In the final episode of the season, I have a conversation with Continental Breakfast, Vancouver drag superstar and multi-hyphenate artist. We talk about the story behind their iconic name, the birth of their group “The Darlings” and the triumphant return of local drag.

Resources Mentioned/Relevant to Episode

• Vancouver Crisis Line
• Urban Native Youth Association
• Kids Help Phone - Text Line

Content Advisories

Discussions of addiction, self-harm, suicide, anti-Indigenous racism

Guest Bio

Continental Breakfast is an Indigenous non-binary Drag performance artist and cultural event producer. They are Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree and are a settler on the stolen lands of the Txʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. They work as a host, dancer, and performer in the alternative art scene. They aim to help empower strong existence of the non-binary community, and the importance of diversity in art. They are Emprex 47 of the Dogwood Monarchist Society, having worked to raised $32,000 in their year as the charity’s representative. They have produced shows such as Late Night Snack, Blackout: A Britney Spears Drag Musical, and The Darlings. They also co-founded the Vancouver production company, Queer Based Media.

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I chat with three theatre artists, Lili Robinson, Tricia Trinh and Anais West. You’ll hear about their upcoming projects and the ways they boldly integrate disparate sources of inspiration for their projects, ranging from queer Polish punk rock to attachment theory.

Episode transcript available here.

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Resources Mentioned/Relevant to Episode

• The Nap Ministry
• The work of Jack Halberstam
• Urban Native Youth Association

Content Advisories

Discussions of discrimination and anti-Black racism

Guest Bios

Lili Robinson (she/they) is a playwright, poet, actor and community organizer based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. @lilrobmakesthings

Anais (they/he/she) is a queer, genderfluid writer, actor and producer, as well as a Polish settler based on the occupied lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. @anais_west

 Tricia Trinh is a queer, genderfluid, interdisciplinary, Chinese - Vietnamese - Canadian, theatre artist; with a background in directing, playwriting, curating, performing and producing. @dustyfoot_trinh

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I talk to performer, facilitator and writer Jackson Wai Chung Tse as well as Jenny Lars and KhattieQ, who together form the prolific creative duo JkJk. We discuss surviving the church, their hopes for the future, and how a Gemini saved Jackson’s life.

Resources Mentioned/Relevant to Episode

Urban Native Youth Association

Guest Bios

jkjk is Jenny Larson-Quiñones (writer/director) and khattieQ (composer/performer). In 2020, the couple’s solo piece Catalina La O was winner of the Vancouver Fringe New Play Prize. The film of Catalina screened at the OUTsider Festival (February 2022) and at Ars Nova’s ANT Fest (June 2022). The live performance of Catalina premiered in June, presented by the Queer Arts Festival. jkjk’s piece always boy has received development support from New Harmony Project (2022) and the Canadian Digital Dramaturgy Initiative (2021). October 2022, jkjk co-direct Casta by Adrienne Dawes, presented by the Blanton Museum of Art and produced by Salvage Vanguard Theater.

Jackson Wai Chung Tse 謝瑋聰 is an acclaimed Hong Kong-Canadian interdisciplinary artist and facilitator, creating work in writing, performance, and media. An active and playful cultivator of mindfulness, Jackson dedicates their life to building community while reclaiming spiritual connection, joy, and self-worth back from colonized ideas. Connect with Jackson on most social media platforms @sonofjacky.

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