Boca del Lupo’s mission is to create unique points of access for a broad range of audiences into the world of  contemporary performance and theatre. They accomplish this in many ways, but most often it includes an unconventional place in which the audience is asked to experience the work.

Part theatre show and part social intervention, Red Phone is an audience-to-audience performance that utilizes the intimacy of a phone call and the technology of a teleprompter to introduce strangers to each other. For the audience, Red Phone is not only a unique look inside the minds of some of Canada’s most interesting playwrights, but also a participatory opportunity to engage with the writing as an actor. With the security of the teleprompter and the anonymity of a phone booth, even the shyest participants are able to engage with and embody the material in an honest and authentic way.

This year, Prismatic and Boca Del Lupo commissioned local playwright and former poet laureate Shauntay Grant to write Red Phone’s first Nova Scotian script. Prismatic audiences will be able to experience Red Phone and Shauntay’s words at a future Prismatic Arts Festival.