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Scantily Glad Theatre
Artist Snapshots 2 – 03.28.2023
8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm GMT
Scantily Glad Theatre is a queer theatre company from Treaty 6 Territory (Saskatoon). Founded in 2014, we strive to make work that empowers 2SLGBTQIA+ folks by telling stories often overlooked by mainstream theatre.
Frustrated with the limited possibilities for queer and transgender folks within the rigid gender binaries of our traditional theatre practices, we create new work. Through self-creation, we are able to tell stories overlooked by Canadian theatre and create empowering queer theatre on our own terms.
Our shows: “Something in the Water”, “SCUM: a manifesto”, “Pack Animals”, “Girl in the Box” and “Creepy Boys” have toured around the world to critical success and sold out audiences. Through a combination of festivals, professional productions and tours, Scantily Glad Theatre has become a new and exciting voice of queer theatre in Canada.
Artist Snapshot:
SOMETHING IN THE WATER
"Enter into a wacky world of sea monsters in high heels and angry mobs with tiny pitchforks." — In Daily, 2021
When Grumms transforms into a horrible squid monster (think 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' meets 'The Muppets'), they must hide their identity in order to pass in society as a "normal human woman". A touching story of acceptance that anyone can relate to; with spellbinding video projection, puppetry and laugh-out-loud physical comedy, SOMETHING IN THE WATER is an absurd exploration of gender, comic books and growing up "normal".
WINNER - Best Theatre, Adelaide Fringe 2021.