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Ice Cream – Ice Cream
A mother and son have dinner. The mother is suffering from Alzheimer’s, and her son has increasing difficulty coping with that fact.
In This World, George is Heartbroken – In This World, George is Heartbroken
George and his wife Martha have three very different versions of a difficult conversation over breakfast.
Insomnia Composition – Insomnia Composition
At 4 a.m., a composer stands looking out the window, his tools nearby. Across town, a librettist is doing the same. Both are just slightly panicking about their latest work: an opera about a dog named Harley.
Leaving – Leaving
A mother with postpartum depression leaves her husband and son.
Leaving – “I spend my days looking” (aria)
Simone describes her postpartum depression and wonders how it is that she cannot love her own child.
Little Miss All Canadian – Little Miss All Canadian
Two mothers in the audience for a beauty pageant: while Eunice's daughter performs, Samantha reads an article about a murdered 11-year-old girl.
Lost and Found – Lost and Found
Two travellers trying to communicate in English- which neither of them speaks well- find they are attracted to each other.
Love Redux – Love Redux
Two lovers discuss what love is.
Love Redux – Paris’s Aria
Paris professes his love to Helen.
Man in Avalanche – Man in Avalanche
On a solitary walk a Man gets buried by an avalanche; a Woman thinks his absence means he is cheating on her.
Man With the X-Ray Eyes – Man with the X-Ray Eyes
James, an eye doctor wanting to keep his new x-ray vision, argues with his colleague Sam and accidentally kills him, as his assistant Diane watches.
Merk’s Dream – Merk’s Dream
Sitting by the fire, Merk tries to discover what his mentally disabled daughter will remember when he is no longer with her.
Morning Prayers – Morning Prayers
A man tries to write a letter home, but he cannot find the right words. He burns each rejected attempt.
Mousetrap – Mousetrap
In a video game, two mice are navigating through a house when suddenly they encounter a giant squirrel.
My Eyes are Bright and Sparkly – My Eyes are Bright and Sparkly
Stephanie is getting ready to go out on a date, but she begins to unravel when she checks herself in the mirror. The voices she hears in her head are variations of her own critical voice. She sees herself the way she imagines her date will see her.
Naila and Lolo – Naila and Lolo
The 1947 Partition of India forces two children to say goodbye. One departs for Pakistan, leaving her pet rabbit and childhood treasures with her friend.
One Night, One Bell – One Night, One Bell
A man coerces a woman to have sex with him in exchange for saving the one remaining temple bell from being melted down for the war metal supply.
One Night, One Bell – “It peals and carries my prayers” (aria)
A woman makes an appeal that the metal of her bell shouldn't be used for a war machine.
Oubliette – Oubliette
Having escaped forced confinment in a basement, a girl approaches a stranger. She asks if the stranger knows her, as she tries to remember her past.
Perfect Night – Perfect Night
A middle-aged couple's romantic night: the Man, reading poetry to the Woman, is distracted by the need to hunt down a mosquito in the room.
Playing Ball – Playing Ball
Tabitha helps her father Ken, who has had a stroke. She combs his hair and helps him with his therapy ball, retrieving it each time he drops it.
Pursuit – Pursuit
A female barista is infatuated with a male customer and stalks him. He thinks he recognizes her from his neighbourhood.
Restoration – Restoration
A woman cryptically remembers her past as she is briefly examined by three different people.
Rip – Rip
Peter is leaving Carla for another woman. Carla, sensing she will have a breakdown if he leaves, insists that he take their son to live with him.
Rosa – “Every day I blistered my hands…” (duet)
Hector and Isabelle express their resentment towards each other for the sacrifices they each made.
She Sees Her Lover – “Oh, it’s beautiful” (aria)
Excited by the possibility of a night with a new lover, Sumana anxiously expresses her anticipation.
She Sees Her Lover – “So many ways” (aria)
Agnieska questions why all of her previous relationships have failed.
She Sees Her Lover – “Cinnamon Limbs” (aria)
Waking early, Agnieska admires her new lover Sumana as she is sleeping.
She Sees Her Lover – Scene 1 (duet)
Agnieska and Sumana share an intimate night together after meeting in a bar. Memories of past lovers almost make Agnieska give up on this new love, but Sumana convinces her to hold on to hope.
She Sees Her Lover – Scene 2
Waking early, Agnieska admires her new lover Sumana as she is sleeping. When Sumana wakes, the couple share an intimate conversation and eventually descend into fits of laughter.
Tea at Three – Tea at Three
Late at night, Allie receives a visitation from her deceased best friend, Karen.
The Call of the Light – The Call of the Light
In the Blue Room of the Quebec National Assembly, Denis Lortie kills and wounds people with a submachine gun as a protest against Quebec sovereignty.
The Drawing Class – The Drawing Class
A teacher tries to inspire and distract a student as soldiers march outside their classroom, but the student is unable to escape into her imagination.
The Golden Boy – The Golden Boy
After a painful argument, a mother tells her son the truth of his father's absence and tries to comfort him.
The Last Life – The Last Life
Former lovers are reincarnated and reunited, but this time around one is a farmer and one is his cow.
The Leaving – The Leaving
A young religous brother tells an older brother that he is planning to leave the order. The older brother advises caution and obedience.
The Rape of Artemisia – The Rape of Artemisia
In pain after being raped by Tassi, Artemisia tries to understand what just happened, while Tassi justifies himself.
The Sermon – The Sermon
A Boy slowly falls asleep as a Priest gives sermon on purity, and words go from meaningful to jibberish.
The Telegram – The Telegram
Two women watch and worry as the church elder walks through town with a telegram carrying news of a soldier son's death.
The Waterfall – Part 1
On the first warm spring day in the mountains, Olaf, a rich farmer, proposes to Runa, a poor farmer, only to discover that she is in love with the bandit Davith. Angered by this, Olaf burns down Runa's farm, and Runa escapes up the mountain searching for Davith.
Two Sisters – Two Sisters
Two sisters are outside by the river talking. One sister describes the boy she hopes to be with, and the other sister admits that she is pregnant with his baby. Jealousy is a deadly emotion.
Unfamiliar – Workshop Version
A night out celebrating midterms takes a turn when one student doesn't return.
The Handless Maiden: Scene 8 (Wash the Loss) – Wash the Loss Away
A Gardener, lost in the wilderness, ends up at Madonna's cabin. She recognizes him as the man in her dreams and vows to heal him of his grief.
What is She? – What is She?
An intersex woman wins a gold medal, but her struggles to get there mean nothing to the organization and the other athletes. She’s disqualified and shamed.
Where is Ava – Where is Ava
Chloe and Eddie are in the throes of love when they’re interrupted by Matt, Chloe’s athlete ex-husband. Matt asks where their daughter Ava is, and criticizes Chloe for abandoning Ava for a man.
You and Meme – You and Meme
An awkward first date seems destined for failure, until the two bond over a mutual love of memes. The result? A hot, steamy connection over goats.
She is Me – She is Me
Janna and her grandpa are in Toronto’s distillery district. Before she has to leave, Janna asks him to tell the story of how he and Grandma met.
Sleep, Sleep – Sleep, Sleep
A boy and his mother make up ways of killing an unnamed woman.  When the game is over, the boy asks what would happen if they killed the woman “for real,” if it would make his father love them again.
Snow Globe – Snow Globe
A sister and brother go through the belongings of their recently departed mother and find an old snow globe from their youth. They both really want to keep it. A bitter fight ensues and the sister inadvertently blurts out a very painful secret.
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