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Introducing Tanya Marquardt:  co-creator and performer for Stray

Tanya Marquardt is a memorist, writer and performer who lives and works in Lenapehoking (Brooklyn, NY) and on unceeded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Səl̓ílwətaʔ, and Skwxwú7mesh Nations (Vancouver, BC). Her memoir Stray: Memoir of a Runaway was published by Little A in September 2018, and was named a Best Queer History and Bio Pic of 2018 by LGBTQ Magazine The Advocate. Tanya performed a meta-memoir punk version of Stray (co-created with Tim Carlson and Mallory Catlett) at NYC’s The Tank, and at SummerWorks before bringing the show to Pi...

Introducing Thomas McKechnie: Playwright & Performer for 4 1/2 (ig)noble truths

Thomas McKechnie is a Toronto-based playwright, creator and activist. He was a member of the 2013-2015 Soulpepper Academy as a playwright. Writing credits include, theatre: The Thirst of Hearts (Soulpepper), Valkyrie (Rarely Pure Theatre, Toronto Fringe), …and the aeroplanes fall into the sea. Collective: A Wake for Lost Time, there/GONE, A Kitchen Sink Drama ([elephants] collective), Tell Me What It's Called (Tell Me What It's Called Collective), A Good Man is Hard to Find (Soulpepper Academy). He also plays...