After the Chorus Line

Charlottetown, PEI

• Comedy / Musical theatre
• Show length: 60 minutes / Show rating: G
• Location: Carriage House at Beaconsfield

A new musical comedy about two older actors trying to stay relevant and visible in an ever-youthful industry. The story is told through a series of vignettes about the audition process, casting and the toll it takes.

Credits:

• Script and Lyrics by Gabrielle Roddy and Gregory Ellard
• Music by Sue Stanger
• Performed and Directed by Gabrielle Roddy and Gregory Ellard
• Keyboard and Voice by Sue Stanger

Cornflake

Montreal, QC

• Comedy / Drama
• Show length: 45 minutes / Show rating: M (Age Recommendation: 16 and up)
• Location: Carriage House at Beaconsfield

Cornflake is a dramatic comedy and satire surrounding queer and neurodivergent conformity. The Story of a Bird and a Rat, trapped in the mundane world of standup comedy and door-to-door salesmanship. Our characters find themselves living in a world where one must forget and where one must stay exactly the same, with no room to grow, fly or bite. Through dialogue and movement-based storytelling, we watch a rat grow wings and a bird grow thicker skin. This is a play about transformation and growth using light, sound, and cereal to feed to longing for change we all feel inside.

Credits:

• Starring
  • Corbeau Sandoval as Bird
  • Masha Bashmakova as Rat
• Creative Team
  • Ian McCormack – Playwright / Producers
  • Abi Sanie – Director
  • Elly Pond – Movement Director
  • Violette Maréchal – Costume Designer
  • Jack Morgan – Production Designer
  • Aaron Delaney – Stage Manager / Tour Manager
  • Adlin Loud – Assistant Stage Manager / Head of Props
  • Gio – Graphic Designer

Content Warning: This show tackles themes of ableism, transphobia, homophobia, mental health and sex. It contains depictions of misogyny and ableist rhetoric, and the mention of conversion therapy, ABA therapy, and sexual acts such as masturbation, ejaculation, and fellatio (which are alluded to but not physically shown or simulated.) We ask that all audience members care for themselves as we tackle this content together. Audience members are welcome to leave the room and re-enter at any time. After the show, we invite all audience members to continue the conversation with us, as we tell this story.

Enchantment

Halifax

• Dance
• Show length: 45 minutes / Show rating: G
• Location: Yard of Beaconsfield Historic House (in case of inclement weather, the performance will move indoors to The Carriage House at Beaconsfield)

This show is a double feature of two contemporary dance works. The first, ‘Washboard Blues’ a duet showcasing the struggle of two women who are facing the crushing fatigue of washing clothes in primitive conditions. This piece creates a wonder and whimsy that is rare and distinct, combining theatre, contemporary dance, and jazz music. Followed by ‘Enchantress’, a visceral coming of age tale, showing the passage of time through a woman’s life. Based on the modern pagan traditions of “The Triple Goddess”, which breaks down a woman’s life into three phases “Mother, Maiden & Crone”

Credits:

• Washboard Blues: Dancers: Sarah Hopkin & Meredith Kalaman
• Choreographer: Marrin Jessome
• Soloist Dancer & Choreography: Rosie Halpin
• Enchantress: Dancers: Sarah Hopkin, Meredith Kalaman & Jessica Lowe
• Choreography: Jessica Lowe 
• Costume Design: Olivia Albrecht

Special thanks to Arts Nova Scotia

Furniture Boys

Brooklyn, NY

• Comedy / Solo Performance
• Show length: 60 minutes / Show rating – PG-13 (mentions sex)
• Location: The Haviland Club

In the absurd world of FURNITURE BOYS boyfriends are couches, chairs, lampshades, and futons. Blending theater, comedy, clown, spoken word, and furniture showroom, FURNITURE BOYS examines the immortality of inanimate objects and the mortality of a woman determined to f**k the furniture before oblivion—or, at least, before the couch clearance.

