Category
VOAPF 2023Group Name: We’re All Friends Theatre Co
Title: Tadpole
Playwright: Jasper Mallette
Type of Play: Comedy
Duration: 20 Minutes
Date of Play: Friday June 9
Synopsis: Seeking gender euphoria during sex, Attie (a trans man) and his partner Opal (a cis woman) purchase a strap-on. Unfortunately, they got the measurements wrong… After a comedic series of trial and error, Attie and Opal finally manage to successfully have sex. Tadpole explores themes of trans identity, and masculinity through a trans lens as Attie struggles with “manhood” and what that means to both him and Opal. Tadpole also explores queer sex and intimacy, and how awkward and hilarious it can be.
| Name | Role |
| Jasper Mallette | Playwright |
| J Johnson | Assistant Director |
| Natasha Chew | Director/Dramaturge |
| Connor Runnings
Kaitlyn |
Stage Manager
Assist Stage Manager |
| Elena Stalwick | Production Manager |
| Ken Matthews | Set/Props |
| Nadia Myroon | Lighting Design |
| Hannah Farquhar | Stagehand |
| Sarah Shepherd | Costumes |
| Sophie de Kergommeaux | Sound Design & Stagehand |
| Megan Wong | Intimacy Director |
| Akari van den Driesen | Choreographer |
| Erika Dyer | Assistant to Set / Props & Stagehand |
| Emily Schuler | Set / Props Design |
| Molly Hughes | Graphics Design / Social Media |
| Daria Bester | Marketing / Social Media |
| Bryn Willis | Character: Attie/Atticus (he/him) (trans man) |
| Sophie Taylor
Braeyln Cooper |
Character: Opal (She/Her) (Cis Woman)
Mental Health Safety Person |
Thank You’s from Tadpole:
Kevin Kerr
UVIC Fine Arts Writing Dept.
Ellery Lamm
Aurora Zaworonok
Galadriel Jolly
Principal Intimacy Professionals
