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SUMMARY: Pyper
DESCRIPTION: by Susanna Fournier. Directed by Leora Morris
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p> </p><p><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2
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 ><b><i><span data-contrast="none">Pyper  </span></i></b><span data-ccp-prop
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 r /></span></h1><h4><span data-contrast="none">by Susanna Fournier </span> 
 <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\
 ,"335559739":0}"><br /></span><span data-contrast="none">Directed by Leora 
 Morris </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,
 "335559738":0\,"335559739":0}"><br /></span><span data-contrast="none">Now 
 playing to March 28\, 2026</span><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Frederic 
 Wood Theatre </span> <span data-contrast="auto"> </span></h4><p>Ten cyborg-
 AI teens try to build a time capsule to prove they exist in case they're "r
 etired" before graduation. Tracing their origins back to a mysterious piper
  in the town of Hamelin and an old puppet maker who discovers a talking blo
 ck of wood\, these algorithmic adolescents search for meaning in an ever-ac
 celerating world of rapid obsolescence and hyperconnectivity. <i>The Breakf
 ast Club</i> meets <i>The Terminator</i> in this angsty sci-fi odyssey abou
 t youth\, identity\, and what it means to be human in a digital-dependent w
 orld.</p><p><em>Pyper </em>received the 2025 Tom Hendry Theatre for Young A
 udiences Award.</p><p>Approximate running time: 80 minutes</p><p><span data
 -ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\,"33555973
 9":0}"> [buttons][button link_text="Book Now" link_url="https://tickets.ubc
 .ca/online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WSconte
 nt::loadArticle::article_id=2C67E903-018B-42AB-91E2-EB67207E867D"][/buttons
 ] </span></p><h3 aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="none">Schedule</span><
 span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true\,"134245529":true\,"335559738":160\,
 "335559739":80}"> </span></h3><p><b><span data-contrast="none">Preview</spa
 n></b><br /><span data-contrast="none">Wednesday\, March 11</span><br /><sp
 an data-contrast="none">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p
 ><p><b><span data-contrast="none">Opening Night</span></b><br /><span data-
 contrast="none">Thursday\, March 12</span><br /><span data-contrast="none">
 7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><a href="https://thf
 l.cms.arts.ubc.ca/news/join-us-at-an-alumni-night-this-season/" target="_bl
 ank" rel="noopener"><strong>Alumni Night & Talkback with Playwright</strong
 ></a><br />Friday\, March 13<br />7:30 pm<br />Featuring a post performance
  Talkback with Playwright Susanna Fournier and Director Leora Morris</p><p>
 <b><span data-contrast="none">Talkback with Cast & Creative Team</span></b>
 <br /><span data-contrast="none">Wednesday\, March 18</span><br /><span dat
 a-contrast="none">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><b
 ><span data-contrast="none">Performances</span></b><br /><span data-contras
 t="none">Wednesday\, March 11–Saturday\, March 28</span><br /><span data-co
 ntrast="none">7:30 pm</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><span 
 data-contrast="none">No performances on Sundays\, Mondays\, or Tuesdays</sp
 an><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><h3 aria-level="3"><span data-cont
 rast="none">Location</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false\,"13423
 3118":false\,"134245418":true\,"134245529":true\,"201341983":0\,"335557856"
 :16777215\,"335559738":300\,"335559739":300\,"335559740":540}"> </span></h3
 ><p><span data-contrast="none">Frederic Wood Theatre</span><br /><span data
