JOIN US IN CELEBRATING QUEER THEATRE AT THE 2025 QUEER READING SERIES.
Produced by Playwrights’ Workshop Montréal in partnership with Centaur theatre, the Queer Reading Series continues for its 6th year showcasing the works of emerging Queer playwrights. Taking place on April 25 and 26th at 7:30PM at Centaur Theatre, and curated by Jesse Stong, this two-day event will feature public readings of two works in-progress by Gabrielle Banville and Anton May. Following the Saturday performance, join us for a night of music and celebration, featuring cool beats from QRS-Alumni Blxck Cxsper.
Both readings will be presented with live captioning, and the talkbacks will be presented with auto-generated captioning, for accessibility purposes.
The Queer Reading Series is a FREE event. Donations help us keep our programming free to artists, and will be gratefully accepted at the door.
Join us to celebrate the power of queer storytelling in the theatre and support emerging Queer artists.
Visit PWM’s website to learn more about the Queer Reading Series
Schedule
Friday, April 25th at 7:30PM:
my sister’s dead haha
by Gabrielle Banville (she/her)
Directed by Beatrice Warner
Performed by Samantha Bitonti and Tiernan Cornford.
Briar and May attempt to tackle the peculiar requests made in a voice note left by their dead sister, June; they involve living together in her condo, fostering her diabetic cat Bacon, and putting her ashes in a teapot. This dramedy about sisterhood and death asks the question few of us want to ponder: what happens when our sibling dies and leaves us too soon?
Content Advisory:
Depictions of death, needles, profanity, and an animal in distress.
Saturday, April 26th at 7:30PM:
A Boy’s Love: A Journey of Healing through Poetry and Dance
by Anton May (he/they)
Directed by Art Babayants
Performed by Tiernan Cornford, Chance Jones, Jared Wonago, Sebastien Quint, and Eric Vega.
Poetry. Drama. Dance. Comedy. A Boy’s Love is a choreo-poem about the struggles Black Queer people face when seeking love and acceptance. The life-long journey of learning to love yourself. In this queer showcase, you meet 4 young men, each coming to terms with their realities and unlocking truths along the way.
Content Advisory:
Psychological abuse, manipulation, heartbreak, depression, sex work and sexual health, abandonment.
Saturday, April 26th at 9:30PM:
Community Celebration at the Centaur bar.
Join us after the final performance to celebrate the work of the 2025 Queer Reading Series and the vibrant queer community with good music and great company! Hosted by QRS Alumni Blxck Cxsper, everyone is welcome—come connect, reflect, and enjoy the festivities!