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The Beast | New World Theatre

Art in the era of Climate Crisis

A reflection on what it takes to make theatre in a time where we're overexposed to news about the deterioration and destruction of the world as we know it.

Catching up with Sarvin Esmaeili and Emily Jung

An interview with the Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency's inaugural artists, who reflect on their time at the residency, share what they're up to, and how people can support multilingual theatre in lieu of the 2025 edition of Polyphonic's cancellation.

Emily Jung

  • // by Karla Comanda

    An interview with the Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency's inaugural artists, who reflect on their time at the residency, share what they're up to, and how people can support multilingual theatre in lieu of the 2025 edition of Polyphonic's cancellation.

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  • // by Marcus Youssef / Lisa Gelley / Josh Martin

    A fragmented recollection of the process and creative trials of recently premiered full-length dance work, lossy, journaling some of the language and context behind-the-scenes as the artists struggled to find the work's footing.

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  • // by Alyssa Formosa

    A deep dive into PTC's dramaturgical process behind new play development, specifically for bold works like God's A Drag that require experimentation with various design elements.

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  • // by Julian Legere

    A personal essay reflecting on creation as an act of resistance against the legacies of scarcity we inherit when we choose the life of an artist.

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  • // by Fay Nass

    Reflections on queering theatre.

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  • // by Allen Dominguez

    A reflection on what it takes to make theatre in a time where we're overexposed to news about the deterioration and destruction of the world as we know it.

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  • // by Tara C F

    An exploration of reclaiming a past creation/body/identity.

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  • // by Jivesh Parasram

    Thinking about what is real vs not real in theatre as a discipline.

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Lossy | Company 605 - Picture by Dan Loan

Pictured (left to right): Quinn Churchill, Emily Case, Yasmin D’Oshun, Yasmin Tayob, and Dolly Hardon as Pastor Luz, Joan of Arc, Neveah, Cassandra, and Petty Poise respectively in the 2024 Vancouver Fringe run of God’s A Drag directed by Jack Bumbala. Photo by Alyssa Formosa.

Pictured (top to bottom, left to right): PTC Staffing Team Heidi Taylor, Joanna Garfinkel, Davey Samuel Calderon, Melanie Yeats, Carmela Sison, and Alyssa Formosa in the Progress Lab studio. Photo by Sarah Race Photography.

Unveiled: Photo by Soran Mardookhi from Unveiled (2017), produced by Aphotic Theatre, presented by Summerworks.

Screen shots from the filming of Goggles | Tara Cheyenne

Full Light of Day | Electric Company Image by Don Lee

Jiv Parasram | Rumble Theatre - Photo from Take Da Milk