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2SPIRITED4U(2) is back by popular demand! This one act variety show features a local cast of celebrated Two Spirit and queer Indigenous storytellers. Experience the blending of oral tradition and modern movements in this cabaret for cycle breakers. Curated and hosted by Eddi Licious, this evening will be packed full of storytelling, music, dance, drag, and a whole lot of heart! FEATURING: Alex Taylor-McCallum Cherry Cheeks Eddi Licious G Wiz La Crosse Lilith Cain Riel Deadly Serra Moanie Wander Lost About the Artists EDDI LICIOUS is a Métis drag king, gender bender, shape shifter and performance artist who has been stomping around local and international stages since 2005. A mix of deep thoughts, primal urges, weirdness and whimsy, Eddi delights in using their artistic medium to educate, advocate, and entertain. Accessibility Sensory warnings: Strobe/flashing lights, haze Content warnings: Adult language, adult themes Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Join storyteller, writer, and musician and longtime Intrepid friend Ivan Coyote for a one-night-only and very special fundraiser, as they take to The Metro stage for one final evening of stories, laughs, and maybe a "crylaugh," because sometimes we all just need a good crylaugh. Ivan will share excerpts from past shows brought to The Metro (including Playlist and Tomboy Survival Guide), and if you're really good, maybe they'll treat you to a brand new story or two. About the artist: Ivan Coyote is the author of 13 books, the creator of three films, two albums that combine storytelling and music, and nine full-length multimedia stage productions. Coyote’s books have won the BC Book Prize Jim Deva Award for Writing That Provokes, the Stonewall Honor Book Award, and been short-listed for the Hilary Weston Prize for non-fiction and the Governor General Award twice. Coyote lives in Whitehorse, Yukon. Accessibility Sensory warnings: Haze Content warnings: Adult language, adult content Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are strongly encouraged inside the theatre. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Born during the age of digital quarantine drag to keep the POC drag community alive, Noah Lott's passion project ColourVision has evolved into a highly anticipated annual multimedia theatre drag experience! The fight for visibility, inclusivity and equity is one not unfamiliar to BIPOC artists within performance spaces. ColourVision has not only filled the gaps by platforming performers of all ethnicities and styles in the spotlight but has caused a ripple effect throughout the scene. Today the Victoria Drag scene is blessed to have established POC icons of the community as well as new up and coming starlets sprouting year round. ColourVision is more than a show — it’s a revolution. What began as a hope for POC drag has transformed into a yearly beacon of flamboyant expression, melanated empowerment, and elevated artistry. Each year, the stage ignites with the voices of those long pushed to the margins — and this is just the beginning. Welcome to the future of drag. Welcome to ColourVision! About the Artists Your Host: Sylvester Stalletto has been packing a punch while flaunting his heavy hitting tricks, commanding stage presence, and Latinx roots! Gender-bending, boobless and bearded, this Trans Drag King has dominated the West Coast of Canada since 2022 as the powerhouse performer, charming host, hard working producer and underdog you'll always be rooting for. Some notable work of his includes: performing at Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival, featuring in 2 BBNO$ music videos “Boom” & “NSFW”, inheriting the 1st all BIPOC drag show ColourVision with Intrepid Theatre, taking lead as Shade Burlesque Festival’s Promotions & Marketing Coordinator & creating & producing the popular monthly drag, burlesque and pole dancing show Lust Lounge and Talent Tuesday at gay bar Friends of Dorothy. Sylvester's culture and decolonizing practices shared to him by his mentors has always informed him to advocate for marginalized audiences and performers along the way. Sylvester has been handed the torch of producing ColourVision and he is thrilled to propel its evolution and support BIPOC artists on this scale for years to come! Featuring: Sylvester Stalletto Noah Lott LOTUS BOY Eddi Licious Shelita Cox Riel Deadly Sovereign Ace ReeFlexi Devi Imani Accessibility Sensory warnings: Haze, loud noises Content warnings: Adult language, sexual content, depictions or mentions of violence (references to racism, transphobia, homophobia), non-sexual nudity Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Before we take down the lights and pack up the gear, we want to celebrate 20 years of art and memories made at The Metro Studio. Since 2005, The Metro has been a beacon for independent artists, as well as Intrepid's much-loved home. Join us for one final show as we celebrate this wonderful space and the people who made it, featuring artists who have also called The Metro their performance home, including Ivan Coyote, TJ Dawe, J McLaughlin, Broken Rhythms, Sylvester Staletto - and more to be announced! This special closing night fundraiser will support Intrepid Theatre. To read more about the end of an era at The Metro, click here. The show is 2 hours including intermission. Accessibility Sensory warnings: Haze Content warnings: Adult language, adult content Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are strongly encouraged inside the theatre. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
