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Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Survivor Stories
September 16–21, 2024

A Neworld Theatre production presented by the Climate Disaster Project in association with the University of Victoria’s Department of Theatre

Eyes of the Beast: Climate Disaster Stories is about ordinary people surviving these extraordinary times.

Adapted from the award-winning journalism of the Climate Disaster Project, an international newsroom at the University of Victoria, this documentary theatre production pulls from hundreds of testimonies of people across Canada who have lived through climate change together.

A fishing guide who took his boat into flooded farmland to rescue an alligator. An actor rushed to the hospital for heat stroke after performing in front of the legislature. A mother figuring out how to prepare her child for the future after fire flattened their town.

Climate disaster is not far away, not happening to someone else. It is here now, happening to us. Eyes of the Beast shows how we still have each other during those disasters, creating community amidst catastrophe.

Every performance is followed by a facilitated talkback, giving audiences a chance to reflect on the stories they’ve heard and share their own experiences of climate disaster. A Vancouver Island political leader will also be present to listen to the performance, as well as the audience, and reflect on how we can help communities impacted by those disasters. Those voices are:

-Former BC Liberal cabinet minister George Abbott (Sept. 16)
-Minister of Tourism Arts, Culture Lana Popham (Sept. 17)
-BC Conservative Nanaimo-Lantzville candidate and former NDP MLA Gwen O’Mahony (Sept. 18)
-BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau (Sept. 20)
-BC Conservative Oak Bay-Gordon Head candidate and former Victoria city councillor Stephen Andrew (Sept. 21, matinee)
-Mayor Saanich Dean Murdock (Sept. 21)

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Media sponsor CBC

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Show Dates

Calendar showing performances for The Climate Change event running September 16-21 at 7:30 pm and September 21 at 2 pm.

Performances
Monday to Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.

Tickets

Charge by phone: 250-721-8000
(online ticket purchases are not available)

Box Office Hours

  • Friday & Saturday Evenings:
    All Seats $34
  • Wednesday, Thursday Evenings & Saturday Matinees:
    All Seats $30
  • Cheap Tuesdays:
    All Seats $18
  • Student Rush Tickets:
    30 minutes before each show: $20
  • UVic Alumni:
    Saturday Matinees: $25 (with UVic Alumni ONECard)

Performed in the Chief Dan George Theatre

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Creative Team

Chelsea Haberlin Director/Co-writer

Kelksey Kanatan Wavey Associate Director/Co-writer

Gavan Cheema Co-writer

Sebastien Archibald Co-writer

Candelario Andrade Projection Designer

Christian Ching Set and Props Designer

Jonathan Kim Lighting Designer

Mary Jane Coomber Sound Designer

Donnie Tejani Costume Designer

Jasmin Sandhu (she/her) Stage Manager

Raes Calvert (he/him) Production Manager

Alen Dominguez (he/him) Producer

Performers:

Vuk Prodanovic
Sarah Conway
Jessica Wong
Danica Charlie

Lecture

Every performance is followed by a facilitated talkback, giving audiences a chance to reflect on the stories they’ve heard and share their own experiences of climate disaster.

Advisories

This production contains graphic descriptions of climate disasters, loud noises and flashing lights. Please inquire at the box office if you have questions or concerns.

Photos by Hélène Cyr