Pop-Ups of the Past
Summer 2022
10 Minute Call
10 Minute Call is a collection of skits about an amnesiac actor and the b-team’s very best. Not quite Shakespeare (perhaps better!)
Includes: The Magical Joust, The Elevator Cospiracy, and Emergency Dance Protocol.
Original Story by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, Zoe Salvin, and Lynnéa Chan.
Directed by Lynnéa Chan.
Performed by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, and Zoe Salvin.
Growing Pains
Growing Pains is a collection of skits about love, conflict, and the different places we find friendship.
Includes: The Roommate Dilemma, Sore Winners Sore Losers, and A Friendly Haunt.
Suitable for all ages. Recommended age is 13+
Original Story by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, Zoe Salvin, and Lynnéa Chan.
Directed by Lynnéa Chan.
Performed by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, and Zoe Salvin.
Through Thicket and Thin
These skits tell the story of a sisterly camping trip going awry when they discover the forest is not what it seems.
Includes: Lost in da Woods, The Wilderess Walkie, and Council of the Planets.
Suitable for all ages. Recommended 13+
Original Story by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, Zoe Salvin, and Lynnéa Chan.
Directed by Lynnéa Chan.
Performed by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, and Zoe Salvin.
Weezer’d the Warlock Explains the Meaning of Life
In this collection of skits, sometimes finding true happiness requires arcane intervention.
Includes: [Your Favourite Movie], Abridged, Circus Pressure, Banned, and Jonathan at the Olympics.
Suitable for all ages. Recommended 13+.
Original Story by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, Zoe Salvin, and Lynnéa Chan.
Directed by Lynnéa Chan.
Musical direction by Kendra Bidwell.
Performed by Becky Miner, Kaylee Cavanagh, Kaelan Bain, and Zoe Salvin.
Winter 2021-2
Our Winter 2021-2 Pop-Up Shows were performed in December 2021 (see blue show graphic) and February 2022 (pink show graphics). These two short romantic comedies were created and developed by our students from our Rom-Com class, Kendra Bidwell, Brianna Bock, Jessica Burdge, Justin F. Lee, Lindsey Schneider, and Ciaran Volke.
October 2021
In October 2021, SKAM’s Pop-Up featured two shadow puppet shows, Quest for the Moon and Silly and Scary Stories. Quest for the Moon by Olivia Wheeler has since been updated with new puppets and writing. The revised Quest for the Moon premiered at SKAM Satellite Studio in September 2023. In 2024, Quest embarked on a school tour, bringing the beautiful and heartfelt tale of friendship and mindfulness to schoolchildren and teachers.
Summer 2021
In Summer 2021, our Pop-Up Artists Kaelan Bain, Kendra Bidwell, Courtney Crawford, and Yasmin D’Oshun devised and performed four shows (posters below).
2020
Pop-Up Theatre Home Delivery Launch
When COVID-19 rocked the globe in March 2020, theatres around the world were forced to adapt or shut down. Once we realized our Pop-Up was the perfect way to deliver theatre in a safe, socially-distanced way, the walls came down and the show went on! That summer saw the launch of Pop-Up Theatre Home Delivery where people could order a play to come to them. Four emerging artists, hired through the Canada Summer Jobs program, wrote and performed four different shows consisting of a series of short, fun skits sprinkled with musical numbers.
Pre-2020
In recent years, the Pop-Up Theatre spent many days at Ship’s Point (along the water at Wharf St. and Courtney St.) and was featured at the Moss Street Market, the Oak Bay Night Market, and many other events. In 2019, our summer students Una, Olive, Kelly, and Sadie operated the mobile performance venue, putting on shows for people all over Victoria throughout the summer.
We want to acknowledge the wonderful support of the City of Victoria’s 2019 Strategic Plan Grant towards the Pop-Up Live Theatre Series! It was a magical summer thanks to them.
Pop-up from the Past: The Salty Broads appeared in the Pop-Up Theatre and at SKAMpede in 2019.