Persistent Myth Productions presents

Beatrice Again And Again

Sunday, June 6
by Hayley Moorhouse

Great Aunt Beatrice died a long time ago. It’s a sad story. But Lyra, generally speaking, isn’t content with sad stories. Each night, Lyra goes walking. Always the same path, always with the same mission she can’t quite articulate. In a moonlit alley, she encounters Beatrice. As the ghostly figure recounts the events of her tragic life, Lyra becomes determined to imagine a different story for her. Beatrice sees only futility, but Lyra sees the potential for a resolution eighty years in the making.

Audiences are invited to a Zoom room after the performance to join a talk back about the play.

featuring Sarah Emslie, Hillary Warden, and Kaeley Jade Wiebe

_______________________________________________

The Warning Monuments

Wednesday, June 9
by Madison May

Is it better to forget the past or attempt to recreate it? In a post-apocalyptic world, three communes grapple with this question as they attempt to move on from only focusing on survival. Caesar, a leader of one of the communes, decides that forgetting and moving on from the past is the only option. Her commune is left in the dark, as Caesar is the sole person who knows a past exists. Tensions mount when her granddaughter, Napoleon, begins questioning the mythology Caesar has given her, all while the Warning Monuments loom overhead.

Audiences are invited to a Zoom room after the performance to join a talk back about the play.

______________________________________________________

Stone and Soil

Thursday, June 10
by Gabby Bernard
directed by Julie Murphy

Camille Claudel was a brilliant sculptor, remembered more for a tragic love affair than her own ground-breaking work as an artist in 19th century France. Her ghost, tortured and furious, haunts the ruins of her final studio – and today, she receives a visit from an unexpected guest. Stone and Soil examines art and womanhood, genius and madness, and what it really means to give up a grudge.

Audiences are invited to a Zoom room after the performance to join a talk back about the play.

______________________________________________________

E.A.B.T presents

Rewinding Romance

Friday, June 11*
by Emily Todd

Rewinding Romance is a one-act play that shows a glimpse into the lives of Charlie and Alice. A married couple in their seventies trying to find ways to connect with their family during a global pandemic. The couple decides to film themselves telling the story of how they fell in love in order to give their children and grandchildren a way to feel close to them while isolated to their own homes. The story is told in a lighthearted and comedic way that teaches the audience that humor and romance doesn’t go away with age.

Audiences are invited to a Zoom room after the performance to join a talk back about the play.

*This reading has been moved from June 8th to 11th.

______________________________________________________

Kit and Lena’s Senior Year

Saturday, June 12
directed by Abigail LaForest

Kit and Lena grew up as best friends and neighbours, and over time their friendship strengthened. Now in their senior year of high school, Kit feels something more… something different. Can they ever confess their feelings, or are they doomed to graduate and forget Lena and their small-town life?

Audiences are invited to a Zoom room after the performance to join a talk back about the play.

featuring Rae Organ and Michelle Jolly