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We’re so excited to finally announce that we’ll be bringing our dystopia pop solo show I DON’T EVEN MISS YOU home after its national tour (with stops in Ottawa at the Undercurrents Festival @ottawafringe , Toronto as part of @factorytheatre ’s 2024-2025 season, and in Calgary as part of @verbtheatre ’s 2024-2025 season and the 2025 @highperformancerodeo ). Join us for a fall stop in Edmonton as part of @commongroundarts ’ upcoming Prairie Mainstage Series! ❤️‍🔥✨ (Also beyond stoked to be programmed alongside the amazing @wequittheatre + with their multidisciplinary I AM YOUR SPANIEL; OR, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE BY GISLINA PATTERSON. 🐕🪩) More to come in the coming months, but in the meantime— see you in October, YEG 🌱 ⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚⋆. 𐙚 ˚ 🅸 🅳🅾🅽’🆃 🅴🆅🅴🅽 🅼🅸🆂🆂 🆈🅾🆄 Produced by @tinybearjaws Written & performed by @elenabelyea   Direction & dramaturgy by Emma Tibaldo Sound & video design by @torigmorrison Music by Elena Belyea & Tori Morrison Choreography by @giannamartinevacirca Assistant Choreography by @ainsleyhillyard   Lighting design by @heywhittyn Set design by @gilceven Technical direction & production management by @jason.eckenroth (Edmonton 2026) Associate producer & captions operated by @macbrockisover Stage managed by @andreaquetzal Additional music support/dramaturgy by @mandsypants Caption transcription by @davidgagnonwalker Promo photo by @briannejang Full credits at commongroundarts.ca. #idemy #theatre #edmontontheatre

i could not have wished to be born in a better time than this. thank you, jill, sascha, tedi, laura, ciaran, ish, phily, seb, tala, alex, will, stephen, rose, fan, jackie, katie & buddies. 🌙 “You pretend your life is a choreography already written, all you have to do is perform the movements. This is the moment you realize that you know the movements, simply by moving. The choreography comes to you the moment you need it.” 🌙 THE HERALD written + directed by jill connell @itcouldstillhappen x @buddiesto A lecture on Antonio Banderas’ astrological chart, a chorus questioning their calling, and a long walk in a small mortal body. Jill Connell’s poetics work backward, interlacing Greek myth and the grindset, trying to figure out how we got here. THE HERALD navigates the choreography of labour as it asks us for faith and gives us something like meaning, or at least a new way of paying attention. By the end of the play, all of us will know how to be in Shoppers Drug Mart, wondering how to handle time, and what will happen to all the work we do not make. Jill Connell // playwright + director Sascha Cole // creative producer William Ellis, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Jackie Rowland, Rose Tuong, Fan Wu // performance ensemble Elena Eli Belyea // production support ciaran brenneman // stage manager Paul Chambers // original lighting concepts Ishan Davé // scenography Brian Drader // dramaturgy Sebastian Marziali // technical director + lighting design Philip Nozuka // music + sound design ORXSTRA // costume design Laura Philipps // production manager Tedi Tafel // embodied practice + meta-witness

an enormous & heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who supported our in-process sharing of APOLOGY SHOW last week, including: ☁️ THE TARRAGON THEATRE @tarragontheatreto ☁️ 🌱 THE GREENHOUSE FESTIVAL 🌱 (Especially Jonnie, Annasofie, and Justin, for curating us) 💌 EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SEE THE SHOW 💌 🌸 OUR WONDERFUL CREATIVE TEAM 🌸 your help, questions, responses, reactions, tech support, and feedback are all ⚡️ deeply ⚡️ appreciated and we CANNOT WAIT to apply what we learned to APOLOGY SHOW’s next iteration! 🌺 until next time ❤️‍🔥

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Produced by Tiny Bear Jaws @tinybearjaws 
Text, Music and Performed by Elena Belyea (@elenabelyea )
Directed by Sadie Epstein-Fine
Sound Design and Music Direction by Tori Morrison (@torigmorrison )
Production Management by Dylan Tate-Howarth (@dylanmollyth )
Costume Design by Malcolm LeBlanc (@m_a_leblanc )
Dramaturgy and Associate Direction by Caleigh Crow (@caleigh_crow )
Additional Dramaturgical Support by Sadie Epstein-Fine, Dylan Tate-Howarth, Tori Morrison, Rob Baker, Syd Campbell, Jenna Rodgers
2024 Workshop Production Costume Design by Dylan Mitro
Promotional photos by Brianne Jang (@briannejang )
Photo shoot assistance from Sarah Emslie (@__emslie__ ) Archival photos by Jae Yang (@silentjae ) 

