Samantha Marchant

FULL LENGTH - An angel and a devil weigh the soul of a man by reenacting his four last acts on earth with his corpse.

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FULL LENGTH - A pentaptych of plays to be performed simultaneously.

The space is divided into two areas: the playing space and the audience promenade.

The playing space consists of 5 distinct sets representing 5 stores of a strip mall. A YARN SHOP, AN OFFICE SUPPLIES STORE, A SALON, A NEWLY LEASED STOREFRONT, and A CAFÉ. The facade of each store is open, so that the audience can see and listen in.

There are long benches separating the playing space from the audience promenade. Maybe the benches are made to look like parking blocks and the promenade looks like a parking lot. The audience has free-range of the promenade throughout. They may sit or stand. They may choose to stick to watching one set, follow a certain character to different stores, or float between multiple plays, as they wish.

These plays explore connections and disconnections, Thursday night at the strip mall.

FULL LENGTH - A reimagining of the Prometheus myth told from the point of view of fire and her sister. We meet a family living in a time after the Gods abandoned humankind. The Gods took with them their knowledge of fire, halting the progress of civilization. But this family holds a secret. A spark of divine fire burns within the younger sister. A prophecy foretells the wrath to come if fire ever returned to all of mankind. The family does what it can to hide her, fire, but do they act to protect her or themselves?

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FULL LENGTH - Internet Meme Company, Commandeering Mink, has taken over the top two floors of a hotel in Florida somewhere off of State Road 597 in order to host a fund-raiser dinner. Employee Heather, aka perfection princess, is determined to make the night run smoothly and bag a lot of investors, in order to make up for a recent work faux pas, that she hopes to keep on the down-low. When her eccentric boyfriend, Brody, with an unfavorable past with her boss, Michael, shows up uninvited, Heather recruits coworker, Reggie to help keep the two men apart. Little does Heather know that Michael is desperate for mayoral candidate, Jack’s, money so he can pay off his soon to be ex-wife, Tillie, who has arrived in Florida out of the blue threatening to take away and destroy Michael and his company. Michael is so desperate in fact, that he may agree to marry, Lisbet, Heather’s not so smart coworker and Jack’s daughter. Secrets, lies and misunderstandings pile high as Heather hilariously improvises her way through a not so perfect fundraiser night and we see it all through stolen moments out on the hotel’s balconies.

FULL LENGTH - Late Winter, 1917, Vancouver.

The audience meets in the dining room of a middle class late Victorian House. This show will take them on a tour of the kitchen, the parlour and the girl's and boy's bedrooms before the night is out. What starts as a neighbourly visit descends into spilled secrets and irrevocable decisions held within this house's history.

FULL LENGTH - Set in Manny's mind, which greatly resembles a closeout furniture store, we follow as he slips in and out of daydreams, memories, and reality. His interactions with his old friend, Lane, his sister, Alexis, his college roommate, Trapper, and his girlfriend, Jazz, explore his relationship with relationships.

FULL LENGTH - Set on the screen porch of Cedar (and formerly Ash) Webster’s home, where things and people collect. Shortly after her husband’s premature passing, Cedar finds herself with two new tenants in her home. Her husband would have eased the transition of Dawn, her mother-in-law, but now that task is up to her. Then there's Reed, whose baggage is mostly metaphorical, except for the turtle, Ambrose. The three must learn how to cohabitate while Cedar prepares to bring yet another member into the household, an adopted baby.

Turtle Play (The Play About the Turtle) is a story of how important it is to feel loved. It shows how love doesn’t have to come from those that you think are supposed to love you, but it can come from unexpected and wonderful places.

FULL LENGTH - In another time and another place, a plague that has been running through the wild beast
population has suddenly spread to the domestic creatures and to humans. 6th cousins twice
removed, Hild and Wihtburg set off on a quest to obtain an elixir. On the way, they seek out
Shyla, the shapeshifter, who tells them what she sees in store. They run into Comfort, the leader
of a neighboring realm, who's magic helps them open doors. Old rivals (Alease) and new (Grier)
present challenges as they all four journey to be the one to bring the elixir home and stop the
spread of evil.

3 INTERCONNECTED 10 MINUTES

Two strangers meet—
at a pet adoption home visit…
entering the house on a reality TV show…
as two strangers on a train...
What happens next is up to you.

In this theatrical comedy, three shorts will play out using a branching story telling structure. The actors will poll the audience at key moments, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Style.

Will these first impressions go down in history as the ultimate meet cute or as a run-in with the stranger from hell? You decide.

TEN MINUTE - Mike and Paul are both fathers of teenage girls. Paul wants to ask Mike if his daughter, Stephanie, can stay at Mike's house and hand out candy to trick-or-treaters with Mike's daughter and her friends, but something is holding him back. An examination on parenthood and how scary real life can be.

TEN MINUTE- Seph (who is Persephone, but not exactly) comes home to Deme (who is Demeter, but not exactly), but the visit is not what either are hoping for.

TEN MINUTE - A young adult attempts to return home after a long absence. Her mother takes her to an unfinished house to explain how things have changed and her new beliefs.

TEN MINUTE - Logan tries to return to childhood by returning to an old vacation haunt.

TEN MINUTE - Three Women, with conflicting personalities and skill levels, prepare for a class Shakespeare presentation.

TEN MINUTE - A fairytale of love and betrayal told through voice.

TEN MINUTE - Mads has a lot on her plate. She's given up her downtown condo for a 1800's farmhouse on the
outskirts of town - two towns over. The added space is great. It's why she agreed to move during
quarantine. They'll have to buy more stuff to fill the place up, but each day comes with a new
DIY project. Her partner chips in but there are a lot of distractions with the crying baby or
whimpering puppy. Not to mention the Internet's spotty. Let's hope the connection holds on
during today's video call with Sal. Mads has only met Sal, the VP of Mads' company's parent
organization, once before. And all the meeting invite says is "Checking In."

TEN MINUTE - dr(ELLA), searching for the perfect pair of underwear, meets O'MALLEY, a salesmen, and K.J., an aspiring model, in a department store in another time and another space.

TEN MINUTE - A ten-minute play about the great Mother Jones

TEN MINUTE - EVEN OLDER, OLDER and YOUNGER have been on the road for a while together. EVEN OLDER the
longest, OLDER for a long time, and YOUNGER has joined more recently. They are moved and travel in
search of a “calling” / “judgment.”

TEN MINUTE - Star Wars inspired. Two Pa'lowicks deal with the Red Ball Jett Organ taking up their living space.

TEN MINUTE - Two video game players discover the person behind the character.

FIVE MINUTE - Barry goes big when he meets Melinda.

FIVE MINUTE - Inspired By Six Characters in Search of An Author By Luigi Pirandello

FIVE MINUTE - Barb tries to take a peaceful 15 minute break.

2 MINUTE - Paul prepares for his estranged daughter's weekend visit to the cabin during an eclipse.

ONE MINUTE - A man buries the family dog before the storm comes in.

ONE MINUTE - Two men walk away, and into, similar lives.

ONE MINUTE - A radio, some cat puke and woman trying to get ready for a date.

MONOLOGUE - Gary wants to show you the bike he's selling down in the basement.