Playing Fields Showtimes:
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Performance Times: 1pm, 3pm, and 5pm
Recommended for ages 10+ (Youth under 15 must attend with an adult)
Playing Fields is a youth driven, outdoor, participatory sound performance about teenage longing. This event will bring people together to share a unique outdoor performative experience. This performance will take place outdoors and involves moving on an uneven field. We ask that audience members dress accordingly. This performance will encourage audience members to walk, jog, kick, etc. If mobility is a concern, participants can sit on the benches and listen to the audio while watching the audience on the field for an optional and equally interesting experience.
REGISTRATION for PLAYING FIELDS
We request your registration ahead of time for this event so we can accommodate the number of people attending. Limited spots are available so register early!
This project is supported through funding from the Richmond Arts and Culture Grant Program.
About Chop Theatre:
The Chop is a company that brings together artists to create new Canadian theatre. It was founded in 2006 in Vancouver, BC by Emelia Symington Fedy and Anita Rochon. The Chop is recognized for work that is sophisticatedly “simple” – that is, the artistic propositions are spare and clear so that complexities come from the depth of the investigation. Productions are characterized by an intentionally live and direct connection with the audience. Now led by Emelia Symington Fedy, The Chop has moved our creation hub to the Shuswap BC. The touring of new works starts from our office space in Vancouver, but all creation, mentorship, residencies and community involvement happens rurally. With 19 new works toured nationally and a strong international profile for our “carbon lite” programming, we’re enjoying this additional role as rural artistic support system.