October: Action Theatre, Storytelling, and a CRIPSiE Social!

Our 26/27 season is here!

Thank you to all of you who joined us for our season activity kick-off, Intro to Storytelling, with Isis Maria Henriquez this past weekend! It was a joy to host award-winning author of Mangos and Snowflakes, and we are thrilled to continue weaving this theme of storytelling through our 26/27 season, whether through writing, zine-making, movement and dance, and songwriting. 

Speaking of which, registration is live for our upcoming season activities! Check out our website to read more and to enrol. Remember to become a CRIPSiE Member (for free!) before registering, if you're not one already! The membership form can be found here.

In October alone, we have three more events upcoming:

Action Theatre with Emilia Fox Hillyer - October 17

The launch of our Storytelling Series with 26/26 Artists in Residence, Julie Andrew & Heath Birkholz - October 18

Our first community coffee social at Cafe Bicyclette - October 22

For all of these events, we ask that you share your access needs as early as possible via the ticketing/RSVP form so that we can accommodate. Please note, at the CRIPSiE social, CRIPSiE members are asked to cover the cost of their own refreshment and transport. Thank you!

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Highlights from Nothing About Us Without Us

Share your feedback on our fall show

New CRIPSiE T-Shirts!

Wondering how you can support CRIPSiE?

If you didn't pick one up at the fall show, you can order a new CRIPSiE Nothing About Us Without Us tee for $30. Simply email us and we can coordinate free local drop-off, or shipping! This is a great way to support our work this season.

Email info@cripsie.com to order yours!

Highlights from Nothing About Us Without Us

Share your feedback on our fall show

Free Intro to Storytelling Workshop on SATURDAY!

CRIPSiE's 2026/27 Season is here, and it starts with a FREE Storytelling Workshop

 

This Saturday 1:30-3:30pm, Online

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Join CRIPSiE for our first activity of the season!

Isis Maria will share her experience with relatability and how to capture and hold readers’ attention. She will highlight the following topics to build your writing: connection, relatability, and attention. You will learn how to recognize, understand, and explore stories and the importance of personal stories in being an author/storyteller, while identifying the point of your writing and other story-building features. 

At age 7, Isis Maria Henriquez (she/her) rode with her family from Edmonton, Alberta, to San Salvador, El Salvador. The journey marked the beginning of her life as an educator, traveller, and storyteller. Her first novel, Mangos and Snowflakes, tells the silenced stories of victims of the Salvadoran civil war and explores multigenerational connections. She has experience working with artists with disabilities.

Please note: This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be provided to all attendees on the morning of the event, via the email address(es) provided upon registration. If any contact information changes, please feel free to reach out to us at info@cripsie.com. 

CRIPSiE membership is required for this event. You can become a CRIPSiE member for no cost at www.cripsie.com!

Register here!

CRIPSiE's Fall Show & Season Launch

Join us for CRIPSiE's Fall Show & 26/27 Season Launch!

Nothing About Us

Without Us:

September 18 & 19 at Backstage Theatre

artwork by Raine Radtke

Summer has gone by so fast, but the air is buzzing with excitement for fall: the CRIPSiE Fall Show and the announcement of our upcoming season Act One activities, which come together and coalesce in our new 2026/27 theme: Nothing About Us Without Us. Many of our artists have been hard at work preparing for the fall production of the same name, and we would love to have you join us witnessing their artistry!

Nothing About Us Without Us

runs Friday September 18 (7:30pm) and Saturday September 19 (1:30pm) at Fringe's Backstage Theatre, and is produced by Carly Neis & Calla Wright. Tickets and more info are available at the link below!

Please note, after the Sept. 19 matinee, there will be a short reception.

Tickets & More Information

Purchase your very own CRIPSiE Nothing About Us Without Us shirt at one of our fall productions!

All artists featured in the show and 2026-27 season facilitators will receive one free of charge. 

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2026/27 Season Launch

The 2026-27 Season will be announced live during our September productions of Nothing About Us Without Us. The first half of the season, AKA "Act One" which runs October to January will be revealed in full at the show. Parts of the second half, or "Act II" are grant pending, so it will only be partially announced at the show. But we are dreaming big, and applying for the funding to make things happen! No matter what, CRIPSiE promises to deliver a dynamic and diverse program, and though we won't share too much about the season before the launch at the September show, trust that the coming CRIPSiE activities will give you spaces to learn, share, create, and connect in familiar and new ways. We hope you will join us this season!

If you're interested in becoming a CRIPSiE member for free, click the button below!

Become a CRIPSiE Member!

Join us in welcoming our new board & staff!

In 2026, CRIPSiE saw a lot of change, and we are deeply grateful to all of the past staff and board members who worked with us and helped shape our organization. In the spirit of gratitude and collaboration, we have included a thank you section of our website honouring all of our past contributors that you can see here. 

We also welcomed two new staff members, and a brand new Board of Directors! Please give a warm CRIPSiE welcome to our new Executive Director, Mallory Chipman, and our new Administrative Assistant, Kelin Flanagan, who are working alongside our Artistic Director, Alison Neuman! On the Board front, we are pleased to welcome Miranda Allen as our Board President, Catherine Tays as our Vice Chair/Secretary, Siri Nelson as our Treasurer, and Phoenix Rodunsky and Laurel Munro as Board Members at large.

If you come to our events, you will also likely meet our new rehearsal assistants, Marissa Karpiak, Yvonne Boon, and Jenna Greig who we are thrilled to have join us in helping make CRIPSiE spaces safe and accessible this season.

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