What are the new models, new frameworks, new approaches? Who are the new models, new archetypes, new leaders? Join us for a meditative performance of Vivek Shraya’s 11th solo album NEW MODELS (Twin Fang Records) followed by a revisitation of her previous musical works. Part concert, part ritual, this work invites audiences to reflect on the shifting cultural landscape and uncertainties. "What follows isn’t a literal scream or cry, but Shraya’s own sonic synthesis of meditative coos colliding into a bombastic end, leaving listeners with a sense of catharsis that can’t really be put into words." —CBC Music Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show Content warnings: Adult language About the Artist Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, TV, film, and fashion. A three-time Canadian Screen Award winner, Vivek is the creator and writer of the CBC Gem Original Series "How to Fail as a Popstar," which had its international premiere at Cannes. She was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and has collaborated with musical icons Jann Arden, Peaches, and Jully Black. Her best-selling book "I’m Afraid of Men" was heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel.” Vivek has been a brand ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and Pantene, a guest host on The Social and CBC’s q, and she is a director on the board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Two interwoven monologues. I Miss the War 1967. London, England. Sodomy decriminalized! Sort of. Jack, aging tailor to the chorus boys of the West End, watches the new generation celebrate, and laments that they will never know the outlaw happiness he knew as a youthful rentboy. He remembers meeting and having sex with God, manifest as an American GI, during the Blitz. Will the new generation be alive to that splendor, or are they are all falling into a trap – imitating Mum and Dad, wanting to marry and live together in little houses? Slipping in and out of camp, in and out of Polari, holding court hilariously, he re-affirms, for himself and for us all, the spiritual power of transient love and of outsider community. Oh! 2024. Toronto, Canada. Kink night! Sort of. Matt, a service bottom with failing knees, tries to find an erotic connection with puppies and a political connection with pronoun-careful Gen Zeds. Slipping out of full leather and into a cocktail dress, he remembers a sequence of personal re-awakenings – the erotic, political, and spiritual transformations of SM, AIDS, and the Radical Faeries. Returning to the ever-unfolding present, he celebrates the continuing project of queer world-building and erotic possibility. Together. Sex, pleasure, kink, shame. God. During the Blitz. During the Plague. And after. Recalling hankies and Polari, busbies and chaps, rent boys and faeries, tea rooms and back rooms, love and death, they each bring the past to the present and celebrate the future. A hundred year sliver of queer spirit, sex, and hope in less than an hour! Credits Written by Matthew Baldwin and David John Phillips Performed by David John Phillips Directed by Anthony Misiano Accessibility Sensory Warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show. Content Warnings: Adult language, adult themes, discussions of sex, full nudity (brief)n About the Artist David John Phillips works out of both Toronto and New York City. He recently created the role of Jonny Devine in The Trunk at The Flea Theatre and won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the New York Theatre Festival's Summerfest. Other NY stage credits include Gallimard in M Butterfly and Kreon in Ann Carson's Antigonick. In Toronto, he has played Bernadette in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Pickering in Pygmalion, and Protasius in Purgatory in Ingolton. He has appeared in many films, including Dim the Fluorescents (Slamdance Grand Jury Prize), Diamond Tongues, Pink Rabbit, and Almost Adults. He is a surveillance scholar and has co-created two immersive, kaleidoscopic romps through the practices and institutions of surveillance – Cluster Fucked and Work and Play at the Threshold of Legibility. www.DavidJohnPhillips.net Matthew Baldwin is a writer and actor who lives between Bangkok and London. He served as Chairman of Above The Stag Theatre in London from 2012 - 2023 and as Artistic Director from 2021 - 2022. Matthew is a fixture on London’s Pantomime scene and is a founder member of He’s Behind You Ltd - a company that produces London's best adult pantomime. In 2013 Matthew and Thomas Hescott developed The Act, a play for one actor, for Oval House. Matthew was nominated for an Off West End Award, jointly with Tom, in the category of Best New Playwright. In 2014 The Act transferred to Trafalgar Studios in the West End. In 2020 The Act was made into a short film starring Samuel Barnett. It was selected for the BFI Flare, Raindance and Hollyshorts festivals among many others Anthony Misiano is a multi-hyphenate living in New York City. His one man stage show I Squeezed Really Hard, co-produced by The Wild Project, received rave reviews and his short films have garnered awards at festivals around the globe. Most recently he directed the world premiere of The Trunk at The Flea in Tribeca, followed by a staged reading of A Weekend Getaway as part of the Rogue Theater Festival, also in NYC. When not directing he works primarily as an actor and editor in indie film, TV, commercials and voice over, having had roles in Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, TURN: Washington’s Spies, as John Wilkes Booth in Legends & Lies, and as Nikola Tesla in American Genius among others.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
A night of brand-new experiments by local queer performers. Scratch Nights - staples in UK performance scenes - allow audience members to be embedded into how artists develop new works. Each performer is given 15 minutes of stage time with just two requirements:1) A performance. 2) A discussion with the audience. Hosted by Louie Lang Norman. Scratch artists to be announced! When Louie first started making new performance work in Victoria, he asked around: “Hey, where is the local scratch night? I’d love to get some audience feedback on an idea I’m playing with!” He received unanimously blank looks. Scratch nights are low pressure environments in which artists are encouraged to experiment, play, take risks, and try new material in front of an audience of fellow performers and performing arts lovers. Want to see the earliest stages of new local works in development? Want to support experimental work where failure is celebrated just as much as success? Scratch Night is for you! Four artists come prepared with a performance to share, and questions to ask the audience after. Audiences come prepared with a spirit of curiosity and a desire to be part of the creative process. Low tech, low pressure, highly generative. From emerging cabaret acts, to new script readings, to interdisciplinary experiments and beyond, a Scratch Night is a testing ground that supports artists in the creation of new work while valuing the importance of audience feedback as part of that process. Feedback is delivered by questions exchanged live between the artists and the audience, or can be sent anonymously afterwards via online form. About the Artists Louie Lang Norman (he/him) is a trans performance artist, drag queen and