2023 Public Evening Play Readings
*All events are open to the public and hosted in person at the LSPU Hall unless otherwise indicated
*Readings are Pay What You Can at the Door, with all proceeds being donated to [The St. John's Women's Centre]
*These productions are made possible through the RCA 80/20 Box Office Split Agreement.
*Readings are Pay What You Can at the Door, with all proceeds being donated to [The St. John's Women's Centre]
*These productions are made possible through the RCA 80/20 Box Office Split Agreement.
7PM WEDNESDAY March 8th, 2023
Opening Act - Sherry Ryan
Reading - Cool by Megan Hunt
Pamela Halstead Dramaturge
Cast :
Brandon Hillier
Bailey Jackson
7PM THURSDAY March 9th, 2023
Opening Act - Jing Xia
Readings - Aya & the Masquerades (EXCERPT) by Karen Monie
and Braiding Peonies** by Sobia Shaikh
Santiago Guzmán Dramaturge
Aya & the Masquerades Cast:
Lina Makaga
Simba Matoushaya
Lisah Nsanzugwanko
Nondu Khumalo
Braiding Peonies Cast:
Thiviya Kana
Azal Dosanjh
Nabila Qureshi
Jude Cutler
Joana Smits
**TODOS Productions will be hosting a community feedback forum following the reading of Braiding Peonies, and welcome impressions and questions about this piece in development. In addition, a focused feedback session will occur for Muslim, racialized and/or Indigenous people only to continue unpacking Sobia’s play.
7PM FRIDAY March 10th, 2023
Opening Act - Melanie O’Brien
Reading - Pulling Strings by April Leung
Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster Dramaturge
Cast:
Alena Kennedy
Zihan Jin
Chantelle Small
Mallory Clarke
Michelle Clemens
7PM SATURDAY March 11th, 2023
Opening Act - SAM
Reading - Heart Play by Marie Pike
Megan Gail Coles Dramaturge
Cast:
Wendi Smallwood
Mark White
Andrya Duff
Bridget Wareham
Opening Act - Sherry Ryan
Reading - Cool by Megan Hunt
Pamela Halstead Dramaturge
Cast :
Brandon Hillier
Bailey Jackson
7PM THURSDAY March 9th, 2023
Opening Act - Jing Xia
Readings - Aya & the Masquerades (EXCERPT) by Karen Monie
and Braiding Peonies** by Sobia Shaikh
Santiago Guzmán Dramaturge
Aya & the Masquerades Cast:
Lina Makaga
Simba Matoushaya
Lisah Nsanzugwanko
Nondu Khumalo
Braiding Peonies Cast:
Thiviya Kana
Azal Dosanjh
Nabila Qureshi
Jude Cutler
Joana Smits
**TODOS Productions will be hosting a community feedback forum following the reading of Braiding Peonies, and welcome impressions and questions about this piece in development. In addition, a focused feedback session will occur for Muslim, racialized and/or Indigenous people only to continue unpacking Sobia’s play.
7PM FRIDAY March 10th, 2023
Opening Act - Melanie O’Brien
Reading - Pulling Strings by April Leung
Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster Dramaturge
Cast:
Alena Kennedy
Zihan Jin
Chantelle Small
Mallory Clarke
Michelle Clemens
7PM SATURDAY March 11th, 2023
Opening Act - SAM
Reading - Heart Play by Marie Pike
Megan Gail Coles Dramaturge
Cast:
Wendi Smallwood
Mark White
Andrya Duff
Bridget Wareham
