on now: Production

“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then we would only have four years of life left.“

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Albert Einstein

Cloud sickness engulfs the planet as the world burns.

A flicker of hope grows for the Citizens when lightning fries the motherboard of an aerial spy drone, causing it to fall into the hands of those who need it most. As the Gods look on, worker bees struggle and the next wave of superstars ascend.

DEAD DRONE is a speculative view of how love is the most viral force on earth when fueled by advanced technology, social influencers, and substance abuse. The peoples of the earth work from home, get high, and scroll their feeds, seeking freedom and safety from the toxic cloud.

The play allegorically dissects the role of patriarchal systems of government, hierarchy and society that prevent us from authentically loving each other while turning us into consumers of social media content and addictive substances.

STARRING

Chloe Payne as Wipple 

Darcey Johnson as The Mountaineer

Paulo Ribeiro as Sam

Evelyn Chew as Jenny

Sarah Roa as Nim

ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION LEADS

Tamara McCarthy Director & Dramaturg

Sherine Menes: Assistant Director & Assistant Stage Manager

Dave Mott: Playwright

Nico Dicecco: Stage Manager

Randi Edmundson: Puppetry Design

Alexandra Caprara: Lighting & Projection Designer

David Roberts: Scenography Designer

MJ Coomber: Sound Designer

Christian Ching: Props Designer

Chantal Short: Workshop Dramaturgical Costume Designer

Gavin Cameron: Workshop Stop Motion Designer

Stephanie Elgersma: Workshop Puppetry Builder & Design Assistant

UPINTHEAIR STAFF

Dave Mott: Managing Artistic Director

Production TD: Brianna Bernard

Workshop TD: Ash Shotton

Nikoo Nikpeikaran: Marketing & Event Producer

Sarah Roa: rEvolver Festival Curator

Kelsi James: rEvolver Resident Curator

UPINTHEAIR THEATRE
Co-founded by Daniel Martin and David Mott in 1999, Upintheair Theatre has focused on producing original and provocative theatre in Vancouver. Under the leadership of Artistic Director David Mott, recent productions include The Array: An Exquisitely Sensitive Machine (2023), The Array: Beyond The Knowledge of Humankind (2022), Revelations (2021), The Array: The Shape of The Galaxy (2019), A Brief History of Human Extinction (2018), The City and The City (2017) co-produced with The Only Animal at PuSh Festival. For the past 12 years, the company has presented rEvolver Festival each spring, showcasing contemporary performance work by emerging and early mid-career artists.