graphic design by Heather Saitz
All Good Things Must Begin
Downstage Production in Association with
Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation & Climate Change Theatre Action
November 17th & 18th at 7:30pm and November 19th at 2:00pm
Motel Theatre, Arts Commons
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT!
Enjoy an evening of staged readings from 8 playfully poignant short plays about climate. This year’s commissioned playwrights are solarpunks, envisioning radical pluralistic futures where nature and community thrive. Dive into worlds where successes and failures exist side by side, and where hope, courage and grief overlap. The theme of this year’s selection of short plays is inspired by the journal entry of American science fiction writer Octavia Butler: “All Good Things Must Begin”. Winning each of science fiction’s highest honours, Octavia Butler was also incredibly prescient, writing about extremism, racial justice, and climate change some 30 years ago. Downstage is excited to host our version of a Long Table discussion following the performances. Come for the art and stay for the conversation!
Playwrights and Plays - Commissioned by Climate Change Theatre Action
Annie Furman - Duet
Emma Gibson - The Returning
Aleya Kassam - A Hummingbird’s Ululation
Ethan King - Actors Ready?
Tira Palmquist - Wild Parsnips
Nicole Pschetz - You Are Not Alone
Charly Evon Simpson - A Little Green
Kirby Vicente - 50 Ways to End Mother Earth – In Under Five Minutes!
CLICK ON EACH PLAYWRIGHT’S NAME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM!
Creative Team
Directors - Saeid Asgarian & Clare Preuss
Actors - Tara Beagan, FIlsan Dualeh, Ishani Hemant, Petra Schovankova
Sound Designer - Cristhian Poblete Hernández
Lighting Designer and Production Manager - Adam Kostiuk
Stage Manager - Naomi Esau
Publicist - Aldona B Creative
Curators - Ashely Bodiguel, Toyin Oladele, Clare Preuss, Maezy Reign, Vicki Stroich, Elsha Yeyesuswork
Climate Change Theatre Action - Chantal Bilodeau, GiGi Buddie, Ian Garrett, and Julia Levine
Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation - Toyin Oladele, Smitha Varghese
Downstage - Adam Kostiuk, Bianca Miranda, Clare Preuss, Katherine Rawlinson, Danielle Whyte, Elsha Yeyesuswork
Big thanks to season sponsor, Eighty-Eight Brewing for their ongoing support of Downstage!