occasional independent scholar based on unceded Lekwugen Territory, Victoria BC. He was Intrepid Theatre’s OUTstages 2024 artist in residence, where he remounted his solo show A Car Crash, and in 2025 his drag persona - Ket Bush - co-created experimental drag-theatre show Mouthfull with collaborator Vivian Vanderpuss. He has been presenting work at performance festivals in the UK and Canada since 2015 (including SPILL International Festival of Performance, UK; Runnymede International Literary Festival, UK; DISKURS, Germany; INKONST, Sweden; OUTstages, Canada), and his most recently published academic work - on Fantheatre - can be found in Theatre Fandom: Engaged Audiences in the Twenty-First Century (University of Iowa Press, 2025). Louie has a BA in Performance Arts (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama) and a MA in Poetic Practice (Royal Holloway). Stay tuned for the artist lineup! Accessibility Sensory warnings: Loud noises, sudden loud sounds, audience interaction/participation Content warnings: Adult language, adult content, partial nudity Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
British Columbia based, Nigerian performer Buwa is an artist you want to keep on your radar. Drawing influences from the late Whitney Houston, as well as Jill Scott, India Arie, Billy Porter, and Brenda Fassie – Buwa is an exciting contemporary soul artist, with pop and R&B sensibilities and a penchant for storytelling, for whom, music has always played an important place. Buwa channels his creativity into poetry and performance art appearing in various stage productions on Vancouver Island where he resides. Recognized for his infectious melodies, his versatile voice and captivating song writing, Buwa has released two EPs: Olu [2019] and Road Signs [2016], along with handful of captivating singles. Recently he starred in the Principal Role of "Lola" in the hit musical "Kinky Boots" He uses his music and talents to change the way the world sees Africa. Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show. Content warnings: There are no content warnings for this show. Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
One hundred years ago in The Big Apple, gender was fluid and Pansy Bars were the hottest ticket in town. Drag queens, Queer comedians and composers became some of the highest-paid entertainers in America, creating art and comedy that boldly dared to imagine a queer-positive world. You can experience those outrageous and courageous songs and routines today at The Pansy Cabaret! In a Sterling Award-winning performance, Zachary Parsons-Lozinski as Lilith Fair will guide you through some of the melody and mirth of these courageous Queers, accompanied by Daniel Belland on piano. Created and directed by award-winning playwright and Queer historian Darrin Hagen, The Pansy Cabaret unearths art from our past that speaks eloquently to the moment we are in today, and reveals our own origins of Pride by unveiling the little-known history of the rise and fall of Queer and Drag culture in Prohibition New York. Enjoy this Queer offering from Guys In Disguise! Credits Musical arrangements by Darrin Hagen Additional music by Daniel Belland Directed by Darrin Hagen Produced by Guys In Disguise About the Artists Zachary Parsons-Lozinski is an actor, comedian, drag queen, playwright, and punk rock mess as his notorious alter-ego Lilith Fair. A three time Sterling Award-winning performer, they have also worked alongside rock stars and Canadian comedy legends. Recently, Zachary dazzled in the musical adaptation of Darrin Hagen’s international Christmas comedy With Bells On, and as Frank-N-Furter in Grindstone Theatre’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show. She is thrilled to be making her DEBUT in Victoria! Enjoy! Daniel Belland is a pianist, music director, and composer based in Edmonton. Recent credits include The Pansy Cabaret (Guys in Disguise) and In My Own Little Corner (RISER) as well as composing original scores for One Song (Margin Release,) Imaginary Friend, Cult Cycle (Straight Edge Theatre,) and short film scores for Delivery (Anam Caras) and Home Again (Vicarious Playground). Dan is pursuing a degree in Conservation Biology, and can frequently be found outside birding and sharing his passion for all things nature (@nature.dan). Dan is also half of the queer pop duo Homofonik (with Josh Travnik.) DARRIN HAGEN is an award-winning playwright, author, composer, and Queer historian. He has created over 40 plays, dozens of published articles illuminating the history of sexual minorities in Alberta, and is Artistic Director of the legendary Drag theatre company Guys In Disguise. He has 7 Sterling awards, and 1 AMPIA. In 2005 he was named one of 100 Edmontonians of the Century. He was inducted into the Q Hall of Fame Canada, and was named by AFA one of the 25 Most Influential Alberta artists in the last 25 years. In 2025, Darrin won The Edmonton Film Prize for writing and directing Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, his first film, which has been shown in cities across Canada and the U.S. as well as 11 screenings in Poland, Germany and Switzerland. Pride vs. Prejudice has been nominated for 2 AMPIA awards for Best Documentary and Best Composer. Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show Content warnings: Adult language, sexual content, drugs or alcohol use Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
TransFiXed Cabaret returns to OUTstages, with a brand new cast for this genderqueer variety show. Featuring comedy, music, theatre, and spoken word, this cabaret, hosted by Earle Gay, will shine the spotlight on our gender legacies and how they have transformed us as people and performers. Running since 2024, TransFiXed Cabaret has been highlighting casts of all trans performers, performing drag, music, spoken word, comedy, and more! Each cabaret is a moment to let the talent of our trans community shine, and to offer a space for trans folks to come together and celebrate each other. Join us and be TransFiXed! About the Artists Local drag k/thing Earle Gay is here to bring you the tea(stosterone)! The producer of TransFiXed Cabaret and the 2025 Trans Day of Visibility show 'Visible', Earle Gay returns as the host of this genderqueer variety show, maybe with a spin of spoken word! Accessibility Sensory warnings: Loud noises, sudden loud noises, audience interaction/participation Content warnings: Adult language Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
