Never Gonna Give You Up
A cyclical drag performance of Lisa Stansfield's 1997 chart-topping cover of Barry White's Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up.
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Run Time: 70 Minutes
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Creator, Performer: Wayne Burns
Sound Designer: Aaron Collier
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World Premiere - 2022 In The Soil Art Festival, Sainte-Catherines, ON
RUN
A live installation of a young man running from something unseen. ​
Run Time: 2.5 Hours​
Creator, Performer: Wayne Burns
Cinematographer, Editor + Sound Designer: Bryce Hodgson
Additional Music: Bri Proke
Costume Assistant: Emma Banigan​
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World Premiere - Eastern Front Theatre - 2022 Marco Digitals: Connections - Dartmouth, NS
fastLOVE
A young man comes to grips with the consequences of recreating cinematic moments in real life.
Run Time: 40 Minutes
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Creator, Performer: Wayne Burns
Dramaturg: Mx. Katie Sly
Workshop Director: Justin Manyfingers
Video Installations: J Stevens
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Workshop Performance
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2018 Rhubarb Festival's Bi-Visibility Cabaret - Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto, ON
Residency
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2019 DiscomfortLAB - Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre, Calgary, AB
Development
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2022 OAC Theatre Creators Reserve Grant - Tarragon Theatre
LIONESS
A single mother attends her first parent-teacher meeting at her son's new school.
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Run Time: 65 minutes
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Creator, Performer: Wayne Burns
Original Direction: Adam Lazarus + Jodi Essery
Additional Direction: Petra O'Toole
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Workshop Presentations
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The National Theatre of Canada, Montréal, QC
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Solo-icious: Solo Festival, Halifax, NS
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East Coast Tour
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The Marigold Centre, Truro, NS
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The Bus Stop Theatre, Halifax, NS
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The Box Theatre, Toronto, ON​