This week, Adam Grant Warren chats with Vancouver-based playwright Frankie McGee to talk about their play, my body remembers.

Synopsis: Frankie is aided by Carolyn, an 11 year old self; and Francis, a mysterious figure visiting from the afterlife, in their effort to reconnect with their queer, trans, and disabled ancestors.

Content Forecast: Hospitalization, medical gaslighting, strong language.

Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA.

Cast:

FRANKIE MCGEE as FRANKIE, CAROLYN, & FRANCIS

KAITLYN YOTT as STAGE DIRECTIONS, NURSE

Host: Adam Grant Warren

Playwright: Frankie McGee

Original Compositions and Sound Design: Finka Wood

Production Management: Jordyn Wood

Poster Graphic Design: Samantha Walters

This podcast is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver, and the Hamber Foundation.

This production was recorded and broadcast from the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, at GGRP Sound Studios.

This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Montreal-based playwright deidre “d-lishus” walton to talk about her play, 8x10.

In 8x10 by deidre “d-lishus” walton, a Black woman grapples with a surreal spiritual experience that leaves her vulnerable to the machinations of the mental health system. Which version of reality will prevail?

Content Forecast: Involuntary institutionalization, discussions of suicide.

Help is available. Call or Text the National Suicide Crisis Helpline (24hr/day): 9-8-8

Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA.

Cast:

JULIA ABREU as GIRL & DEITY

SARAH PEGUERO as GODDESS & ANCESTOR

NYX DEBOGORSKI as FRIEND & ORISHA

KAITLYN YOTT as STAGE DIRECTIONS

Host: Natasha Nadir

Playwright: deidre “d-lishus” walton

Original Compositions and Sound Design: Finka Wood

Production Management: Jordyn Wood

Poster Graphic Design: Samantha Walters

This podcast is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver, and the Hamber Foundation.

This production was recorded and broadcast from the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations at GGRP Sound Studios, as well as remotely from the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation.

This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Winnipeg-based playwright Daphne Finlayson to talk about her play, FanAddict.

FanAddict by Daphne Finlayson focuses on the relationship between a young digital creator and fame. It examines our culture's obsession with online relevancy and what people are willing to do to get on the trending page - as well as what that fleeting fame does to a person's psyche.

Content Forecast: Strong language.

Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA.

Cast:

ANDY KALIRAI as LUKE

KAITLYN YOTT as LINDA

SARAH PEGUERO as STAGE DIRECTIONS

Host: Natasha Nadir

Playwright: Daphne Finlayson

Original Compositions and Sound Design: Finka Wood

Production Management: Jordyn Wood

Poster Graphic Design: Samantha Walters

This podcast is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver, and the Hamber Foundation.

This production was recorded and broadcast from the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations at GGRP Sound Studios, as well as remotely from Treaty One Territory.