 -contrast="none">6354 Crescent Rd\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2</span><span data
 -ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="none">We acknowledge th
 at the UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the ancestral and unceded te
 rritory of the Musqueam.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><h3 ar
 ia-level="2"><span data-contrast="none">Ticket Prices</span><span data-ccp-
 props="{"134245418":true\,"134245529":true\,"335559738":160\,"335559739":80
 }"> </span></h3><p><span data-contrast="none">Adult: $27 Senior: $20 Studen
 t: $13</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="
 none">Preview: $11 (all types) </span><br /><span data-contrast="none">(All
  fees\, service charges\, and taxes included)</span><span data-ccp-props="{
 }"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p><p><span data-ccp-props="{
 "134233117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0}">[butto
 ns][button link_text="Book Now" link_url="https://tickets.ubc.ca/online/def
 ault.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticl
 e::article_id=1E58513F-424C-46ED-AC2D-443DAA499F26&menu_id=5A16B5CC-1FF7-48
 75-921B-4EA7D913F6D5"][/buttons]</span></p><p>[accordions collapsible=true 
 active=false][accordion title="Audience Advisory"]</p><p style="font-weight
 : 400\;">This production includes references to and occasional portrayals o
 f the following themes:</p><ul style="font-weight: 400\;"><li>Violence & De
 ath: School shooting/gun violence\, suicide\, plague deaths\, body disposal
 \, mass graves\, child disappearances\, sexual violence</li><li>Identity & 
 Discrimination: Trans and queer identity\, fear of anti-trans violence\, pa
 rental rejection</li><li>Mental Health: Panic attacks\, anxiety\, depressio
 n\, despair</li><li>Societal Themes: Climate collapse\, surveillance\, medi
 a addiction\, burnout\, online bullying and trolling\, sexism in online spa
 ces</li><li>Language & Mature Content: Profanity\, sexual references\, onli
 ne trauma\, pornography</li></ul><p>Technical effect: Non-toxic\, water-bas
 ed haze</p><p>[/accordion][/accordions]</p><p><span data-contrast="none">Fo
 r any questions\, please contact our box office: 604.822.6835 or </span><a 
 href="mailto:box.office@ubc.ca"><span data-contrast="none">box.office@ubc.c
 a</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"1342
 33117":false\,"134233118":false\,"335559738":0\,"335559739":0}"> </span></p
 ><h2>Credits</h2><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion ti
 tle="Cast"]08 <strong>Sydney Fisher</strong><br />01<strong> Shivorn Kan</s
 trong><br />06<strong> Dahyun (Christina) Kim</strong><br />10<strong> Kris
 tianna Lind</strong><br />04 <strong>Mars Munif</strong><br />02 <strong>As
 a O'Connor-Jaeckel</strong><br />07 <strong>Rachele Rutherford</strong><br 
 />05 <strong>Mia Shanks</strong><br />03 <strong>Fiona Silvis</strong><br /
 >09 <strong>Biidaasige J. Zappia </strong>[/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[
 accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Creative Team"]D
 irector <strong>Leora Morris</strong><br />Assistant Director <strong>Anran
  Liu</strong><br />Scenic Design <strong>Sonia Nosrati</strong><br />Asst. 
 Scenic Design  <strong>Marília Ishida Saito</strong>\, <strong>Willow Tiess
 en</strong><br />Costume Design <strong>Naina Sharma</strong><br />Asst. Co
 stume Design <strong>Cindy Huang</strong><br />Lighting Design <strong>Eric
  Chad</strong><br />Asst. Lighting Design <strong>Jaddi Sze</strong><br />S
 ound Design <strong>Emma Hamilton</strong><br />Asst. Sound Design <strong>
 Sylena Wong</strong>\, <strong>Hana Yoneyama</strong><br />Stage Manager <s
 trong>Jenna</strong> <strong>(Hajung) Lee</strong><br />Asst. Stage Manager
  <strong>Celeste Hebdon-Thomas</strong><br />ASM Swing <strong>Cordelia Dur
