Summertide: Untrue Stories Live

About the Show

~ Nourish the light within ~

Bid farewell to the springtime frenzy, and embrace the laid vibes of summer! Soak in the season of rest and reflection. What discoveries can be found by gazing inward? If we allow ourselves to ponder and contemplate, where might our imagination lead us? Could the warmth of the summertide cut through the frost of winter? Let’s dive deep into uncovering what nourishes and replenishes the light within.

What is “Summertide” you may ask? It’s like “Summer time” except old-timey. (Like “Yuletide in winter”). We invite you to our portable creation tent at Woodland Park, two nights in which we share stories old, new, fiction and true.

This New Creation night will showcase 3 new works in a cabaret format, breaking in between each performance. Amidst the breaks the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy complimentary food from Chai Wagon; and to round out the evening, we’ll have a night market featuring local artistic vendors!

Doors will open at 7:00pm. Show up early to enjoy the festivities. Performances start at 7:30pm.

Featuring Works by

Kelsi James
Pete Kytwayhat
Kevin Nguyen

Hosted by Rumble Artist in Residence and robot Drag Queen Nora Vision!

About the Artists

Kelsi James (they/she) is a white queer and asexual theatre creator, producer and performer, living on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh. Kelsi has a degree in Musical Theatre Performance (Sheridan) and a certificate in ASL & Deaf Studies (VCC). Kelsi has developed work through programs at Arts Club, Paprika Festival, Tarragon, and the frank. Kelsi has composed for Driftwood Theatre and Theatre Rusticle, and has been a Creative Producer for Dreamwalker Dance since 2021. Selected acting credits include Alice in Gertrude and Alice (United Players) and Helena/Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Driftwood). Kelsi is passionate about new work and its capacity for tender, human-to-human social change.

Kevin Nguyen is a Vietnamese-Canadian artist based in Vancouver, BC. After falling in love with acting in high school, Kevin decided to further his training at Studio 58’s theatre program. He has co-created and appeared in works such as Everybody (Studio 58), The Rocky Horror Show (Studio 58), Blue Stockings (Studio 58), East Van Panto: Little Mermaid (Theatre Replacement), Annette is a Bimbo! (The Women’s Company) and The Bright Young Things (Folding Camera Theatre). Kevin was a part of the 2022 Riotous Youth ensemble at Bard on the Beach and the 2022 recipient of the United Players Andrée Karas scholarship award. This past year, Kevin was a part of The Official Guidebook to Lying (Unsung Voices 2023) which premiered at the Toronto Asian Film Festival.

Pete Kytwayhat is an artist from Treaty 6 territory as a registered member of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation Band. He currently resides in Vancouver which occupies the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. He is a father to a wonderful 7-year-old awâsis and a part-time 4th year student of Film and Media Production major at the First Nations University of Canada. Artistically, he works in theatre, movement, drawing and video post-production.

Production Team

Artistic Producer  – Angie Descalzi
Managing Producer – Maria Zarrillo
Graphic Designer – Julia Lank
Producer / Stage Manager – Anna Brew
Technical Director – Jack Goodison

Special thank you to: