THEATRE PREVIEW
MARCH 2026 | Volume 261
Glitch
by Valerie Methot + diverse others
Some Assembly Theatre Company
Roundhouse Performance Centre
May 6-9
Free
www.someassembly.ca
The World Premiere of a New Play Written and Directed by Valerie Methot
in collaboration with Diverse Metro Vancouver Youth and Artists
Performance Dates: May 6 & 7 at 11am & 1pm (for school groups) | May 8 & 9 at 7:30pm (for general public)
Tickets & Reservations: Free at www.someassembly.ca
Some Assembly Theatre Company is proud to produce and present the world premiere of GLITCH from Wednesday, May 6 to Saturday, May 9 at the Roundhouse Performance Centre.
An intrinsically woven artistic process uniting over 170 professional artists, diverse youth, educators, and health care workers culminates in this larger-than-life theatre production that celebrates the company's 26th season.
Written and directed by Artistic Director and Siminovitch Prize nominee Valerie Methot in collaboration with youth and artists, GLITCH is a bold new work inspired by young people's urgent concerns about societal expectations, anxiety, and phone addiction.
Faced with social pressures, youth are pulled inside a giant cell phone; an absurd and terrifying world of information overload, competition, and unrealistic expectations. Met with the lure of trendy apps, a psychosocial battle for the highest number of human users escalates. Can the humans break free of the vicious cycle?
Some Assembly's collaborations between youth and professional artists aim to promote awareness, wellness, dialogue, and positive social change around social issues and issues faced by youth. The company is the recipient of the City of Vancouver Youth Award for outstanding contribution to the youth community and the Deryck Thomson Award for exceptional contribution to community building and well-being.
For more information and interview requests, please contact Teresa Trovato at teresatrovatopr@gmail.com.
Video | Trailer: https://youtu.be/WRzdq6d5ObQ
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