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Jessie Richardson Awards

The Jessie Richardson Awards have announced their nominees for 2024/2025, featuring quite a few SCA alumni. Behold: 

LARGE BUDGET NOMINEES

Outstanding Lighting Design

•  -  - Pacific Theatre
•  - - Pacific Theatre

Outstanding Sound Design or Original Composition

•  - - Pacific Theatre

MEDIUM BUDGET NOMINEES

Leading Dramatic Role

• , Eileen Barrett, Jennifer Copping, Tess Degenstein, Liza Huget, Rami Kahlon, Nyiri Karakas, Nathan Kay, & Todd Thomson - Ensemble - - The Search Party

Lighting Design

•  - - Ruby Slippers
• - - Pi Theatre
• - - Touchstone Theatre

Sound Design or Original Composition

• - - Touchstone Theatre
• - - Theatre Conspiracy & Pandemic Theatre

Significant Artistic Achievement

• Outstanding Achievement in immersive intercultural experience - Lasa ng Imperyo (A Taste of Empire) 鈥�  (SCA alumnus Pedro Chamale as Artistic Director)

SMALL BUDGET NOMINEES

Outstanding Performance

• , Kate Franklin, Peter Anderson, Sophia Mia Wolfe, & Niall McNeil - Ensemble - - Niall McNeil Productions

Outstanding Design

• - Lighting Design - - Sticks and Stones Theatre
• & - Projection Design and Projection Illustration -  - Sticks and Stones Theatre
• - Sound Design - - all day breakfast company

THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES NOMINEES

Outstanding Performance

• Shizuka Kai, , Lisa Goebel, & Randi Edmundson - Ensemble -  - Little Onion Puppet Co.
• - Performer - - Carousel Theatre

Outstanding Design

• Shizuka Kai, Laura Fukumoto, Randi Edmundson, John Webber, , Vanka Salim, Malcolm Dow, Monica Emme, & Stephanie Elgersma - Design Team - - Little Onion Puppet Co.

See all of the nominees . Good luck, everyone!

The Skin of the Film in Arabic

, the first book by the SCA's Laura U. Marks that was originally published by Duke University Press in 2000, is being translated into Arabic by for the .

Wakey, Wakey

The SCA's is the Projection Designer and SCA alumnus  is the Sound Designer for Pacific Theatre's presentation of Will Eno's Wakey, Wakey, which runs October 15 鈥� November 2, 2025, at 1440 W. 12, Ave., Vancouver. More .

Pauly's Improv Workshop

The SCA's is holding an "improvisation workshop" tomorrow (October 18, 2025) from 2:00 PM 鈥� 3:30 PM, at 8 EAST (8 E. Pender St., Vancouver), presented as part of the NOW Society's Fall Improv Workshops Series. More .

BLINK Tomorrow!

Led by co-artistic directors Josh Hite and the SCA's Steven Hill, Leaky Heaven are presenting Blink, "an evening of 37 one-minute performances by some of Vancouver鈥檚 most exciting artists," a dance party, and a fundraiser for Leaky Heaven, on October 18, 2025, at 8:00 PM, at the Russian Hall (600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver), which includes a long, long list of performers, many of whom are SCA folks, too. Behold: Music by Dave Biddle + Erika Mitsuhashi, MCs Marita Michaelis + Isabel A茂da Stewart, Liz Milton, Romi Kim, Josh Hite, Jem Noble, Rob Kitsos, Marina Roy, Nial McNeil, Jenn Griffin, Howard Dai, Derek Chan, James Long, Liam Murley, Lucas Bilbro, Irfan Brkovi膰, Janelle Reid, Craig Boyko, Arthi Chandra, John Brennan, Max Tyler-Hite, William Woods, Katie Voravong, Stefan Smulovitz, Wake of Vultures, Samantha Walters, Jess MacCormack, Andrew Laurenson, Francisco Berlanga, Christopher Lacroix, Katayoon Yousefbigloo, Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa, Luciana Freire D鈥橝nuncia莽茫o, Jillian Jarin + Christian Mendoza, Steven Hill + Neighbourhood Kids, Rianne Svelnis + Andrea Cownden, Jennifer Mascall + Tobias McFarlane, and Ryan Tacata + Justine A. Chambers. Get tickets .

