As it wraps up a highly successful and rewarding year of performances, presented both virtually and in person, the University of the Fraser Valley Theatre is excited to announce its 2022-23 season of Theatre. This season highlights original performances and innovative approaches to socially engaged theatre that will challenge and excite audiences in the Fraser Valley.

Ghosting of Sumas Lake (working title)

Forum theatre is a type of theatre that explores social justice and creates opportunities for change by having actors and spectators explore solutions to social problems. This performance will be open to UFV and the larger community with an invitation to engage with the themes of the play through forum theatre interventions, inviting audience members to think through the problems on the stage and generate solutions through improvisation!

Dr. LaFlamme is an associate professor in the UFV English department and has extensive training in forum theatre methods and the use of theatre for social change. Her research and teaching focus is in contemporary Canadian literature with a special interest in indigenous theatre, literature, and performance.

Directed by Shelley Liebembuk
March 2023

The Laramie Project is a modern classic. Created by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project, this verbatim theatre piece is constructed from the transcripts of over 200 interviews, conducted in the aftermath of the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man, in Laramie, Wyoming, in 1998. The piece reveals a community grappling with violence, responsibility, and healing; and showcases how theatre can be a brave space for us to engage with this together.