Credits:

• Written and performed by Emily Weitzman
• Directed by Rachel Resnik

How it Happened

Charlottetown, PE

• Comedy / Drama
• Show length: 60 minutes / Show rating: M (adult themes, coarse language)
• Location: Creative PEI

Two best friends platonically break up and wonder what went wrong.

Credits:

• Starring: John MacCormac and Hannah McGaughey
• Written by Candace Hagen and Benton Hartley
• Director: Benton Hartley
• Associate Director: Candace Hagen
• Stage Manager: Graham Putnam

How to be a Vase

Charlottetown, PE

• Comedy
• Show length: 45 minutes / Show rating: M (due to mature themes/subject matter (sex/drugs) and frequent use of course language)
• Location: The Haviland Club

The summer of 2006; a forgettable apartment in a forgettable town, sits a forgettable man, who finds himself in a room with an egg timer and three of his former students. Trapped for 30 minutes (the etiquette of buying drugs), this man is confronted with four questions. What do the actions of our friends say about our own beliefs? Can we even answer this question if we don’t even understand what it means to be someone’s friend? Are we capable of advising others from partaking in our own vices?

And, most importantly, what is a vase?

Credits:

• Written / Directed by Dana Doucette
  Cast/Crew
• Jay Gallant
• Kari Kruse
• Baylee Peters
• Katie Isobel Pride
• Mackay Rix
• Lindsay Schieck

Ink Addicted

Orlando, FLA

• Comedy / Solo performance
• Show length: 60 minutes / Show Rating: PG-13 (contains mature language and discussion of suicide, religion, cartoonish violence and other adult themes)
• Location: PEERS Alliance

Buzz into the first-ever solo-show hosted by an actual tattoo artist. Ink Addicted is a funny, satirical, and thought-provoking solo show about a tattoo artist’s journey through life, using live painting, stand-up, and improv comedy to explore the challenges, misconceptions, of identity within the art form.

• Written and performed by Chris Trovador
• Directed by Frank Caeti

Short Circuits

Charlottetown, PE

• Solo Performance
• Show length: 45 minutes / Show rating: PG-13
• Location: PEERS Alliance

How well do you know yourself? Can you identify where you begin, and others end? Have you ever asked yourself, “who am I?” Contemplating these philosophical questions, Short Circuits examines the intricacies, tensions, and confusions of a soul having a human experience. By taking the audience on a journey from the head to the heart, this poly-disciplinary show is an exploration of be(com)ing human.

Credits:

• Written and performed by Julie Bull
• Directed by Mariève MacGregor
• Soundscapes by Siddhu Sachidananda, Julie Bull, and The Umbrella Collective

So an Autistic Priest and Dog Walk into a Bar…

Dorval, QC

• Comedy / Storytelling
• Show Length: 60 Minutes
• Show rating: PG-13
• Location: CreativePEI

Storytelling emotional comedy about autism, religion, and love, with a dog.

Credits:

• Written by Jean-Daniel O’Donncada and performed by Jean-Daniel O’Donncada and Rilla Blythe

Content warnings:

Show contains implied and frank discussion of, but no depictions of, religious trauma, sexuality, and sexual abuse.

Accessibility Note:

The show is 60 minutes long. It is sensory sensitive with no loud surprises, and no dramatic or changing lights. There is a live dog present throughout the show. Attendees with service dogs are encouraged to come a bit early so all dogs may be aware of each other’s presence before the show begins.

Thinking About a Dog

Charlottetown, PE

• Comedy / Drama
• Show length: 30 minutes / Show rating: PG-13 (Adult language and sensitive topics)
• Location: The Haviland Club

A play exploring the absurdities of dating with a sexual trauma history; specifically dating in a rural or small-town setting.

Credits:

• Playwright: Lauren Jean Lawlor
• Director: Rebecca Parent*
• Stage Manager: Brynn Cutcliffe
• Sound and Lighting Design: Rebecca Parent*
• Performed by Emily Anne Fullerton, John MacCormac, and Marli Trecartin
  
  *Appearing with permission from the Canadian Actors Equity Association.

Content warnings:

Mention of sexual assault.

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