Bridge's Daughters and Sons 鈥� featuring Rob Kitsos and his daughter Beatrice

SCA Alumnus 's recent short film Daughters and Sons, starring the SCA's and his daughter, renowned film actress , has exclusively premiered on Film Shortage's Daily Short Picks. Here's what  has to say about the film: "Daughters and Sons is a small film about the quiet distances between parents and children. Working with Rob and Beatrice Kitsos 鈥� a real father and daughter 鈥� we created space for real emotion and improvisation to emerge, letting performance and reality blur. Inspired by the raw spirit of no-budget dogma films, the film became a lo-fi study of inheritance, identity, and the ways we carry our families鈥� stories, even when we can鈥檛 quite speak them aloud. Would love to hear what the film stirred for you, or if something in it echoed your own family ties ~ thank you for watching!" Check it out .

Nieto in the Salon

SCA alumnus Salome Nieto joins Vidya Kotamraju and Ysadora Dias for Co.ERASGA's Fall Studio Salon 2025 on November 1 at 5:00 PM at What Lab (1814 Pandora St, Vancouver). Get tickets .

Stir on the Modulus Festival

Read Stir Vancouver on Music on Main's , which runs November 7 鈥� 10, 2025, and features 's Luddite Land Assembly and . Read it .

Simard and Cafferata in Block A

SCA alumni and are part of Playwrights Theatre Centre's 2025/2026 Block A Cohort. Meet them and the rest of the cohort .

Eternal Gestures in Stir and on APTN

Read Stir Vancouver's review of , which featured commissioned choreography by SCA alumnus , Michelle Olson, and Margaret Grenier, presented as part of as part of The Dance Centre's Global Dance Connections series. Read it . Also, APTN National News shared a video about Eternal Gestures on their YouTube channel. Watch it .

asses.masses in Victoria

Attention Victoria! , the interactive video game / theatre performance by SCA alumni and , is running November 15 & 16, 2025, at 1:00 PM, at Intrepid Studio (2 鈥� 1609 Blanshard St., Victoria), presented by Impulse Theatre as part of Peek Fest 2025. Get tickets .

BLOT at Morrow

BLOT - Body Line Of Thought, the collaborative work by (SCA alumnus Vanessa Goodman) and Tangaj Collective (Simona Deaconescu), is running October 23 & 24, 2025, at 7:00 PM, at (Suite 204 鈥� 910 Richards St., Vancouver), presented with the support of The Dance Centre鈥檚 Special Projects and Partnerships program. More .

Hangout for Black Theatre Artists

shared with us that they're hosting a free Greater Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance "Hangout for Black Theatre Artists" on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 6:00 PM, at The Boxcar (917 Main St., Vancouver). If you're part of this community, RSVP .

Lacroix talks to Gibson and profiles Watt

SCA PhD candidate interviewed artist Alex Gibson for Public Parking. Read it . Also, Lacroix has a text on SCA alumnus  in the October 2025 issue of BlackFlash Magazine on the theme of "Domestic." Order your copy .

UNIT/PITT's 50th Anniversary Exhibition and Publication

Jefferson Alade and SCA alumnus are presenting live audio and visual performances to celebrate ' 50th Anniversary Exhibition and Publication launch, 50: Half a Century of UNIT/PITT, on November 7, 2025, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 11:00 PM. More .

New SFMF merch!

The , which is running October 17鈥�18, 2025, at The Cinematheque (200 鈥� 1131 Howe St., Vancouver), has some cool new gear, including a "lo-fi slime shirt" that features stills SCA alumnus 's small file film, Hostotipaquillo (which has music by SCA alumnus ), and a bucket hat with "an ultra cute bug" drawn by the SCA's Laura U. Marks, who's also the Small File Media Festival's director. Check them both out .

Watt's Saturday Session on Atlas

SCA alumnus  is hosting a "Saturday Session" on Charles Atlas鈦� for the Contemporary Art Gallery (555 Nelson St., Vancouver) on October 25, 2025, at 12:00 PM, presented in support of Atlas' exhibition, Hail the New Puritan, which is at the CAG until February 28, 2026. More .

Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation with Gan

SCA alumnus is running a "Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation" dance workshop on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 6:30 PM, at the Presentation House Theatre (333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver), presented as part of the Stand Festival. More .

Popcorn Galaxies read The OC S01E01

Save the date! (SCA alumni and ) are presenting The OC Season 1 Episode 1: A Table Read Fundraiser on December 7, 2025, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM, at Vines Art Society's Den (825 E. Hastings St., Vancouver). More info coming soon .

