Arc One – Details, episodes & analysis

Launches August 27, with new episodes releasing weekly on Thursdays.

The Arc One project brought together 10 new and emerging D/disability-identified artists to write and perform new short works — ranging from short stories to monologues to dramatic scenes.

Each one runs about five minutes long. And each one stands entirely on its own.

These aren't excerpts. They aren't previews of something bigger. Every episode of this podcast is its own complete listening experience.

The Arc One cohort performed these works for a live audience at the Roundhouse Performance Centre in May of 2026, accompanied by live mixed sound and music by Mishelle Cuttler. The evening was recorded live by sound designer Malcolm Dow, and now here it is for you to experience over the next ten weeks – one amazing artist at a time.

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Duende by Isabel Miller

Arc One Ep 1 – August 27, 2026

Blossies by Kyla Dowling

Arc One Ep 2 – September 3, 2026

Roadkill by Gary Tam

Arc One Ep 3 – September 10, 2026

Her Necklace by Cass McKenzie

Arc One Ep 4 – September 17, 2026

RIP Anton Chekhov, You Would’ve Loved KN95 Masks and Air Purifiers by Elijah Curror

Arc One Ep 5 – September 24, 2026

Lucy by Jessica Hood

Arc One Ep 6 – October 1, 2026

Not in Order by Helen Jiang

Arc One Ep 7 – October 8, 2026

A Wolf’s World by Sunny Daydream Chen

Arc One Ep 8 – October 15, 2026

Words I Kept by Carmen Josephine Lee

Arc One Ep 9 – October 22, 2026

Chasing Daylight by Desirée Leal

Arc One Ep 10 – October 29, 2026

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Host & Facilitator — Adam Grant Warren

Program Assistant — Damion LeClair

Sound Design & Editing by Malcolm Dow

Original Compositions by Mishelle Cuttler

Set Design by Stephen Field Elgar

Technical Direction & Lighting Design by Nico Dicecco

Access Coordinator — V West

Production Management by Jordyn Wood

Production Assistance by Claire Brown

Produced in partnership with the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre

This podcast is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver, the Lohn Foundation, and the Hylcan Foundation.

Sponsored by GGRP Sound, Wiseblood, Kitsilano Family Law, UBCP/ACTRA, Big Hearts Home Care, Marsha Sibthorpe, and Steve Tornes.

This production was recorded on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations at the Roundhouse Performance Centre on May 23, 2026.

Content forecasts for each episode are available in the episode description.