Bits of Bliss

Mercury Players and Cowichan Pride are excited to co-present Bits of BLISS, a staged reading, Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 7 pm.

Admission by donation at the door. Please register at mercuryplayers.org in advance so we know that your are joining us

Bits of BLISS for Cowichan Pride includes six pieces from: BLISS: A Collection of commissioned Scenes and Monologues. Love is Other People (The Veil) by Dante Green; Super Mariodyssey by Shale Cook; Karaoke Night by Preston Max Allen; Awake, Unafraid by Dena Igusti; Love is Bliss: Mind. Body. Soul by R. Real Vargas Alanis; and The Learning Curve by L. Morgan Lee were all crafted to close the 2023 Breaking the Binary Theatre Festival in New York.

One of the expanded Cowichan Pride events this year, this co-production is an opportunity for more 2SLGTBQIA+ people to get involved in theatre, telling stories that relate to them and that celebrate their unique lives. It’s also an opportunity for local theatre audiences to experience works that wouldn’t normally be aired in the Cowichan Valley.

Director Layne Kriwoken says, “What attracted me to this particular work is that it isn’t meant to be sensational or shocking. Rather, these short scenes tell stories about accepting and loving yourself and others, about the importance of friends and chosen families — themes everyone can relate to.”

Cast members are Rose Bergeron, Laura Brennan, Jess Mattin, Elliot Fox Povey, Lily Sheske, Tasha Tsukishima and Svea Young. They play multiple roles in a number of different pieces.