Friday, February 6th, 2026 | 8:30-11:30PM
Guelph Arts Council — Old Quebec Street Mall – 55 Wyndham St N, Suite 22B – Guelph, ON
PWYC entry (performers get in free), suggested $10-$20, NOTAFLOF.
Calling all visceral clowns, earnest wailers, sound sculptors, body poets, etc.! TRIAL RUNNERS is an experimental open mic— a low-pressure event for folks who make performances/videos/sounds to try stuff out in front of an audience. If you are interested in signing up to perform please email Trial Runners‘ host, Megan Arnold, at trialrunnersguelph@gmail.com. All are welcome to attend the event as audience members.
After the live performance portion (8:30-10:30pm), there will be an “xtra” special live-streamed broadcast of Men Explain Things to Us… And We Like It! by We Quit Theatre, an artist-duo based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In the broadcast, two impulsive, unpredictable, extravagantly gendered late-night talkshow hosts — Dasha Plett and Gislina Patterson — invite real life men into a cardboard and construction paper television studio to talk about their passions, fears, and what it’s like to be a man. Streamed live from Winnipeg, Men Explain Things to Us… And We Like It! uses the space between reality and performance to transgress and re-write the unwritten rules and social etiquette of gender relations. Men Explain… is presented with support from send+receive, Winnipeg Film Group, Manitoba Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts, and is directed by filmmaker Ryan Steel.
We Quit Theatre is an award-winning, nationally-touring collaboration between trans artists Dasha Plett and Gislina Patterson. Dubbed “the hottest collective to come out of Winnipeg since the Royal Art Lodge” (Globe and Mail), their past performances include 805-4821, i am your spaniel, Passion Play, and GLORY!
Visit www.wequittheatre.ca for more information.