Live performances of 2011

La Cage aux Folles

Greg Armstrong-Morris lit up the stage as Albin with his inspired, talented and heartfelt performance at the Vancouver Playhouse in December.

The Temperamentals

Fighting Chance Productions’ presentation of Pulitzer Prize–nominated playwright Jon Marans’ play about the Mattachine Society offered an exceptionally well-written look at a largely unknown part of our early history.

Agokwe

In his one-person show about two-spirited love on the rez, Waawaate Fobister brought compassion, humour and humanity to all his roles — from the endearing grass dancer to the agonized hockey jock to all the people pressuring them to conform.

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