A one-act posthumanist play, Waiting for the Sun traces Ryan’s journey from growing up queer in the rural prairies to his early encounters with other men and eventual foray into sex work. Through interwoven reflections on intimacy, loneliness, grief, nature, communication, and renewal, the piece confronts the unspoken —the hard, taboo truths we often avoid— and asks what we are willing to risk or surrender in pursuit of transformation. Commissioned by Intrepid Theatre as part of their OUTstages artists-in-residence program and written at the Mother Tongue Publishing writers cottage, Waiting for the Sun is a one act play by && and performed by Tony Adams with visuals by Paul Robles. One night only! Run-time: 45 minutes, no intermission. A talk-back will follow the presentation. Credits Written by && Performed by Tony Adams Visuals by Paul Robles Accessibility Sensory warnings: Strobe/flashing lights, sudden loud noises Content warnings: Adult language, sexual content, themes of consent, drugs or alcohol use, depictions or mentions of violence (description of assault). About the Artist PLAYWRIGHTS && is the collaborative pseudonym of artists Dillon Lew’chuk (he/him) and Kegan McFadden (he/him). Inspired by queer artistic partnerships of the past who blurred lines of life and art, particularly the playful spirit of the Fluxus movement, && make drawing, bookworks, and printmaking through an experimental lens. Rooted in documenting their love affair, &&’s practice strips back to the essentials—materials, form, and process—while centering queer visibility and joy. && positions their work in response to a politically-regressive moment in which queer rights are under siege, and so the only response is to take up space, present images of love and rebellion, and document their time together in resistance to those who would have them erased. In 2025, they expanded into film and theatre, responding to the increasing erasure of queer existence. This shift embraces risk and experimentation, positioning live performance and cinema as intimate yet far-reaching forms of activism. CAST Tony Adams (they/them, he/him) is a theatre creator, facilitator, and performer. They are the Co-Artistic Director of May Can Theatre, with whom they created over 15 original pieces. Notable shows include Happiness™ (rEvolver Festival, Wildside Festival, Tactics Series), and Wolves > Boys (CBC top ten shows of 2014) and It’s About Our Goldfish (subDevision, Magnetic North Theatre Festival 2013). Tony has received awards for Outstanding Duo, and Outstanding Ensemble from the Ottawa Fringe Festival. In 2024, Tony premiered their solo show, tony wrestles a stranger, in Victoria and Vancouver, and more recently performed in SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles’ New Earth Bandits 2 and Atomic Vaudeville’s DOPPELGÄNGER. ARTIST Born in the Philippines, Paul Robles (he/him) is based in Treaty One / Winnipeg. Recognized for his intricate cut paper works, Robles combines the delicacy associated with traditional handwork that addresses psychological and emotional states ranging from animist familiars, folklore, spirits, trauma, and grief. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Manitoba School of Art and Bachelor of Arts degree (Sociology) from University of Winnipeg. Having exhibited widely in Canada, USA, and France, Robles was artist in residence at aabijijiwan New Media Lab/University Of Winnipeg (2024), and honored with the Provincial King Charles III – Gold medal by the Premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
In 1691, two young women, Lenora and Corinna are being prosecuted for witchcraft. This coming of age historical romance musical follows the girls after their life-altering event, as they keep secrets and battle with their own emotions of love and guilt. The musical explores the complexity of queer relationships and female friendships. This first iteration of the show will be presented as a staged reading. Development support provided by Intrepid Stages & Spaces. Credits Written by Kendra Bidwell Performed by Victoria Stolting & Emma Sainte Directed by Kendra Bidwell Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show Content warnings: Mentions of death About the Artist Kendra Bidwell (she/her) is a theatre artist and graduate from the Bachelor of Creative Arts program at Yorkville University and from Company C at the Canadian College of Performing Arts. She lives and breathes art (in a healthy way), from performing and directing, to producing and creating. In her time at Yorkville, she recollected how few theatrical roles there are for women (particularly in musicals), in an industry that is largely comprised of women. Though Witches in the Closet is set in a different era from our own, the prosecution of women shares parallels to today. Ultimately, Kendra believes we need more stories about women in the theatre space, and she is passionate about creating and telling those stories. Favourite past works include March Madness: An Exploration of Operatic Hysteria (A. Corpus), and Defending the Planet (Tamarack Theatre). Victoria Stolting (she/her), who was born in Germany, moved to the Comox Valley at the age of seven, where her passion for performing blossomed. She trained at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, On the Mic Voice Training, the Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts, and more. Recent credits include playing Judy Haynes in White Christmas with VOS, Lionsgate Television’s Private Eyes West Coast, and Giovanni Starling and the Search for Mozart with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Emma Sainte (she/her) is a musical theatre performer and pop singer-songwriter based in Victoria BC. Emma releases pop music on music streaming services; previous releases include several singles—most recently “POISON”—and an EP, my memory box. Emma has had a lifelong passion for the performing arts. In 2021, she graduated from the Canadian College of Performing Arts Diploma Program, where she studied singing, acting, and dance. She then completed her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Music Studies from Berklee College of Music in 2025, with a focus on songwriting. Emma always has numerous creative projects on the go. She plays the violin and autoharp, and enjoys creative writing and various forms of visual art. More information about Emma’s theatre and music pursuits can be found at www.emmasainte.com. Emma is thrilled to be portraying Corinna in Witches in the Closet!