 and</strong> [/accordion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true a
 ctive=false][accordion title="Crew"]Head Scenic Artist <strong>Marilia Ishi
 da Saito</strong>\, <strong>Sylena Wong</strong><br />Asst. Scenic Artist <
 strong>Nia Chauhan</strong>\, <strong>Eunseong Huh</strong><br />Production
  Assistant <strong>Elizabeth Cho</strong><br />LX Board Operators <strong>S
 tacey Kok</strong>\, <strong>Jaden Lee</strong>\, <strong>Logan Soong</stro
 ng>\, <strong>Jaddi Sze</strong>\, <strong>Connor Tesluk</strong><br />Soun
 d Operators <strong>Emma Hamilton</strong>\, <strong>Hana Yoneyama</strong>
  & <strong>Sylena Wong </strong></p><p><strong>Scenic Build Crew<br /></str
 ong>Nia Chauhan\, Hyejun Choi\, Galen Leftwich\, Jasper Oberst\, Logan Soon
 g\, Maddie Steppler</p><p><strong>Costume Build Crew</strong><br />Galen Le
 ftwich\, Leah Liu\, Jasper Oberst\, Deb Pickman\, Willow Tiessen\, Cara Zha
 ng</p><p><strong>Run Crew</strong><br />Steven Wang\, Cindy Yu</p><p><stron
 g>Paint Crew</strong><br />Leah Liu</p><p><strong>Props Build Crew</strong>
 <br />Eunseong Huh\, Leah Liu\, Marília Ishida Saito\, Logan Soong\, Willow
  Tiessen\, Summer Xu\, Cara Zhang\, Stephanie Zheng</p><p><strong>Lighting 
 Crew</strong><br />Stacey Kok\, Jaden Lee\, Galen Leftbridge\, Logan Soong\
 , Maddie Steppler\, Jaddi Sze\, Connor Tesluk\, students of THTR 307 [/acco
 rdion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accord
 ion title="Faculty Advisors"]Department Head <strong>Kirsty Johnson</strong
 ><br />Scenic Design <strong>Emily Dotson</strong><br />Scenic Paint <stron
 g>Lorraine West</strong><br />Lighting Design <strong>Eric Chad</strong><br
  />Sound Design <strong>Mishelle Cuttler</strong><br />Stage Management <st
 rong>Susan Miyagashima</strong><br />Voice <strong>Alana Hawley Purvis</str
 ong><br />Movement <strong>Daisy Thompson </strong>[/accordion][/accordions
 ]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Staff"]
 Production Manager <strong>Borja Brown</strong><br />Film Program Administr
 ator <strong>Sarah Crauder</strong><br />Administrator <strong>Cam Cronin</
 strong><br />Assistant to the Head <strong>Kirsten Dougans</strong><br />Ac
 ademic Advisor <strong>Mia Faircloth</strong><br />Head of Wardrobe <strong
 >Jodi Jacyk</strong><br />Audience Services Manager <strong>Tony Koelwyn</s
 trong><br />Head of Properties <strong>Amy Harris</strong> & <strong>Amanda
  Larder</strong><br />Film Collections Coordinator <strong>Dmitri Lennikov<
 /strong><br />Film Program Technician <strong>Stuart MacFarlane</strong><br
  />Technical Director <strong>Ryan Murcar</strong><br />Communications Spec
 ialist <strong>Linda Pitt</strong><br />Department Secretary <strong>Karen 
 Tong</strong><br />Stage & Lighting <strong>Jeremy Vreeken</strong> [/accor
 dion][/accordions]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordi
 on title="Student Staff Support"]Costume Assistants <strong>Lauren Rankin</
 strong>\, <strong>Willow Tiessen</strong><br />Properties Assistant <strong
 >Marilia Ishida Saito</strong>\, <strong>Willow Tiessen</strong><br />Commu
 nications Assistant <strong>Carlett Decker </strong>[/accordion][/accordion
 s]</p><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Creati
 ve Collaborators"]Graphic Designer <strong>Jonathan Wood</strong><br />Phot
 ographer <strong>Javier R. Sotres</strong><br />Pawduction Assistants <stro
 ng>Gracie</strong>\, <strong>Lolo</strong>\, <strong>Maccabee</strong>\, <s
 trong>Oz</strong>\, <strong>Teddy</strong>\, <strong>Vegemite </strong>[/ac
 cordion][/accordions]</p><p>[buttons][button link_text="View the house prog
 ram" link_url="https://thfl.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/202
 5/06/Pyper-House-Program-Mar-10.pdf"][/buttons]</p>
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