The Queen In Me
After selling out its world premiere along with Canadian Opera Company in June 2022, Nightwood Theatre, Amplified Opera and Theatre Gargantua are thrilled to be touring The Queen In Me by award-winning interdisciplinary artist Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 (they/he), accompanied by pianist David Eliakis (he/him). Combining comedy, drama, and opera, this electrifying show explores the many ways that race, gender and sexuality are policed in the opera industry. Through the lens of The Magic Flute’s iconic Queen of the Night, the show reclaims space for the multitudes of women, trans and non-binary individuals excluded from the stage, daring to imagine bold new possibilities for the future of the art form and beyond.
The Queen In Me features a range of dramatic arias from some of the world’s most well-loved operas: Puccini’s La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, and Manon Lescaut; Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor; Verdi’s Macbeth and Rigoletto; R. Strauss’ Salome; and Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
The production has garnered five Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations and earned praise as "a call-out of epic proportions" (The Globe and Mail) and "perfectly suited for opera lovers and opera loathers alike" (British Theatre Guide). The show blends comedy, drama, and opera into what critics call "a clever, caustically funny, pointed and pertinent solo show."
Creative Team
Creator-Performer: Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野
Pianist: David Eliakis
Co-Directors: Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa
Set & Costume Designer: Joanna Yu
Lighting Designer: André du Toit
Projection Designer: Laura Warren
Production Manager: Heather Lamb
The Queen In Me is co-produced by Theatre Gargantua, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Canadian Opera Company, and presented locally by re:Naissance.
The Queen In Me is supported by the TD Ready Commitment, Ontario Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, McOuat Partnership, and Vectorworks. Thank you to New Works Development Sponsor, BMO. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Getting There and Parking
The main entrance to Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is located in the Cordova Courtyard on the North side of the building, near the corner of Cambie Street and Cordova Street. The building is also accessible via the doors on the South side of the building on Hastings Street (in the block between Cambie Street and Abbott Street).
Public Transit: Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is accessible by multiple bus routes. The centre is also a walkable distance from the Waterfront and Stadium-Chinatown Skytrain Stations. Plan your transit trip at www.translink.ca, or with google maps.
Parking: Several EasyPark lots are located near Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (click the links below for daily rates and directions for each lot):
Lot 31 - 160 Water Street - directly north of Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, entrance on water street
Lot 126 - 151 West Cordova Street - also directly north of Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, entrance on Cordova Street
Lot 2 - 150 West Pender - lot on Pender and Cambie, which is only a few minutes’ walk from Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
Accessibility & Washrooms
The building is accessible at street level on Hastings Street or via one of the two ramps on the Cordova Street Courtyard side. One ramp is located near the entrance to the Woodward’s Westbank Atrium, which houses London Drugs and Nesters Market. The other is located beside the Cambie Street alley. Push buttons that open accessible doors are located at both the Hastings and Cordova entrances.
Public washrooms are available on the B2, 2, 3 and 4 levels. All public washrooms are equipped with wheelchair accessible stalls.
Gender Neutral washrooms are available on the 3rd floor and on the B2 level.
Fri & Sat, Sept 12 & 13 • 7:30PM • Doors 7:00PM
Fei & Milton Wong Experimental Theatre, SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts
149 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1H4
