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Fortunately, Persephone's creative team knows a little theatre magic — it's a talent that they happen to possess — and could use it on behalf of Saskatoon audiences this spring.
Written by Pulitzer-nominated playwright Tanya Barfield, Bright Half Life spans a five-decade love story in just over an hour on stage.
"There's not a lot of commission opportunities out there specifically for IBPOC. And we have such a strong community here in the Prairies."
With five main stage shows and three youth series, Persephone Theatre's 49th season begins Sept. 13.
Saskatoon's Persephone Theatre is one of 10 that make up Canada's first playwright unit, which is dedicated to elevating the voices of queer and trans writers — a gap the unit's founders have identified in the nation's theatre ecology.