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
2SPIRITED4U(2) is back by popular demand! This one act variety show features a local cast of celebrated Two Spirit and queer Indigenous storytellers. Experience the blending of oral tradition and modern movements in this cabaret for cycle breakers. Curated and hosted by Eddi Licious, this evening will be packed full of storytelling, music, dance, drag, and a whole lot of heart! FEATURING: Alex Taylor-McCallum Cherry Cheeks Eddi Licious G Wiz La Crosse Lilith Cain Riel Deadly Serra Moanie Wander Lost About the Artists EDDI LICIOUS is a Métis drag king, gender bender, shape shifter and performance artist who has been stomping around local and international stages since 2005. A mix of deep thoughts, primal urges, weirdness and whimsy, Eddi delights in using their artistic medium to educate, advocate, and entertain. Accessibility Sensory warnings: Strobe/flashing lights, haze Content warnings: Adult language, adult themes Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Join storyteller, writer, and musician and longtime Intrepid friend Ivan Coyote for a one-night-only and very special fundraiser, as they take to The Metro stage for one final evening of stories, laughs, and maybe a "crylaugh," because sometimes we all just need a good crylaugh. Ivan will share excerpts from past shows brought to The Metro (including Playlist and Tomboy Survival Guide), and if you're really good, maybe they'll treat you to a brand new story or two. About the artist: Ivan Coyote is the author of 13 books, the creator of three films, two albums that combine storytelling and music, and nine full-length multimedia stage productions. Coyote’s books have won the BC Book Prize Jim Deva Award for Writing That Provokes, the Stonewall Honor Book Award, and been short-listed for the Hilary Weston Prize for non-fiction and the Governor General Award twice. Coyote lives in Whitehorse, Yukon. Accessibility Sensory warnings: Haze Content warnings: Adult language, adult content Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are strongly encouraged inside the theatre. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Born during the age of digital quarantine drag to keep the POC drag community alive, Noah Lott's passion project ColourVision has evolved into a highly anticipated annual multimedia theatre drag experience! The fight for visibility, inclusivity and equity is one not unfamiliar to BIPOC artists within performance spaces. ColourVision has not only filled the gaps by platforming performers of all ethnicities and styles in the spotlight but has caused a ripple effect throughout the scene. Today the Victoria Drag scene is blessed to have established POC icons of the community as well as new up and coming starlets sprouting year round. ColourVision is more than a show — it’s a revolution. What began as a hope for POC drag has transformed into a yearly beacon of flamboyant expression, melanated empowerment, and elevated artistry. Each year, the stage ignites with the voices of those long pushed to the margins — and this is just the beginning. Welcome to the future of drag. Welcome to ColourVision! About the Artists Your Host: Sylvester Stalletto has been packing a punch while flaunting his heavy hitting tricks, commanding stage presence, and Latinx roots! Gender-bending, boobless and bearded, this Trans Drag King has dominated the West Coast of Canada since 2022 as the powerhouse performer, charming host, hard working producer and underdog you'll always be rooting for. Some notable work of his includes: performing at Isle of Tease Burlesque Festival, featuring in 2 BBNO$ music videos “Boom” & “NSFW”, inheriting the 1st all BIPOC drag show ColourVision with Intrepid Theatre, taking lead as Shade Burlesque Festival’s Promotions & Marketing Coordinator & creating & producing the popular monthly drag, burlesque and pole dancing show Lust Lounge and Talent Tuesday at gay bar Friends of Dorothy. Sylvester's culture and decolonizing practices shared to him by his mentors has always informed him to advocate for marginalized audiences and performers along the way. Sylvester has been handed the torch of producing ColourVision and he is thrilled to propel its evolution and support BIPOC artists on this scale for years to come! Featuring: Sylvester Stalletto Noah Lott LOTUS BOY Eddi Licious Shelita Cox Riel Deadly Sovereign Ace ReeFlexi Devi Imani Accessibility Sensory warnings: Haze, loud noises Content warnings: Adult language, sexual content, depictions or mentions of violence (references to racism, transphobia, homophobia), non-sexual nudity Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Before we take down the lights and pack up the gear, we want to celebrate 20 years of art and memories made at The Metro Studio. Since 2005, The Metro has been a beacon for independent artists, as well as Intrepid's much-loved home. Join us for one final show as we celebrate this wonderful space and the people who made it, featuring artists who have also called The Metro their performance home, including Ivan Coyote, TJ Dawe, J McLaughlin, Broken Rhythms, Sylvester Staletto - and more to be announced! This special closing night fundraiser will support Intrepid Theatre. To read more about the end of an era at The Metro, click here. The show is 2 hours including intermission. Accessibility Sensory warnings: Haze Content warnings: Adult language, adult content Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are strongly encouraged inside the theatre. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
What are the new models, new frameworks, new approaches? Who are the new models, new archetypes, new leaders? Join us for a meditative performance of Vivek Shraya’s 11th solo album NEW MODELS (Twin Fang Records) followed by a revisitation of her previous musical works. Part concert, part ritual, this work invites audiences to reflect on the shifting cultural landscape and uncertainties. "What follows isn’t a literal scream or cry, but Shraya’s own sonic synthesis of meditative coos colliding into a bombastic end, leaving listeners with a sense of catharsis that can’t really be put into words." —CBC Music Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show Content warnings: Adult language About the Artist Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, TV, film, and fashion. A three-time Canadian Screen Award winner, Vivek is the creator and writer of the CBC Gem Original Series "How to Fail as a Popstar," which had its international premiere at Cannes. She was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize and has collaborated with musical icons Jann Arden, Peaches, and Jully Black. Her best-selling book "I’m Afraid of Men" was heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel.” Vivek has been a brand ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and Pantene, a guest host on The Social and CBC’s q, and she is a director on the board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
