In the darkest depths, create your own light.

Deepwater

October 20 - November 1, 2026
Scotiabank Studio Stage - Written by Dan Bray
Directed by Burgandy Code

Radiant Series

A "surreal procedural" following RCMP Inspector Questa Bennett as she investigates a mysterious cold case involving a reclusive marine biologist whose young daughter went missing four years ago.

At its core, this 2024 Playwrights Guild of Canada Drama Award winner is a bold new work that questions the unknowable nature of life as two mothers strive to navigate a world so bizarre that it gives us creatures like the octopus - brilliant, yet deceptive - as well as the anglerfish - forsaken, yet misunderstood.

Through this raw, challenging, and hopeful story, Deepwater explores the various ways that we - like much deep-sea life - must create our own light when we feel the most lost.

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KEY PERFORMANCES

Industry Night
Tuesday, October 27 - 7:30pm

Masked Performance
Sunday, November 1 - 2:00pm

Talkback
Thursday, October 29 - 7:30pm

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Written by Dan Bray
Directed by Burgandy Code

Assistant Direction & Production Management by Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac
Stage Managed by Virginia Iredale
Technical Direction by Evan Brown

STARRING

Amy Reitsma as May

Liliona Quarmyne as Questa
Chris George as Casper

Costume Design by Noella Murphy
Scenic Design by Katrin Whitehead
Assistant Scenic Design by Eden Reshef
Lighting Design by Jess Lewis
Sound Design by Jackson Fairfax-Perry
Video/Projection Design by MacKenzie Cornfield
Production Assistance by Laura Spencer

The Villains Theatre’s Production of Dan Bray’s Deepwater

Dan Bray is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Photos by James MacLean, featuring Amy Reitsma, Liliona Quarmyne, and Chris George, in costumes by Noella Murphy, lighting design by Vicky Williams, and scenic design by Katrin Whitehead.

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KEY PERFORMANCES

Industry Night
Tuesday, October 27 - 7:30pm

Masked Performance
Sunday, November 1 - 2:00pm

Talkback
Thursday, October 29 - 7:30pm

We gratefully thank our sponsors for their generous support:

In the darkest depths, create your own light.

Deepwater

Radiant Series

Our subscription packages are guaranteed to be the best savings on tickets this season

KEY PERFORMANCES

We gratefully thank our sponsors for their generous support:

Dan Bray is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Our subscription packages are guaranteed to be the best savings on tickets this season

KEY PERFORMANCES

We gratefully thank our sponsors for their generous support:

Neptune Theatre is located on sacred land that has been the site of human activity since time immemorial.
We are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.

Important: Neptune Theatre is unable to validate, refund, or exchange tickets purchased through third-party resale websites. Tickets must be purchased directly at neptunetheatre.com or through our Box Office to guarantee entry and customer support.

In the darkest depths, create your own light.

Deepwater

Radiant Series

Our subscription packages are guaranteed to be the best savings on tickets this season

KEY PERFORMANCES

We gratefully thank our sponsors for their generous support:

Dan Bray is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Our subscription packages are guaranteed to be the best savings on tickets this season

KEY PERFORMANCES

We gratefully thank our sponsors for their generous support:

Neptune Theatre is located on sacred land that has been the site of human activity since time immemorial. We are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.

Important: Neptune Theatre is unable to validate, refund, or exchange tickets purchased through third-party resale websites. Tickets must be purchased directly at neptunetheatre.com or through our Box Office to guarantee entry and customer support.

Neptune Theatre is located on sacred land that has been the site of human activity since time immemorial.
We are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq, and we acknowledge them as the past, present, and future caretakers of this land.