Wed, Apr 15
|Barrie Public Library - Downtown Branch
ICEMEN: A Reading with Vern Thiessen
*Free Event* Join Governor General's Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen for an engaging reading of one of his recently published works!
Time & Location
Apr 15, 2026, 5:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Barrie Public Library - Downtown Branch, 60 Worsley St, Barrie, ON L4M 1L6, Canada
About the event
** FREE EVENT **
Join Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Vern Thiessen for a free and engaging reading of his published work, Icemen - set in the dangerous and lucrative world of Barrie’s ice harvesting industry.
Hosted by our Artistic Director, Iain Moggach (who directed the world premiere of Icemen in 2023), the reading will be followed by a brief discussion about the play, Barrie's ice harvest history, and the artform of playwriting. Come on out to the downtown library branch on April 15th to hear the lines spoken aloud by the writer himself, and learn from one of Canada’s foremost living playwrights!
Icemen: A Reading with Vern Thiessen
Barrie Public Library, Downtown Branch
April 15th, 2026