2020 Festival

Full Productions

The Pit (Jordan Ewart)

Director- Nicky Renault // Cast- Chelsea Thompson, Joan Koebel, Isaac Li

A dark comedy about a mysterious individual that wakes up in The Pit – a deep, dark hole in the ground -- unable to remember how they arrived. There they find several other long-time residents of the The Pit, learn how they’re they got there, and begin to devise a way out.

Hysteria (Erin Lindsay)

Intimacy Director- Michelle Thorne // Director- Hila Graf // Cast- Madeleine Humeny, Diego Retamales

The Hysteria Triptych is about a woman attempting to escape the box that contains her.

A Riddle and a Kiss (Fiona Revill)

Director- Madison Isolina

A folk-horror piece about a young Russian girl named Ekaterina, who wants to protect her sister Irina from the mysterious stranger that unexpectedly arrives in their village one winter’s night…

Last Will and Testament, by Jen (Chimedum Ohaegbu)

Director- Larisse Campbell // Cast- Abbey Solis, Amber Jakoy, Zoe Wiesenthal, Cyrus Bowler-Chan

A rom-com about high schooler Jen, who wants to tell her friend Georgina how she feels about her but can’t because of, well, her own awkward self and the shenanigans of her other friend Violet.

The Deal (Emma Leck)

Director- Matthew Rhodes // Cast- Paige Braithwaite, Alexandra Eaton, Eric Newton

A comedy about an alleged embezzler who tries to must decide whether to take a plea deal. The process becomes more difficult when her lawyer turns out to be the ex-boyfriend of the prosecutor.

Moneybags (Vanessa Hill)

Director- Alina Blackett

Losing her followers after a scandal, an emotionally unstable social media influencer decides to live stream a bank robbery in an attempt to regain her platform.

Deal with the Devil (Sydney Marino)

Director- Aryn Davidson // Cast- Andrés Gilbert, Neall Murphy, Jessica Wong

A play about two best friends and roommates who seek to live separately for the first time, but are held back by an old satanic pact, and a visit from a devil.

Cross-Cultural Exchange (Tanvi Bhatia)

Director- Madelaine Walker // Cast- Varsha Subramanian, Dikshant Joshi, Parmida Maleki, Liam Fazackerley // Choreography- Varsha Subramanian

A comedy about Aria, a young South Asian woman who wants to introduce her new boyfriend to her parents, who don’t know he’s white. Antics ensue as both parties try to overcome the culture clash, and Aria struggles to keep things running as smoothly as possible.

Band Practice (Poppy Lodge)

Director- Sebastian Ochoa Mendoza // Cast- Julia Halabourda, Neall Murphy, Diego Retamales, Caroline Bouchard

A teen drama about a guitarist named Alyssa who wants success for her band but wrestles with Cara, the lead singer, for control over the group.

Weather Report (C.M. DiGirolamo)

Director- Hannah Pearson // Cast- Dan Swain, Isaac Li, Maddi Silva, Taylor Long, Lauren Preissl

A romantic comedy about a young woman trapped in her own personal hailstorm, and the storm correspondent who intends to save her.

Staged Readings

Director- C.M. Digirolamo

featuring- océanne trudel, adriana jones, carmen sit, kately nikiforuk

Elegy and Ever After (Patrick de Moss)

A comedy about Dana, who needs to bury her stuffed tiger Fred Astaire, but can’t at first because she doesn’t really believe it holds any meaning for her anymore.

Magic Potion (Nayoung Jin)

A married couple in their late 30s runs a spiritual bookstore. Inside, the wife—a witch—sells magic potions (aka fate potions), which are custom-made and purchased by parents for their children to drink. Now, the husband attempts to change his wife’s mind on the potion business. He can't at first because the wife is adamant that she's helping, doing some good for the society.

First Love (Nancy Wu)

A short drama about Evelyn who wants to be intimate with Addison, who was her first love, but can’t at first because of Addison’s religious beliefs and her existing relationship with her boyfriend.

Interviews (Ezri Boehm)

An average, twenty-something guy attends a job interview for a customer service position, despite his hatred of job interviews and customer service.

director- celeste shona rey

featuring- morgan holmstrom, amanda sullo, ashley harris, andrew sicard

Episode 308: Answered by Indigo (ASh Sözen)

A drama piece (with a drop of humour) about Indigo, a girl with Bilateral Amygdala Destruction, resisting to answer some of the questions the podcast host asks her in an interview, while the host pushes her even more in an attempt to receive his promotion.

Birdwatching (Tristan)

A comedy about a celestial intern who wants to save three mortal souls from the wrath of Hell, but cannot at first because of the harsh bureaucracy of the conglomerate Heaven and their dismissal of his attempts to lead them to salvation.

Two Sides to Every Conflict (Andrew Horwitz)

A mysterious stranger in an illegal speakeasy, seems to offer friendly advice to two mob associates, though with his own ulterior motives.

Scheme (Dor Tabi)

A satirical play, dealing with Jewish stereotypes ingrained in our society. The play depicts two stereotypically-Jewish characters, retired Wall Street brokers Levi and Morty, as they attempt to swindle their way out of a cheap retirement home and become financially independent again. Levy and Morty’s plan unfolds according to the ways in which Jews are defined by Jewish stereotypes and how such absurd beliefs remain in the current time. This humorous play explores themes of motivation, friendship, and never giving up–even if it means giving the middle finger to other poor schmucks!