From Expect Theatre and CBC Podcasts, PlayME is an award-winning podcast series that turns the hottest Canadian plays into audio fiction. The new season features a lineup of plays that speak to these uncertain times, exploring themes such as privilege, connection, urban / rural divide and mental health.

PlayME WINTER 2021 LINEUP:

WINNERS AND LOSERS

By Marcus Youssef and James Long

Tuesday, January 19

2015 Governor General's Literary Award nominee and winner of the 2013 Jessie Richardson Critics Choice Innovation Award, WINNERS AND LOSERS begins as a conversation between lifelong friends, but as the competition heats up things get personal. The focus of debate shifts from Pamela Anderson, microwave ovens and Goldman Sachs to social class and family histories, and the ruthless logic of capitalism that the players had embraced is brought to bear on their closest and most personal relationships.

OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME

By Amanda Parris

Wednesday, February 24

Courageously examining the struggles of young Black women and their loved ones as they navigate an unjust system, Parris crafts a portrait of the early years of Black activism, and parallels it with present day.

BETWEEN THE SHEETS

By Jordi Mand

Wednesday, March 24

Marion, a working mother with a special-needs child, has discovered a devastating secret: her husband Curtis has been engaging in a torrid love affair with their sons young teacher, Teresa. What ensues is a gripping and raw confrontation between two women, one fighting to protect her family, the other fighting for the family she always wanted.

THIS IS HOW WE GOT HERE

By Keith Barker

Wednesday, April 21

Its been a year since Paul and Lucilles son Craig died by suicide, and their once-solid family bonds are starting to break down. While the now-separated couple tries to honour their son, Lucilles sister Liset and her husband Jim refuse to discuss their nephew. The ties that keep the four together are strained by grief and guiltuntil a visit from a fox changes everything.

BED & BREAKFAST

By Mark Crawford

Wednesday, May 26

With dozens of charactersmale and female, young and oldall portrayed by two men, BED & BREAKFAST is a theatrical tour de force. As riotously funny as it is deeply moving, this is a heartfelt comedy about being out in small town Canada, skeletons in the closet, and finding a place to call home.

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