2047 - The Singularity Soirée Hydra Performing Arts Festival 2026

2047 - The Singularity Soirée

Chimera Theatre's Hydra Performing Arts Festival 2026

Show Description: 

It's the year 2047. The audience finds themselves as participants in the gala event of the year, the "Singularity Soiree, a godawful small affair put on by the world's... uh... the universe's... wealthiest man. What sort of gala does a man like this desire? Yep, one brimming with humiliation as humour, cruelty as entertainment, and hate as the main course. 

And what sort of target does this man loathe the very most? It's the dreamer, the artist, those freed from the constraints of conformity, heteronormativity, hierarchy: the ones whose very existence pose questions that he cannot comprehend.

Sounds like fun? Well things aren't going as planned. The cattle are not content. Human spirits are under pressure and, baby, when they blow it's not gonna be pretty.

Length: 45 min

Audience Rating: 19+

Artist Bio:

Art hooligans ready to tear it all down in the name of human creativity, universal liberation and freedom of the soul. Is it science fiction? Is it musical theatre? Is it a movie? Is it a drag show? Does it have something to do with David Bowie? Mars? AI? Does it have the woke mind virus? Is it utter chaos? HELL YEAH!!!

Humphrey Cockburn has been rocketing through the stage galaxies Kamloops and beyond! From burlesque to drag to performance art to spectacles Humphrey brings high energy, interactive humour and art activism to audiences. 

Gene Debender is Kamloops' beloved bedazzled androgynous king. Gene bends gender and genres, bringing a drag-lesque element to his performances. He fights the fascists with ridiculous dance moves, sparkles and versions of masculinity he would like to see in the world. 

Mike Litoris has been winning hearts in the Kamloops drag scene for a couple years. After finding himself Under Pressure, he’s now running with a dangerous crowd on a Space Oddity. Can he Rebel Rebel and become one of the Heroes?

Beau Sardonik, adored song and dance man, brings a big nightclub/musical theatre vibe to the stage whenever he appears. When not treading the boards of the legitimate theatre, Beau can be found wandering post-apocalyptic wastelands in search of life’s true meaning.

Schedule: 

Friday November 20 | Doors 5:15pm | Show 5:30pm

Venue: Kamloops Art Gallery

Saturday November 21 | Doors 9:45pm | Show 10pm

Venue: Kamloops Art Gallery

Friday November 27 | Doors 7pm | Show 7:15pm

Venue: Bridgeview Theatre