Forchuk Marsha Skrypuch
Forchuk Marsha Skrypuch
Commissioned by Nightswimming's 5X25 program, and first performed in part at the 2019 Rhubarb Festival at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto.Wasp is about trans people trying to defy impossible odds just to live their lives.After a production was cancelled due to COVID-19, Wasp has been in development as a podcast.
First produced in May 2018 by Dancing Sky Theatre in Meacham, SaskatchewanProductions of the play have featured musicians on stage with the cast.The play takes some inspiration from King Lear but is not an adaptation.
Premiered in November 2018 at Studio 58 in association with Touchstone Theatre in Vancouver.Mortified is a loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.Amy was inspired to write this after finding old diaries from when she was a teenager.
See below for English description.Durant l’occupation soviétique en Ukraine pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale, des membres de la famille de Krystia sont harcelés, d’autres sont arrêtés et tués. Lorsque les nazis libèrent la ville, ils sont accueillis à bras ouverts. Le meilleur ami de Krystia, Dolik, est réticent face aux nouveaux venus. Sa famille est juive et des rumeurs circulent à propos des nazis : ils seraient encore plus brutaux que les Soviétiques.Peu de temps après leur arrivée, les nazis découvrent une importante tombe de prisonniers soviétiques. Ils imputent ce sacrifice aux les juifs et créent des ghettos. Krystia ne supporte pas de voir ses amis souffrir. Lorsque des rumeurs circulent que les juifs seront tous exterminés, Krystia doit décider si elle est prête à risquer la vie de sa famille pour sauver ses amis.During the Soviet occupation of Ukraine during World War II, some of Krystia’s family are harrassed; others are arrested and killed. When the Nazis liberate the town, they are welcomed with open arms. Krystia’s best friend Dolik isn’t so sure. His family is Jewish and there are rumours that the Nazis might be even more brutal than the Soviets.Shortly after the Nazis arrive, they discover a mass grave of Soviet prisoners and blame the slaughter on the Jews. Soon, the Nazis establish ghettoes and begin public executions of Jews.Krystia can’t bear to see her friends suffering and begins smuggling food into the ghetto. When rumours circulate that the ghetto will be evacuated and the Jews will be exterminated, Krystia must decide if she’s willing to risk her own family’s safety to save her friends.Original title: Don't Tell the Enemy