Two interwoven monologues. I Miss the War 1967. London, England. Sodomy decriminalized! Sort of. Jack, aging tailor to the chorus boys of the West End, watches the new generation celebrate, and laments that they will never know the outlaw happiness he knew as a youthful rentboy. He remembers meeting and having sex with God, manifest as an American GI, during the Blitz. Will the new generation be alive to that splendor, or are they are all falling into a trap – imitating Mum and Dad, wanting to marry and live together in little houses? Slipping in and out of camp, in and out of Polari, holding court hilariously, he re-affirms, for himself and for us all, the spiritual power of transient love and of outsider community. Oh! 2024. Toronto, Canada. Kink night! Sort of. Matt, a service bottom with failing knees, tries to find an erotic connection with puppies and a political connection with pronoun-careful Gen Zeds. Slipping out of full leather and into a cocktail dress, he remembers a sequence of personal re-awakenings – the erotic, political, and spiritual transformations of SM, AIDS, and the Radical Faeries. Returning to the ever-unfolding present, he celebrates the continuing project of queer world-building and erotic possibility. Together. Sex, pleasure, kink, shame. God. During the Blitz. During the Plague. And after. Recalling hankies and Polari, busbies and chaps, rent boys and faeries, tea rooms and back rooms, love and death, they each bring the past to the present and celebrate the future. A hundred year sliver of queer spirit, sex, and hope in less than an hour! Credits Written by Matthew Baldwin and David John Phillips Performed by David John Phillips Directed by Anthony Misiano Accessibility Sensory Warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show. Content Warnings: Adult language, adult themes, discussions of sex, full nudity (brief)n About the Artist David John Phillips works out of both Toronto and New York City. He recently created the role of Jonny Devine in The Trunk at The Flea Theatre and won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the New York Theatre Festival's Summerfest. Other NY stage credits include Gallimard in M Butterfly and Kreon in Ann Carson's Antigonick. In Toronto, he has played Bernadette in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Pickering in Pygmalion, and Protasius in Purgatory in Ingolton. He has appeared in many films, including Dim the Fluorescents (Slamdance Grand Jury Prize), Diamond Tongues, Pink Rabbit, and Almost Adults. He is a surveillance scholar and has co-created two immersive, kaleidoscopic romps through the practices and institutions of surveillance – Cluster Fucked and Work and Play at the Threshold of Legibility. www.DavidJohnPhillips.net Matthew Baldwin is a writer and actor who lives between Bangkok and London. He served as Chairman of Above The Stag Theatre in London from 2012 - 2023 and as Artistic Director from 2021 - 2022. Matthew is a fixture on London’s Pantomime scene and is a founder member of He’s Behind You Ltd - a company that produces London's best adult pantomime. In 2013 Matthew and Thomas Hescott developed The Act, a play for one actor, for Oval House. Matthew was nominated for an Off West End Award, jointly with Tom, in the category of Best New Playwright. In 2014 The Act transferred to Trafalgar Studios in the West End. In 2020 The Act was made into a short film starring Samuel Barnett. It was selected for the BFI Flare, Raindance and Hollyshorts festivals among many others Anthony Misiano is a multi-hyphenate living in New York City. His one man stage show I Squeezed Really Hard, co-produced by The Wild Project, received rave reviews and his short films have garnered awards at festivals around the globe. Most recently he directed the world premiere of The Trunk at The Flea in Tribeca, followed by a staged reading of A Weekend Getaway as part of the Rogue Theater Festival, also in NYC. When not directing he works primarily as an actor and editor in indie film, TV, commercials and voice over, having had roles in Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, TURN: Washington’s Spies, as John Wilkes Booth in Legends & Lies, and as Nikola Tesla in American Genius among others.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
A night of brand-new experiments by local queer performers. Scratch Nights - staples in UK performance scenes - allow audience members to be embedded into how artists develop new works. Each performer is given 15 minutes of stage time with just two requirements:1) A performance. 2) A discussion with the audience. Hosted by Louie Lang Norman. Scratch artists to be announced! When Louie first started making new performance work in Victoria, he asked around: “Hey, where is the local scratch night? I’d love to get some audience feedback on an idea I’m playing with!” He received unanimously blank looks. Scratch nights are low pressure environments in which artists are encouraged to experiment, play, take risks, and try new material in front of an audience of fellow performers and performing arts lovers. Want to see the earliest stages of new local works in development? Want to support experimental work where failure is celebrated just as much as success? Scratch Night is for you! Four artists come prepared with a performance to share, and questions to ask the audience after. Audiences come prepared with a spirit of curiosity and a desire to be part of the creative process. Low tech, low pressure, highly generative. From emerging cabaret acts, to new script readings, to interdisciplinary experiments and beyond, a Scratch Night is a testing ground that supports artists in the creation of new work while valuing the importance of audience feedback as part of that process. Feedback is delivered by questions exchanged live between the artists and the audience, or can be sent anonymously afterwards via online form. About the Artists Louie Lang Norman (he/him) is a trans performance artist, drag queen and occasional independent scholar based on unceded Lekwugen Territory, Victoria BC. He was Intrepid Theatre’s OUTstages 2024 artist in residence, where he remounted his solo show A Car Crash, and in 2025 his drag persona - Ket Bush - co-created experimental drag-theatre show Mouthfull with collaborator Vivian Vanderpuss. He has been presenting work at performance festivals in the UK and Canada since 2015 (including SPILL International Festival of Performance, UK; Runnymede International Literary Festival, UK; DISKURS, Germany; INKONST, Sweden; OUTstages, Canada), and his most recently published academic work - on Fantheatre - can be found in Theatre Fandom: Engaged Audiences in the Twenty-First Century (University of Iowa Press, 2025). Louie has a BA in Performance Arts (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama) and a MA in Poetic Practice (Royal Holloway). Stay tuned for the artist lineup! Accessibility Sensory warnings: Loud noises, sudden loud sounds, audience interaction/participation Content warnings: Adult language, adult content, partial nudity Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
