The Understandable Girl
by Nikki Loach
with contributions from Lyudmyla Honcharova, Snizhana Bora, and Kathleen Ballangan and development support from Quest Theatre
Funded (in part) by the Shevchenko Foundation
Myla is the new girl at school. She doesn’t speak English; she dresses up and brings flowers for the teacher on the first day. Canada is a strange new place that is now, unexpectedly, her new home. She doesn’t understand much of what is going on, will anyone be her friend?
The Understandable Girl is a story of the importance of a first friendship between a young Canadian girl and young Ukrainian refugee told through the universal language of creative play and puppetry using English and easily understood Ukrainian. The play demonstrates how little imagination it takes to understand someone if you really listen.
Suitable for K-6
Themes: Friendship, similarities and differences, Ukrainian Culture.
Running Time: 60 min (50 min performance with 10 min Q&A)
2025 Fall Elementary School Tour
Tour Dates (4 weeks) - October 20th to November 30th, 2025
Booking Starts in March 2025
Are you interested in bringing The Understandable Girl to your school next Fall 2025? Fill out our Booking Request Form to get started!
Book both The Understandable Girl AND Whispers in the Air BEFORE June 30th, 2025 and receive
SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICING!
$1698 & travel fee + GST for one show each of The Understandable Girl and Whispers in the Air
$3399 & travel fee + GST for two shows each of The Understandable Girl and Whispers in the Air
Pricing
Early bird fee until June 30, 2025: $899 & travel fee + GST for one show $1698 & travel fee + GST for two shows
Regular fee after July 1, 2025: $975 & travel fee + GST for one show $1850 & travel fee + GST for two shows
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