Welcome to the 2024-2025 Season

Unboxing

UNBOXING BRAVERY

November 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23 2024

Prepare to be immersed in a unique and thought-provoking drag performance exploring gender identity, self-expression, transphobia, and allyship. Led by the talented Nanaimo-based drag artist Andi Rogynous (he/they), also known as Lauren Semple (she/they), this queer art experience is designed to challenge perceptions and cultivate greater understanding and acceptance of the Trans and gender non-conforming community. Combining captivating movement, music, and storytelling, Andi Rogynous and his team will take you on a powerful journey of laughter, learning, and self-discovery.

 

 

 

 

 

YAGA (1)

YAGA

Feb 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16 2025

She’s more than just a wicked old witch. Baba Yaga is a legend, usually known as that elderly woman who lives alone in the woods and grinds the bones of the wicked. But what if she was actually a sexy, smart, modern woman operating off of morally ambiguous motives? A detective finds himself in a small, isolated town asking, what does the disappearance of the young heir to a yogurt empire have to do with some random lore about an old witch? Matched by an apprehensive local sheriff, a university professor with a taste for younger men, and a whole cast of curious characters, the Slavic myth of Baba Yaga twists into a new labyrinth of secret lives, ancient magic, and multiple suspects. This genre-bending comedic fairy tale meets thrilling whodunit gives voice to an antihero of epic proportions while interrogating how her story has historically been told by men. From now on, you’ll remember the name Baba Yaga for the right reasons.

Imogen

The Untold Legend of Imogen Flight

April 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12 2025

It's the summer of 1850, in London, England, and Imogen Flight is set to be knighted by Good Queen Vic. The patrons of the ladies-only Saucy Chicken pub share stories and tall-tales of their heroine. When Imogen herself shows up, along with her trusty sidekick Volta, she comes with more stories of her own -- and someone on her trail. What follows is a feminist comedy for the ages, paying homage to the multitudes of incredible women who have been lost to history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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