Lester Trips

Public Consumption by Lester Trips (Theatre) premiers this November - A new body horror speculative fiction from the creators of Honey I’m Home. A famous actor, cancelled for his cannibal texts and convicted of heinous assaults, is sentenced to read hundreds of thousands of pages of erotic fanfiction, with the aim of training a large AI to identify obscenity that violates a social media platform’s standards. Driven by a ferocious boredom, and reaching his own tolerance for cringe content shockingly fast, he pesters his lawyer to trade in his sentence on an experimental free market of generally unpleasant tasks. He soon discovers a shorter sentence on paper does not necessarily feel shorter in the human body. In this world, an augmented-reality autosadistic trip through content moderation hell is all in a day’s work. Public Consumption Created by Lauren Gillis and @alaine_hutton A Lester Trips (Theatre) production presented by Factory Theatre November 27-December7 2025 Image design by @awake.studio with collage by @lestertrips featuring photos taken by @presgang

HONEY I’M HOME Factory Theatre presents a Lester Trips (Theatre) production November 21 - December 1 Factory Theatre Studio Created and performed by Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton, and dramaturged by Factory Artistic Director Mel Hague. What’s a Hard Working Full-time Careerperson to do when her entire job is done by AI, but her body still has to show up to work? To combat her raging boredom, Janine uploads her consciousness into her home, literally. Slow wifi unveils a horrifying discovery in this physical theatre body horror mystery. @melmuahaha @laurphx @s.quinnhoodless @angelablumberg @fideskrucker @denisefujiwara @helenyung @adlazarus #rosemarydunsmore

LAST TWO CHANCES to witness @lestertrips Public Consumption 🦷 swipe through for what reviewers are saying and grab your tickets for tonight or tomorrow afternoon’s last 2 (!!) performances at the link in our bio

“The erotic imagination is a powerful well of inspiration, and one that I worry we’re slowly losing fluency in. Relying on the erotic imagination instead of digital stimuli is like taking your brain to the gym.” @knox.x.x.x responds to @lestertrips ’ Public Consumption, on until this Sunday December 7th at Factory. Read the full piece on our Substack! K. Knox is an actor and director whose films have played TIFF, Slamdance, BFI Flare, Austin, Atlanta, Inside Out and more. Her work has been nominated for multiple Canadian Screen Awards. Knox’s feature directing credits include WE FORGOT TO BREAK UP (winner DGC Best Director 2024) ADULT ADOPTION (Globe & Mail Best films 2022), and the erotic thriller TWIN LIES. Knox’s short film THE YEAR OF STARING AT NOSES which she wrote/directed and stars in premiered at SLAMDANCE 2024 and was shortlisted for VIMEO STAFF PICKS’ best film of 2024. Knox is a CSA nominated actor best known for her work playing the villain on the reboot of WYNONNA EARP (CSA Best Supporting Actress). She is the showrunner/creator of SLO PITCH, a new half hour comedy for CRAVE coming 2026.

The reviews are indeed in! @lestertrips ’ Public Consumption is impossible to look away from. Want to experience the work of these digital discontent diviners? A limited amount of tickets are still available at the link in our bio 🔗 Photo Credit: Eden Graham @jpg.eden

HAPPY OPENING to @lestertrips ’ Public Consumption! Tickets for this autosadistic trip through content moderation hell won’t last long, get yours at the link in our bio 🔗

It’s PREVIEW NIGHT for Public Consumption! Like this sneak peek of the house program zine? You’ll have to come see the show and pick one up yourself 🦷 tickets won’t last long, link in our bio

Have you secured your tickets for Public Consumption yet? @lestertrips ’ latest brainchild opens in ONE WEEK and is running November 27 - December 7 in Factory’s Studio Theatre 💻 check out the link in our bio and get yours now! A famous actor, cancelled for his cannibal texts and convicted of heinous assaults, is sentenced to read hundreds of thousands of pages of erotic fanfiction, with the aim of training a large AI to identify obscenity that violates a social media platform’s standards. Driven by a ferocious boredom, and reaching his own tolerance for cringe content shockingly fast, he pesters his lawyer to trade in his sentence on an experimental free market of generally unpleasant tasks. He soon discovers a shorter sentence on paper does not necessarily feel shorter in the human body. In this world, an augmented-reality autosadistic trip through content moderation hell is all in a day’s work. A new body horror speculative fiction from Lester Trips (Theatre), the creators of Honey I’m Home.

An exclusive deep dive with Lester Trips (Theatre) out now on our Substack! Read all about their upcoming show at Factory Theatre, their lurker proclivities, fascination with AI, and how they can perform just about anything provided they have the right undies. Public Consumption runs November 27-Dec 27. Limited tickets remain.

Announcing the team for Public Consumption! November 27 - December 7 2025 at Factory Theatre Lauren Gillis + Alaine Hutton: Writers, Performers, Directors, Producers, Set, Props, & Costume Designers Laura Philipps: Stage/Production Manager, Associate Producer Mel Hague: Dramaturg Adam Paolozza: Consulting Director Rosemary Dunsmore: Scenework Coach Fides Krucker: Vocal Design and Coaching S. Quinn Hoodless: Sound Designer and Co-Composer Evan Thompson: Co-Composer André du Toit: Lighting Designer Denyse Karn: Projection Designer Nico Stagias: Director of Photography and Film Editor Mollie Garrett: Assistant Dramaturg Stephanie Taylor: Assistant Stage Manager Ryan Wilson: Carpenter Peter Demas + Kerrie Hutton: Film Performers Ki Karl Tilander: Head Technician Public Consumption is a @lestertrips (Theatre) production presented by Factory Theatre Tickets at the link in our bio 💻

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION 💻 a Lester Trips (Theatre) Production from the minds of Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton Sure to surprise, terrify, and also somehow delight, Public Consumption is a transgressive trip through the corners of the internet - and the body. On at Factory November 27 - December 7 Learn more at the link in our bio! Photo by @callmealbs

From the brainbending minds of last season’s sold-out body horror HONEY I’M HOME comes an auto-sadistic trip through content moderation hell: PUBLIC CONSUMPTION, a new body horror speculative fiction from Lester Trips (Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton) 💻 A famous actor, cancelled for his cannibal texts and convicted of heinous assaults, is sentenced to read hundreds of thousands of pages of erotic fanfiction, with the aim of training a large AI to identify obscenity that violates a social media platform’s standards. Driven by a ferocious boredom and reaching his own tolerance for cringe content shockingly fast, he pesters his lawyer to trade in his sentence on an experimental free market of generally unpleasant tasks. He soon discovers a shorter sentence on paper does not necessarily feel shorter in the human body. Public Consumption tickets are on sale now! November 27 - December 7 in the Factory Studio Theatre Photos by @callmealbs