The 39 Steps
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Presented by White Rock Players Club
This show is a fast-paced whodunnit comedy, with four actors portraying over 140 roles, plus a helicopter. A mash-up of a spy novel with Monty Python, this comedy moves at breakneck speed and is a breath-taking delight.
Buy Tickets: https://www.whiterockplayers.ca/
Be More Chill
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Intimacy Captain: Vanessa Lazare
Presented by xoxo film & tv theatre co.
Jeremy Heere is just an average teenager. That is, until he finds out about “The Squip,” a tiny supercomputer that promises to bring him everything he desires most: a date with Christine, an invite to the raddest party of the year and a chance to survive life in his suburban New Jersey high school. But is being the most popular guy in school worth the risk? A hit on Broadway and in the West End, Be More Chill is based on the novel by Ned Vizzini.
Buy Tickets: https://www.firehallartscentre.ca/event/be-more-chill-rental/
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Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
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All We Have
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Presented by Vancouver Fringe Festival
It hasn’t been easy for Lily. For the past year, it has taken most of her energy just to make it through the day, considering things only as they come and unable to look forward. Then, one year after she left, Rose appears back in Lily’s life, dredging up painful memories Lily tried to bury when the love of her life vanished. Rose’s return confronts Lily with all the questions she left unanswered, including the biggest question of all: why did she leave in the first place?
What follows is an evening of tension, uncertainty, and hope, as two people who deeply loved one another contend with the painful realities that came between them, the devastation that followed when everything fell apart, and the pull to find what beauty may still lie between them.
The next day, Lily gathers with a few friends and family following an emotional event and considers what might come next. Any plans she had are further complicated when she learns unexpected information about those she holds closest.
By turns raw, heartfelt, and sincere, All We Have is an emotional look at the ties that bind us, what comes when they can’t be enough, and looking forward in the face of what is lost.
Time Stands Still
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Presented by Curious Cats Theatre Collective
After being seriously injured in an overseas roadside bomb, Sarah, a photojournalist, has returned home to her long time partner, James, a foreign correspondent, who is navigating his own war-induced emotional trauma. Together they attempt to adjust to a new domesticated life, alongside their editor and mentor Richard and his younger girlfriend, Mandy. A gritty and compelling examination on the emotional and moral consequences of war, love, humanity and whether certain desires and images can ever really be erased.
Cock
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Presented by Just B Productions
Cock by Mike Bartlett is a razor-sharp comedy that explores love, identity, and labels. John has spent years in a relationship with M, but his sense of self is thrown into question when he unexpectedly falls in love with a woman. As those around him push him to define who he is and what he wants, John is forced to confront the complexities of desire, commitment and pressure to fit neatly into a singular identity. Coming off two hit West End productions starring Ben Wishaw and Andrew Scott (2009) and Jonathon Bailey (2022), Cock is a funny, provocative and emotionally honest show that asks what happens when you realize you have a choice.
Arms and the Man
Intimacy Director: Alina Quarin
Presented by United Players of Vancouver
A sparkling examination of romance, sex, love, negotiated relationships, the clash between knowledge and ignorance, political manoeuverings, war, and hope. One of Shaw’s most glittering comedies.