British Columbia based, Nigerian performer Buwa is an artist you want to keep on your radar. Drawing influences from the late Whitney Houston, as well as Jill Scott, India Arie, Billy Porter, and Brenda Fassie – Buwa is an exciting contemporary soul artist, with pop and R&B sensibilities and a penchant for storytelling, for whom, music has always played an important place. Buwa channels his creativity into poetry and performance art appearing in various stage productions on Vancouver Island where he resides. Recognized for his infectious melodies, his versatile voice and captivating song writing, Buwa has released two EPs: Olu [2019] and Road Signs [2016], along with handful of captivating singles. Recently he starred in the Principal Role of "Lola" in the hit musical "Kinky Boots" He uses his music and talents to change the way the world sees Africa. Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show. Content warnings: There are no content warnings for this show. Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
One hundred years ago in The Big Apple, gender was fluid and Pansy Bars were the hottest ticket in town. Drag queens, Queer comedians and composers became some of the highest-paid entertainers in America, creating art and comedy that boldly dared to imagine a queer-positive world. You can experience those outrageous and courageous songs and routines today at The Pansy Cabaret! In a Sterling Award-winning performance, Zachary Parsons-Lozinski as Lilith Fair will guide you through some of the melody and mirth of these courageous Queers, accompanied by Daniel Belland on piano. Created and directed by award-winning playwright and Queer historian Darrin Hagen, The Pansy Cabaret unearths art from our past that speaks eloquently to the moment we are in today, and reveals our own origins of Pride by unveiling the little-known history of the rise and fall of Queer and Drag culture in Prohibition New York. Enjoy this Queer offering from Guys In Disguise! Credits Musical arrangements by Darrin Hagen Additional music by Daniel Belland Directed by Darrin Hagen Produced by Guys In Disguise About the Artists Zachary Parsons-Lozinski is an actor, comedian, drag queen, playwright, and punk rock mess as his notorious alter-ego Lilith Fair. A three time Sterling Award-winning performer, they have also worked alongside rock stars and Canadian comedy legends. Recently, Zachary dazzled in the musical adaptation of Darrin Hagen’s international Christmas comedy With Bells On, and as Frank-N-Furter in Grindstone Theatre’s production of Rocky Horror Picture Show. She is thrilled to be making her DEBUT in Victoria! Enjoy! Daniel Belland is a pianist, music director, and composer based in Edmonton. Recent credits include The Pansy Cabaret (Guys in Disguise) and In My Own Little Corner (RISER) as well as composing original scores for One Song (Margin Release,) Imaginary Friend, Cult Cycle (Straight Edge Theatre,) and short film scores for Delivery (Anam Caras) and Home Again (Vicarious Playground). Dan is pursuing a degree in Conservation Biology, and can frequently be found outside birding and sharing his passion for all things nature (@nature.dan). Dan is also half of the queer pop duo Homofonik (with Josh Travnik.) DARRIN HAGEN is an award-winning playwright, author, composer, and Queer historian. He has created over 40 plays, dozens of published articles illuminating the history of sexual minorities in Alberta, and is Artistic Director of the legendary Drag theatre company Guys In Disguise. He has 7 Sterling awards, and 1 AMPIA. In 2005 he was named one of 100 Edmontonians of the Century. He was inducted into the Q Hall of Fame Canada, and was named by AFA one of the 25 Most Influential Alberta artists in the last 25 years. In 2025, Darrin won The Edmonton Film Prize for writing and directing Pride vs. Prejudice: The Delwin Vriend Story, his first film, which has been shown in cities across Canada and the U.S. as well as 11 screenings in Poland, Germany and Switzerland. Pride vs. Prejudice has been nominated for 2 AMPIA awards for Best Documentary and Best Composer. Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show Content warnings: Adult language, sexual content, drugs or alcohol use Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Metro Studio
Metro Studio
TransFiXed Cabaret returns to OUTstages, with a brand new cast for this genderqueer variety show. Featuring comedy, music, theatre, and spoken word, this cabaret, hosted by Earle Gay, will shine the spotlight on our gender legacies and how they have transformed us as people and performers. Running since 2024, TransFiXed Cabaret has been highlighting casts of all trans performers, performing drag, music, spoken word, comedy, and more! Each cabaret is a moment to let the talent of our trans community shine, and to offer a space for trans folks to come together and celebrate each other. Join us and be TransFiXed! About the Artists Local drag k/thing Earle Gay is here to bring you the tea(stosterone)! The producer of TransFiXed Cabaret and the 2025 Trans Day of Visibility show 'Visible', Earle Gay returns as the host of this genderqueer variety show, maybe with a spin of spoken word! Accessibility Sensory warnings: Loud noises, sudden loud noises, audience interaction/participation Content warnings: Adult language Free Youth OUTreach Tickets This Youth OUTreach initiative provides a limited number of free tickets to HOMO: A Queer Cabaret, as well as shows at our 2025 OUTstages Festival, for self-identified LGBTQ youth and allies under 25. Intrepid Theatre believes strongly in creating an accessible environment for queer youth to experience the festival, to engage with the work and artists presented at OUTstages, and to cultivate a new generation of theatre-goers and theatre-makers. To book your Youth OUTreach ticket, select the show, scroll through tickets types and select "Youth OUTreach Ticket". There is no promo code necessary. You can then click "add to basket" and proceed to checkout fully, as if you were purchasing a full-price ticket. Pay-What-You-Ten Tickets: 10% of tickets are available for $10, in an effort to make theatre more accessible to equity-seeking groups, newcomers, artists & arts workers, and anyone for whom cost is a barrier. We believe the arts have something to offer everyone and we want to reduce financial barriers to our programming. No registration, forms to fill out, or questions asked. Just select the PWY10 ticket when booking online. Arrival at the venue: The doors will open 30 minutes ahead of showtime. Masks are welcomed inside the theatre and available at the box office. Refunds: If you are not feeling well or have any symptoms, please stay home to help keep everyone safe. We are able to discuss refunds on a case by case basis due to health reasons before the performance. Please contact tickets@intrepidtheatre.com. We are unable to arrange refunds after a performance has occurred.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
