March Script Salon - Besties and Besitos: A Queer Romantic Comedy by Sara Campos-Silvius
@ Holy Trinity Anglican Church Upper Artspace // 7:30 pm
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About
Script Salon is happy to present, with Alberta Playwrights Network, a new play by Sara Campos-Silvius, one of the APN IBPOC Playwrights in Residence, 2023 – 24. You may remember Sara reading from her work as part of our Script Salon Playwright Readings a few years ago. We are delighted to welcome her back! Please join us for this short comedy on March 9.
BESTIES AND BESITOS: A QUEER ROMANTIC COMEDY
By Sara Campos-Silvius
Shy but determined Rosa heads back into dating with the help of her friends.
Directed by Asia Weinkauf-Bowman and read by Deviani Andrea, Tatiana Duque, Rebecca John, and Autumn Strom.
Sara Campos-Silvius (she/her) is a queer and multiracial Latine artist in amiskwacîwâskahican / Edmonton in Treaty 6 Territory in Alberta, Canada. She is a writer, director, producer, and performer creating work in prose, poetry, theatre, and film. Sara’s short films Power Chord and The Inner Ring have screened at festivals such as the Edmonton International Film Festival, Toronto International Women Film Festival, and Montréal’s Image+Nation Queer Short Film Festival. She was an Alberta Playwrights’ Network IBPOC Playwright In Residence 2023 – 24 where she penned a new queer rom-com which will be coming to audiences soon. Her playwright production credits include the award-winning comedy-horror Moonie And Maybee Dig Up A Grave at Nextfest. Her first poetry chapbook Sword and Smoke is published by Armistice Press and her short fiction and poetry have appeared in publications such as Capital City Press Anthology and Hungry Zine. She has performed and presented at many events including Nextfest, Found Fest, and CONNECTIONS//COLLISIONS, and she has been a company member of the integrated disability arts dance company CRIPSiE since 2013. Check out Sara’s work at www.saracs.art and @saracsart on Instagram.
SCRIPT SALON will be held on Sunday, March 9, at 7:30PM in the Upper Arts Space at Holy Trinity Anglican Church (10037 84 Avenue). Doors open at 7.
Admission is free, but donations are accepted at the door. Refreshments available. Free parking. Playwright Talkback. To arrange elevator access, email edmontonscriptsalon@gmail.com in advance.
