Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March have revealed the cast and creative team for Dance Nation, running April 12-May3. 

Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers navigate ambition, friendship and desire, as they plot to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at Nationals in Tampa Bay. Each plié and jeté puts them one step further from childhood and one step closer to discovering their own identities.

Clare Barron’s Dance Nation follows a group of girls as they fight to find themselves and be heard in a world that wants to pin them against each other. In the midst of turmoil, these characters are confronted with an important question: what does it take to win? And what are they willing to sacrifice to become victorious?

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DANCE NATION

Written by Clare Barron

A COAL MINE THEATRE & OUTSIDE THE MARCH EXPERIENCE

IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROCK BOTTOM MOVEMENT

RUNS APRIL 12 - MAY 3, 2026

PREVIEW PERFORMANCES:

Sunday April 12th, Tuesday Apr 14th & Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 7:30pm

OPENING NIGHT:

Thursday, April 16th at 7:30pm

CAST:

Salvatore Antonio

Katherine Cullen

Oliver Dennis

Beck Lloyd

Annie Luján

Amy Keating

Amy Matysio

Zorana Sadiq

Jean Yoon

Creative Team:

Director: Diana Bentley

Movement Director: Alyssa Martin

Associate Director: Lucy Coren

Intimacy Director: Chala Hunter

Set and LX Designer: Nick Blais

Sound Designer: Miquelon Rodriguez

Costume Designer: Kathleen Black

Head of Props: Lish Evans

Design Assistant: Addie Moodie

Production Manager (CM): Bryan Kling

Production Manager (OtM): Tori Morrison

Stage Manager: Katie Fitzgerald

Assistant Stage Manager (ASM): Emily Cornelius

*Made possible by the RBC Associates Program

AGE RECOMMENDATION: 14+

Running Time: 2 hours and 5 minutes, including a 20 minute intermission

The Coal Mine Theatre

2076 Danforth Ave

Toronto

For tickets visit www.coalminetheatre.com