SCA | Quick News | August 10, 2026
SCA in the Fringe
There are three SCA fronted shows (two with SCA folks also behind the scenes) in the 2026 edition of the Vancouver Fringe Festival, running September 10 – 20: SCA alumnus Marita Michaelis' LIVE IN HELL, with SCA alumni Lauren Han and Alexandra McDougall as Creative Producers and Co-Directors and Davey Calderon as Dramaturg; SCA alumnus Samantha Li's The Walk of Shame, developed while at the SCA, with SCA alumni Garvin Chan as Producer, Bernice Paet as Stage Manager, and Colleen Bayati as Lighting/Sound Designer; and SCA alumnus Jhoely Triana's Las Mujeronas. For the full Fringe guide, go HERE. If you're SCA and also in Fringe 2026, please let us know!
I Will Walk in the Wilderness of This World
Read I Will Walk in the Wilderness of This World: Three Films by Parine Jaddo, a text by the SCA's Nadia Shihab to accompany a screening of Jaddo's Atash (Thirst), Aisha (Surviving), and Teyh (Astray) on August 7, 2026, as part of DIFFUSION, the re:assemblage collective's "annual gathering of experimental non-fiction" in so-called Toronto. Read it HERE.
HEIST
The SCA's Wladimiro Woyno Rodriguez (Projection Designer) and SCA alumnus Sophie Tang (Lighting Designer) are part of the creative team for the Arts Club Theatre Company's B.C. Premiere of Arun Lakra's HEIST, running September 17 – October 18, 2026, at the Stanley BFL CANADA Stage (2750 Granville St, Vancouver). More HERE.
The Dance Centre's 2026-27 Season
Here's Stir Vancouver on The Dance Centre's 2026-27 Season, which is also their 40th Anniversary, featuring SCA alumnus Tasha Faye Evans's Cedar Woman, running October 1 to 3, and, working with Moonhorse Dance Theatre, the SCA's Justine A. Chambers and Allison Cummings have curated three new short works, performed by Jennifer Dahl and Andrea Nann, Johanna Householder and Margaret Dragu, and Chambers and Cummings. Read more HERE.
Tour Before and Inside: Three Textured Views
If you're in Vienna, gezwanzig (Gumpendorfer Str. 20, 1060 Wien, Austria) are hosting guided tours of the SCA's Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber's exhibition, Before and Inside: Three Textured Views, curated by Walter Seidl, on August 11 and 19, 2026. More HERE.
TPE's 2026-27 Season
Turning Point Ensemble, which has the SCA's Owen Underhill as Artistic Director and conductor, have announced their 2026-27 Season, which includes Rudolf Komorous at 95, dedicated to Komorous' extensive career (which included serving as the Director of the SCA from 1989 to 1994). See the whole Season breakdown HERE.
too, so like nothing & no one asked us yet
The SCA's Eldritch Priest's new record of solo piano works (performed by Roger Admiral), too, so like nothing, and no one asked us yet, the debut album by Raymond Roussel, the trio of the SCA's Eldritch Priest and Brady Cranfield and James Meger, are both out August 21, 2026, from Halocline Trance. Sample the former HERE, and the latter HERE.
Neumann on the mic
The SCA's Emily Neumann will be doing their first ever stand-up routine as part of the Langara Comedy Clinic Grad on August 13, 2026, at 9:00 PM on the Salazar Stage (Main floor) at the Little Mountain Gallery Comedy (110 Water St, Vancouver). Get Tickets HERE.
Light Through Scars
SCA alumnus Ghinwa Yassine is part of the exhibition Light Through Scars, which runs to September 19, 2026, at the Penticton Art Gallery (199 Marina Way, Penticton, BC). More HERE.
Walker in the Fireside Room
SCA alumnus Taryn Walker is the Deer Lake Artist in Residence this August, working in the Fireside Room at the Burnaby Art Gallery, creating new work for a group exhibition at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, running September 14 – November 16, 2026.
