PLAY READINGS
curated by Ellen Chorley
talkbacks lead by Hayley Moorhouse
featuring Bhéy Pastolero, Alana Hill, Nathaniel Tesfaye, Ali Mohammad Khowaja, Pauline Miki, Chrissie Palacious, Moses Kouyaté, Emily Thorne, Will McIntosh, Robyn Clark, Pax Anderson
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Play Reading 1
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Saturday, June 6 at 11:00 am – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
a prairie musical – a memoir
written by carol keller
additional music by colin keller
A memoir of a town mouse meeting a country mouse in the 1970s and ’80s on the Canadian Prairies. Through song, her story begins as a child navigating familial love, community expectations, longing, and dreams. As time moves forward, will her past be her guide, her hope, or her downfall? Join the story of love, attachment, misadventure, and the quest for belonging. Step into the past with Cheryl, a prairie soul on a heartwarming journey through the complexity of her simple world.
Content warnings: Bullying / Derogatory Language, Religious Content
Play Reading 2
YWCA CUSHING HOUSE (10402 124 St, Edmonton, AB)
Saturday, June 6 at 5:00 am – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
seen
by karam warraich
An emotionally open teenager develops an online connection with a charming older student. What begins as casual conversation and shared selfies slowly evolves into desire and emotional dependence. As the connection deepens, the relationship becomes increasingly uneven, blurring the line between affection and manipulation. Set within a world where relationships unfold through screens, Seen examines obsession, vulnerability, queer ambiguity, and the desire to be understood in the digital age.
Content warnings: Adult Language / Adult Content
Play Reading 3
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Sunday, June 7 at 12:00 pm (noon) – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
Shams by rumi
by Moemen gaafar
SHAMS BY RUMI follows Egyptian artist duo, Galal and Husam, as they travel to Cairo to meet a renowned production company. But when Galal encounters Shams, the trip turns inwards and his friendship with Husam is put to the test. A modern take on the story of the Persian poet Rumi and the mystic Shams, SHAMS BY RUMI blurs the lines between art and life, offering a tender exploration of love, friendship and loss.
Play Reading 4
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Saturday, June 7 at 7:00 pm – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
hagar
by em smith
Rebecca comes home to transition her estranged mother to a care facility. What she hopes is a clean break becomes the conversations and questions that were never had and never answered. While they wrestle between catching up and moving out, Rebecca must come to terms with her relationship with her mother and forgiveness.
Content warnings: Adult Language / Adult Content, Child Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Self-Harm, Trauma / PTSD, Verbal Abuse
Play reading 5
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Friday, June 12 at 5:00 pm – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
fools
by mac ireland
in a dark alley, a few streets over from the church, there is a sign. a neon sign. above a door. it wasn’t there before, it won’t be there for long. just here long enough to let our hero in – down, deep down. to hell? maybe. with no other option but to follow their guide, theo embarks on a journey to try and understand those who wish them dead. this isn’t a happy story, we still don’t know the ending. like dante said: abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
Content warnings: Adult Language / Adult Content, Blood, Bullying / Derogatory Language, Death / Dying, Homophobia / Hetrosexism, Religious Content, Suicide / Suicide Ideation, Transphobia / Trans Misogyny, Trauma / PTSD
play reading 6
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Saturday, June 12 at 2:00 pm – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
Bunny guts
by mika boutin
bunny guts follows a tangled, intense, and deeply tender group of cousins trying to navigate the inherited rituals of their horrifyingly small hometown; Antler, Saskatchewan. It’s a story about growing up and growing apart, the blind devotion of family, and the absurd logic of childhood games that linger long into adulthood.
Content warnings: Adult Language / Adult Content, Death, Alcohol/ Drug Abuse before the darkness consumes her entirely.
play reading 7
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Saturday, June 14 at 12:00 pm (noon) – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
renegades
by michael blais
featuring Andrea Noga, Charlie Moran, Chester Garrett , Ibiza Blackwell, Jordan Vetro, Josh Plamondon, JP Pangilinan, Julia Blais
Set in the mythical world of Lacigam, Renegades follows Barry ‘Blais’ Seamas, a fire elemental, on a journey across five regions to recover five elemental gemstones before a wicked king can use them for his own nefarious goals. Joining Blais on his quest are his best friend Moth, the runaway princess Coraline, and a trio of prisoners, each in control of their own unique powers.
Content warnings: Adult Language / Adult Content, Bullying / Derogatory Language, Classism, Death / Dying, Emotional Abuse, Suicide Ideation, Verbal Abuse, Cartoonish Violence.
Play reading 8
The Bradley Moss Rehearsal Hall Theatre @ the Roxy
Saturday, June 14 at 4:50 pm – Audience talkback will be held after the performance.
three tables
by jack l. hunting
This reading will include performed sections of two plays.
Three Tables follows three seemingly separate stories, all taking place within the same brunch-spot, on the same Saturday morning. As humans, we are constantly learning from and are influenced by one another, and our surroundings.
Content warnings: Adult Language / Adult Content