Free Events at the 2026 Spark Festival

While there are no tickets for these free events, we encourage you to arrive early as there is limited seating (or, in the miniplays case, standing) capacity. The Bar will be open. See you at Spark.

MARCH 10 – 21 – miniplays

miniplays are free ten-minute plays performed in odd spots around the building. Check in at the miniplay table in the lobby, and the performers will take you to their venue. Extremely limited capacity.

Inkjet Apostle (capacity – 8) – starring Aidan Guerreiro / written by Nicholas Guerreiro and directed by Annie Konstantinov

The Mother and Son Variety Hour (capacity – 6) – starring Missie Peters and Milo Morris

🕰️ 6:50 pm and 7:10 pm (Tuesdays – Thursdays)

🕰️ 7:20 pm and 7:40 pm (Fridays & Saturdays)

🎟️ Free – collect a token in the lobby for entry

FREE PLAY READINGS

MONDAY, MARCH 16 AT 7:30 PM – Playwrights’ Cabaret – Facilitated by Melissa Taylor

A return of this popular free event—! Join us in the lobby where excerpts of scripts by UVic Playwrights will be read by UVic Actors. Come meet the next generation of theatre artists as they flex their muscles—!

FRIDAY, MARCH 20 at 8 PM – Play Reading

Cascadia Nation by Sarah Danielle Pitman

Nicholas Guerreiro – Director

Cast:
Patsy Tuba – Rose
SJ Valiquette – Dez
Syrah Khan – Gabi
Nolan McConnell-Fidyk – Jacob
Rosemary Jeffery – Ellender

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 at 8 PM – Play Readings

Great American Ski Patrol by Sydney Hunt

Sydney Hunt – Director

Cast:
Kevin Eastman
Nolan McConnell-Fidyk

Offensive Shadows by Paul Dunn

Amanda Lisman – Director

Cast:
Syrah Khan – Hermia
Jack Storwick – Demetrius
Daniel Landry – Lysander
Eugenie Frances – Helena
Dominic Fox – Stage Directions