War & Bedtime
SCA alumni Natalia Martineau and Torien Cafferata are part of War & Bedtime, the July Project 2026 Showcase, on August 21, 2026, at 7:00 PM, at What Lab (1814 Pandora St, Vancouver). More HERE.
Everything has a hole
Everything has a hole by Lois Brown and SCA alumnus James O'Callaghan is running Saturday, August 15, at 7:00 PM (for an open dress rehearsal and a discussion) and Sunday, August 16, at 2:00 PM (with a panel and presentation on "touring and dissemination" moderated by Pat Foran), at LSPU Hall (3 Victoria St, St. John's, NL). More HERE.
SummerWorks Performance Festival
With SCA alumni Brian Postalian as Festival Producer and Jessica Han as Technical Director, Toronto's SummerWorks Performance Festival runs August 6 – 16, 2026, and includes SCA alumnus Keely O’Brien's Secret Ingredients project on Saturday, August 15, at 7:00 PM, and Sunday, August 16, at 3:00 PM, in the BMO Incubator at the Theatre Centre (1115 Queen Street West, Toronto). More HERE.
Springboard: Emerging Artistic Producers workshop
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre (VACT), which has SCA alumnus Anjela Magpantay as Managing Artistic Director, is calling for participants for their free Springboard: Emerging Artistic Producers workshop, running September 15 – 17, 2026, at the BMO Theatre Centre (162 West 1st Ave, Vancouver), Registrations close August 28! More HERE.
Wood talks theatre, zombies, and mental health
Touchstone Theatre's Flying Start Playwright-in-Residence and SCA alumnus Jordyn Wood will be in conversation with Lois Anderson, Touchstone Theatre's Artistic Director, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, in the Montalbano Family Theatre at the Vancouver Public Library's Central branch (350 W Georgia St, Vancouver). RSVP HERE.
Loscil in Europe
SCA alumnus Scott Morgan / Loscil is heading out on tour again. Catch him in Hungary on August 28 at the Inota Festival, in Helsinki at G Livelab on September 2, in London at the ICA on September 6, in Glasgow at the Glad Cafe on September 7, in Milan at San Fedele on September 14, and in Basel at the Fog Festival on September 19. For more info and links, visit HERE.
Charles's TEDx White Rock Talk
Watch a TEDx Talk by SCA alumnus Roxanne Charles, presented March 15, 2026, at White Rock's Oceana PARC Playhouse. Watch it HERE.
Lee at Sound Symposium XXII
SCA MFA student Lee Su-Feh participated in Sound Symposium XXII, which ran July 15 – 21, 2026, in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. More HERE.
Action at a Distance / All Bodies Dance collab
Vanessa Goodman (Action at a Distance) and All Bodies Dance Project are teaming up for New Works' Pop Up Dances Festival, running September 18 & 19, 2026, at the Vancouver Public Library's Central Library (350 W Georgia St, Vancouver). More HERE.
To Burn Our Sacred House wins!
To Burn Our Sacred House by SCA alumnus Abby Ridd, produced as her fourth-year grad film, won the MDFF Selects Student Showcase 2026 for Best Film. Congratulations, Abby! More HERE.
Ivanochko's Heaven
SCA alumnus Sasha Ivanochko's Heaven, produced in Association with The Theatre Centre, is running September 29 – October 3, 2026, in the Franco Boni Theatre at The Theatre Centre (1115 Queen St. W, Toronto). More HERE.
Horror in Seconds' Monsters
Horror in Seconds, the yearly festival and content hub from SCA alumnus Doaa Magdy, is kicking scary season off early with Monsters, "a night of horror drag and 60 second movies," on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 6:15 PM – 9:00 PM, at Please Beverage Co. (222 W 5th Ave, Vancouver). Get tickets HERE.
chll smmr srs
SCA alumnus Deanna Peters is presenting chll smmr srs, three intimate evenings of performances, from August 26 – 28, 2026, staring at 7:00 PM, at Gold Saucer (211 - 207 W Hastings St., Vancouver), featuring Peters and SCA alumnus Luciana D’Anunciação. Full schedule and info HERE.
