Théâtre La Chapelle

3700 rue Saint-Dominique
Montréal Qc, Canada H2X 2X7

Running from 

Jan 20 - Feb 1, 2025

Sinkhole

(or six ways to disappear)

A sinkhole cracks open below an apartment building, and a beloved community member goes missing. Through the interwoven stories of an intergenerational community Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) explores the human subconscious, the fear of disappearing and the strength of a working-class community. 

Pendant une vague de chaleur, un gouffre s’ouvre sous l’appartement de Benita, entraînant la disparition d’un membre bien-aimé de la communauté. Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) explore le subconscient humain, la peur de disparaître et la force d’une communauté ouvrière. 

CREATIVE TEAM

  • Playwright
    Adjani Poirier is a theatre artist who currently lives and writes in their hometown of Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. 

    She is interested in creating work that explores the beauty and the ugly of the human experience, is drawn to stories that reveal the complexity of navigating a world where systemic inequalities oppress, yet love and connection still seep through the cracks, strong and fierce, giving us life. Their writing uses magical realism to explore ideas of home, queer desire and how the subconscious influences our relationships to each other and our physical surroundings. 

    Adjani is the current Assistant Artistic Director at Black Theatre Workshop, and is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada where she studied playwriting.

    Pays include:Scorpio Moon (Imago Theatre), Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) (Infinitheatre) and flight of fancy, hold me close (New Words Festival)

  • Director
    Keith is a multifaceted artist and a graduate of the Grant MacEwan Theatre Arts Program in 2007. In 2018 he founded Berlin Musicals to provide performance opportunities to emerging performers, based in Germany. Keith has pivoted his focus to directing & dramaturgy in BFA Performance Creation program at Concordia University. In his short time in Montreal, Keith has worked as a performer, director, dramaturg, EDI facilitator, artistic associate and stage manager at The Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, Imago Theatre, Infnithéâtre and Montreal Arts Interculturels. Selected directing credits include Pushin’ Up Daisies (Edmonton Fringe Festival), Little Shop of Horrors & Songs For A New World (Berlin Musicals), Would Virigina Woolf contemplate Suicide if she were Filipino (Infnithéâtre Pipeline Play Series), LOAM by Bea Roberts (Concordia Theatre Department), Hedwig & The Angry Inch (Mother Tongue Productions). Keith is currently developing a show highlighting the effects of climate change in Canada through the medium of drag called SUSTAINABLE OPULENCE!

  • Alyssa Angelucci-Wall is a half-Haitian, Montreal-born artist/performer and a graduate of Concordia University, where she earned a BFA in Theatre with a Specialisation in Theatre Performance. From a young age, she has been deeply passionate about the multifaceted world of theatre. Some of her recent work includes playing 14 in The Wolves at the Segal Centre, a production by Geordie Theatre and Imago Theatre, portraying Stella in Celestial Bodies as part of Geordie Theatre’s 2PlayTour, and assistant directing POTUS at the Segal Centre. Alyssa has also had the privilege to participate in various staged readings, including a collaboration with Infinitheatre for their Write-On-Q series. Dedicated to projects with strong cultural integrity, Alyssa seeks to create art that is accessible, embraces diversity, addresses challenging subjects, and fosters connection. She is excited to continue giving voice to impactful stories within BIPOC communities while collaborating with talented creators on Sinkhole.

  • Alexandra Laferrière (she/her/elle) is an actor, performer, and creator based in Montreal. She is a graduate of John Abbott College’s Theatre program and participated in Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program. Some acting theatre credits include: Taking Care of Maman (Black Theatre Workshop & Roseneath Theatre), Dominoes at the Crossroads (Infinithéâtre), Camille: The Story (Au-delà du visuel), Virginia Wolf (Geordie Theatre), Simone, Half & Half (Black Theatre Workshop), Miranda and Dave Begin Again (Gender Rubble Collective), The West Woods (Mulgrave Road Theatre), and Gas Girls (Black Theatre Workshop).

  • Gillian Clark, a multidisciplinary theatre creator, has a smile that covers most of her face and scars that cover most of her legs. Gill, a settler of European descent, is grateful to call Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal home, yet has large parts of her heart in Kjipuktuk/ Halifax and Mohkinstsis/ Calgary. She is the co-artistic director of Keep Good (Theatre) Company and a graduate of the National Theatre School's playwriting program.  Gillian aims to create with joy, innovation and risk.  Her plays include: Trojan Girls and the Outhouse of Atreus (Outside the March, Factory Theatre, National Theatre School of Canada), POOF and Perfect Storm (Geordie Theatre), The Ruins (Two Planks and a Passion Theatre), Let’s Try This Standing and Adventures (Keep Good (Theatre) Company). She has held residencies with Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, Nightswimming, Outside the March, 2b theatre and Two Planks and a Passion Theatre.

