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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
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
HOMO is a unique night of art, performance, experimentation, frivolity and a celebration of queer performance. This campy cabaret features a diverse line-up of queer artists, experimenters, and boundary pushers in raucous cabaret acts, fabulous performance pieces, and brand new work created just for HOMO. Now called simply “HOMO”, Intrepid Theatre’s winter cabaret of queer art is always a sell-out. Prepare for a night of cabaret, camp and surprises. The Lineup Hosted by Vivian Vanderpuss & Peach Cobblah. Featuring: Ket Bush LJ Weisberg Moscato Sky Peter Starr Elvis Eze Call Us Men Accessibility Sensory warnings: Flashing lights, strobing lights, haze. Subject to change/update. Content warnings: Adult themes, adult language. Subject to change/update 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
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
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
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
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
HOMO is a unique night of art, performance, experimentation, frivolity and a celebration of queer performance. This campy cabaret features a diverse line-up of queer artists, experimenters, and boundary pushers in raucous cabaret acts, fabulous performance pieces, and brand new work created just for HOMO. Now called simply “HOMO”, Intrepid Theatre’s winter cabaret of queer art is always a sell-out. Prepare for a night of cabaret, camp and surprises. The Lineup Hosted by Vivian Vanderpuss & Peach Cobblah. Featuring: Ket Bush LJ Weisberg Moscato Sky Peter Starr Elvis Eze Call Us Men Accessibility Sensory warnings: Flashing lights, strobing lights, haze. Subject to change/update. Content warnings: Adult themes, adult language. Subject to change/update 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
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
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