Waveforms – Details, episodes & analysis

From the Realwheels Theatre Playwriting Circle cohort of 2024 come ten excerpts of new works by artists who identify with D/disability…introducing Waveforms

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From astronauts and clowns, to funerals and family dysfunction, each week Waveforms will pull you into a vibrant new world. Every episode will introduce you to a playwright, their process, and their inspirations. You’ll also hear an excerpt of their work with original music and sound from Leo award-winning duo, Finka Wood. Waveforms will blend together immersive stories and dynamic conversations to showcase the immense talent of this year’s Playwriting Circle participants.

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Realwheels Theatre creates and produces performances that deepen conversations about D/disability, exploring identity, agency, and belonging.

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Donate Here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/11823

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Waveforms was produced by Realwheels Theatre with the co-operation of UBCP/ACTRA.

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Hosts: Natasha Nadir & Adam Grant Warren

Playwrights: Anna Burkholder, Garvin Chan, Araceli Ferrara, Daphne Finlayson, Mitch Krohn, Kate McArthur, Frankie McGee, Sarah Shepherd, Ethan Stark, deidre (aka d-lishus) walton.

Actors: Julia Abreu, Garvin Chan, Nyx Debogorski, Andy Kalirai, Aranka “Boby” Lukacs, Frankie McGee, Sarah Peguero, Kaitlyn Yott.

Original Compositions and Sound Design: Finka Wood

Production Management: Jordyn Wood

Poster Graphic Design: Samantha Walters

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

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This production was recorded and broadcast from the unceded and ancestral lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations at GGRP Sound Studios, as well as remotely from the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation, Treaty One Territory, and the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.

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