Slop Bucket

An evening of unfinished plays, songs, stories, images, textiles, and people. If you can't take the slop, stay out of the bucket!

Heaven Is A Place In The Sky

Ian Reid (playwright) & Emma Richmond (director)

A play reading at The Tank. Geoff has been lonely recently, so his girlfriend Juliet secretly hires two actors to keep Geoff company, but things get complicated when one actor wants to be Geoff’s friend for real. Meanwhile, Juliet’s best friend is in love with her, and the therapist they share keeps trying to hang out with them.

The Last Annual Spelling Bee

Ian Reid & Sarah Marlin (pronouncers)

No theatre. No gimmicks. Just a spelling bee. Twenty-five people competing for fame, glory, and a big doughnut, cheered on by their friends, family, and peers.

Lobster / When the Rain Runs Out

Kallan Dana (playwright) & Hanna Yurfest (director) / Max Mooney (playwright) & Emma Richmond (director)

Two readings, produced as part of The Tank’s LimeFest 2023. A co-production with Needy Lover.

Drive the Speed Limit

Penelope Gould (playwright) & Marina Carlstroem (director)

A play with puppets following Eve, a chronically ill and fat teenager struggling to understand her body while navigating her artist mother and religious grandmother’s views of what it looks and feels like to be healthy. Shadow puppets animate the battle raging inside Eve’s body. The doctors don’t accept her insurance.