Location: Barbara McIntyre Theatre
Have you ever wondered what happens to waste when you throw it away? Join Trash and Treasure as they welcome today’s recycling haul to the transfer station! A Waste of Stage Time is an interactive theatrical experience exploring waste, sustainability, and the value we bestow upon others. Learn about responsible waste management, participate in a live game show, and enjoy parody versions of hit karaoke songs (or, as we like to call it: Paradoke!) while Trash and Treasure learn how to better care for one another before time runs out… (literally, there’s a timer counting down until the next truck arrives).
For 30 years, Theatre SKAM has created provocative theatre that inspires and challenges audiences in Victoria and beyond. Known for our sense of fun, we create theatre that is innovative, engaging, and above all, never boring. Created and performed by Logan Swain and Sadie Fox, A Waste of Stage Time premiered at the 2025 Victoria Fringe Festival. Logan is a Métis artist with a burning desire to make a difference in the world by telling stories that value truth and honesty. Sadie is a white, non-binary artist, founder of The Sustainable Fox, and passionate about making sustainability accessible and playful, especially when merging their passions for waste reduction and performance.
The medium of your message matters. This show is absolutely dogmatic (read our Matsifesto: https://skam.ca/a-waste-of-stage-time/). It’s also vulnerable, extremely silly, and heart-warming. If you’re not willing to get a little dogmatic with your values, are they actually good values?
Biography
Logan Swain is a Métis artist and designer currently pursuing his MFA at UVic studying Lighting and Set design with research into Ecoscenography and the integration of new technology in theatrical design. He plays an active role in Victoria’s theatre ecology as Artistic & Managing Director of Theatre SKAM.