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Ottawa: undercurrents announces its 2022 lineup
Friday, February 11, 2022
The undercurrents Theatre Festival will run from April 20 to April 30.
Things you can expect to see:
• one world premiere
• one digital presentation
• two discovery series offerings
• a whole lot of in-person theatre!
Produced by Ottawa Fringe, our winter festival showcases the best original, contemporary theatre created by local, national and international artists.
Festival founders, The Great Canadian Theatre Company, originally hosted from 2011–2014. Now, undercurrents takes place in Ottawa’s downtown core at Arts Court.
Since 2011, undercurrents has hosted 21 world premieres and presented 17 productions as part of their under development program.
The Shows for 2022:
My Good Friend Jay
Created & Performed by Montana Adams
The Persistent Stain
Parry Riposte Productions
Created by Geoff McBride & Margo MacDonald
Performed by Margo MacDonald, Geoff McBride, Nick DiGaetano, & Trevor Lubin
Directed by Patrick Gauthier
a World Premiere
Something in the Water
Scantily Glad Theatre
Created & Performed by S.E. Grummett
Stage Managed by Sam Kruger
With collaborations by Mind of a Snail Puppet Co., Deanna Fleysher, Holly Brinkman, Kenn McLeod, Charlie Peters & Alyssa Billingsley
This production will be presented virtually.
Me, Vivien Leigh and the Roller Rink
Lucy van Oldenbarneveld / Roller Queens Collective
Created & Performed by Lucy van Oldenbarneveld
Directed & Dramaturged by Kate Smith
Tita Jokes
Tita Collective
Created & Performed by the Tita Collective
YARNS
Cart Before the Horse Theatre
Music by Martin Dawagne
Voice by Magan Carty
Directed by Martin Dawagne
CAMP BFF4E
Written & Performed by Alli Harris
Directed by AL Connors
Part of the Discovery Series
Grocery Store
Other[ed] Productions
Created by Ryan Pepper & Isabela Solis-Lozano
Performed by Alicia Plummer
Directed by Isabela Solis-Lozano
Part of the Discovery Series