About Us
We’ve all heard the stories of jesters and kings in England and France; human rights and human follies in the Americas; powers and riches, textures and colours in India, China, Lebanon, and Congo. Important and compelling stories, indeed. But what of Canada—or what of Calgary, even? Do Calgarians have stories to tell? Stories that are equally cogent, equally lovely? We at Totus Tuus believe they do—and we hope you’ll agree once you’ve experienced our performances—stories about fusing horizons and transgressing borders.
Our objective at TT is simple: share true stories of real Calgarians through live music, athletics, and great storytelling—preferably in a venue that knows something about good vibes and tight communities.
Our objective at TT is simple: share true stories of real Calgarians through live music, athletics, and great storytelling—preferably in a venue that knows something about good vibes and tight communities.
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Fall 2025
Blackbird Calling is the richly-textured story of a young woman who moves to the prairie pothole region of Alberta and encounters the Spotties—undesirables living in double houses on a dead-end street. She projects local prejudices until she befriends a family of Spotties and discovers their stories and culture in a way that seeps into her identity. Join us for this compelling narrative gleaned from dozens of interviews with Indigenous Albertans striving to maintain their culture and pride in often-hostile environments. First published in Quattro Books and shortlisted for the ReLit Award.
Blackbird Calling is the richly-textured story of a young woman who moves to the prairie pothole region of Alberta and encounters the Spotties—undesirables living in double houses on a dead-end street. She projects local prejudices until she befriends a family of Spotties and discovers their stories and culture in a way that seeps into her identity. Join us for this compelling narrative gleaned from dozens of interviews with Indigenous Albertans striving to maintain their culture and pride in often-hostile environments. First published in Quattro Books and shortlisted for the ReLit Award.
Auditions
Upcoming: Blackbird Calling Fall, 2025
Totus Tuus Theatre is on the hunt for talented individuals who work hard, see things through, and communicate well. Please contact us if you’d like to audition for our upcoming play, join the artistic team, or volunteer your time.
Seeking to fill the following roles:
Totus Tuus Theatre is on the hunt for talented individuals who work hard, see things through, and communicate well. Please contact us if you’d like to audition for our upcoming play, join the artistic team, or volunteer your time.
Seeking to fill the following roles:
- Spiritual elder: philosopher, prison guard, poet
- Mother: artistic, musical, suffering from mental illness
- Father: stern and demanding but human
- Little Hummer: young girl/woman who interfaces with “the tameis [tommy’s]” against her father’s wishes
- Gloria: painter, fighter, one of the “tameis”
- Brother: writer, thinker, looks like one of “the tameis”
- Smaller roles: Aunt, bully, magician; Dancers and musicians, any kind: Will work it into the script
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"Totus tuus ego sum et omnia mea tua sunt…
I am totally yours and all that I have is yours"
I am totally yours and all that I have is yours"
— St. Louis Marie de Montfort
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Photographs by Diogo Sayada.