Weaving with Invasive Species
SCA alumnus Noor Ghazal and Anata LayLay from The Only Animal (which has SCA alumnus Barbara Adler as Artistic Director) are participating in Weaving with Invasive Species with Cease Wyss and Jaz Whitford on August 13, 2026, at 4:00 PM, at shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em (a garden and eco-arts project at Persephone Farm Brewery, 1053 Stewart Rd., Gibsons, BC), presented by The Sunshine Coast Arts Council. More HERE.
Braithwaite's THE BIG ONE
SCA alumnus Zoe Braithwaite's THE BIG ONE, "a devised, experimental performance exploring bombardment, the struggle to connect, and the desire to stiffen in conflict in order to remain unchanged," runs September 4 – 6, 2026, at 7:30 PM, at What Lab (1814 Pandora St., Vancouver). More HERE.
Reveal Yourself at The Mezzanine
Reveal Yourself, featuring SCA alumnus Marita Michaelis and Justin Perdomo from Still Depths, are playing with Dona Casque, Nick Normal, and Bunny Crossing, on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 7:30 PM, at The Mezzanine (33 W 8th Ave, Vancouver). More HERE.
Hou at the Conduit Gallery
SCA alumnus Julian Hou is playing with Marco Munoz and Modale on Saturday, August 15, 2026, starting at 7:00 PM, at the Conduit Gallery (165 E Hastings St, Vancouver). More HERE.
withintensions' RECIPE FOR COLLAGE
Download RECIPE FOR COLLAGE from withintensions, the online artist magazine run by a collective that includes SCA alumni Francisco Berlanga, Yihk Qu, Torien C. Cafferata, Sasha Cerino, and Kaleb Thiessen, along with SCA student Raine Hermosa, Emily Chu, and Amanda Kachadoorian Jordi. Get it HERE.
Improv Industry Night!
SCA alumnus Santi Henderson, who now seems to be booking (or at least running) events at China Cloud Studios (524 Main St., Vancouver), has announced Improv Industry Night!, a "drop in jam and show for improvisers and all their friends," on Monday, August 17, 2026, from 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM. More HERE.
Bhullar's new gig
SCA alumnus Kaila Bhullar is the new Stage Manager for the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival and The Community Arts Council of Vancouver. Great choice! More HERE.
A Stage Across Time: Writing for the Ephemeral
SCA alumnus Davey Calderon is facilitating A Stage Across Time: Writing for the Ephemeral, a conversation by Filipino playwrights Kamila Sediego, Marie Beath Badian, and Bianca Miranda, on August 16, 2026, from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, at the Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver), presented as part of the The Filipino Canadian Book Festival. More HERE.
unconference 2026 resurgere: to rise again
We're looking forward to helping host CADA/West's unconference 2026 resurgere: to rise again, running September 19 & 20, here at 149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, which includes Creating Your Own Vocabulary, a workshop by SCA alumnus Kayla De Vos. RSVP HERE – it's free!
The Peak on Strategies of Assembly
Read Sia Garg's review in SFU's The Peak of Strategies of Assembly: Revel & Revolt in British Columbia, curated by SCA alumnus Joshua Segun-Lean, which is at the Gibson Art Museum until September 13, 2026. Read it HERE.
Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization
SCA alumnus June Fukumura's Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization, "a subversive lecture-performance that explores the twisted relationship between capitalism and the arts," with Music and Sound Design by Sapphire Haze (SCA alumni Cindy Kao and Aysha Dulong) and SCA alumni Alexandra Caprara as Lighting Designer and Daniel O'Shea as Photographer/Videographer, runs September 25 – 27, 2026, at What Lab (1814 Pandora St., Vancouver). Tickets and more info HERE.
Sparvier-Wells on Musing
SCA alumnus Virginia J. Sparvier-Wells was a guest on CJSW Radio's Musing program. Listen HERE.