Waveforms

About Waveforms

From the Glitch Theatre Playwriting Circle cohort of 2024 come ten excerpts of new works by artists who identify with D/disability…introducing Waveforms . From astronauts and clowns, to funerals and family dysfunction, each week Waveforms will pull you into a vibrant new world. Every episode will introduce you to a playwright, their process, and their inspirations. You’ll also hear an excerpt of their work with original music and sound from Leo award-winning duo, Finka Wood. Waveforms will blend together immersive stories and dynamic conversations to showcase the immense talent of this year’s Playwriting Circle participants. . Glitch Theatre creates contemporary, compelling performances driven by D/disability-identified artists. . Donate Here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11823 (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11823) . Waveforms was produced by Glitch Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA. . . Hosts: Natasha Nadir & Adam Grant Warren Playwrights: Anna Burkholder, Garvin Chan, Araceli Ferrara, Daphne Finlayson, Mitch Krohn, Kate McArthur, Frankie McGee, Sarah Shepherd, Ethan Stark, deidre (aka d-lishus) walton. Actors: Julia Abreu, Garvin Chan, Nyx Debogorski, Andy Kalirai, Aranka “Boby” Lukacs, Frankie McGee, Sarah Peguero, Kaitlyn Yott. 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, Treaty One Territory, and the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. . Content forecasts for each episode are available in the episode description.

Publisher

Glitch Theatre

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Feb 2025

Latest episode

24 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Apr 2025

   my body remembers by Frankie McGee - Waveforms EP 10

   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.

2. 

   17 Apr 2025

   8x10 by deidre "d-lishus" walton - Waveforms EP 9

   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.

3. 

   10 Apr 2025

   FanAddict by Daphne Finlayson - Waveforms EP 8

   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.

4. 

   3 Apr 2025

   Captain Ted: Disabled Astronaut by Mitch Krohn - Waveforms EP 7

   This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Winnipeg-based playwright Mitch Krohn to talk about his play, Captain Ted: Disabled Astronaut. Captain Ted: Disabled Astronaut is a comedy that satirizes Sci-fi tropes. It's a sequel to Mitch Krohn's first play Captain Ted: Disabled Pirate. It follows the story of Captain Ted, a Disabled space traveller, and his crew featuring a variety of characters who live with various disabilities, that work together on a mission. Content Forecast: Ableism Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA. Cast: ARANKA “BOBY” LUKACS as CHATTERS ANDY KALIRAI as CAPTAIN TED NYX DEBOGORSKI as TWO, FOLEY, COMMANDER JULIA ABREU as PIPP & EYE-HORN GENERAL KAITLYN YOTT as DOCTOR, ABBY & LOUIE/ANNE SARAH PEGUERO as SCALES & STAGE DIRECTIONS Host: Natasha Nadir Playwright: Mitch Krohn 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.

5. 

   27 Mar 2025

   The Funeral of Garvin Chan (1998-2025) by Garvin Chan - Waveforms EP 6

   This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Vancouver-based playwright Garvin Chan to talk about their play, The Funeral of Garvin Chan (1998-2025). The Funeral of Garvin Chan (1998-2025) by Garvin Chan is an immersive dark comedy set in a church. An absurd and contradictory series of eulogies exploring the possibilities of how one can be remembered, the unknowability of one's person (spiritually, literally and emotionally.) Content Forecast: Discussions of suicide, death, and grief. Strong language. 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: GARVIN CHAN as GARV KAITLYN YOTT as CELEBRANT SARAH PEGUERO as SOPHIE NYX DEBOGORSKI as CASE JULIA ABREU as MARIGOLD & DISEMBODIED VOICE ANDY KALIRAI as STAGE DIRECTIONS Host: Natasha Nadir Playwright: Garvin Chan 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.

6. 

   20 Mar 2025

   Bonkers by Kate McArthur - Waveforms EP 5

   This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Toronto-based playwright Kate McArthur to talk about their play, un/REAL. Bonkers is a clown comedy in which Clown who lives with depression and bipolar disorder faces an appeals panel after being denied disability support. Content Forecast: 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: KAITLYN YOTT as CLOWN ANDY KALIRAI as STAGE DIRECTIONS Host: Natasha Nadir Playwright: Kate McArthur 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 on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.

7. 

   13 Mar 2025

   un/REAL by Sarah Shepherd - Waveforms EP 4

   This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Vancouver-based playwright Sarah Shepherd to talk about their play, un/REAL. un/REAL by Sarah Shepherd is a horror/science fiction play where Cesare, a person with a degenerative muscular disorder tries a new and experimental medical treatment. This involves being put into a medically induced coma and entering a Virtual Reality that attempts to replicate a "perfect life”. Content Forecast: Medically assisted death/suicide, hospitalization. Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA. Cast: JULIA ABREU as MAREN NYX DEBOGORSKI as CESARE KAITLYN YOTT as STAGE DIRECTIONS Host: Natasha Nadir Playwright: Sarah Shepherd 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.

8. 

   6 Mar 2025

   Sinking Ship by Ethan Stark - Waveforms EP 3

   This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Winnipeg-based playwright Ethan Stark to talk about his play, Sinking Ship. Sinking Ship by Ethan Stark is a queer and modern re-imagining of Charon, the ferryman featured in Greek mythology. Since the beginning of humankind, they have been tasked with emotionally preparing the newly dead to go to the place you never come back from. Over and over again they get attached and over and over again they end up alone. One day, it is Charon’s childhood best friend, Arlo who ends up on the boat and Charon can’t bear to be parted from them again. Content Forecast: Discussions of death and grief. Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA. Cast: JULIA ABREU as CHARON NYX DEBOGORSKI as ARLO ANDY KALIRAI as STAGE DIRECTIONS Host: Natasha Nadir Playwright: Ethan Stark 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.

9. 

   27 Feb 2025

   Vampire or My sister, the prophet by Araceli Ferrara - Waveforms EP 2

   This week, Adam Grant Warren chats with Vancouver-based playwright Araceli Ferrara to talk about their play, Vampire or My sister, the prophet. Synopsis: Vampire or My sister, the prophet by Araceli Ferrara follows Nena as she visits home for the holidays, where she must grapple with the fallout following her sister's most recent psychotic episode. Content Forecast: Institutionalization, experience of psychosis, strong language. Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA. Cast: JULIA ABREU as NENA SARAH PEGUERO as LETI ANDY KALIRAI as RAHIM NYX DEBOGORSKI as STAGE DIRECTIONS Host: Adam Grant Warren Playwright: Araceli Ferrara 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.

10. 

    27 Feb 2025

    Skye High by Anna Burkholder - Waveforms Ep 1

    This week, Natasha Nadir chats with Montreal-based playwright Anna Burkholder to talk about their play, Skye High. Skye is new to town, and no one notices her—not even her mom. As she struggles to settle in, a wildfire destroys her childhood home in B.C., thousands of miles away. Left alone with her stepdad while her mom deals with the crisis, Skye becomes consumed by loneliness, grief, and recurring nightmares. She turns to urban exploration, sneaking into abandoned buildings and posting her adventures online. But when her latest stunt—climbing to the top of a mysterious pink house in the sky—goes wrong, Skye finds herself at the center of a high-stakes 911 call, forced to confront everything she’s been hiding. Content Forecast: Strong language. Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA. Cast: KAITLYN YOTT as SKYE Host: Natasha Nadir Playwright: Anna Burkholder 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.

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