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Two more sleeps until The Jazz Page! Season 2, Episode 3 kicks off at 7:30pm at 2%Jazz at the Hudson? Getting excited? For cookies or plays? Or both? (Both is fine too!)

The Jazz Page! Season 2, Episode 3 is only a few days away! Plan to make it down for playwright Erin Macklem (...and stay for the other three playwrights as well!) TRAGIC ANIMAL STORIES Book by Erin Macklem and Music by Avery Brown - Tragic Animal Stories mingles the vaudevillian hilarity of The Muppets with the full-throttle heartache of Romeo and Juliet. Because a Cowguy may love a Fishman, but where would they build a home together? Erin Macklem is a French-Irish-Métis designer and playwright, and the Artistic Associate & Outreach Coordinator for the Belfry Theatre. She has a BFA in Theatre from UVic and is a member of PGC and ADC. This Little Light, her musical written with composer Brad L’Écuyer, premiered at the Belfry in 2016, and Blue Beads & Blueberries, commissioned by Story Theatre Co., is touring now!

The Jazz Page! Season 2, Episode 3 is less than a week away! Not excited yet? Here's a look at featured playwright Rick Waines! SECRETE by Rick Waines - Guy struggles to find forgiveness for a past transgression. Billi has been the victim of a domestic assault and is stunned by a turn the investigation takes. An officer is challenged to re-think his own understanding of crime and punishment. A Jessie award winning performer, Rick Waines investigates our society's need to criminalize behavior that frightens us, regardless of the consequences.

Getting excited for The Jazz Page! Season 2, Episode 3 next wednesday? Here's a sneak peek at our next playwright, David Elendune (pictured left). "SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE CURSE OF MORIARTY" - The game's afoot in this brand-new Penny Dreadful Reimagining - When you have eliminated the impossible, Watson, whatever remains, however shocking, must be the truth. EXPECT TWISTS, EXPECT TURNS, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. David Elendune is the writer of such recent adaptations with a twist as LEER, Winnie The Pooh, Casino Royale, & One Nine Eight Four. This summer will see the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes & The Curse of Moriarty at the Fringe, followed closely in the fall by the Victoria debut of Frankenstein at Theatre Inconnu.

Next Week! Wednesday! The Jazz Page! Season 2, Episode 3 kicks off at 7:30pm at 2%Jazz at the Hudson. Our first featured playwright? Tristan Bacon! CAFE SOAP OPERAS! SEASON 2 by Tristan Bacon - When the going gets tough, the tough get caffeinated! Determined to wed the mother of his child, muscle bound Josh pulls out all the stops to win back Andrea - who is facing problems of her own: Someone snaked her job during her maternity leave! Hilarious, heart-felt, and quirky, CAFE ...SOAP OPERAS is a glimpse into the life of the regulars at your favorite cafe. Playwright, producer, director, performer - Tristan Bacon does it all, and makes a damn fine coffee to boot. Previous plays include Burn This, Hedda Gabler and Reefer Madness! The Musical. Tristan currently serves as Artistic director at workingclasstheatre, and Artistic coordinator for Target Theatre.