The Waltz

Watermark Theatre’s fall production of The Waltz by Canadian playwright Marie Beath Badian, will run from October 14–18. Directed by Santiago Guzmán, this deeply personal and charming play explores the question: Do we ever truly feel at home in the world?

Set in Northeast Saskatchewan in the early ‘90s, The Waltz tells the story of Romeo Alvarez, a young man travelling cross-country from Ontario to British Columbia to begin university. Along the way, he makes a stop to visit friends of his mother’s and ends up at a remote cabin—where he’s unexpectedly greeted by Beatrice Klassen, a sharp and skeptical teenager.

As the sun sets, these two Filipino Canadian teens—whose histories are serendipitously interwoven—spend an evening together with a boombox, discovering what it means to be young, uncertain, and full of questions about identity, family, and the future.

This production is part of Watermark’s ongoing commitment to produce or present a play by a Canadian BIPOC playwright every year, a vital initiative that continues to enrich the cultural landscape of PEI.

Tickets are available at locarius.io/organizations/26 or by calling 902-963-3963.