Finding Home: A Salmon Journey Upstream
Animacy Theatre Collective & Theatre Direct
THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
Finding Home follows two best friends—and Lake Ontario salmon—on a funny, heartwarming journey through the circle of life
Venue: The Peterborough Theatre Guild (364 Rogers St, Peterborough)
Date: May 9th, 2026 @ 4:00 PM
Tickets: Available through the Theatre Guild Box Office
Pricing*: Adults $15 + Fees, Children $5 + fees
Run time: 50 minutes
Suitable for children aged 5-12
From two of Toronto’s leading theatre companies creating original work for young audiences, Theatre Direct and Animacy Theatre Collective, comes this Dora Award-winning play. Finding Home: A Salmon Journey Upstream is a funny and heartwarming play exploring friendship, growing up and the annual salmon run featuring puppetry, clown, dance and live music.
Finding Home is the story of two best friends who also happen to be salmon from Lake Ontario. Beagle and Sojo do everything together, as true best friends always do. Until one day Beagle starts to change and gets the urge to set off on an adventure upstream–whether Sojo wants to come or not.
It’s tough to swim against the current of the Humber River and the two face all kinds of challenges together: fishermen, pollution, rocks, rapids and more. But along the way they learn what it means to be a real friend, how beautiful it is to complete your life cycle, and why salmon really are the rockstars of the fish world!
There will be two in-school showings of Finding Home and one public showing, which is greatfully supported by the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough.
Cast and Creative Team
Creators and Performers: Alexandra Simpson and Morgan Brie Johnson
Director and Dramaturge: Rebecca Northan
Remount Director: Adam Paolozza
Musicians: Stefan Hegerat and Sabine Ndalamba
Production Stage Manager: Caitlin Farley, Conner Bustamante (2023), Rebecca Ballarin (2022)
Lighting Director: Andre du Toit
Deaf Shadow Interpreter (Beagle): Cassie-Hope Aubin
Deaf Shadow Interpreter (Sojo): Juan Jaramillo
Puppet and Set Designers and Builders: Alexandra Simpson, Morgan Johnson and Nina Keogh
Promotional Photographer: Kathryn Hanson (ShutteredEye.ca)
Special Thanks to Martha Ross
