Tragedy, Slander, & Wine

by David Volpov

The residents of a small BC town gather in their local community theatre to watch Opening Night of a new play. The play ends in a tragedy.

Literally. An actor actually dies onstage.

The media circus pounces on the story. News vans parade through town, turning the quaint community into a hotspot for true crime tourists virtually overnight. Who's responsible for the death? Seemingly no one. But a lack of evidence doesn't stop conspiracy theory junkies from branding everyone in the town as a suspect. What really happened?

And can this deadly event repeat?

This thrilling new comedy mixes theatre and film elements. Watch as TV interviews with the suspecting townsfolk play onscreen alongside the onstage action. Through Tragedy, Slander, & Wine, we invite dialogue about media literacy and the desparate need for independent thinking, especially as it faces extinction.