Pay-What-You-Decide Performances (PWYD)
The first Sunday performance of each mainstage production, tickets are available at Pay-What-You-Decide pricing. You can purchase your PWYD tickets starting noon the day before the show.
What if I want to purchase tickets in advance for this performance? How do I do that?
You can purchase regular-priced tickets for the first Sunday performance at any time. To do so please visit the show page or contact the box office to purchase your tickets as usual. At 12 pm (noon) on Saturday, any remaining tickets for the Sunday performance can be purchased at Pay-What-You-Decide prices. Once.
Pay-What-You-Decide Performances in 2025-2026
[Image description: Text per caption. A photo of a man dressed as Abraham Lincoln wearing a black top hat, tailcoat, vest, pants, and black bow-tie. He holds a picture frame to the right covering half of his face. Inside the frame is the same image of him holding a frame covering the right half of his face. This is repeated four times within the frame he holds. The man’s image gets gradually smaller as it is repeated. There is a light grey backdrop behind him.]
Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre
by Larry Tremblay
translated by Chantal Bilodeau
Sunday, November 2 at 2 pm
Learn more about the show here.
[Image description: Text per caption. A photo of a man and woman seated on a small purple couch in the back of a U-Haul cube truck. The back door is open and a cardboard box and rug are tumbling out. The truck is packed with cardboard moving boxes, plants, a record player and lamp.]
Big Stuff
written and created by Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus
co-created and directed by Kat Sandler
starring Matt Baram & Naomi Snieckus
a Baram and Snieckus production
Sunday, November 30th at 2 pm
More information about the show here.
[Image description: Test per caption. A photo of two women sitting at an upright wooden piano. There are mismatched table lamps on each side of the piano and a brick wall behind them. One woman wears glasses and has light hair. She plays the piano while the woman beside her, with dark brown hair, watches.]
The Piano Teacher
written by Dorothy Dittrich
directed by Evalyn Parry
a Thousand Islands Playhouse production
Sunday, February 8 at 2 pm
More information about the show here.
[Image Description: Text per caption. A photo of a person behind a doll house, in front of a light grey backdrop. The doll house has four levels. The person plays with the figures on the third level, where one doll stands next to a chair, another sits. The person holds a third doll beside the seated doll. They hold the house with their left hand as they gaze at the dolls.]
[Image Description: Text per caption. A green tinted photo of a woman with her eyes closed, her head tilted to the right with her arms extending behind her. Her arms and face are slightly blurred to indicate motion.]
Jade Circle
written and performed by Jasmine Chen
directed by Derek Chan
translation by Johnny Wu
a rice & beans theatre production
Sunday, May 3 at 2 pm
More information about the show here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do you offer lower ticket prices?
We want everyone to be able to attend theatre and not have any financial barriers in the way of attending.
I want to pick a higher price for my ticket. How do I do that?
You can purchase regular priced tickets for the first Sunday performance up to the Saturday before at noon.