Tickets available through EVENTBRITE