From Strangers to Friends: A Musical About Finding Your Place at Waterloo
Duration: ~60 minutes | Location: We’re excited to announce that all performances are returning to the Humanities Theatre!
About the Show
To Be Honest: The Musical follows a year in the life of Waterloo students, exploring real and relevant topics like homesickness, consent, academic pressure, imposter syndrome, and the challenge of finding your place in a new environment.
Written and performed by UWaterloo students and alumni, this orientation experience is designed to spark reflection, build resilience, and connect students with campus resources and community.
We invite you to attend one of several performances of the 2025 edition of To Be Honest: The Musical — a show created for students, by students.
Performances are open to a range of audiences, including University of Waterloo students, staff, faculty, family, friends, and community partners.
Performance Schedule – Humanities Theatre
Premiere Performances
RSVP ticketed events – scroll to the bottom to reserve your spot. Admission is free.
| Date | Time | Recommended Audience |
| Wednesday, August 27 | 3:00 PM | AFIW & Campus Housing (Dons and staff) |
| Thursday, August 28 | 3:00 PM | Campus Community (staff, faculty, cast family and friends, open invitation to community and partners/stakeholders) |
| Friday, August 29 | 7:00 PM | Orientation Leaders & Off-Campus Dons |
Orientation Performances
Orientation performances are assigned by Faculty. Tickets are not required for students attending orientation performances. Admission is free. Due to space constraints, these shows are restricted to the audiences listed below.
| Date | Time | Recommended Audience |
| Monday, September 1 | 7:00 PM | Engineering Faculty – New students |
| Monday, September 1 | 8:45 PM | Science & Health Faculties – New students |
| Tuesday, September 2 | 7:00 PM | Arts & Environment Faculties– New students |
| Tuesday, September 2 | 8:45 PM | Math Faculty – New students |
🎵 Now streaming! Listen to the original TBH: To Be Honest song on Spotify or Apple Music.
Tickets are now available for To Be Honest: The Musical!
⬇️ Reserve your seat below⬇️
Questions related to the event? Connect with us at Waterloo Orientation
Disclaimer: Photographers & videographers will record this event. Images and audio may be broadcast, reproduced and/or made available in print publications, online or on mobile devices, and may form part of one or more audio-visual productions intended for initial release on the internet, television and on home or mobile devices. By attending this event, you are consenting to the use of your appearance, image, and voice in the production and in any promotion or use of the production in any media throughout the world.
Event is subject to change. Visit this page for the most up to date details.