A new play in development

Written by Kevin Kerr

Directed by Jonathon Young

World Premiere: November 4–15, 2026

Produced by Electric Company Theatre

Presented at the Heart of the City Festival in partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre

Epigone (pronounced: uh-PIG-a-nee) is a contemporary tragedy about our responsibility to the dead—and to one another. Part requiem for the under-acknowledged casualties of the opioid crisis and toxic drug supply, the work asks how grief, care, justice, and memory ripple through a family and the wider community that surrounds it. Inspired by classical texts including Antigone, Electra, Seven Against Thebes, and The Bacchae, Epigone draws these ancient questions—duty versus law, mercy versus vengeance, the solitary voice versus the collective—into a present-day landscape shaped by loss and survival.

What emerges is a work about the persistence of love under pressure, and about the ways communities carry histories they cannot simply set down. Through a blend of intimate performance, layered design, and an ever-shifting emotional terrain, Epigone invites audiences into a story where the stakes are mythic, but the consequences are unmistakably our own.

More details coming in 2026, stay tuned!