  • Julian Smith is a META Nominated Manager and Designer from Trinity Bay Newfoundland now residing in Montreal—a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada's Production Design and Technical Arts Program. Select credits include Sound Designer -How to Survive in the Wild - Persephone Productions. Assistant Sound Designer / Composer - Thy Woman's Weed's - Repercussion Theatre, Centaur Theatre, Tableau d'Hote. Julian is also a co-producer in his company This Might Be Satire Productions shared with his fellow friends and collaborators Azal Dosanjh and Lucas Ings-Simms. Their first play Tamasha O' Tamasha a collection of plays written by Punjab theatre Legend Gursharan Singh Bhaji translated and renditioned by Azal Dosanjh has now had two productions in Newfoundland. Julian is the composer, PSM, and Producer of the show.

  • Riley Wilson (she/her) is an actor, artist, and musician dedicated to creating contemporary and inclusive theatre in Montreal. In addition to acting, she is a burgeoning playwright, and is a co-founder of Dirty Mirror Collective, an emerging theatre company with a plan to dissect the nitty gritty parts of life. She is a co-writer of the company’s inaugural show (SH)ED, and is currently working on their second production. Riley is committed to creating thought provoking theatre and thrilled to explore the administrative side of theatre creation with the Infinithéâtre team!

  • Aurora Torok (she/her/by name) is a queer and hard-of-hearing (using hearing aids) artist currently living on Tio'tia:ke (Montreal). Her experience in the live arts is primarily in theatre after graduating from the National Theatre School of Canada in Production Design and Technical Arts, as well as from Concordia University with a BFA - Specialization in Design for the Theatre. Other disciplines include contemporary dance, outdoor art installations, comedy and visual arts. Aurora was nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre by the METAs in 2022.

  • 2025: Sinkhole (Infinithéâtre) Debut. Selected Stage: Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold (Art of Time Ensemble); Ties (JO Productions); Trojan Kids (NTS); Macbeth (NTS); Antigonick (NTS); As You Like It (NTS), Love Letters to Juliet (Red Lips Productions), New Beginnings (Sarasvati Productions) .

    Film/Tv: The Porter (CBC gem x BET), DJ Burnt Bannock (Eagle Vision), Blackfriar Macbeth (SIR)

    Training: National Theatre School of Canada, BA in Theatre from the University of Manitoba.

    Other: Lu would like to thank his family, past instructors, and fellow peers; for their constant encouragement and support.

  • Sophie-Thérèse Stone-Richards (she | elle) is a bilingual, biracial and multicultural performer & theatre artist. A graduate of Concordia University’s Theatre Performance BFA (Fine Arts Valedictorian, Summer 2018), she was also part of PWM's 2019 Young Creators Unit cohort. Recent appearances this year include performing on both coasts, as Irene Adler and other roles in FAST's production of Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - Apt. 2B in Antigonish, NS. and performing at the 2024 rEvolver Festival in Vancouver with Scaredy Cat Theatre in Plays for the End of the World. She received META Nominations for Outstanding Ensemble and Outstanding Supporting Performance for productions in 2023, respectively, playing Bibou in Imago Theatre's The Retreat, and playing C in the late Rana Bose's Tribes ! (No Matter What) produced by Theatre Esperance and Teesri Duniya Theatre. Sophie-Thérèse is driven and dedicated to making theatre she cares about and can connect to others with. This is her Infinitethéâtre début !

  • Bruno-Pierre Houle (he-him) designs for theater, film, and immersive experiences. Theater: Small Mouth Sounds; Superdogs the Musical; Josephine a Musical Cabaret (Segal Centre),  Extra/Beautiful/U; Dominoes at the Crossroads (Infinitheatre), The Great Divide (Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre); Selfie (Geordie), Le Loup (Duceppe), Proje(c)t; Les Bonnes (Third Space Theatre), Chattermarks (Cabal), You/Emma (Wandering Bark Theatre Co.), Title Loading (Fusebox Festival), Die Zauberflöte (Butler Opera Center),  Fit (Notch Theatre Co.) Film: Pas d’chicane dans ma cabane (Forum Films), Sarah préfère la course (La boîte à Fanny inc.), My Name is Sandy (Iammatteo Pictures) Other: Petite Plage Concert (Ingrid St-Pierre at Théâtre Outremont), Unravelling (Never Apart) and multiple escape games. Awards: META’s Outstanding Set Design for Small Mouth Sounds Web: www.bphoule.com

  • Pen Tsin (they/them) is a non-binary, queer, multidisciplinary designer from Montreal, Quebec. They work bilingually in their hometown of Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. Driven by a need to have more representation onstage, Pen’s work is deeply rooted in bringing personal, political stories to light. They have a specialization in blurring preconceived ideas of gender for both cis and queer audiences. Their work is known for using unconventional materials and their approach to eco-design. They are a recent National Theatre School Set and Costume Design program graduate. 