Open Studio Saturdays at the Gibson

Gibson Art Museum has a series of family and kid friendly Open Studio Saturdays, running October 4 鈥� November 1, 2025, led by artist Karen Th岷 La, and presented in support the exhibition  (featuring work by a few SCA folks!), which is at the Gibson until February 15, 2026. More .

Halloween Party!

Attention SCA students! The SCA and Student Unions are teaming up for a on October 30, at 6:30 PM, in Room 4210 here at the SCA (149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver). Here's what the have to say:

Come dressed in your best costume and ready to tear it up in karaoke and other fun things we have planned ;)

Don鈥檛 forget to bring your student ID and a non perishable food item to donate. (It will be donated to a local food bank in the DTES)

Echoes of the Hunt

The , initiated by SCA student Adelya Mullasheva, is hosting the exhibition and event, Echoes of the Hunt, on October 25, 2025, from 2:00 PM 鈥� 10:00 PM, at Lobe Studio (713 E Hastings St., Vancouver), featuring "22 artists, including current and graduate students from 大象传媒 and UBC, as well as artists from across Canada and beyond." Get tickets .

Portals, Gateways & Hesitations postcard

Now on sale at READ Books (520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver), SCA alumnus has produced a postcard in support of her work , which is running on Emily Carr University's Urban Screen until November 17, 2025. See it and go grab yours now!

Triana's flamenco workshop

SCA alumnus is holding a beginner-friendly flamenco dance workshop on Monday, October 27, 2025, at 6:30 PM, at the Presentation House Theatre (333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver), presented as part of the Stand Festival. More .

Ross and Carranza in conversation

Read an interview / conversation between SCA alumnus and in Bomb Magazine. Read it .

Bethlehem's Rev Up

Watch the video for Rev Up, the new single from SCA alumnus , out now from Violation Records. Watch it .

CENOBITE CEREMONY

SCA alumnus is presenting INFERNO, "a fully spatialized soundscape album," with visuals by SCA alumnus on a bill with (SCA MFA student Alex Calcagno), GluexSniffer, and Flesh Error, on Friday, October 24, 2025, from 7:00 PM 鈥� 11:00 PM, at Lobe Studio (713 E. Hastings St., Vancouver). Get tickets .

Designing Cooperative Play for The Gameful Revolution

Laurel Green and SCA alumnus are presenting the workshop, Designing Cooperative Play for The Gameful Revolution, on November 18, 2025, from 6:00 PM 鈥� 9:00 PM, at SKAM Studio (846 Broughton St., Victoria), presented by Impulse Theatre as part of Peek Fest 2025. Get tickets .

Wong's SmartSmart

SCA alumnus is presenting SmartSmart from November 5 & 6 at 7:00 PM and November 9 at 4:00 PM, 2025, in the Robin and Winifred Wood Recital Hall at the Victoria Conservatory of Music (900 Johnson St., Victoria), presented by Impulse Theatre as part of Peek Fest 2025. Get tickets .

Brown, Hertz, and Huizenga talk Crafty Play

SCA alumnus joins Garnet Hertz and Christian Huizenga for Crafty Play, "a discussion around the subversive potential of craft and hand-making," on Wednesday, October 22, from 5:00 PM 鈥� 6:30 PM, at UBC's Green College Coach House (6201 Cecil Green Park Rd., Vancouver). More .

Autonomous Apes / Anteater Eater / Deaf Dogs

, which includes SCA students and Erin Docherty and SCA alumni Marissa Chan, are playing Anteater Eater and Deaf Dogs on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 8:00 PM, at Red Gate (1965 Main St., Vancouver). Get tickets .

Carter in Practice Lab: Thereness and Thatness

SCA alumnus joins Mayumi Lashbrook, Masumi Rodriguez, and Elena Kirby for Practice Lab: Thereness and Thatness, a Toronto Dance Love-In, on November 1, 2025, from 12:30 PM 鈥� 2:30 PM at 101 Florence St., Toronto. More .

Kong and Lacroix at UAAC-AAUC

SCA alumnus participated in the panel, "Manifesting Reciprocity: fertile practices of engagement with the more-than-human world" at the 2025 , hosted by the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) at York University in Toronto. Also at the conference, SCA PhD candidate co-chaired the panel "Queer Operatives: Writing, Making, and Transmitting Queer Canadian Art Histories." See the full program as a PDF HERE.