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Persephone Theatre is excited to announce the third ANNUAL 48-hour Queermunity Theatre Race!

It’s your time to shine! Everyone in the Saskatoon Queer community (2SLGBTQIA+ and their allies) are invited to celebrate Pride Month at Persephone! Get your friends or coworkers together and submit a team application by April 26, 2024. Each team will receive an inspiration package, then the lights will go up on five original Queer-inspired plays on Persephone’s Backstage Stage on Saturday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday June 9 at 2 p.m. in front of a live audience!

How it Works: 

Submit your team application before or on April 26, 2024. Application below.
The Queermunity Selection Committee will choose up to five teams to participate. Teams will be announced  May 9, 2024.
June 6-9, 2024– selected teams will create, rehearse, and perform a 10-15 minute original play in celebration of Pride Month.
Teams will receive a $250 honorarium to spend as they choose. For example: to pay each team member for their time; buy costumes, props, or food; donate to a Queer friendly organization.
Teams must be in attendance for the following:

June 6 at 4 p.m. – Kick-off Party!
Meet the teams and receive inspiration packages that will include a prop, a line of text, and a sound cue that they must incorporate into their play. Then the countdown begins! The teams will have 48 hours to create and rehearse their play.
June 7 at 3 p.m. – Teams submit a rough draft of their script
June 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.– each team will receive 45 minutes of technical rehearsal
June 8 at 7:30 p.m. & June 9 at 2 p.m. – Show time!