Fifth Annual Queermunity Theatre Race

Persephone Theatre’s 48-hour Queermunity Theatre Race is back for the fifth time!

It’s your time to shine! Everyone in the Saskatoon Queer community (2SLGBTQIA+ and their allies) are invited to celebrate Pride Month at Persephone! Get your friends or coworkers together and submit a team application by April 23, 2026. Each team will receive an inspiration package, then the lights will go up on five original Queer-inspired plays on Persephone’s Backstage Stage on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in front of a live audience!

How it works: 

• Submit your team application before or on April 23, 2026. Apply here!
• The Queermunity Selection Committee will choose up to five teams to participate. Teams will be announced  May 8, 2026.
• June 4-6, 2026 – selected teams will create, rehearse, and perform a 10-15 minute original play in celebration of Pride Month.
• Teams will receive a $400 honorarium to spend as they choose. For example: to pay each team member for their time; buy costumes, props, or food; donate to a Queer friendly organization.

Teams must be in attendance for the following: 

• June 4, 2026 at 4 p.m. – Kick-off Party!
  Meet the teams and receive inspiration packages that will include a prop, a line of text, and a sound cue that they must incorporate into their play. Then the countdown begins! The teams will have 48 hours to create and rehearse their play.
• June 5, 2026 at 3 p.m. – Teams submit a rough draft of their script
• June 6, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.– each team will receive 45 minutes of technical rehearsal
• June 6, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. – Show time!