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"Profound, unique, and innovative!" 𝗔𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 opened Night 2 of the Greenhouse Festival to rave reactions 💥🥲 Catch the final performances: ✨ TONIGHT at 9:15PM ✨ Jan. 30 at 7:30PM 🎟️ Get your tickets!! Creator/Performer - Elena Belyea Director - Sadie Epstein-Fine Sound Designer/Music Director - Tori Morrison Production Manager - Dylan Tate-Howarth Costume Designer - Malcolm LeBlanc Dramaturg/Associate Director - Caleigh Crow 📸 by Jae Yang (@silentjae )

🌿 it’s here it’s here it’s finally here!!! 🌱🌱🌱 this is the week we finally get to share some of our little show 🌷 with @tarragontheatreto audiences as part of the 🌻greenhouse 🌻 festival of new work 🌻! we’d love to have you there 🪩 part research project, part pop concert, and big-time audience-centric, APOLOGY SHOW literally can’t happen without you! ❤️‍🔥 ⛓️‍💥 LINK TO TICKETS IN BIO ⛓️‍💥 ⏱️‼️ running wednesday, january 28 to friday, january 30 with showtimes changing nightly, so check the greenhouse schedule to double-check what’s playing when! ‼️⏱️

📍Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto)
🎟️ $18 for a single ticket, $39 for a festival pass
🗓️ January 28-30, 2026 (Wednesday to Friday)

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Produced by Tiny Bear Jaws @tinybearjaws 
Text, Music and Performed by Elena Belyea (@elenabelyea )
Directed by Sadie Epstein-Fine
Sound Design and Music Direction by Tori Morrison (@torigmorrison )
Production Management by Dylan Tate-Howarth (@dylanmollyth )
Costume Design by Malcolm LeBlanc (@m_a_leblanc )
Dramaturgy and Associate Direction by Caleigh Crow (@caleigh_crow )
Additional Dramaturgical Support by Sadie Epstein-Fine, Dylan Tate-Howarth, Tori Morrison, Rob Baker, Syd Campbell, Jenna Rodgers
2024 Workshop Production Costume Design by Dylan Mitro
Promotional photos by Brianne Jang (@briannejang )
Photo shoot assistance from Sarah Emslie (@__emslie__ ) 

#newplay #theatre #queer #theatre

it’s been so great to hear from audiences about our newest offering! here are a few things things folks are saying! 🥰 🎶 we’ve got TWO more shows left, calgary! catch us tonight (thursday) and tomorrow (friday) at 7:30pm! 🎶 I WOULD PREFER NOT TO 🗓️January 20-23, 2026 📍 Heather Edwards Theatre, Contemporary Calgary
🎟️$49 Adult, $25 Student / Arts Worker
🐇Tickets on sale now at oyr.org  * Created and Performed by @davidgagnonwalker and @torigmorrison   Text by @davidgagnonwalker Direction and Lighting Design by @xtianbarry Dramaturgy by @elkashef.sarah   Puppet Making by Chris Little @lohifi + Andrea Ritchie Stage Management by @dylanmollyth Produced by @strange_victory 
Producing Support and Social Media by @elenabelyea   📸 Photos by @miketanphoto #hpr #hpr2026 #canadiantheatre #worldpremiere #yyc

we are ONE WEEK away 🌷from our in-process sharing 🌖 of 🌱 APOLOGY SHOW 🌱 we’re so excited to share some NEW SONGS + OTHER EXCEPTS in hopes of figuring out what this show is ☁️ and dreams ☁️ of being ☁️ ⏱️‼️ running wednesday, january 28 to friday, january 30 with showtimes changing nightly ‼️⏱️ see u there ❤️‍🔥

📍Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto)
🎟️ $18 for a single ticket, $39 for a festival pass
🗓️ January 28-30, 2026 (Wednesday to Friday)

