Studio Series
Once again, the Department of Theatre is producing a series of staged play readings in collaboration with the Department of Writing. Six new one-act plays written by writing students will be directed and performed by theatre students.
The Coupon People
Written by Sean Paterson
Directed by Judith McDowell
Set on the front lines of the unglamorous fast food industry, this play follows a lifer clinging to his job and a kid who can’t wait to get out during an uncharacteristically eventful shift.
The Elk Path
Written by Robert Scott McRae
Directed by Alistair Newton
An eccentric relationship between a hunter and vegetarian reveals conflicting moral stances on hunting, friendship, and marital infidelity in small-town Manitoba.
Bifurcating in The Fire Pit
BIFURCATING IN THE FIREPIT
Written by Raquel Mann, Directed by Christie Little
In an “Extreme Survival Camp Adventure”, two participants find themselves trapped in a metaphysical bond of survival without a map.
I Thee Wed
Written by Karen Lee Pickett
Directed by Judith McDowell
Two lovers struggle with their marriage and love for each other as experienced through the lens of three different time periods: 1901, 1952, and 2004.
The Romantic Animal
Written by Dave Brock
Directed by Christie Little
This scientific study of sex and poetry examines the effect of a goat orgasm expert falling in love with a lusty poet.
Three Chinese Women
Written and Performed by Jade Chang
Chang will perform the first of three monologues entitled “Affairs” in a largely autobiographical play revolving around the cultural values held in different time periods.
Why Unicorns
Written by Allie Johnson
Directed by Alistair Newton
This monologue features a dog-groomer and single mother who rarely leaves her house, reminiscing about her arrest for shoplifting a unicorn painting from a gift shop.
Wheelin' Up To The Pearly Gates
Written by Jasmine O’Brien
Directed by Theo Lamb
Inspired by the poetry of Susan Musgrave, the play examines “the things that keep and do not change”. In it, a woman is prevented from participating in the outside world of her body.
In Transit
Written by Greg Compton
Directed by Theo Lamb
A Skytrain boxcar provides the arena for a confrontation between a young traveler and a recently homeless drunk.