Plays for the End of the World is an upcoming anthology theatre piece that offers a poetic and often humorous commentary on different types of apocalypses. An examination of theatre’s role in times of fear; this collection stares directly into the eyes of our current, fucked-up world, and dares audiences to do the same.

Note: Some of the short plays that are to make up this collection have been “road tested” at various fringes. The performances listed below are not of the official production (the debut of which is still TBD), but are instead of some festivals where one or more of these pieces were tested during the long workshop process.

Developed by Scaredy Cat Theatre.

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Ottawa, Ontario at the Arts Court Theatre

as part of the Undercurrents Festival (2023).

Director - Chelsea Dab Hilke

Lighting Designer - Brenda Vaca

Set and Costume Designer - Claire Macaulay

Sound Designer - Henry Beasley

Stage Manager - Georgia Holland

Cast:

Anna Morreale

Brandon Carabin

Cole Hayley

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St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, at the LSPU Hall

as part of the St. John’s Shorts Festival (2023.)

Director - Chelsea Dab Hilke

Lighting Designer - Reg Hoskins

Stage Manager - Holly Stack

Sound Design - Henry Beasley

Production Assistants - Cheney Emberg, Jarod Farrell & Spencer Bellows

Cast:

Melissa Williams

Brandon Carabin

Anna Morreale

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Montreal, QC, at the Centaur

as part of the Wildside Festival (2024.)

Director - Chelsea Dab Hilke

Lighting Designer & Stage Manager - Georgia Holland

Sound Designer - Henry Beasley

Cast:

Anna Morreale

Sophie-Thérése Stone-Richards

David Noël

Ryan Bommarito

Madeleine Scovil

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Vancouver, BC, at The Cultch,

as part of the rEvolver Festival (2024.)

Director - Chelsea Dab Hilke

Lighting Designer & Stage Manager - Andrea McMillan

Sound Designer - Henry Beasley

Props / ASM - Jillian Burke

Cast:

Anna Morreale

Brandon Carabin

Grace Vukovic

Jared Wonago

Sophie-Thérése Stone-Richards

Further development is currently ongoing with Scaredy Cat Theatre.

All photos by: Cole Hayley, Patrick Dawson