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Produced by Tiny Bear Jaws @tinybearjaws 
Text, Music and Performed by Elena Belyea (@elenabelyea )
Directed by Sadie Epstein-Fine
Sound Design and Music Direction by Tori Morrison (@torigmorrison )
Production Management by Dylan Tate-Howarth (@dylanmollyth )
Costume Design by Malcolm LeBlanc (@m_a_leblanc )
Dramaturgy and Associate Direction by Caleigh Crow (@caleigh_crow )
Additional Dramaturgical Support by Sadie Epstein-Fine, Dylan Tate-Howarth, Tori Morrison, Rob Baker, Syd Campbell, Jenna Rodgers
2024 Workshop Production Costume Design by Dylan Mitro
Promotional photos by Brianne Jang (@briannejang )
Photo shoot assistance from Sarah Emslie (@__emslie__ ) 

#newplay #theatre #queer #theatre

wow it’s today it’s here! comment with an🦉 if we’ll see you at opening tonight 🎤 can’t wait to share with you, calgary! I WOULD PREFER NOT TO 🗓️January 20-23, 2026 📍 Heather Edwards Theatre, Contemporary Calgary
🎟️$49 Adult, $25 Student / Arts Worker
🐇Tickets on sale now at oyr.org  * Created and Performed by @davidgagnonwalker and @torigmorrison   Text by @davidgagnonwalker Direction and Lighting Design by @xtianbarry Dramaturgy by @elkashef.sarah   Puppet Making by Chris Little @lohifi + Andrea Ritchie Stage Management by @dylanmollyth Produced by @strange_victory 
Producing Support and Social Media by @elenabelyea   #hpr #hpr2026 #canadiantheatre #worldpremiere #yyc

🎸 IT’S FINALLY HERE! “I WOULD PREFER NOT TO” PREMIERES THIS TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 AND RUNS UNTIL FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 AT @oneyellowrabbit ’s HIGH PERFORMANCE RODEO! 🎸 In 1853, Herman Melville published “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” a classic short story about mental illness and capitalist alienation. Tori and David find this story helpful in understanding the patterns we’ve inherited and the lives we live. In this performance one of us talks about fiction and one of us talks about life. When words fail, we play music. When that fails, we try words. I WOULD PREFER NOT TO 🗓️January 20-23, 2026 📍 Heather Edwards Theatre, Contemporary Calgary
🎟️$49 Adult, $25 Student / Arts Worker
🐇Tickets on sale now at oyr.org  * Created and Performed by @davidgagnonwalker and @torigmorrison   Text by @davidgagnonwalker Direction and Lighting Design by @xtianbarry Dramaturgy by @elkashef.sarah   Puppet Making by Chris Little @lohifi + Andrea Ritchie Stage Management by @dylanmollyth Produced by @strange_victory 
Producing Support and Social Media by @elenabelyea   #hpr #hpr2026 #canadiantheatre #worldpremiere #yyc

🥀 WILL WE EVER BE THE SAME AGAIN? 🥀 Part pop concert, roleplay, confession, and dissertation, The Researcher searches for answers but only finds more questions. What is an apology? What differentiates a good one from a bad one? Do apologies help? If so, why? Join us in TWO WEEKS for a workshop presentation of @elenabelyea ’s new play with music, directed by Sadie Epstein-Fine, as part of @tarragontheater ’s Greenhouse Festival, January 28-30. THREE SHOWS ONLY. TICKETS ON SALE NOW. 🔗 LINK IN BIO 🔗 🌱 WE LITERALLY 🌱 CANNOT FIGURE OUT 🌱 WHAT THIS IS WITHOUT YOU 🌱 📍Tarragon Theatre (30 Bridgman Avenue, Toronto) 🎟️ $18 for a single ticket, $39 for a festival pass 🗓️ January 28-30, 2026 (Wednesday to Friday) 🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻🪻 Produced by Tiny Bear Jaws @tinybearjaws Text, Music and Performed by Elena Belyea (@elenabelyea ) Directed by Sadie Epstein-Fine Sound Design and Music Direction by Tori Morrison (@torigmorrison ) Production Management by Dylan Tate-Howarth (@dylanmollyth ) Costume Design by Malcolm LeBlanc (@m_a_leblanc ) Dramaturgy and Associate Direction by Caleigh Crow (@caleigh_crow ) Additional Dramaturgical Support by Sadie Epstein-Fine, Dylan Tate-Howarth, Tori Morrison, Rob Baker, Syd Campbell, Jenna Rodgers 2024 Workshop Production Costume Design by Dylan Mitro Promotional photos by Brianne Jang (@briannejang ) Photo shoot assistance from Sarah Emslie (@__emslie__ ) #newplay #theatre #queer #theatre