    Selected credits include: Antigonick (National Theatre School of Canada), Cet Endroit qui Vous est Dédié (National Theatre School of Canada) Le Passage Secret (Des mots d’la Dynamite), Three Women of Swatow (Centaur Theatre)

    Upcoming works include: She Kills Monsters (University of Toronto),  Les Rapiécés (Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec)

  • Matthew Kabwe, a native of Pointe-Claire, studied at the Dome, the theatre program at Dawson College. Since 2003, Matthew has worked throughout Canada in theatre, film, television, video games and commercials and has lent his voice to documentaries, dubbing and animated films. In 2025, Matthew will perform in his fourth season at the Stratford Festival in Robert Lepage’s Macbeth. Previously, Matthew won the Outstanding Lead Performance META for Martin in Centaur’s production of MOB. Matthew has had the great fortune to work with companies like

    Theatre Calgary, Soulpepper, Canadian Stage, Persephone, Geordie, Scapegoat Carnivale, Tableau D’Hôte, Silk Road Institute, Teesri Duniya, Black Theatre Workshop, Hudson Village, and the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre and is thrilled to be making his debut with Infinitheatre. His screen and video game credits include Lucy Grizzli Sophie, Outriders, Sortez- moi de moi, Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR, and La Maison-Bleue. Matthew is also B. www.matthewkabwe.com

  • Warona Setshwaelo is a storyteller, mother and activist. Since moving to Tio’tia:ke (Montréal) 17 years ago from Southern Afrika, Warona has immersed herself in the acting community. Some acting credits in TV and film include: The Disappearance, 19-2 and Quantico, Death Wish, On the Basis of Sex and White House Down and video games; Assassin’s Creed Origins, Valhalla and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon to name a few. She has been fortunate to work with theatre companies such as Imago, Centaur, Segal Centre, BTW, Teesri Duniya, Scapegoat Carnivale, RMTC, The Belfry, Tarragon, Repercussion and Prairie Theatre Exchange. Warona has sat on the board of ELAN and  QDF. She was the Co-Manager of the AMP at BTW for 8 years, and is Co-Owner of MW Mentorship. She is a META recipient, as well as the Montreal ACTRA Woman of the Year (2023) and Victor Knight Community Leader award (2021). Most recently she was honoured to be named the Gina Wilkinson Prize 2024. Recipient.

  • Elyse (She/Her) is a Montreal based stage manager and assistant stage manager. Recent stage management credits include: Three Women of Swatow (Centaur Theatre), Diggers (Black Theatre Workshop), Cymbeline (Repercussion Theatre), Meet Me (LATP/Teesri Duniya Theatre), Extra/ Beautiful / U, Omi Mouna (Infinitheatre), The Sound Inside, Between Riverside and Crazy, Category E, Orphans (Coal Mine Theatre), Twelfth Night, As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew (SLSF). Recent assistant stage management credits include: Thy Woman’s Weeds, At the Beginning of Time, (Centaur Theatre), April Fools, Indecent (Segal Centre) and The Snow Queen (Theatre New Brunswick). She has been nominated for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre from the Montreal English Theatre Awards committee for her work on Thy Woman’s Weeds as part of the stage management team. She has also been awarded Shaw Festival Rookie of the Year Award (Cricket Team -2015), Pamela Montgomery Award (John Abbott College - 2013). 

  • Shopdogs has built sets and provided management support for Black Theatre Workshop, Centaur Theatre, Geordie Theatre, Infinitheatre, Just for Laughs, Mammalian Diving Reflex, The National Theatre School of Canada, New Light Theatre Project, Scapegoat Carnivale, The Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, Tableau D'Hote Theatre, Tantalus Theatre, Talisman Theatre, Teesri Duniya Theatre, Theatre Ouest End, Les Jeunesses Musicales du Canada and others. Shopdogs Inc. provides professional solutions for film, live events, and theatre. They have proudly served designers, art directors, and technical teams in the Montréal community and beyond since 2019. 

Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) was originally conceived and developed over several drafts as part of Adjani Poirier’s course of study in the Playwriting Program at the National Theatre School of Canada.