A one-act posthumanist play, Waiting for the Sun traces Ryan’s journey from growing up queer in the rural prairies to his early encounters with other men and eventual foray into sex work. Through interwoven reflections on intimacy, loneliness, grief, nature, communication, and renewal, the piece confronts the unspoken —the hard, taboo truths we often avoid— and asks what we are willing to risk or surrender in pursuit of transformation. Commissioned by Intrepid Theatre as part of their OUTstages artists-in-residence program and written at the Mother Tongue Publishing writers cottage, Waiting for the Sun is a one act play by && and performed by Tony Adams with visuals by Paul Robles. One night only! Run-time: 45 minutes, no intermission. A talk-back will follow the presentation. Credits Written by && Performed by Tony Adams Visuals by Paul Robles Accessibility Sensory warnings: Strobe/flashing lights, sudden loud noises Content warnings: Adult language, sexual content, themes of consent, drugs or alcohol use, depictions or mentions of violence (description of assault). About the Artist PLAYWRIGHTS && is the collaborative pseudonym of artists Dillon Lew’chuk (he/him) and Kegan McFadden (he/him). Inspired by queer artistic partnerships of the past who blurred lines of life and art, particularly the playful spirit of the Fluxus movement, && make drawing, bookworks, and printmaking through an experimental lens. Rooted in documenting their love affair, &&’s practice strips back to the essentials—materials, form, and process—while centering queer visibility and joy. && positions their work in response to a politically-regressive moment in which queer rights are under siege, and so the only response is to take up space, present images of love and rebellion, and document their time together in resistance to those who would have them erased. In 2025, they expanded into film and theatre, responding to the increasing erasure of queer existence. This shift embraces risk and experimentation, positioning live performance and cinema as intimate yet far-reaching forms of activism. CAST Tony Adams (they/them, he/him) is a theatre creator, facilitator, and performer. They are the Co-Artistic Director of May Can Theatre, with whom they created over 15 original pieces. Notable shows include Happiness™ (rEvolver Festival, Wildside Festival, Tactics Series), and Wolves > Boys (CBC top ten shows of 2014) and It’s About Our Goldfish (subDevision, Magnetic North Theatre Festival 2013). Tony has received awards for Outstanding Duo, and Outstanding Ensemble from the Ottawa Fringe Festival. In 2024, Tony premiered their solo show, tony wrestles a stranger, in Victoria and Vancouver, and more recently performed in SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles’ New Earth Bandits 2 and Atomic Vaudeville’s DOPPELGÄNGER. ARTIST Born in the Philippines, Paul Robles (he/him) is based in Treaty One / Winnipeg. Recognized for his intricate cut paper works, Robles combines the delicacy associated with traditional handwork that addresses psychological and emotional states ranging from animist familiars, folklore, spirits, trauma, and grief. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Manitoba School of Art and Bachelor of Arts degree (Sociology) from University of Winnipeg. Having exhibited widely in Canada, USA, and France, Robles was artist in residence at aabijijiwan New Media Lab/University Of Winnipeg (2024), and honored with the Provincial King Charles III – Gold medal by the Premier of Manitoba, Wab Kinew.
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio
In 1691, two young women, Lenora and Corinna are being prosecuted for witchcraft. This coming of age historical romance musical follows the girls after their life-altering event, as they keep secrets and battle with their own emotions of love and guilt. The musical explores the complexity of queer relationships and female friendships. This first iteration of the show will be presented as a staged reading. Development support provided by Intrepid Stages & Spaces. Credits Written by Kendra Bidwell Performed by Victoria Stolting & Emma Sainte Directed by Kendra Bidwell Accessibility Sensory warnings: There are no sensory warnings for this show Content warnings: Mentions of death About the Artist Kendra Bidwell (she/her) is a theatre artist and graduate from the Bachelor of Creative Arts program at Yorkville University and from Company C at the Canadian College of Performing Arts. She lives and breathes art (in a healthy way), from performing and directing, to producing and creating. In her time at Yorkville, she recollected how few theatrical roles there are for women (particularly in musicals), in an industry that is largely comprised of women. Though Witches in the Closet is set in a different era from our own, the prosecution of women shares parallels to today. Ultimately, Kendra believes we need more stories about women in the theatre space, and she is passionate about creating and telling those stories. Favourite past works include March Madness: An Exploration of Operatic Hysteria (A. Corpus), and Defending the Planet (Tamarack Theatre). Victoria Stolting (she/her), who was born in Germany, moved to the Comox Valley at the age of seven, where her passion for performing blossomed. She trained at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, the Vancouver Academy of Dramatic Arts, On the Mic Voice Training, the Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts, and more. Recent credits include playing Judy Haynes in White Christmas with VOS, Lionsgate Television’s Private Eyes West Coast, and Giovanni Starling and the Search for Mozart with Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre. Emma Sainte (she/her) is a musical theatre performer and pop singer-songwriter based in Victoria BC. Emma releases pop music on music streaming services; previous releases include several singles—most recently “POISON”—and an EP, my memory box. Emma has had a lifelong passion for the performing arts. In 2021, she graduated from the Canadian College of Performing Arts Diploma Program, where she studied singing, acting, and dance. She then completed her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Music Studies from Berklee College of Music in 2025, with a focus on songwriting. Emma always has numerous creative projects on the go. She plays the violin and autoharp, and enjoys creative writing and various forms of visual art. More information about Emma’s theatre and music pursuits can be found at www.emmasainte.com. Emma is thrilled to be portraying Corinna in Witches in the Closet!
Intrepid Studio
Intrepid Studio