With the programming of a show­case entitled The Walker Project, local playwright George F. Walker became the undisputed theatrical star of Toronto’s inaugural multi­disciplinary arts festival.

Factory Theatre kicked things off last month with a remount of Better Living, Walker’s tale of one particularly screwed-up household that includes matriarch Nora Quinn (Clare Coulter); her daughter Mary Ann, whose broken marriage has prompted a return to the fold; and Nora’s husband, Tom, who has resurfaced after disappearing a decade ago. Ken Gass directs. June 2 to 10 (to June 17 outside of festival). $30–$35.50 ($25–$35.50 outside of festival); Sundays PWYC. Factory Theatre Mainspace.

Running in rep with its aforementioned prequel, Escape From Happiness picks up where Better Living left off, revisiting the dysfunctional Quinn parents and their three issue-riddled daughters, who are now dealing with the unwelcome arrival of a quartet of petty thieves and crooked cops. June 1 to 10 (May 31 to June 17 outside of festival; previews from May 27). $30–$35.50 ($25–$35.50 outside of festival); Sundays PWYC; previews $12. Factory Theatre Mainspace.

The revival of Walker’s East End Plays ends with a special presentation of Tough!, a one-act for young audiences about a crew of working-class kids on the brink of adulthood. June 1 to 10. $15; outdoor venues free. Factory Theatre Studio; see Luminato website for outdoor venues.

Celebrated Polish director Grzegorz Jarzyna takes the Walker love-in one step further with his adaptation of 1997’s Risk Everything. Part of the Suburban Motel cycle of plays, this Harbourfront co-production tells the story of Carol, a boozer with yet another serious problem: she’s lost a whack of money belonging to a local gangster and needs her family’s help. In Polish with English Surtitles. June 4 to 10. $50. Venue TBA.

Actor and director Ted Dykstra (Two Pianos, Four Hands) is back tickling the ivories in the world premiere of filmmaker John McGreevy’s play, An Evening With Glenn Gould, about the fêted pianist’s last night on earth. Timed to the 25th anniversary of Gould’s death, the work will be presented alongside McGreevy’s film Glenn Gould’s Toronto. June 5 to 10. $40. Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

Quebec’s Michel Lemieux and Victor Pilon join choreographer-performer Peter Trosztmer in tackling another Canadian legend in Norman, their one-man show about filmmaker (and NFB hero) Norman McLaren. Fusing theatre and cinema, they use virtual projection technology that seems to allow Trosztmer physical entry into the world of Mc­Laren’s films, pairing it with clips of interviews and a series of visual and sound explorations. June 1 to 3. $20–$50. St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.