Not long from now, in the scorched Arctic Circle, a lone and lovesick survivor counts down the days til The Grand Prize Winner U+2013 humanity's last hope U+2013 returns. As she waits, she sings. Directed by horror-clown legend John Turner (Mump and Smoot), Distant Early Warning is a post-annihilation love story about which warnings we hear, which we ignore, and our enduring hope for a better tomorrow.
Year
2022
When Izzy's family moves to a small rural town, the young queer Muslim boy becomes the salvation pet project to the local pastor. In an attempt to reconcile his sexuality and faith, Izzy invents his own Garden of Eden, where Adam and Hawa's (Eve in Arabic) relationship is turned upside down by the arrival of Steve, a beautiful, blue-eyed, white-skinned man from the Northern Kingdoms. Part of Buddies in Bad Time’s Queer, Far, Wherever You Are series, The Hooves Belonged to the Deer is an epic audioplay straddling a turbulent present and a reimagined past. Written by Makram Ayache.
Year
2022
Speculation is a theatrical concert with an immersive visual design based on the experience of vision loss. A monologue interweaved with live performances of Beethoven and John Cage tells a mother-daughter story of loss and listening. In response to the pandemic lockdown, Speculation was transformed into a theatre-film hybrid where the audience had the option of calling in to join Leslie Ting and fellow audience members in a live performance of John Cage's 4'33”.
Year
2021
Awards
Dora Award Winner
Chautauqua is an immersive piece that takes place inside a large canvas tent. Equipped with musical accompaniment, puppets, and audience participation, Pearle Harbour takes her tent community on a journey of social connectivity, in a world where connection is a dying practice. Developed at The RISER Project 2017, Chautauqua has grown to become a nation-wide touring sensation.
Year
2021
From Vancouver-based theatre company, Guilty by Association, 1991 is a coming-of-age tale told with overhead projectors through shadow play and photographs. Using a blend of analogue and digital technology, these collaborators tell their story with an interesting fusion of theatre and film.
Year
2019
In a series of dark, tragicomic vignettes, Lester Trips Theatre exposes repressed erotic truths of the absurd characters portrayed by Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton accompanied by 100+ costume pieces, and projections.
Year
2019
From Director Sky Gilbert, and Cage on the Run Productions, I Cook, He Does the Dishes is a homage to composer John Cage and his romantic relationship with choreographer Merce Cunningham. In a loose narrative, Gilbert and his collaborators use iPads, live feeds, microphone effects, and moments of chaos to present the depth, turmoil, and sexuality of their relationship which helped the propel the theatrical avant-garde.
Year
2019
From Director Sky Gilbert, and Cage on the Run Productions, I Cook, He Does the Dishes is a homage to composer John Cage and his romantic relationship with choreographer Merce Cunningham. In a loose narrative, Gilbert and his collaborators use iPads, live feeds, microphone effects, and moments of chaos to present the depth, turmoil, and sexuality of their relationship which helped the propel the theatrical avant-garde.
Year
2019
When the iconic Toronto theatre artist Linda Griffiths was fighting breast cancer, Priscila Uppal was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer called synovial sarcoma. During Priscila's surgery, Linda passed away. What Lina Said is a story about coping with loss, and coming to terms with reality, ironically by using aspects magical realism with LED lighting effects, and transformative set pieces and costumes.
Year
2019